As part of the build-up to Helvetica’s US television debut, PBS has launched a fairly extensive mini-site with loads of info, clips, and other treats. Helvetica will be broadcast nationwide on Tuesday, January 6th, but check your local PBS station for exact date and time in your area.

Play the What Font Are You? game… I did, and apparently, I’m Times New Roman!

-Gary

In advance of the US television premiere of Helvetica on January 6th, ITVS and PBS have organized free screenings of the film in dozens of cities across the country as part of their Community Cinema program. See the film free in your city this month:

December 3
Oakland Museum of California, Oakland CA, USA
James Moore Theatre, 6pm, free.

December 4
Missouri History Museum, St. Louis MI, USA
7:00pm, free.

December 4
The Rotunda, Philadelphia PA, USA
6:30pm, free.

December 4
Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka CA, USA
6pm, free.

December 4
Busboys and Poets, Washington DC, USA
6:30pm, free.

December 6
Saratoga Springs Public Library, Saratoga Springs NY, USA
3:00pm, free.

December 6
SIFF Cinema, Seattle WA, USA
Nelsholm Family Lecture Hall on the lower level of McCaw Hall at Seattle Center. 5:00pm, free.

December 7
Statesboro Regional Library, Statesboro GA, USA
4:00pm, free.

December 9
ISU Pond Student Union, Pocatello ID, USA
Bengal Theater, 5:15pm, free.

December 9
San Francisco Main Public Library, San Francisco CA, USA
Koret Auditorium, 6pm, free.

December 10
San Diego Public Library, San Diego CA, USA
Third Floor Auditorium, 6:30pm, free.

December 10
Starz FilmCenter, Denver CO, USA
7:00pm, free.

December 10
Florida International University, Miami FL, USA
8:00pm, free.

December 10
University of Evansville, Evansville IN, USA
Ridgway University Center, Eykamp Hall 251A. 7:00pm, free.

December 13
Boston Public Library, Boston MA, USA
Rabb Lecture Hall, 2:00pm, free.

December 16
The Aero Theatre, Santa Monica CA, USA
7:30pm, free.

December 17
Nashville Public Library, Nashville TN, USA
6:00pm, free.

December 18
College for Creative Studies, Detroit MI, USA
Wendell W. Anderson, Jr. Auditorium, 7:00pm, free.

December 19
Guerrilla Griots Media Arts Center, Ithica NY, USA
Henry St. John Building - Suite 103, 7:00pm, free.

December 20
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago IL, USA
2:00pm, free.