Salado Museum and College Park will host a special reception on May 5, from 4:30-5:30pm to mark the opening of its newest exhibit, Matriarchs of Salado. The reception will include a meet ‘n greet with Christy Carpenter, daughter of renowned Salado matriarch, Liz Carpenter, and co-producer and co-director of the film Shaking It Up: The Life & Times of Liz Carpenter. An exclusive screening of the film including a Q&A with Ms. Carpenter will be held at The Beltonian Theater in Belton at 6:30pm. The museum reception is open to the public with a $10 donation requested for the film screening. Tickets are available at the museum and the theatre April 28-May 5.

“The museum exhibit focuses on five women who are key figures in the story of Salado: Liz Carpenter, Lucile A. Robertson, Mary Hodge, Grace Jones and Nannie Poteet,” says Lynette Jones, Museum Executive Director. “We are very pleased to have Ms. Carpenter as well as other descendants of these remarkable women joining us at the reception and for the film screening.”

The Carpenter film tells the story of a trailblazing woman journalist, White House official, author, humorist, political activist, feminist leader, and proud Texan who experienced and helped shape some of the most vivid moments and movements of the 20th Century. Liz Carpenter, the great-great granddaughter of Salado founder Col. Elijah Robertson, was born at the historic Robertson Plantation and spent her formative years in Salado. For more information on the film go to www.LizCarpenterFilm.com.