Beginning in 1998 a group of inidividuals because interested in creating a cultural arts center in Westchester County, New York and more specifically in Pleasantville. In 2000 a capital campaign was launched to the raise the funds. A local foundation, Jacob Burns Foundation, donated 1.5 million of the initial $5 million and in their honor the name was chosen.
Opening its' doors in 2001 they now show films from around the world, there are art exhibitions, book signings, live performances, interviews with filmmakers. They have developed after school enrichment programs.
To see the films that are now showing, NOW SHOWING, to see films they are showing for the whole family, FAMILY FILMS. Some of the family films are:
Mary Poppins, 1964, The Shaggy Dog, 1959 and The Muppets Take Manhattan, from 1985. All classics.
The Jacob Burns Film Center also has a You Tube channel where they show short films made by their students. Please visit at JBFC on You Tube.
Their website is at Jacob Burns Film Center.
Miriam Bernstein, CRS, ABR, GRI, e-Pro, SRES
Associate Broker, Licensed in the State of New York
RE/MAX Prime Properties, Westchester County, New York 10583
www.MiriamBernstein.com
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