Free Earth Day Events And Film Festival In Hoboken Saturday

HOBOKEN, NJ — This Saturday, Main Street Pops and The Hoboken Business Alliance will present The 2022 Wild & Scenic Film Festival and Outdoor Earth Day Celebration. The free event will take place outdoors at 770 Jackson St. from 3-10 p.m.

The event will include a green Artisan Market, live music, an outdoor screening of “Inspiring Adventure” film shorts and lots of interactive activities for all ages.

There will be eco-friendly vendors, live reptiles & birds , a beekeeping demo, eco craft projects, art classes, book readings, outdoor exercise sessions and more.

Bring your chairs and blankets for the free outdoor film screening starting at 7 p.m.

Among the films will be "A Mile In The Eye," about Hoboken‘s response to the COVID pandemic and a Q&A with some of the locals featured in the film. These will include: Hoboken’s Mayor Bhalla, Lt. Melissa Gigante of The Hoboken Police Dept, local business owner Eugene Flynn, and Branding Shorts, the local Hoboken filmmakers. Chris O’Connor, founder of Hoboken’s Mile Square Theatre, will moderate.

This will be followed by the main event: The Wild & Scenic Film Festival shorts film program, a collection of inspiring film shorts celebrating all of the exciting adventures to be had outdoors while enjoying nature.

“The Wild & Scenic Film Festival is a national tour that travels to over 200 locations a year to promote activism, and Main Street Pops has been a National Tour Host for three years. We are thrilled to be hosting this important festival live and in person this year, and are so grateful to the Hoboken Business Alliance for making it possible for us to offer the event for free to the community.”, said Tracy Gavant, Co-Founder of Main Street Pops.

"As an urban coastal city, businesses in Hoboken are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. A sustainable future is inextricably linked to the actions we take now," said James Runkle, President of the Hoboken Business Alliance. "We're proud to sponsor the 'Wild & Scenic Film Festival Outdoor Earth Day Celebration' to highlight ways our local business owners, and residents, will survive and thrive even in the face of climate change."

The free community event is produced by Main Street Pops, presented by The Hoboken Business Alliance and generously sponsored by local businesses, Hair Cult, GCM Homes and Natural Awakenings Hudson County. All suggested donations collected will benefit Team Wilderness.

Schedules:

DAYTIME PROGRAM: Earth Day Festival (From 3 to 7 p.m.)

• Green Artisan Market with local sustainable and up-cycled vendors
• Live Music featuring The Demolition String Band
• Live snake, lizard and bird shows at 4,5 & 6pm with The NJ Snake Man
• Live Beekeeping Demonstration & local honey with The Weehawken Bee Club
• Ocean-themed craft project with Sea Smart
• Composting 101 with Shoot for Sustainable
• Book readings of Eco the Elephant at 4,5 & 6pm Books & International Kids Art Contest from Frogs Are Green
• Earth-themed face painting from Party Paint by Kelli
• Live chalk art by artist Ezenwa Free Aveda product samples from Hair Cult

EVENING PROGRAM (7-10 pm at 7th & Jackson Park, Hoboken, NJ)

7 p.m.: Local Highlight- Hoboken’s own Branding Shorts’ award-winning film, “Mile in the Eye”
- a local film about Hoboken’s response to the COVID Pandemic
Plus: A film panel with locals featured in the film; Mayor Bhalla and Melissa Gigante of The Hoboken Police Department. Moderated by Mile Square Theatre Founder, Chris O’Connor. This will be followed by a special screening of the short film.

Watch teaser trailer here: https://vimeo.com/559197991

8 p.m.: “Inspiring Adventure” Film Program Screening
-Featuring a 90 minute collection of uplifting and beautiful film shorts that showcase outdoor adventures highlighting The Earth’s Beauty, the challenges facing our planet, and the work communities are doing to protect it. Watch teaser trailer here: https://youtu.be/I-Up81q9HWU

Register for the festival FREE here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/269288789017

For more information visit www.mainstreetpops.com.

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