THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION – WTTW Presents: An Evening with Ken Burns

You’re invited to join Ken Burns and WTTW for an unforgettable evening at The Auditorium in Chicago on Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 7:30 pm.

What: WTTW Presents: An Evening with Ken Burns

Where: The Auditorium, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, in Chicago

When: Thursday, September 25, 7:30 pm

This special preview event will feature selections from the epic new six-part, 12-hour film, The American Revolution, and a behind-the-scenes conversation with Ken Burns and filmmakers.

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, explores how thirteen British colonies won independence and created a new government that reshaped the continent and inspired centuries of democratic movements around the globe. The AMERICAN REVOLUTION premieres on WTTW in November 2025.

General public tickets available starting June 13th at 10 am Central.