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UPDATE: Ceremonies, Films in Napa Valley for Veterans Day

Ceremonies will take place in Napa, Calistoga, Yountville and American Canyon.

UPDATE: Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, 8 p.m.

Numerous ceremonies will take place Monday, Veterans Day, to honor Napa Valley veterans.

The annual ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in downtown Napa will take place at 11:30 a.m.

The Veterans Home of California in Yountville will have a ceremony starting at 10 a.m.

From 1 to 6 p.m., as mentioned below, there will be six military-themed films shown at the Lincoln Theater in Yountville as part of the Napa Valley Film Festival.

American Canyon and Calistoga will both have 11 a.m. ceremonies.

The American Canyon event is at the Community Center on Benton Way; the Calistoga event is at Logvy Park.


CORRECTION:
Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013, 2:30 p.m.

The three-course gourmet luncheon at the Veterans Home of California in Yountville will take place tomorrow, Thursday, Nov. 7, not on Veteran's Day as previously mentioned. Cindy Saucerman, President and CEO of the Yountville Chamber of Commerce, said about 1,100 veterans will be served at the home's main dining room starting at about 11 a.m.

Saucerman said the annual event, prepared by a group of local chefs led by chef Bob Hurley of Huley's Restaurant in Yountville, is traditionally served the week before the actual Veteran's Day, which is Monday.

PREVIOUSLY: Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013, 9 a.m.
A six-film movie extravaganza is planned Monday, Nov. 11, for area veterans and the general public from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Lincoln Theater in Yountville.

Tickets are free for veterans and active duty military.

In addition, a group of local chefs led by Bob Hurley of Hurley's restaurant in Yountville will offer a Veteran's Day gourmet feast to residents of the Veterans Home of California in Yountville. The private event at the home will be staffed by local volunteers organized by the Yountville Chamber of Commerce, according to a spokesperson at Hurley's.

Meanwhile, the Veteran's Day film marathon is a pre-festival event of the Napa Valley Film Festival, which officially kicks off Wednesday, Nov. 13. The festival program guide is available online at http://2013.napavalleyfilmfest.org/

At the Veteran's Day film event, six films will be shown, with appearances in between by actors and directors during public Q & A sessions.

The films include:
--Short Films (1 p.m.)

·  Chinook Down, a 10-minute film directed by Alex Quade

·  Part of the Change, a 13-minute film directed by Ezra Millstein

·  Mirage at Zabul Province, a 17-minute film directed by Nathan Bettisworth

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·  Answering the Call, a six-minute film directed by Edward Symes and Emily Fraser

 -- Healing a Soldier’s Heart directed by Stephen Olsson (2 p.m.)

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“A profound and powerful story of healing, loss and rediscovery, the Stephen Olsson’s film illustrates the power of forgiveness for veterans from all wars, including the more current armed conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.”

 --The Hornet’s Nest, directed by David Salzberg and Christian Tureaud (3:45 p.m.)

Career journalist Mike Boettcher takes his son Carlos to the active war zone in Afghanistan, covering U.S. combat troops on the front lines. What starts out as an effort to reconnect with his son becomes a remarkable true story and fight for survival as they venture into one of the most dangerous places on Earth, respectfully referred to as The Hornet’s Nest.


 Public tickets: $12 in advance tickets and $16 at the door, stay for part of the program or experience the whole day: seats will be general admission.

Visit the Lincoln Theater box office for tickets or lincolntheater.com.

The third annual Napa Valley Film Festival will offer 125 films with 300 filmmakers on 12 screens, Nov. 13-17 with 150 wineries and over 50 chefs HERE.

 






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