Award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns will present "Sharing the American Experience" on April 7 as part of the annual Barrick Lecture Series at UNLV.

The presentation is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. and will be held in the Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall at UNLV. Although the event is free and open to the public, tickets are required and will be available beginning March 12 at the Performing Arts Center Box Office. Tickets are limited to two per person.

During his presentation, Burns will explore fundamental questions about the soul of the nation and explain how our historical and cultural roots shape who we are as Americans. He will provide the audience with his view of America, a view made evident through his multiple award-winning documentaries like "Baseball," "The Civil War," and most recently, "Jazz."

"We dim the great lamp of history with the mistaken notion that the only real history is wars, generals and presidents," says Burns. "Often, to get a truer sense of who we are, where we've been, and by extension where we're going, we need to look at...the so-called ordinary people whose lives and examples animate the very best in us."

Burns, a Brooklyn, NY native, earned his degree from Hampshire College in 1975, and has been making documentary films for over 20 years. He began his career with the Oscar-nominated " Brooklyn Bridge" in 1981, and has since broken records for viewer ship of public television with his multiple award-winning PBS documentaries.

The Barrick Lecture Series, funded through a grant from philanthropist Marjorie Barrick, presents nationally and internationally known speakers from a variety of fields each year at UNLV. The presentations are free and open to the public.

For more information, call the Performing Arts Center Box Office at 895-2787.