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Wild & Scenic Film Festival Returns to OTR to Raise Awareness Around Environmental Issues

Eleven feature films will tackle different topics surrounding conservation, from river ecosystems and underwater forests to one woman's journey across the Colorado wilderness.

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Apr 5, 2024 at 2:36 pm
In featured film Stormy, Stormy, a Master Haida carver, muses in this short zen-like piece about making a canoe by hand on an island in Alaska.
In featured film Stormy, Stormy, a Master Haida carver, muses in this short zen-like piece about making a canoe by hand on an island in Alaska. Photo: Provided by the Wild & Scenic Film Festival
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The Ohio River Foundation (ORF) is bringing the annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival to Over-the-Rhine this April to showcase Cincinnati’s love of nature and commitment to environmental activism.

The festival will be held Friday, April 19 at the Woodward Theater starting at 7:30 p.m. Doors will open at 6 p.m. for food, refreshments and socializing. A series of short films from environmental filmmakers from all over the world will be featured. There will also be light bites, a cash bar and a raffle.

The Wild & Scenic Film Festival began in 2003 by the watershed advocacy group South Yuba River Citizens League in California. The festival partners with environmental groups across the country to host local film festivals as a way to inspire conservation activism in the community, as well as raise funds to combat environmental issues.

The Ohio River Foundation (ORF), a regional conservation nonprofit headquartered in Cincinnati, says the film festival is a natural extension of its work to inspire people to act on behalf of the environment.

“Concerned citizens worldwide know the urgency of the many environmental crises facing our planet today, but most don’t know how they can contribute to the fight. Now, attendees in Cincinnati can support their own local advocates for the environment by attending Ohio River Foundation’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Tour event,” ORF said in a press release.

This year, there will be 11 featured films ranging in topics from improving rivers’ ecosystems by getting rid of manmade barriers, California’s unique kelp forests and the mission to clean up Ohio’s coal mines. You can see a full list of films and their descriptions here.

Proceeds from the festival will support ORF’s mission of education, restoration and advocacy programs to help protect the Ohio River watershed.

Tickets to the Wild & Scenic Film Festival are $30 online or $35 at the door. You can buy those here.

Woodward Theater, 1404 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. More info: ohioriverfdn.org.

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29 of the Most Beautiful Places Around Cincinnati

Devou Park 1201 Park Drive, CovingtonIt is said that Cincinnati is built on seven hills, like Rome— the city is actually named for Roman agrarian and military general Cincinnatus— but the reality is we have plenty more hills, heights and neighborhood names that begin with "Mount" than that. The alternating peaks and valleys of the city create excellent views from a variety of vantage points. There are about 50 classified scenic overlooks throughout the Tristate and many other secret spots from which to see the lights of the city and the winding Ohio River and Devou Park in Covington might have one of the best. With over 700 acres (plus a golf course, trails, bandstand and history museum), the overlook area is open dawn to dusk and offers a panorama of the city skyline from the Big Mac Bridge and Great American Tower to Carew Tower and the Kroger building. The designated overlook also offers benches, a gazebo, picnic tables and is ADA accessible.
Taft Museum of Art316 Pike St., DowntownTucked away in downtown Cincinnati, the Taft Museum of Art is a living landmark where art and history live on the walls—and in the walls. Built around 1820 as a private home, the Taft Museum of Art is now one of the most esteemed small art museums in America. The museum is home to 17th to 19th century watches, Chinese porcelains and French Renaissance enamels. From June 11 through Sept. 4, Jane Austen fans can peruse the museum's newest exhibit, Fashion & Sensibility, which features costumes worn in film adaptations of Austen's novels. Somerset 139 E McMicken Ave, Over-the-Rhine Somerset features two bar spaces — one in the plant-filled and glass-roofed conservatory and another in the cozy lounge space. The grounds are also home to a double-decker bus that has been converted into a kitchen with a rooftop seating area (run by the team behind Mazunte); and, the pièce de résistance, Somerset's awe-inspiring garden space, loaded with tropical plants, unique seating nooks and imported pieces from co-founder and creative lead James Fisher's collection, as well as the collections of his friends and family. Cincinnati MuralsSince its inception in 2007, the ArtWorks mural program has been a boon to public art along the streets of Cincinnati. The nonprofit organization — dedicated to employing and training local youth and other creative individuals to achieve community impact through art — has created nearly 200 of them. Download or print a map from online and build your own tour, or purchase a ticket for a ArtWorks-guided tour. Loveland Castle 12025 Shore Road, Loveland World War I army medic and Boy Scout troop leader Harry Delos Andrews built Chateau Laroche aka the Loveland Castle over the course of 50 years with handmade bricks (formed with quart-sized paper milk cartons) and stones from the nearby Little Miami River. Modeled after European castles, it features towers, a dry moat, hand-tiled ceilings, murder holes and a collection of period weaponry. The castle grounds are available for picnics, overnights and parties and are rumored to be haunted by a variety of ghosts. Devou Park 1201 Park Drive, CovingtonIt is said that Cincinnati is built on seven hills, like Rome— the city is actually named for Roman agrarian and military general Cincinnatus— but the reality is we have plenty more hills, heights and neighborhood names that begin with "Mount" than that. The alternating peaks and valleys of the city create excellent views from a variety of vantage points. There are about 50 classified scenic overlooks throughout the Tristate and many other secret spots from which to see the lights of the city and the winding Ohio River and Devou Park in Covington might have one of the best. With over 700 acres (plus a golf course, trails, bandstand and history museum), the overlook area is open dawn to dusk and offers a panorama of the city skyline from the Big Mac Bridge and Great American Tower to Carew Tower and the Kroger building. The designated overlook also offers benches, a gazebo, picnic tables and is ADA accessible. Findlay Market 1801 Race St., Over-the-Rhine A stop at the historic Findlay Market makes for the perfect Cincinnati Saturday morning. More than 50 full-time merchants at the 19th-century landmark sell everything from meat, cheese and fresh-baked bread to produce, flowers and international eats. Stop by for a pint at Jane's bar, or browse a local farmers market and wide array of arts and crafts vendors. Findlay also occupies the only area of Cincinnati with restaurants owned by Cincinnati’s two superstar chefs, Jean-Robert de Cavel and Jose Salazar. De Cavel’s French Crust and Salazar’s Goose & Elder both hit a sweet spot of being perfect for the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood and a draw for folks from the entire region.
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Katherine Barrier is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati’s journalism program and has nearly 10 years of experience reporting local and national news as a digital journalist. At CityBeat, she oversees the digital and social media strategies, edits web and print content and writes for the dining and arts...
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