WDFM - September 2010 Schedule

Short of Walt Disney, perhaps the one Disney Legend who most influenced my childhood is Fess Parker. All during the month of September, the Walt Disney Family Museum remembers and explores Davy Crockett through film and programs hosted by his family by the always entertaining writer, Jeff Kurtti.

SEPTEMBER 2010 EVENTS CALENDAR

Film

Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
1:00pm and 4:00pm daily, Theater
(except Tuesdays and September 12, 18, 19 and 25.)
Tickets available online at www.waltdisney.org
Watch Fess Parker fight for freedom at the Alamo in this classic Disney film. Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier is a memorable live action movie about a legendary American folk hero.

REEL LOCAL with Jan Wahl
3:00pm, September 12, Special Exhibition Hall
Tickets available online at www.waltdisney.org
Join us for an afternoon of Bay Area film and food. San Francisco is the star of this Reel Local film program that features popular cinematic hits and local, mouth-watering treats. From Vertigo to Dirty Harry, experience San Francisco through the eyes of top filmmakers while you snack on unbeatable Bay Area bites, wine, and brews.


A Tribute to Fess Parker

September 18 and 19
Tickets available online at www.waltdisney.org
Join us for a one-of-a-kind celebration of the life and career of one of the most popular and renowned of Disney’s players, Fess Parker. Jeff Kurtti, one of the leading authorities on The Walt Disney Company and its history, will moderate this special weekend.

Davy Crockett Marathon: Davy Crockett Season One
10:15am, September 18, Theater
Tickets available online at www.waltdisney.org
“Davy Crockett Indian Fighter” (as originally broadcast December 15, 1954/”Disneyland” Season 1, Episode 8), “Davy Crockett Goes to Congress” (as originally broadcast January 26, 155/”Disneyland” Season 1, Episode 14), “Davy Crockett at the Alamo” (as originally broadcast February 23, 155/”Disneyland” Season 1, Episode 18). Introduction by Disney Historian Jeff Kurtti.

Davy Crockett Marathon: Davy Crockett Season Two
3:00pm, September 18, Theater
Tickets available online at www.waltdisney.org
“Davy Crockett’s Keelboat Race” (as originally broadcast November 16, 1955/”Disneyland” Season 2, Episode 10), “Davy Crockett and the River Pirates” (as originally broadcast December 14, 1955/”Disneyland” Season 2, Episode 13). Introduction by Disney Historian Jeff Kurtti.

Our Dad, Fess Parker
3:00pm, September 19, Theater
Tickets available online at www.waltdisney.org
The family of Fess Parker—Eli Parker, Ashley Parker Snider, and Tim Snider—will be on stage for a special tribute and panel discussion with Disney historian/moderator Jeff Kurtti that will feature rare film footage and photos of Parker’s days at Disney.


Public Programming

DISNEY DISCOVERIES: Second Saturday of each month
Disney Discoveries! Davy Crockett Satchel
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, September 11, Learning Center Art Studio

Be inspired by Davy Crockett’s frontiersman costume as you create your own hand-made satchel of felt and yarn.

Imaginations and creativity will soar with our new Disney Discoveries! The second Saturday of each month, join us for family fun and activities in the Learning Center. The activities planned by our education staff will inspire the hidden artist in young visitors while learning about the life and work of Walt Disney.

LOOK CLOSER
Look Closer: Photo of Walt with Fess Parker
11:00 am and 3:00 pm, September 24, 25, and 26, Gallery 9

Would you like to know more about one of the artifacts in the galleries? Our Look Closer series will give you that opportunity—staff will reveal little known facts, behind the scenes information, or just additional information during the 5 to 8-minute gallery talk.