FILM SCREENING: When the Rain Comes, inspired by John Steinbeck’s To a God Unknown. The film tells the story of family, loss, land, and rural life.
Thursday, July 30 at 6:30 PM
Rated: Not Rated | 1 hr 51 min | Free
The Kenworthy Performing Arts Center is proud to join over thirty small-town sites around the nation in partnership with Rural Assembly to examine and celebrate life in our close-knit community. Rural development specialist Matt Smith (Building Common Ground) will join Idaho filmmaker Jared Talley in conversation before a screening of Talley's new film WHEN THE RAIN COMES. KPAC will also present clips from a live broadcast of Rural Assembly events happening live, simultaneously, throughout the country.
Sponsored by Rural Assembly & the Center for Rural Strategies, with support from Building Common Ground and Palouse Land Trust
About Rural Assembly: a program of the Center for Rural Strategies dedicated to championing a movement that celebrates and empowers rural people and places. Our goal is to reshape perceptions, foster healing, and forge unity in a divided nation by amplifying rural voices through advocacy, partnerships and gatherings. Learn more about the mission to connect diverse voices, challenge harmful narratives, and recognize the untold stories, opportunities, and interconnected futures that bind rural and urban communities together.
About Building Common Ground: a group of designers, leaders, and advocates working to strengthen the built environment of rural communities. They search for common ground across differences, helping rural, tribal, and remote communities build places that strengthen connection, resilience, and community life.