Maggie, Jan and anyone else who would like to join us, I plan to be in front of the theater at 7:30 pm and hope to head in by 7:40 pm. I have no idea how crowded it will be but you may want to get your ticket early if you can.  RSVP to me and I'll give you my cell # so we can connect easier.

Jason




"Food Inc."
Special Screening 8:00 July 3 - $12 Friday, July 3, 2009 - Thursday, July 9, 2009 In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that's been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, insecticide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but we also have new strains of e coli--the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually.

We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults Featuring interviews with such experts as Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma) along with forward thinking social entrepreneurs like Stonyfield Farms' Gary Hirschberg and Polyface Farms' Joe Salatin, Food, Inc. reveals surprising -- and often shocking truths -- about what we eat, how it's produced, who we have become as a nation and where we are going from here.

2009 Color 1 hour 33 minutes Rated PG
Playing Friday, July 3 through Sunday, July 5 12:30 2:35 5:30 8:00
Monday, July 6 through Thursday, July 9 5:30 8:00

*SPECIAL SCREENING*
Sacramento, CA - On Friday, July 3rd, Pesticide Watch Education Fund will host a special opening-night screening of the new film Food, Inc. Local advocates and leaders will share their perspective and provide solutions to many of the problems raised in the film, hailed as the next Inconvenient Truth.

The Sacramento Valley is home to a number of the largest industrialized agri-businesses in the country, growing crops such as olives, rice, nuts, and citrus as well as cattle-raising. However, the region is also home to an emerging movement of local and sustainable agriculture.

Following the film, chefs, academics and activists will participate in a lively discussion on how the region, state and country can tackle the challenges facing farms and the food system.

WHEN: 8:00-9:30pm Film; 9:30-10:30 Panel

WHO: Ann Martin Rolke, chef, blogger, author; Gail Feenstra, Food Systems Analyst, UC Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program; Jaclyn Hopkins, coordinator EAT Sacramento; Elizabeth Martin-Craig, Pesticide Watch Education Fund community organizer.

Pesticide Watch Education Fund is an environmental & public health non-profit whose mission is to support community-led activism that is aimed at reducing the use of pesticides, while increasing food security.

Tickets for this special screening are $12 and they are on sale now at tickets.com, Crest box office, or by calling 1-800-225-2277. Partial proceeds benefit the Pesticide Watch Education Fund.