Listen to the KFBK podcast with filmmaker Beth Ruyak
https://www.harriscenter.net/waterfall for info and tickets to Waterfall.
As hippie scenes and the political fervor of the late 1960's pulsed out of San Francisco, a small group of suburban Sacramento teenagers wanted nothing more than to somehow become part of it all. What they did – and what came next – are the unforgettable, true, and surprising stories of WATERFALL: A Rock Band.
This is a coming-of-age story told 50 years later, about making music, making choices, growing up, and finding truth.
Join us at the Harris Center on September 21, 2024 (7pm) for this double-feature Sacramento Film Premiere! Meet the musicians, too, after you hear them describe - on screen - their hippie-lifestyle and coming-of-age experiences in this pivotal time of social revolution. Find out about the crossroads they faced, how they came to terms with the future, and where their lives are today.
Tickets are ONLY available at the Harris Center Box Office or online at harriscenter.net
(Beware of unofficial ticket sites!)
The films are (PG13) not suitable for young children.
The run time is 2 hours with a 20-minute intermission after the first hour.
Beth and Kitty
Beth Ruyak began her career in journalism almost four decades ago as a news reporter in Minnesota. Over the many years and many jobs that followed, Beth emerged as an award-winning television and radio broadcaster, producer, public speaker and writer.
In 1992, she landed the first of six Olympic assignments, reporting for the Emmy-award winning NBC Sports team at the Barcelona Summer Games. At the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway, Beth was part of the CBS Olympics broadcast team, reporting for KXTV, the Sacramento, CA affiliate. In 1995 she returned to NBC Sports and continued sideline reporting at the Games in Atlanta, Sydney and Salt Lake City. In 2014, with a non-network credential, Beth spent a week at the Sochi Winter Games, using her iPhone to send stories and images to Capital Public Radio.
Beth credits many sports colleagues all over the world with teaching her the art of interviewing and storytelling.
Beth jumped into public radio after thirty years in television. In 2012, she became the host of Insight with Beth Ruyak on Sacramento’s CapRadio, navigating a wide landscape of conversation in a live, daily talkshow format. Since leaving the show in July 2020, she has focused on documentary work.