Riderwood Retirement Community Residents to Observe Nation's 150th Anniversary of the Start of the Civil War in Unusual Way by Attending "Gone to Glory: Hollywood Imagines the Civil War" Continuing Education Class

SILVER SPRING, MD (April 20, 2011) – Residents of Riderwood retirement community will observe the nation’s 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War in a somewhat unusual way by attending “Gone with the Glory: Hollywood Imagines the Civil War, ” a class taught at their campus through a continuing education program with Prince George’s County Community College in Maryland.

The seven-week class will examine how Hollywood has portrayed the Civil War from "The Birth of a Nation" in 1915 through "Gods and Generals" in 2004. It will consider the changes in American society's attitudes as reflected in these films, particularly as they depict soldiers, women and African-Americans.

Each two-hour class, which is being taught by Professor Tim Mulligan, will be held June 14 - July 26, from 10 a.m. – noon, in the Encore Theater at Riderwood.

“Gone with the Glory: Hollywood Imagines the Civil War” is one of 36 different courses and 57 sections of classes offered this summer through the SAGE program with Prince George’s County Community College. A record 524 Riderwood residents have already enrolled in classes for the summer term.

About Riderwood:
Riderwood, which has nearly 3,000 residents, is the nation's largest continuing care retirement community. It sits on 120 acres that stretch across Prince George's and Montgomery Counties, Maryland. It is managed by Erickson Living.

Mel Tansill
Public Affairs Manager
Riderwood
3140 Gracefield Road
Silver Spring, MD 20940
Cell: 410-241-7614
Email: Mel.Tansill@Erickson.com

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