THIS SERIES IS GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY THE JANNOTTA FAMILY THROUGH THE GORTON PRODUCER PROGRAM At age 15, filmmaker Slater Jewell-Kemker began attending environmental summits, camera in hand, wide-eyed and ready to make a difference. What began as a single journey evolved into an intimate and challenging documentary shot behind the front lines of the largely […]
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 14 @ 6:30 PM Based on the autobiographical novel by Farley Mowat, Carroll Ballard’s film chronicles the work of Tyler (Charles Martin Smith), a biologist who sets out alone on a government-sponsored mission to study the lives of Arctic wolves, an experience which ultimately becomes a journey of self-discovery as well. The screening […]
America Recycles Day® (ARD), a Keep America Beautiful® program observed on November 15, is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the United States. ARD educates people about the importance of recycling to our economy and environmental well-being, and helps to motivate occasional recyclers to become everyday recyclers. […]
at Wilmette Wine Cellar Go Green Wilmette invites you to celebrate with us at our annual autumn gathering and fundraiser. Come and enjoy a curated selection of wine and hors d’oeuvres. Share your conservation or recycling stories, ask questions, learn new things and make new friends. A percentage of your wine purchases will go toward […]
The Story of Stuff: The Impact of Overconsumption on the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health-And How We Can Make It Better, by Annie Leonard (with 2-minute video). The book, published in 2011, expands on the original documentary film, which was released in 2007.
Please join us for a Clean Energy Town Hall co-sponsored by State Representative Bob Morgan, Highland Park Councilwoman Kim Stone and Lake County Board Member Paul Frank. The event will feature expert speakers from Illinois Environmental Council, Union of Concerned Scientists, Respiratory Health Association and Climate Reality Project. The event is free and open to […]
Join Dr. Ashwani Garg, certified in plant-based nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Institute of Nutritional Studies from Cornell and board certified in lifestyle medicine, and learn how what you eat directly affects both the planet and your health. Dr. Garg will be accompanied by Nancy Delveaux from the board of Plant Based Nutrition Movement […]
The Story of Stuff. With just 5 percent of the world’s population, the United States consumes 30 percent of the world’s resources and creates 30 percent of the world’s waste. If everyone consumed at U.S. rates, we would need three to five planets. This alarming fact drove Annie Leonard to create the Internet film sensation […]
FREE! Celebrate the shortest day of the year with a Parade of Lights on the Green Bay Trail. Decorate yourself, dogs, strollers and wagons with lights and things that glow. Parade will begin at the Shelton Park playground. Stay for hot chocolate, refreshments and a fire at the fire pit. Severe weather will cancel the […]
at Wilmette Theater Fantastic Fungi, directed by Louie Schwartzberg, is a consciousness-shifting film that takes us on an immersive journey through time and scale into the magical earth beneath our feet, an underground network that can heal and save our planet. Through the eyes of renowned scientists and mycologists like Paul Stamets, best-selling authors Michael […]
