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The Big Deal: KERA Screening Of ‘Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns’


by Gila Espinoza 21 Aug 2019 1:32 AM

In celebration of the upcoming documentary series Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns, KERA is hosting a special preview screening and discussion with the filmmakers. Guests will enjoy a preview screening of selected clips from the series, followed by a live discussion with writer and producer, Dayton Duncan, and producer, Julie Dunfey, moderated by Krys Boyd, KERA’s Host of Think. Enter this Big Deal for a chance to win a pair of tickets to the screening on Thursday, September 5, at SMU’s McFarlin Memorial Auditorium.

Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns will begin airing on KERA Sunday, September 15, at 7 p.m. Episodes will stream on video.kera.org timed to the television broadcast.

After taking care of business here, be sure to click over and sign up for our other Big Deals this week. Enter to win tickets to see “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story” at Casa Mañana. Or enter for a chance to take your herd to the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary in McKinney to see Dinosaurs Live!

Please note: Only Art&Seek newsletter subscribers are eligible for the Big Deal. If you are not already a subscriber, you’ll want to sign up here for the newsletter first before signing up below. Winners will be selected by random drawing on Friday and will be notified by email. If the winner does not respond within 24 hours after notification, or cannot make the specified performance date, or declines the prize, another winner will be randomly chosen.

UPDATE: We have our winners. Thanks for playing! Sorry if you did not hear from us.  Tickets and event information for this screening can still be found at  kera.org/countrymusic/

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