Route 66 An American Odyssey

Celebrate Route 66 with a FREE screening of "Route 66: An American Odyssey" with filmmaker John Paget and Michael Wallis (author of "Route 66: The Mother Road" and featured in the film) in attendance for a Q&A! The evening begins with a reception in the lobby at 6pm, followed by the film with Q&A at 7pm. Plus, you'll get an exclusive first look and John's upcoming film "Route 66: The Main Street of America" that will be released in advance of the Route 66 centennial in 2026. The Q&A will be moderated by Clifton Raphael.

All admission is free, first come first served.

About the film: See the heartfelt history of Route 66, from the building of the road to today's renaissance. Featuring rare historical footage. From the most spectacular stretches of open highway in America to the unforgettable wigwam motels, dazzling neon, and genuine road cafes, you'll rediscover the thrills, laughs and sheer kicks of cruising America's Main Street - Route 66. This critically acclaimed film proves the adventure is still out there, waiting, right around the bend! The film runs 55min.

About John Paget: John Paget is an award-winning documentary filmmaker with deep roots on Route 66. In 1994, he strapped a TV camera to the hood of a 1969 cotillion white convertible Cadillac Coupe de Ville and hit the road. Destination: Route 66. It was the first of multiple cross-country trips on the Mother Road, during which John directed, shot, and edited "Route 66: An American Odyssey" and "Route 66: Return to the Road" with Martin Milner - documentary films that rank as the pinnacle among devoted Route 66 historians and advocates. While researching, producing and promoting these films, John traveled the length of Route 66 a dozen times. And he met and worked with the road’s most iconic legends – singer Bobby Troup (1918-1999), TV-star Martin Milner (1931-2015) and Seligman barber Angel Delgadillo (considered the father of Historic Route 66) and best-selling author Michael Wallis ("Route 66: The Mother Road").

About Michael Wallis: Best-selling author and award-winning reporter, Michael Wallis is a historian and biographer of the American West with an international reputation as a speaker and voice talent. It has been said, “reading a Michael Wallis book is like dancing to a romantic ballad. He offers his hand and gently guides you across the floor, swaying to the song of the American West.” Wallis has published numerous books, including "Route 66: The Mother Road," "Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride" and "The Lincoln Highway: Coast to Coast from Times Square to the Golden Gate." Wallis has been nominated three times for the Pulitzer Prize and was a nominee for the National Book Award. Wallis was inducted into the Writers Hall of Fame of America, the Oklahoma Professional Writer’s Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame, and the Oklahoma Route 66 Hall of Fame. He received the Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the Lynn Riggs Award and the first John Steinbeck Award.