# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Book Launch for America's Hometown Movie Theaters with Benita VanWinkle
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join Bookmarks, a/perture, &  RiverRun International Film Festival to celebrate America's Hometown Movie Theaters with Benita VanWinkle!About this EventJoin Bookmarks, a/perture, and RiverRun International Film Festival to celebrate the book launch of America's Hometown Movie Theaters: Please Remain Standing with author Benita VanWinkle. This enchanting visual journey pays tribute to the architectural variety and endurance of America’s indoor movie theaters and drive-ins. Author Benita VanWinkle will be in conversation with Michael Morin, executive director of RiverRun International Film Festival. The event will be moderated by Curator Jake Laystrom of a/perture and hosted at Bookmarks, a literary arts nonprofit and independent bookstore in downtown Winston-Salem, NC. There will be a book signing with the author following the event; books will be available for sale at registration and at the event.Have any questions? Check out our page and email events@bookmarksnc.org for further inquiries.About the BookA celebration of the joys of the moviegoing experience, this enchanting visual journey pays tribute to the architectural variety and endurance of America’s indoor movie theaters and drive-ins.For more than 40 years, Benita VanWinkle has traveled the country photographing hometown movie theaters and drive-ins built before 1965 as part of her ongoing documentary project Please Remain Standing—a visual appeal to preserve these historic treasures. VanWinkle has recorded the astonishing range of these iconic structures, from repurposed Quonset huts to grand movie palaces. Her photographs depict magnificent Art Deco detailing and Mayan-style ornamentation, neon-lit theater marquees as well as the whimsical road signs that still entice moviegoers to once ubiquitous drive-ins. An impressive 512 full-page photographs, selected from the thousands VanWinkle has made to date, document 395 present and former movie theaters and drive-ins and conjure a time when Americans embraced the communal experience of going out to the movies—a few hours in which shared laughter and tears unite strangers. The book honors this beloved national pastime and highlights the continuing importance of movie theaters in preserving a town’s sense of community.About the AuthorPhotographer Benita VanWinkle is associate professor of art at High Point University in High Point, North Carolina. She worked as a photojournalist for several years and earned her MFA in cinema and photography at Southern Illinois University. Her early training continues to influence not only the academic courses she develops for students but also the independent documentary projects she pursues outside teaching. Among her ongoing photography portfolios are Old Glory, about the American flag as she encounters it during her travels, and The View from Here, her observations of everyday life. Her most ambitious project yet is Please Remain Standing. Since 1982, she has documented more than 1,100 movie theaters. VanWinkle actively exhibits her work and lectures on documentary photography. Her website, benitavanwinkle.com, also showcases her love of bookbinding and mixed media work.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/winston-salem/book-launch-for-americas-hometown-movie-theaters-with-benita-vanwinkle/100001983866783955
- **Event Categories**: Entertainment, Art, literary-art, Festivals, Nonprofit, Theatre, Workshops
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 85.32, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Winston-Salem
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Bookmarks
- **lat**: 36.0972976
- **long**: -80.2505035
- **full address**: Bookmarks, 634 West 4th Street, Winston-Salem, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Book Launch for America's Hometown Movie Theaters with Benita VanWinkle being held?
  - **A:** Book Launch for America's Hometown Movie Theaters with Benita VanWinkle takes place on Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Bookmarks, 634 West 4th Street, Winston-Salem, United States.
- **Q**: How much do tickets cost for Book Launch for America's Hometown Movie Theaters with Benita VanWinkle?
  - **A:** Tickets for Book Launch for America's Hometown Movie Theaters with Benita VanWinkle are priced at USD 85 per person. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailabilityGeneral AdmissionFreeAvailableAMERICA'S HOMETOWN MOVIE THEATERSUSD 85 + USD 5 fee + USD 6 taxAvailableDonation to BookmarksUSD 12 + USD 1 fee + USD 1 taxAvailable
- **Q**: Who is organizing Book Launch for America's Hometown Movie Theaters with Benita VanWinkle?
  - **A:** Book Launch for America's Hometown Movie Theaters with Benita VanWinkle is organized by Bookmarks.

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