The story of how The Joplin Globe’s staff carried out the dauntless mission of covering the tornado that ripped through their town has been told in a documentary film that will be shown on Thursday, May 3. “Deadline in Disaster,” produced by the Missouri Press Association, will be shown at 7 p.m. in the Missouri Theatre in downtown Columbia. Preceding the showing of the 59-minute film will be a 6:00 p.m. reception and silent auction in the theatre lobby to raise funds for a memorial in Joplin to the victims and survivors.
Thursday May 3, 2012 at 6:00 pm and 9:30 pm
9th street & Locust at the Missouri Theatre * 573-875-0600
$10 in advance, $12 at the door that evening
