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Wednesday, August 26th
ASKING QUESTIONS FROM JUNEAU TO OAKLAND (THIS WEEKEND)
Eating Alaska asks a lot of questions. It is a film doesn't focus on one issue or cause, but instead invites viewers to take a journey and think about connections and complexities.
Sometimes the news of starving polar bears, ocean acidification, glaciers melting, pollution and species dying, can be just plain overwhelming. We can't as individuals take on all the global problems, but we all can have hope, be aware and do something. The way we shaped this film is so groups, classrooms, workplaces or churches can use it to talk about, take action and link to their projects, be it a community garden, recycling, or lessening your fossil footprint. We're having a great time collaborating with groups from environmental centers to health programs,and helping people talk about the sustainability, food security, health and environmental issues on their plates.
On our menu this weekend is an encore screening of Eating Alaska in collaboration with Turning the Tides, a group working on ocean awareness, less plastics and more. The event is also linked to Juneau's farmers market. Last year both Juneau and Sitka held their first markets.
If you happen to live on be in the Bay area, check out a 15 minute version of Eating Alaska at the
EatReal Food Film Fest:
Saturday, August 30th. The curbside cinema program is part of a festival, taking place August 28-30 at Jack London Square. Buy from your favorite street food vendors, sample from among the 40-something microbrews, or shop in the Market for local produce and artisanal snacks. In between the good eats, enjoy the non-stop entertainment and activities that include chef demonstrations, dance performances, bands, films, food competitions, and lots more, for free.
Ellen Frankenstein, on 08.26.09 @ 11:54AKT [link]
Thursday, August 6th
EATING ALASKA helps bring the discussion of what we eat & what is sustainainable to the table!
SCREENINGS AND EVENTS HOSTED BY PUBLIC LIBRARIES, CHURCHES, FILM COOPS, FARMERS MARKETS, SLOW FOOD AND EDIBLE FOOD CHAPTERS, COOPERATIVE EXTENSIONS, CONSERVATION AND HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS ALL WELCOME! Please contact us at info@eatingalaska.com for more information.
Our community guide with questions for discussion, ideas for events, resources and more is in the works. Check back for updates.
UPCOMING SCREENINGS
Screening, Potluck of Alaska cuisine
& Salmon Smoking Workshop
The Maxine & Jesse Whitney Museum
Prince William Community College
Valdez, Alaska
August 12, 2009
Film at 11, lunch at noon
GrassRoots Fair Trade Store
Anchorage, Alaska · Between REI and Title Wave · 1300 W Northern Lights Blvd
907.929.5835
August 19, 2009 7:30 PM
Screening and Local Foods Potluck
Wrangell Mountains Center
McCarthy, Alaska,
August 21, 2009
5:30 Potluck
6:30 Film Screening followed by Discussion
The Wrangell Mountains Center is a private non-profit institute dedicated to environmental education, research, and the arts in Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve.
Filmmaker attending
Eating Alaska at the Eat Real Festival in Oakland, CA, August 28-30.
Juneau Alaska, Encore Screening
As part of the local farmer's market/celebration
Gold Town Nickelodeon
Followed by a discussion. Filmmaker attending.
Hosted by Turning the Tides, a grassroots
nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization striving to raise awareness about ocean issues and to promote ocean-friendly practices, clean-up efforts and more.
August 29, 2009 4 PM
Tongass Rainforest Festival 2009
Petersburg, Alaska
Thursday, Sept 10, 2009 7 PM
Filmmaker attending
Plus Sept 11th morning presentation at the school and an afternoon program at the library (details TBD)
Port Townsend Film Festival
Port Townsend, WA
September 25th 1 pm
September 26 6 pm
Rosebud Theater.
Filmmaker attending.
SOME OTHER SCREENINGS IN THE WORKS
A Chicago -sustainable fish eating event!
Seward, AK event and screening
Beartooth theater and an Anchorage Eating Alaska event organized by
the Alaska Center for the Environment.
For info and to take part contact:
Alli Harvey
Sustainable Communities Coordinator
Alaska Center for the Environment
Phone: (907) 274-3662
alli@akcenter.org
Ellen Frankenstein, on 08.06.09 @ 10:23AKT [link]
