The Kerouac House (Facebook | Website) will host a special screening of Francis Ford Coppola’s 2012 film adaptation of On The Road, at 7 p.m. Sunday, September 24.
The film will be screened on the front lawn of the property where Jack Kerouac once lived he published the original book just 66 years ago this month. The College Park home was also where Kerouac wrote the first draft of Dharma Bums.
The home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and host to the Jack Kerouac Writers in Residence Project of Orlando, which hosts a different writer from around the world each season. The current writer-in-residence is Jennifer Worley, the author of Neon Girls: A Stripper’s Education in Protest and Power.
Attendees should bring a blanket or chairs and their favorite snacks. There is no set ticket price but there is a $10 suggested donation.
the Kerouac House is located at 1418 Clouser Avenue [GMap].
