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On July 16, filmmaker Ken Burns will be at Dartmouth for an advance screening of episode 1 of his new documentary about Prohibition. (photo by Cable Risdon)

Audiences at the Hopkins Center for the Arts can get a glimpse of award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns’ latest work months ahead of the general public.

The first episode of Prohibition, Burns’ new documentary film series telling the story of the rise, rule, and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, will be shown Saturday, July 16, at 7 p.m. in Spaulding Auditorium. Burns will be on hand for a post-screening question and answer session.

Read more about the film on the Hopkins Center website.