SPRING NEWS: ROSA4Rockland Brings Back the Wild & Scenic Film Festival to the Majestic Suffern Lafayette Theatre to Celebrate Earth Day 2018

Suffern, NY – April 2, 2018 – ROSA4Rockland Inc. (“ROSA”)– an environmental 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization – is organizing the 5th  Annual Earth Day Film Festival at the historic Suffern Lafayette Theater on Sunday April 22nd starting at 1:00pm (doors open at noon).

Audiences will be inspired and motivated by the selection of films coming to Suffern from the Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival held in Nevada City, CA – the nation’s premier environmental and adventure film festival.  The festival features award-winning short films that explore spectacular natural landscapes, wildlife, adventure, the great outdoors, as well as share stories of people making a difference in the world. Funny, poignant, and important, the 2018 line-up of films is sure to convey inspiring messages to every age group.

Theatergoers are invited to come early and experience the sounds of the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ. Listen to the music while dining on specially prepared lunch boxes from participating restaurants in downtown Suffern.

Dine in the Theater, a partnership between the Lafayette Theatre and the Suffern Chamber of Commerce.

 

ROSA is partnering with local and regional groups to promote the Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Partners providing information about their group’s activities include: The Antrim Playhouse, Empowering Women Thru Motion, The Fyke Nature Association, Hackensack Riverkeeper, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater , Hungry Hollow Co-op, Keep Rockland Beautiful, MEVO (Mahwah Environmental Volunteers Organization), New York New Jersey Trail Conference, Preserve Hudson Valley, Rockland Youth Film Festival, Rivertown Film, Sparkill Creek Watershed Alliance, Stony Point Action Committee for the Environment, and the Sterling Forest Partnership, as well as many other environmental and outdoor community groups still signing up.

Tickets are $18 in advance at participating store locations / $20 at the door for adults and $15 for students, seniors and groups of 10 or more (online processing fee applies). To buy tickets online or with area sponsors visit SuffernFilmFest.com/Tickets – Included with each ticket purchased is a chance to win a door prize raffle randomly drawn after the last film plays.

Proceeds support ROSA4Rockland’s efforts to promote sustainable planning and to protect sensitive environmental resources in the Ramapo Bergen Sole Source Aquifer area – including the protection of the environmentally sensitive 197-acre Patrick Farm property from inappropriate over-development.

Helping to make this event possible are corporate and retail sponsors and we want to give a special thank you to our Lead Sponsors: Manhattan Beer Distributors, Wickes Arborists, and Rockland County Tourism, as well as our long time supporter Wild Birds Unlimited. Come to the theater to see a demo on creating backyard bird habitats.

Wild Birds Unlimited Paramus, Ramsey Outdoors, and Hungry Hollow Co-Op have joined in offering discounted tickets in their store locations.

There are still sponsorship advertising and marketing opportunities available, please contact us for sponsor info.

The energy generated through this community event is amazing and infectious. We look forward to presenting another fabulous film festival with those who help keep our not-for-profit volunteer organization thriving.

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For More Information Contact:

Suzanne Mitchell
Director, ROSA4Rockland Inc.
845-304-3313
rosa4rockland@gmail.com