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 Katie Abbott, Military Ridge Prairie Heritage Area |
The Making it Home film festival kicks off on Thursday, March 11 with the screening of "Upstream Battle," a poignant story of the challenges, and compromises reached, between salmon, Native tribes, landowners, and the hydro-electric power companies in the Pacific Northwest. A community conversation following the film will be moderated by Paul Ohlrogge from Iowa County UW-Extension.
See full schedule...LOCATION: Dodge Theatre / 205 North Iowa Street / Dodgeville, WI / 53533
CONTACT: Katie Abbott, Making it Home program coordinator, at 608 / 935-2791 x 134 (office) or 608 / 341-6493 (cell).
Come to beautiful southwest Wisconsin for a weekend that promises to be fun and informative. The films will take you to some amazing locations and tell stories that are funny, touching, and thought-provoking. While these films are great on their own, we'll also have discussions and activities to tie them back to southwest Wisconsin's rich cultural and natural resources. We are teaming up with local organizations to hold other events during the weekend, including a land-management workshop, taste of southwest Wisconsin, and gallery of local art and photography. Whether you come to be entertained, informed, or inspired, the whole family is welcome in Dodgeville!
What is at stake if residents don't talk about the land and our connections to it?
If we don't talk about our connection to nature, we may not realize how important it is, and it may become sacrificed in the name of progress. Nature has no voice. Discussion can give the land a voice, and can give people a voice, too. -Katie Abbott, project director in Dodgeville.
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Check back often as schedule is subject to change!
Thursday, March 11:
6:30 PM: Opening night kick-off! Screening of "Upstream Battle," followed by a community conversation moderated by Paul Ohlrogge (UW-Extension Iowa County Community Resources Agent) Event will be held at the Dodge Theater, 205 North Iowa Street.
10 AM - 7 PM: A photo and art exhibition is on view at the Dodgeville Public Library, 139 South Iowa Street.
Friday, March 12:
10 AM - 6 PM: A photo and art exhibition is on view at the Dodgeville Public Library, 139 South Iowa Street.
4:30 -5 PM: A public reception featuring "Local Food" from southwest Wisconsin. All are welcome! Location to be announced (contact Katie Abbott for more info: 608 / 935 2791 x134)
6 PM: "Garbage Dreams" Film followed by Conversation at the Dodge Theater.
8 PM: "Greening of Southie" Film followed by Conversation at the Dodge Theater.
Saturday, March 13:
9 AM - 1 PM: A photo and art exhibition is on view at the Dodgeville Public Library, 139 South Iowa Street.
1 PM: "America's Lost Landscape" Film followed by Conversation about Wisconsin's natural resources, including prairies, with Madeline Leopold at the Dodge Theater.
4 PM: "What's On Your Plate?" Film followed by Conversation at the Dodge Theater.
7 PM: "Ghostbird" Film followed by Conversation at the Dodge Theater.
Sunday, March 14:
1 PM: "Finding Farley" Film followed by Conversation at the Dodge Theater.
3 PM: "Yes Men Fix the World" Film followed by Conversation at the Dodge Theater.
