A new documentary called The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg is playing at the Crest Theatre daily and on the elaborately-decorated historic screen Saturday and Sunday. Greenberg came close to breaking Babe Ruth's single-season home run mark of 58 and was regarded as highly as other stars like Lou Gehrig and Jackie Robinson. In fact, Greenberg, like Robinson became an icon for the suffering and hatred suffered by his people all over the world. The film is an amalgam of news reel clips, family photos, video and interviews and features narration by Allen Dershowitz along with the late Walter Mathau. Each summer the Crocker Art Museum offers Artmakers 2000, a series of engaging art media classes for youths.
Teens have the opportunity to receive professional instruction in a creatively upbeat environment.
Classes run for three hours and start at 9 a.m. The fifth session begins today and runs through Aug. 11. Class enrollment is limited to the space available. All of the drawings come from Northern Europe. The Crocker is proud of its six delicate animal portraits by 19th-century French artist Charles Gabet.