Jan. 21, 2025
Contact Jill Miller at 608-796-3615 or jmmiller@viterbo.edu
CIVICS AND CINEMA PROGRAM TO CONTINUE WITH DUCK SOUP AT THE RIVOLI JAN. 28
LA CROSSE, Wis. – The Civics and Cinema program will continue with the classic Marx Brothers film Duck Soup at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 at the Rivoli Theatre and Pizzeria in downtown La Crosse.
Civics and Cinema is devoted to sharing classic movies, bringing the community together, and fostering civic conversations. Sam Scinta of Rebuilding American Civics and Rick Kyte of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University will give a brief introduction to the film and will lead a conversation following the screening.
In Duck Soup, Groucho Marks portrays the new president of Freedonia. Relations between President Firefly and the neighboring country’s ambassador deteriorate during the film, eventually leading the two countries to war. The U.S. Library of Congress designated Duck Soup as “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.
Civics and Cinema is sponsored by the Rivioli Theater and Pizzeria, Rebuilding American Civics, and the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University.
Advance tickets are required and can be purchased at https://www.rivoli.net. The cost is $5, with all proceeds donated to the La Crosse Community Foundation.
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