FILM AND DISCUSSION Local Heroes: Baseball on Capital District Diamonds

Special guest David Pietrusza is a producer, screenwriter, and award-winning author. After the screening of the film, Local Heroes, he will discuss making it. Free and open to the public.

David Pietrusza, Producer, screenwriter, and award-winning author

Local Heroes: Baseball on Capital District Diamonds (54 min., WMHT, 1995)

Local Heroes combines exhaustive research, rare archival film footage, fascinating still photography and revealing original interviews to bring viewers the area's diamond history, from its mythical beginnings with Ballston Spa native Abner Doubleday to Heritage Park in Colonie--and everything in between. Following the screening, Pietrusza will discuss making the film.

Free admission

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