Celebrate the upcoming 80th anniversary at Bee’s Cafe, 107 Fall St. This special pre-festival dinner costs $60 per person and is sold out.
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Get the special 80th anniversary Bedford Falls postal cancellation at the Seneca Falls Post Office, 38 State St.
The 80th anniversary reception takes place at the Case Research Lab in Auburn. Explore early sound films and the equipment used to record sound on film.
Visit more than 35 exhibits at the It’s a Wonderful Life Museum’s temporary location, 76 Fall St., including Violet’s earrings and items from cast members’ personal collections. Suggested admission is $5 per adult.
Shop for It’s a Wonderful Life items at the museum gift shop, 80 Fall St., and take a photo with the “You Are Now in Bedford Falls” sign. Open from 10:00 am until at least 6:00 pm.
A European-style Christmas market with seasonal stalls, food and hot drinks at the Gould Swaby Mansion, 24 Cayuga St. Admission is free.
Join actors from It’s a Wonderful Life for a press conference and the launch of new exhibits at the museum’s original location, 32 Fall St.
Visit the museum’s original location at 32 Fall St. to see George Bailey’s car and chairs that may be from the Bailey dining room. Exhibits include paintings by Todd Karns (“Harry Bailey”), suicide prevention information and plans for the museum’s expansion. Suggested admission is $5 per adult.
Diana Riesman of the Wharton Studio Museum presents “Romance, Exploits & Peril,” exploring Ithaca’s silent-film history and the studio’s productions from 1915–1920. Trinity Church, 27 Fall St.
Writer and producer Harold Buchholz traces Capra’s journey from silent films to It’s a Wonderful Life. Trinity Church, 27 Fall St.
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