Thursday, September 10 at 7:00 PM. As we celebrate the American Revolution this year, we note such events as the Boston Tea Party, the battles of Lexington and Concord, certainly the Battle of Long Island, the Declaration of Independence, and finally the British surrender at Yorktown and recognition of American independence. Many of the colonists, however, were reluctant revolutionaries who felt very strong ties with Britain and opposed colonial independence. They also lived during a period called the Enlightenment and the Age of Reason. So how did leaders of this revolutionary movement, for example Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine, in particular, convince the majority of American colonists that independence, a fresh start, was the best course of action? Come and find out on September 10.