

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: "Join or Die" Film Screening
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Reserve your ticket for the screening: https://thestatetheatre.org/events/join-or-die-a-film-about-why-you-should-join-a-club/?occurrence=2026-03-22

Join the Center for Democratic Deliberation for a screening of the film Join or Die on Sunday, March 22 at The State Theatre in downtown State College The film draws on the work of Robert Putnam’s seminal book, Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community. Putnam’s book, which came out twetny-five years ago, was based on his research as a political scientist about the importance of participating in clubs and organizations. His message was clear and simple: a healthy democracy depends on our sense of connection to each other.

Putnam's research outlines how a decline in clubs and organizations (a.k.a. “third spaces”) negatively impacts our faith in each other and our system of government. The film was created by Putnam’s former student-turned filmmaker, Pete Davis, and his sister Rebecca Davis. Together they tell an entertaining and upbeat story about the life and research of a favorite professor through interviews with Putnam himself accompanied by Pete Davis’s enthusiastic narration, interviews with prominent figures like Hillary Clinton and Pete Buttigieg, and visually compelling archival footage. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with professors, community members, and civic leaders.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/state-college/join-or-die-film-screening/200029620643515
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, business, art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://thestatetheatre.org/events/join-or-die-a-film-about-why-you-should-join-a-club/?occurrence=2026-03-22&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=state+college-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: State College
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The State Theatre
- **lat**: 40.79374
- **long**: -77.8623
- **full address**: The State Theatre, 130 W College Ave,State College, Pennsylvania, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: The McCourtney Institute for Democracy (https://allevents.in/org/the-mccourtney-institute-for-democracy/13527198)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The State Theatre, 130 W College Ave,State College, Pennsylvania, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The McCourtney Institute for Democracy
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, business, art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about "Join or Die" Film Screening ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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