The Hershey-Derry Township
Historical Society presents
In His Own Words
The Hershey-Derry Township Historical Society will commemorate the birthday and honor the service of Maj. Dick Winters with the screening of the documentary, "In His Own Words."
This rarely seen documentary chronicles the story behind the mini-series "Band of Brothers" and demonstrates examples of Winters' World War II leadership using selections of vignettes from the HBO miniseries.Winters, who lived in Hershey, assumed command of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, shortly after parachuting into France in the early morning hours of D-Day, June 6, 1944. Following D-Day, Easy Company fought across Europe, participating in Operation Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge and eventually capturing Hitler's "Eagle's Nest" in Berchtesgaden, Germany.
Easy Company's story was made famous by the book "Band of Brothers" by Stephen E. Ambrose and later the miniseries.
About Allen Theatre, host to In His Own Words
Allen Theater, and MJ's Coffee Shop has become an institution/the place to be in Annville and regularly draws theatre goers from throughout the region, even larger cities with upscale movie theatres such as Camp Hill, Harrisburg, Gettysburg, and Reading. The reason for the Allen Theatre's allure is the fact that the theatre's owners accomplished a world class restoration bringing back Art Deco elegance coupled with small town charm. Often, a movie will be proceeded by an organ concert or enlightened commentary on some facet of the movie by owner Skip Hicks.
The theatre presents much more than the "shopping center movie theatre" run of movies. Allen Theatre embraces territory shunned by mall theatres by hosting live stage events as well as art films, foreign films and other cinema that appeal to multiple genre--films that would never be considered by run of the mill "shoe box" theatres. As a result, many movies shown in Annville are rare opportunities for theatre goers. For example, the Allen will soon present a champagne breakfast and the classic 1953 black and white film, THE EARRINGS OF MADAME de…. This will be a rare opportunity to see the film in a movie theatre.
The appeal of the Allen Theatre in Annville is that the theatre's owners have figured out the proper mix to appeal to audiences. The theatre features first run, main line movies, and the blockbusters that come to the huge theatres open at the same time or sometimes even earlier at the Allen. The Allen also has been known to hold over a movie, sometimes for weeks, if it has the right mettle. To learn more about the Allen Theatre's exceptional audio system and three years of re-construction, please click here.
