Rural Route Film Festival

still from Anima Mundi by Kate Balsley

Rural Route Film Festival Wed. August 29 @ 8:30 PM Outside of BIG ORBIT (30 Essex Street) FREE Last outdoor movie hurrah of the summer! What does it mean to be rural? Filmmakers are encouraged to define the term through their work in this annual festival. This year's touring program includes a portrait of an 80 year-old shoe carver who lives on a tulip farm, a narrative about a man and his pet crocodile, and a remake of a special scene from Footloose. Read more about Rural Route Film Festival here.  This is a Bring Your Own Chair event! Awards will be given out to those with the most creative chairs so start crankin' out the ideas (But please, nothing that will obstruct the views of your fellow audience members).  ** find more info about this event here ** The Rural Route Film Festival is made possible by generous support from the New York State Council on the Arts and the Experimental Television Center

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Preservation + Scholarships

Preservation Buffalo Niagara is hosting Preservation Plus, a week long conference focused on the intersection of preservation, urban planning, sustainability and community revitalization from September 24-28. These topics and more will be examined with field visits, hands-on workshops and demonstrations as well as education sessions. Attendance at one of the events association with Preservation Plue would be fair game for extra credit. For those interested: A limit of fifty (50) scholarships covering all costs of the conference are available to students studying in related fields or interested in volunteering. Events will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights from 5pm to 9pm, with a full conference day on Friday, September 28. Thursday night is the Museums by Moonlight . . . and More event, with admission included as part of the scholarship. To apply, visit our official conference website at www.PresPlusBuffalo.com.  Deadline: Friday, September 14. For more info, call (716) 852-3300.