Historical Soc Screens Historical Docs

The Historical Societety of Long Beach will be screening award-winning documentaries this month. Many cover events of U.S. historical interest, like "The Plow That Broke the Plains" (1936) which involves the droughts that caused the Dust Bowl fiasco of the 1930s (screens Nov. 7), and some are more international scope like Sugihara Conspiracy of Kindness (2000) which tells of a Japanese diplomat who saved thousands of Jewish people from Nazi imprisonment (screens Nov. 21). My pick is "Garbage Warriors (2008) where environmentalists use recycled materials to produce energy (screens Nov 14). Screenings begin at 6 pm and tickets cost $10 for nonmembers.