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Mia Whisenand is 7 — old enough to present the film in which she stars, “V is for Volunteer,” to 860 local students and teachers attending the opening of the Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival on Friday morning.
They were hushed in the Miners Foundry Cultural Center as the Nevada City girl talked about how the film, by her mother Nori Whisenand, shows even young children — with the aid of their dogs — can help keep the earth healthy and green by volunteering in their communities.
Mia's film will screen today, which is sold out, and again at 1:10 p.m. Sunday at the Stone Hall of the Miners Foundry.
The eighth annual festival hosted by the South Yuba River Citizens League opened formally later Friday with a packed reception for filmmakers, speakers, sponsors and other supporters at festival headquarters on Broad Street, Nevada City.
This year's theme for the festival focuses on food, water and activism on a global scale.
In that spirit, several films and events touch on climate change.
Nevada City resident, KVMR radio host and writer Michael Stone traveled to the United Nations' Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December. Stone will host a discussion about what he observed in Copenhagen and how that can be translated into daily life.
When asked, what is the single most important thing humans can do to lessen their impact on the planet, he said:
“As a culture, keep the oil in the ground and quit cutting down the trees. As individuals, we need to get informed and then find our specific natural expression to what we learned. Then finally, get in action. You know, it's not about just light bulbs anymore. It's way bigger than light bulbs.”
Stone's discussion is set from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, at Nevada City Hall. No festival pass is needed.
Tickets are sold out for all events today, but some remain available for Sunday events.
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Nevada City resident Aimee Retzler is publicity director for the 8th Annual Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival and owns Aimee's Marketplace, a planning, branding and marketing consulting firm in Nevada City.
They were hushed in the Miners Foundry Cultural Center as the Nevada City girl talked about how the film, by her mother Nori Whisenand, shows even young children — with the aid of their dogs — can help keep the earth healthy and green by volunteering in their communities.
Mia's film will screen today, which is sold out, and again at 1:10 p.m. Sunday at the Stone Hall of the Miners Foundry.
The eighth annual festival hosted by the South Yuba River Citizens League opened formally later Friday with a packed reception for filmmakers, speakers, sponsors and other supporters at festival headquarters on Broad Street, Nevada City.
This year's theme for the festival focuses on food, water and activism on a global scale.
In that spirit, several films and events touch on climate change.
Nevada City resident, KVMR radio host and writer Michael Stone traveled to the United Nations' Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December. Stone will host a discussion about what he observed in Copenhagen and how that can be translated into daily life.
When asked, what is the single most important thing humans can do to lessen their impact on the planet, he said:
“As a culture, keep the oil in the ground and quit cutting down the trees. As individuals, we need to get informed and then find our specific natural expression to what we learned. Then finally, get in action. You know, it's not about just light bulbs anymore. It's way bigger than light bulbs.”
Stone's discussion is set from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, at Nevada City Hall. No festival pass is needed.
Tickets are sold out for all events today, but some remain available for Sunday events.
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Nevada City resident Aimee Retzler is publicity director for the 8th Annual Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival and owns Aimee's Marketplace, a planning, branding and marketing consulting firm in Nevada City.
