The clashes between Mods and Rockers on Margate main sands are an iconic moment of British pop culture and the era is set to be recalled this Easter with a special screening of the teen classic movie Quadrophenia.

On Saturday, April 3, the Carlton Cinema at Westgate will be transported back to the early 1960s, when British youth culture found its true identity through music and fashion.

Guest speakers Paolo Hewitt - writer and commentator on 20 century youth culture and biographer of Paul Weller, The Small Faces and Oasis - and Quadrophenia's costume stylist, designer and curator of the Chamber of Pop Culture, Roger K Burton will discuss the Mod movement and its impact on today's youth culture.

There will also be the rare opportunity to experience the famous Ronnie Lane Mobile Recording studio in which The Who recorded their original 1974 Quadrophenia concept album. The roster of classic recordings created inside this studio is unmatched anywhere in rock and roll history.

An exhibition curated by archivist and author Nick Evans called I Remember Dreamland will be on show at the venue, while later in the evening at the New Britannia pub in Fort Hill, Margate, live music including punk and ska, will be played.

Jan Leandro, Dreamland Margate's audience development officer, said: "We are delighted to announce this first public event in the lead-up to the opening of the Dreamland Heritage Amusement Park in 2012. At the heart of the Dreamland project is the celebration of post war youth street culture, and the recognition of its importance in shaping the history and cultural identity of Dreamland and Margate."

Another vital element to the project is the creation and development of an ongoing archive and resource, which will reflect the history of the original site, from its beginnings in 1867, through its hey-day in the 1940s, 50s and 60s, up until its demise and eventual closure in 2006, by which time many of Dreamland's historic rides had already been de-commissioned and sold off to other amusement parks around the country.

The film is screened from 1pm and tickets are £12, available from the Carlton Cinema on 01843 832019 or from Sound House records in Broadstairs High Street, 01843 867281.