Rescheduled events for this week

**Films and workshop that were postponed due to weather are taking place Wednesday and Thursday**

No Impact Man preceded by the short film The Story of Stuff

part of the UCsustainability film series, brought to you by MainStreet

No Impact Man (2009) is a documentary about a year in the life of a Manhattan-dwelling family who decides to go for one year with creating as little impact on the environment as possible. Fu...nny, inspiring and frustrating, this film helps highlight the myriad ways in which our high-tech, fast-paced lifestyles have created an enormous impact on our planet every day.The Story of Stuff (2008) is a short web-based documentary combining simple yet powerful animation, combined with narration by activist Annie Leonard. Like No Impact Man, it very persuasively makes the audience reassess the amount of energy going into every product and piece of packaging we use, and then where it goes after we use it.

UCsustainability film series (FREE)
Time:7:00PM Wednesday, February 17th
Location:MainStreet Cinema

Powaqqatsi: Life in Transformation (rescheduled from Monday)

part of the UCsustainability film series, brought to you by MainStreet

Powaqqatsi (1988) is a documentary film directed by Godfrey Reggio and with score by Philip Glass. The film consists of scenes shot primarily in the developing world, contrasting traditional lifestyles and natural e...nvironments with the rapid industrialization and Westernization occurring in these countries. The film does not have narration or dialogue, but includes voices of singing along with the haunting Glass score. In the Hopi language, the word powaqqatsi means "parasitic way of life" or "life in transition." The film is the second in the Qatsi trilogy of films: it is preceded by Koyaanisqatsi (1982) and followed by Naqoyqatsi (2002). The trilogy depicts different aspects of the relationship between humans, nature, and technology.

UCsustainability film series (FREE)
Time:9:00PM Wednesday, February 17th
Location:MainStreet Cinema

Vermicomposting (rescheduled from Tuesday)
part of the UCsustainability workshop series, brought to you by MainStreet

Pat Agnew from Cincinnati Parks will lead this educational workshop where you can learn how easy and fun it can be to reduce your waste and create great compost by using the power of worms! These little crawlers can decompose your kitchen scraps in no time, in an odorless process known as vermicomposting. And it can all fit in a small bin under your counter. Come see how it works and how easy it will be to make yourself.

UCsustainability green workshop series (FREE)
Time:5:00PM Thursday, February 18th
Location:Catskeller

A week full of interesting events!

MainStreet and UC|sustainability present Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance

part of the UCsustainability film series, brought to you by MainStreet

Koyaanisqatsi (1982) is a documentary film directed by Godfrey Reggio and with score by Philip Glass. The film consists primarily of slow motion and time-lapse photography of cities and many natural landscapes acros...s the United States. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and music. In the Hopi language, the word Koyaanisqatsi means "crazy life, life in turmoil, life out of balance, life disintegrating, a state of life that calls for another way of living." The film is the first in the Qatsi trilogy of films: it is followed by Powaqqatsi (1988) and Naqoyqatsi (2002). The trilogy depicts different aspects of the relationship between humans, nature, and technology. Koyaanisqatsi is the best known of the trilogy and is considered a cult film.

FREE and open to the public

regional premiere of Tapped

Please join us for the regional premiere of Tapped
Wednesday, February 3
9:00pm
MainStreet Cinema

Is access to clean drinking water a basic human right, or a commodity that should be bought and sold like any other article of commerce? From the plastic production to the ocean in which so many of these bottles end up, this inspiring documentary trails the path of the bottled water industry and the communities which were the unwitting chips on the table.

From the producers of Who Killed the Electric Car and I.O.U.S.A., this timely documentary is a behind-the-scenes look into the unregulated and unseen world of an industry that aims to privatize and sell back the one resource that ought never to become a commodity: our water.

http://tappedthemovie.com/ Part of the UCsustainability Film Series.

FREE and open to all!

GREEN TIP OF THE WEEK

Say good-bye... plastic bottles are out!

Economically and environmentally, bottled water doesn't make sense. Bottled water costs up to 1,900x more than tap water and uses up to 2,000x more energy to produce and deliver. Sure, now you can recycle your bottles, but even recycling takes energy! Get a reusable bottle, you’ll save money and dramatically reduce the amount of plastic you use! Click on the link to for more information about BOTTLED WATER!

http://www.bottledwaterblues.com/bottled_water_facts.php