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SPARQ Theatre & Planetarium: Feature Film - The Dish

  • 1700 Fulton Road Santa Rosa, CA, 95403 United States (map)

Where: SPARQ Center at Piner High School

Feature Film: The Dish (humor, drama, historical)

PG-13 (brief strong language) 97 minutes

The Dish: In the days before the July 19, 1969 space mission that marked humankind's first steps on the moon, NASA was working with a group of Australian technicians who had agreed to rig up a satellite interface. That the Aussies placed the satellite dish smack dab in the middle of an Australian sheep farm in the boondocks town of Parkes was just one of the reasons that NASA was concerned. Based on a true story, The Dish takes a smart, witty, comical look at the differing cultural attitudes between Australia and the U.S. while revisiting one of the greatest events in history.

Later Event: May 25
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