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July 3, 2008 issue

Patagonia Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Fest Comes to Farthing July 9 and 13

Event Offers Special Kids Film Fest

The Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival stands apart from the hundreds of festivals around the world by inspiring and motivating viewers to go out and make a difference in their communities and the world. This is a festival for activists by activists, organized and hosted by the South Yuba River Citizens League, a grassroots environmental organization that has been bringing their community together around the protection of the Yuba Watershed for 25 years.

Festival attendees will learn new ideas from a selection of inspiring environmental films with hard-hitting topics including bioengineering, water issues, wilderness preservation, citizen activism and more. Attendees will also have the opportunity to explore the issues and movements with leading environmental activists and professionals, filmmakers and celebrities. The three-part film festival will feature more than 20 short films on Wednesday, July 9, and Sunday, July 13.

Recommended for children ages 8 and up, the special kids edition screening on Sunday, July 13, features a 50-minute program celebrating children who are learning to respect and advocate for the environment.

Since the Wild & Scenic Film Festival began touring in 2004, it has traveled to more than twenty locations nationwide. Its founders have a goal of reaching more than 50 communities in 2007, and plan to tour to 100 towns and cities during the next three years. An Appalachian Summer Festival is pleased to serve as a venue for the Wild and Scenic tour and a vehicle for our local conservancies’ messages of environmental preservation.

Tickets for both screenings are $10 for adults, $8 for students and $5 for adults. All seats for the Sunday kid’s show are $5.

For more info on Patagonia’s Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Fest, click to www.appsummer.org.

Want To Go?
What: Patagonia’s Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Fest
Date: Wednesday and Sunday, July 9 and 13
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: Farthing Auditorium
Cost: $10 for adults/$8 for students/$5 for kids 12 & under

Want To Go?
What: Patagonia’s Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Fest Children’s Show
Date: Sunday, July 13
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Farthing Auditorium
Cost: $5