Matilda is a little girl with astonishing smarts, abilities and powers! Matilda the Musical is a musical based on the 1988 children’s novel of the same name by Roald Dahl (Wikipedia, 2022). Enjoy the show in the Heritage Chamber, a 99-seat Black Box theatre, at the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum.
Summoned Frances Perkins & General Welfare Film Screening
In the depths of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt appointed Frances Perkins as the first woman on a presidential cabinet. Against overwhelming odds, she became the driving force behind Social Security, the 40-hour work week, the eight-hour day, minimum wage and unemployment compensation. Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare features compelling interviews with David Brooks, Nancy Pelosi, Amy Klobuchar, Lawrence O’Donnell and others while telling Perkin’s heroic story. After the show we will have a conversation with filmmaker Mick Caoutte over video. Suggested donation of $10 benefits Mr. Caouttes nonprofit work.