Film Series: Lost Rivers October 2nd, Jacob Burns Film Center (Pleasantville)

Jacob Burns Film Center presents Focus on Nature Film Series: Lost Rivers

Once upon a time, rivers flowed in almost every city, but we developed their banks and polluted their waters, making them conduits for disease. The only solution was to hide them underground. Lost Rivers takes us around the globe to explore these hidden pieces of urban nature and meet the visionaries who are bringing them back to light. Featuring a stunning “daylighting” success story for the Saw Mill River in Yonkers! • Caroline Bâche. 2012. 72 m. NR. Canada. Icarus Films.

Q&A Saw Mill River project facilitators Ann-Marie Mitroff (Groundwork Hudson Valley River Program Director) and Jim Pinto (former Yonkers Director of Waterfront Development), and Scenic Hudson President Ned Sullivan.

Caroline Bâche. 2012. 72 m. NR. Canada. Icarus Films.

Official Website / Trailer

Wed. Oct 2nd 7:15 pm

Tickets: $7 (members), $12 (nonmembers)

Wednesday, October 2nd
7:15PM
Jacob Burns Film Center
364 Manville Road, Pleasantville, NY

For more info visit the Jacob Burns Film Center, Focus on Nature webpage

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Two Faces of Fracking: 'Milk a Cow's Tail' at Chekhov Festival: Saturday Sept 28 Ridgefield

NY Quality theater in Ridgefield. A treat!

2013 Chekhov International Theatre Festival
The Theatre at Schlumberger
36 Old Quarry Road Ridgefield, Connecticut


Saturday, September 28 @ 2:00
Milk a Cow's Tail by Sheri Graubert

Give feedback on the play! Each play in the Checkhov festival has a Q&A afterwards with the writers and directors, moderated by John Bergstrom! 

This particular piece on fracking aims to show the heartbreaking decisions, and is not one-sided. After attending the first of the series on Thursday night, I expect Milk a Cow's Tail to be just as involving and excellent!

Join this super talented group of stage actors for a special staged reading of a play about hydraulic fracking with Q and A; this is your chance to influence the play prior to its next stops!

Then, on Saturday evening...

Saturday, September 28 @ 8:00
Killer Therapy - A comedy by Brandt Johnson
An infamous assassin drops in on a pacifist therapist on her way to spin class. She stays. He discovers his lost humanity, and she discovers her inner ninja.

To buy tickets and learn more about the festival click here
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Save on Home Heating: Energy Coach Talk, October 7, Pound Ridge

Come to an informational presentation featuring home energy efficiency expert Norm Jen, who will help homeowners to understand how their homes leak energy, how they can fix them—and how to take advantage of state incentives to pay for improvements.

DATE: Monday, October 7
LOCATION: Pound Ridge Town House, 179 Westchester Ave., Pound Ridge
TIME: 7pm

Learn how to:

• Increase home comfort
• Reduce utility costs
• Improve indoor air quality
• Lower overall carbon emissions
• Sign up for the Energize™ Pound Ridge/Energize™ NY home energy assessment program

Norm will be joined by local homeowners who have retrofitted their homes to make them more energy efficient, plus the Pound Ridge Sustainability Task Force, and LEED Architect Dr. John Maddocks.

Representatives of the Energize Pound Ridge staff who can answer questions about applications for NYS subsidies and incentives for NYSERDA approved energy efficiency improvements. Homeowners are encouraged to ask questions about their own homes.

Attendees from surrounding NY towns are encouraged to attend. 

View the full event poster here

Sponsored by:  The Pound Ridge Sustainability Task Force 

Get your free tickets for this event here: https://energizepoundridgeenergycoach.eventbrite.com

Find out more about the Energize NY program here. See case studies done for houses that heat with oil, gas, or electric here. 

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Affordable Farm-to-Table Event: Sunday September 29, Norwalk, CT

Second Annual Fall Fundraiser at Fodor 

Join us along with the Norwalk Preservation Trust and Norwalk's Dept. of Recreation and Parks as we celebrate another abundant growing season and the ongoing preservation and development of Fodor Farm and its community gardens.

Discover the grounds while on a Fountainhead wine tasting trail.  Enjoy food and 'garden to barn' fare by Fat Cat Pie Co. along with our friend Jay McKinney of Durty Jerk Sauce Listen to music by The Chester Ludlow Jazz Trio. Learn more about what's happening at Fodor Farm.

 $55 per person*
Proceeds to benefit the preservation of the historic post and beam Fodor Farm homestead.
- Tickets must be purchased in advance**
- *Sorry kiddos, adults only
- **Tickets will not be available at the barn door the day of the event.


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Sponsors: 

• Norwalk Department of Recreation and Parks 
• Norwalk Preservation Trust 
• Fountainhead Wines & Distillations 
• Fat Cat Pie Co. 

For more information, contact
Amy Phillips 203-854-7806 aphillips@norwalkct.org
or email us: info@fatcatcityusa.com
Check out last year's event here and here

Sunday September 29, 2013
3pm-6pm
Fodor Farm 328 Flax Hill Road Norwalk, CT 

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Film screening: “Scarred Lands: The Environmental Footprint of War"

Film screening: “Scarred Lands: The Environmental Footprint of War"

The Green Party invites area members and other concerned individuals to a viewing of “Scarred Lands and Ruined Lives, The Environmental Footprint of War on Saturday, September 21 at the Cyrus Russell Community House, 779 Route 35 in Cross River (across from Yellow Monkey Village) . This important new film delves into an issue which lies at the confluence of two of the greatest concerns of our time.

Doors open at 7:30 for discussion of party matters and general pre-film mingling, and the film starts at 8.

Email gpwestchester@gmail.com with questions and/or encouragement.

Saturday, September 21
7PM
Cyrus Russell Community House
779 ROUTE 35, Cross River, NY

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Draw The Line on Keystone XL: Saturday September 21st Mount Kisco

Draw The Line on Keystone XL

Tar Sands Teach In

A day dedicated to creating awareness of the global climate catastrophe and the importance of stopping the Keystone XL pipeline. Join us and learn more about the Canadian Tar Sands and how they impact our water, our weather and the future of life on this planet.

Non-Violent Civil Disobedience

Sure, you’ve signed petitions and made phone calls. Here is an opportunity to learn about and participate in deeper activism. Learn what actions you can take to help stop the Keystone XL pipeline close to home.

Saturday September 21st
2:30 - 5:30pm
UU Fellowship of N.Westchester
236 South Bedford Rd
Mount Kisco, NY 10549

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Dinner Party at Organic Planet Restaurant: Tuesday, 17 Greenwich

Canyon Ranch Dinner Party at Organic Planet Restaurant

Wellness, Health & Natural Beauty Talk at Organic Planet, Greenwich

Limited Space - Presented by Canyon Ranch Experts from Tucson, AZ
YOUR GIFT: $250 - to use at canyon ranch and many more give-aways!

FARM TO TABLE ORGANIC DINNER AT ORGANIC PLANET RESTAURANT IN GREENWICH  serving local organic farm fresh produce from the back forty farm!

3 COURSE $40 at 5:30 pm or 4 COURSE $50 at 7:30 pm
(gratuity, tax and beverages not included)

Don’t miss out! Reserve seats by email: globalgeotravel@gmail.com
or call to leave a message: 206-369-0887

The world-renowned canyon ranch destination resort & spa (Tucson/Berkshires/Miami)

Tuesday, September 17th
5:30PM or 7:30PM
Organic Planet 107 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830

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Author Lecture: "Greenwashed", September 11th, Katonah

Lecture: "Greenwashed" with Author Kendra Pierre-Louis at the Katonah Village Library

Every day, millions of Americans dutifully replace conventional produce with organic and replace their bottled water with water bottles. Although this green consumer movement certainly has many Americans consuming differently, it raises an important and rarely asked question—is this consumption really any better for the planet?

No registration required and the event is free; Doors open at 7pm for refreshments, the lecture begins at 7:30pm.  For more information visit bedfordaudubon.org

Wednesday, Sep 11, 2013
7:00pm
Katonah Village Library
26 Bedford Road, Katonah, NY 10536

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Gasland Part II Screening: Wednesday, September 11th Rye

Grassroots Environmental Education & Wainwright House

present...

GASLAND II 

The sequel to "GASLAND," this film not only continues to explore the damage to our nation from the practice of drilling for natural gas using horizontal hydrofracking, but also includes interviews with scientific experts about why fracking can never be done safely and the economic and technical capacity for renewable energy resources that are readily available eliminating the need for further drilling for dirty fossil fuels: coal, oil and natural gas.  The film sheds light on the biggest concern that " the enormously powerful oil and gas industry has not only contaminated our water, air and land, but also our democracy".

Learn about current local impacts and action steps
Free and open to the public
For additional information, please call 914-422-3141

Wednesday, September 11th
7 pm
Wainwright House 260 Stuyvesant Avenue Rye, NY

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