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As part of our Arlington Reads 2010 program, we'll be screening the following films:
Food, Inc. [2008]
Wednesday, April 7 6:30 p.m. - Shirlington Branch Library
The Oscar-nominated documentary ?Food, Inc.? looks at the corporate-controlled global food industry and its effect on the producers and consumers.
You'll find this film in our catalog, too.
Fast Food Nation [2006]
Wednesday, April 14, 6:30 p.m. - Shirlington Branch Library
Based on the non-fiction book of the same name by Eric Schlosser, the film is a dramatic ensemble piece that looks at the health risks and environmental and social consequences of fast food.
A Community of Gardeners [2010]
Saturday, April 17, 2 p.m. - Central Library Auditorium
A work-in-progress screening of ?A Community of Gardeners,? produced by local filmmaker Cintia Cabib. The documentary explores the vital role of seven community gardens in Washington, D.C., not only as sources of fresh, nutritious food, but as outdoor classrooms, places of healing, centers of social interaction, and oases of beauty and calm in inner-city neighborhoods. The screening will be followed by a Q-and-A with Cabib.
How to Cook Your Life [2009]
Wednesday, April 28, 6:30 p.m. - Shirlington Branch Library
A documentary look at how Espe Brown, a San Francisco Zen priest/cookbook author, uses Zen Buddhism and cooking to relate to everyday existence
Get the full Arlington Reads 2010 Events Calendar or the full Library Film Calendar.
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Library
April Film Screenings for Arlington Reads
As part of our Arlington Reads 2010 program, we'll be screening the following films:
Food, Inc. [2008]
Wednesday, April 7 6:30 p.m. - Shirlington Branch Library
The Oscar-nominated documentary ?Food, Inc.? looks at the corporate-controlled global food industry and its effect on the producers and consumers.
You'll find this film in our catalog, too.
Fast Food Nation [2006]
Wednesday, April 14, 6:30 p.m. - Shirlington Branch Library
Based on the non-fiction book of the same name by Eric Schlosser, the film is a dramatic ensemble piece that looks at the health risks and environmental and social consequences of fast food.
A Community of Gardeners [2010]
Saturday, April 17, 2 p.m. - Central Library Auditorium
A work-in-progress screening of ?A Community of Gardeners,? produced by local filmmaker Cintia Cabib. The documentary explores the vital role of seven community gardens in Washington, D.C., not only as sources of fresh, nutritious food, but as outdoor classrooms, places of healing, centers of social interaction, and oases of beauty and calm in inner-city neighborhoods. The screening will be followed by a Q-and-A with Cabib.
How to Cook Your Life [2009]
Wednesday, April 28, 6:30 p.m. - Shirlington Branch Library
A documentary look at how Espe Brown, a San Francisco Zen priest/cookbook author, uses Zen Buddhism and cooking to relate to everyday existence
Get the full Arlington Reads 2010 Events Calendar or the full Library Film Calendar.
- Arlington Reads Wins Outstanding Achievement In Local Government Innovation Award
The Arlington Public Library's 2010 Arlington Reads program has been selected to receive an Outstanding Achievement in Local Government Innovation Award for 2011, from the Alliance for Innovation! Innovation Awards are bestowed annually to programs...
- Columbia Pike Celebrates Arlington Reads
Check out the Columbia Pike Branch Library's collection of materials on locally produced food and sustainable living that compliment this year's Arlington Reads theme "Know What You Eat." For the 2010 Arlington Reads, we will be reading The ...
- 'the Art Of Food' Submission Deadline Friday
Arlington Public Library's Art Committee is seeking artists from the Metro DC region who create art related to Food and Food Sustainability, for a juried exhibition April 2 - April 30, 2010. This exhibition will be held in conjunction with the...
- Shirlington Screening Of "i Served The King Of England" Rescheduled - 01/20
Due a technical problem, the Shirlington Branch Library was unable to screen I Served the King of England for World Cinema Spotlight this week. We'd like to thank our audience for being so patient, and for sticking around for the alternative film....
- Films At Shirlington
The Shirlington Branch Library loves movies and films of all kinds, and we love to share them with you! See the current Shirlington Film Showings Find out more about: Arlington Reads Films Classic Screwball Comedies Family Movie MatineesReal...