Classic Night at the Movies: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Classic Night at the Movies presents E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) on Wednesday, May 25th, 7 pm at El Raton. FREE! Door Prizes! Donations will be given to P.E.O.. Sponsored by KRTN, El Raton Theatre and Raton Natural Gas.

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American epic science fiction family film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Drew Barrymore and Peter Coyote. It tells the story of Elliott, a lonely boy who befriends an extra-terrestrial, dubbed “E.T.”, who is stranded on Earth. Elliott and his siblings help it return home while attempting to keep it hidden from their mother and the government.

The concept for the film was based on an imaginary friend Spielberg created after his parents’ divorce in 1960.

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P.E.O. exists to be a source of encouragement and support for women to realize their potential in whatever worthwhile endeavor they choose. Each year, the Raton Chapter of P.E.O. provides scholarships to women in our area who are pursuing higher education.

True to the mission of promoting educational opportunities for women, education continues to be the primary philanthropy of the P.E.O. Sisterhood. In fact, the P.E.O. Sisterhood proudly sponsors no less than six international philanthropies, or projects, designed to assist women with their educational goals.

P.E.O. was founded on January 21, 1869, by seven students at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. This circle of kindred spirits – bonded by their enthusiasm for women’s opportunities – eventually expanded to include women off campus, as well. Today, P.E.O. has grown from that tiny membership of seven to nearly a quarter of a million members in chapters throughout the U.S. and Canada, with headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa.