Happy Friday, Beacon readers! What do a desert rock climbing ceramicist, trailblazing river guide and 50-season veteran ski patroller all have in common? It could be you should you choose to go to Mountainfilm on Tour next week in Whitefish.
The Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation (BMWF) is bringing Mountainfilm on Tour to two theaters in the Flathead as part of their five-city tour circling the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex this spring.
The Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex, affectionately known as “The Bob,” is located in northwestern Montana and is the third largest Wilderness in the lower 48. The Bob Complex comprises more than 1.5 million acres of untrammeled wilderness that stretches from Glacier National Park in the north, to Rogers Pass to the south in the Northern Rockies of Montana.
The BMWF has been hosting Mountainfilm on Tour since 2007 as a fundraiser for their hands-on stewardship projects at The Bob Complex. Each summer, BMWF hosts more than 40 Volunteer Adventure trips that open trails and restore habitat while providing unique, low-cost opportunities for people to experience one of the most remote Wilderness areas in the lower 48.
This year, BMWF’s Mountainfilm on Tour will visit the O’Shaughnessy Cultural Arts Center in Whitefish on Thursday, March 12, and the Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, April 3.
The doors for both events open at 6 p.m. and films start at 7 p.m. Tickets for Mountainfilm on Tour in the Flathead are on sale now at www.bmwf.org/mountainfilm. Tickets will also be available on the day of the event at the door, if not sold out. The cost of tickets is $20 in advance, and $25 at the door.
The two evenings will feature outdoor films from around the world that explore themes connected to Mountainfilm’s mission of inspiring audiences to create a better world. There will also be a bucket raffle filled with a variety of outdoor gear, adventure trips and local goods with tickets for sale in the lobby.
“These films celebrate adventure, grit, and the power of wild places – things we’re lucky enough to witness every summer on our volunteer projects,” Allison Siems, operations director for BMWF, said in a press release. “We hope they leave people inspired to get out there and give back to the wealth of public lands we enjoy in Montana, like the incredible Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex right in our backyard.”
Mountainfilm on Tour brings a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed and incredibly inspiring documentary films curated from the Mountainfilm festival in Telluride, Colorado.
Established in 1979, Mountainfilm is one of North America’s longest-running documentary film festivals, held annually over Memorial Day weekend in Telluride. The festival offers an immersive experience featuring a wide range of filmmakers, speakers, adventurers and activists in addition to screening award-winning documentary films from around the world. Mountainfilm is an Academy Award Qualifying Festival in the Documentary Short Film category.
Lauren Frick here, ready to send you into the weekend with some of the latest from the Beacon in the rest of today’s Daily Roundup.
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