The Winder Cultural Arts Center – a host site for the 2012 - 2013 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers - presents “Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock” with Director and Producer, Sharon La Cruise as part of the South Arts Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers in the Colleen O. Williams Theater at The Winder Cultural Arts Center, 105 East Athens Street, Winder, GA at 3:00 PM, March 17, 2013. At the completion of the film screening, there will be a moderated discussion with Ms. LaCruise about the film and her work. A light reception will follow. This screening is free and open to be public. Sitting is limited to 225 persons.

“Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock” tells the story of a seven-year journey by filmmaker Sharon La Cruise, to unravel the life of a forgotten civil rights activist named Daisy Bates. In 1957, Bates became a household name when she fought for the right of nine black students to attend the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Bates’ public support culminated in a constitutional crisis—pitting a president against a governor and a community against itself. As head of the Arkansas NAACP and protector of the nine students, Daisy Bates would achieve instant fame as the drama played out on national television and in newspapers around the world. Ultimately the fame would prove fleeting, and for her attempts to remain relevant, she would pay a hefty price. This documentary travels with Daisy Bates on her long and lonely walk from orphaned child to newspaperwoman to national Civil Rights figure to her last days in Little Rock.

The Winder Cultural Arts Center is located at the intersection of East Athens Street and Park Avenue, just a block from the downtown Winder business district and is home to the Colleen O. Williams Theater - a state-of-the-art, fully equipped performance theater with comfortable seating for over 200, handicap accessible, with ample parking.