movie event at tall timbers research station, saturday may 10th
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APALACHICOLA RIVERKEEPER HOSTS THE WILD AND
SCENIC ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL ON TOUR
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Fundraiser at Tall Timbers to include award-winning films, seafood fest for
children and families ~
TALLAHASSEE,
Fla. – Patagonia, Inc. presents and the
Apalachicola Riverkeeper will host the largest environmental film
festival in North America at the Tall Timbers Research Station on May
10, 2008. The special event is a fundraiser to further the
Riverkeeper’s
efforts to protect and preserve North America’s
most biologically diverse river.
“Each year, the
Apalachicola Riverkeeper looks for unique opportunities to provide education,
entertainment and a festive occasion for people of all ages to get
together,” said Andrew Jubal Smith, Executive Director of the
Apalachicola Riverkeeper. “The tour brings together a selection of
award-winning films about how people are creating solutions to protect our
natural resources and wild places,” says Smith.
The roster of movies will
include a special children’s matinee featuring “Rita”, Best Family Short at the
Boulder Adventure Film Festival. Rita
tells the story of the friendship between two seven-year-old girls, one from America and one from Nepal
who embark on a wild and touching adventure over an 18,000 foot pass near the
base of Mt. Everest. The children’s matinee
also includes “Antarctica … the
End?”, winner of Best Youth Environmental Film at Telluride
MountainFlim, “Carpa Diem”,
Best Short at the Vatavarn Film Festival, “Feed the Worms”, “Hawaii Reef Etiquette”,” Not
Just Mine: Kids and Plovers on the Beach”, and “Water Loving Doggies”.
Two other screenings will
feature “Oil and Water”,
Best Environmental Film at Taos MountainFilm, about two kayakers who embark on
an endless summer venture from Alaska to Argentina in a retro-fitted Japanese
fire truck, which runs on just about everything except petroleum, and “Gimme Green”, Best Documentary Short
at the Beverly Hills Shorts Festival. Gimme
Green is a humorous take on the American obsession with residential
lawns and the effects it has on our environment, wallets, and outlook on life.
Also on the billet are: “Against the
Current”, “Protecting New Orleans”, “The Story of
Stuff” and “Fish and
Cow”, Newcomer Finalist at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film
Festival, about a group of dedicated ranchers and biologists in Big Hole,
Montana who find common ground to save one of the last surviving populations of
Arctic graylings.
Early in the evening,
attendees will enjoy fresh shucked and gourmet oysters, Wetumpka gumbo, savory
salads, bragging bread and other culinary treats. Finally, there will be
give-aways from sponsors such as Tom’s of Maine, raffle items and a silent auction.
Riverkeeper t-shirts, caps and mugs, photographs, music and DVDs will available
for purchase.
EVENT
DETAILS:
Schedule and ticket
prices:
3:00 – 3:50
p.m.
Children’s Matinee - $3 (children under 12) $6 per adult.
4:00 – 6:30
p.m. First
Screening (15-minute intermission) - $3 (children under 12) $6 per adult.
6:30 – 7:30
p.m. Raffle,
Auction, Gumbo and Oyster Fest - $5 (children under 12)
$10 per
adult. Cash bar.
7:30 – 10:00
p.m. Second Screening
(10-minute intermission) - $3 (children under 12) $6 per adult.
Due to limited seating,
it is strongly suggested tickets be purchased in advance to ensure
admission. All tickets purchased in advance will be entered into a
special prize drawing.
Tickets can be reserved
by contacting the Apalachicola Riverkeeper at (850) 653-8936. For additional information about tickets,
donating to the auction or volunteering, contact the Apalachicola Riverkeeper
or email staff at riverkeeper@apalachicolariverkeeper.org.
Location:
Tall Timbers
Research Station - 13093 Henry Beadel Road, off Leon County Road 12 between US
Highway 319 and Meridian Road.
Ticket
Outlets:
Black Dog
Café, 229 Lake Ella Drive,
224-2518
Native
Nursery, 1661 Centerville Road,
386-8882
Trail and
Ski, 2743 Capital Cir NE, 531-9001
Wild Birds
Unlimited, 1505 Governors Square
Blvd, 576-0002
Wilderness
Way, 4901 Woodville Highway,
877-7200
Wine
Warehouse, 1355 Market Street,
893-2254
And of course Apalachicola Riverkeeper,
653-8936, riverkeeper@apalachicolariverkeeper.org.