Classic Movie Night~ Roxanne (1987)

“Roxanne” (1987) will be shown on Weds., May 27th, 7PM at El Raton Movie Theatre. FREE! Donations gratefully accepted for P.E.O. (The Philanthropic Educational Organization of Raton). Classic Movie Night is sponsored by KRTN, El Raton Theatre and Raton Natural Gas.

Roxanne is a 1987 American romantic comedy film based on a modern retelling of Edmond Rostand’s 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac, adapted by Steve Martin and starring Martin, Daryl Hannah and Shelley Duvall.

Steve Martin plays the fire chief of a small American ski town. He is witty, acrobatic and skilled at many things, but he has a very large nose. He is attracted to newcomer Roxanne Kowalski (played by Daryl Hannah), an astronomer searching for a new comet. . . but she becomes infatuated with another fireman who is handsome, yet dim-witted.

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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.