The Oak Cliff Film Festival will feature the very best of Oak Cliff’s theater venues, including the Historic Texas Theatre, Kessler Theater, the Bishop Arts "TeCo" Theater (formerly the Bluebird) and the Belmont Hotel as well as, highlight the popular restaurants and bars of the burgeoning Bishop Arts District. Portions of all ticket and badge sales will go towards the North Texas Food Bank.

Led by the founding members of the Aviation Cinemas team who took over operations at the Texas Theatre in December of 2010, the Oak Cliff Film Festival will seek to showcase “brave and independent filmmaking of all stripes” from Oak Cliff, Dallas, Denton, Austin, and Fort Worth as well as nationally and internationally.

The Festival is backed by the 501c Oak Cliff Foundation who purchased the Texas Theatre
in 2001. 

Oak Cliff Foundation is making a 5 dollar donation to North Texas Food Bank per badge sold on behalf of the Oak Cliff Film Festival.

The goal of the market is to provide a venue for local vendors to offer Arlington, Texas residents an opportunity to buy the freshest meat, produce, breads and other great foods, crafts and products available.

Please take the time to share and enjoy the health benefits of eating fresh foods and feel good about supporting your community Downtown Arlington Farmer’s Market. We look forward to seeing you there!

Join us for our annual Summer Block Party, when the DMA, Nasher Sculpture Center, and Crow Collection of Asian Art all stay open until midnight. Enjoy outdoor performances, films, and a progressive tour of all three museums.

Location: Dallas Museum of Art
Presented by: Dallas Museum of Art 
6pm-midnight 

$10

214-922-1803 

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Kayak down the Elm Fork with KayakPower.com: 3rd Saturday of each month

Whether you’ve got lots of river time under your belt or have never set foot in a kayak, you’re welcome here! Kayak Power will provide equipment and instruction followed by a six-mile trip down the Elm Fork to a shuttle vehicle. Contact info@kayakpower.com or 214-669-1663 for information. Reservation required.

http://www.ias.unt.edu/llela/main.htm

June 16 from 9am-12:30pm • Light Lunch Included

Learn the basics of making fruit jellies and jams, pickling with vinegar, and lacto-fermenting. And learn how to save all of those delicious veggies for the rest of the year.

Cost: $60 ($30 First Unitarian Church of Dallas Members) • PUBLIC REGISTRATION HERE • CHURCH MEMBER REGISTRATION HERE

Make brined or naturally fermented pickles, fresh-pack pickles or unfermented, directly acidified pickles, and fruit pickles using vinegar and sugar. You’ll get recipes for “Cowboy Candy” (sweet pickled jalapenos), cornichon, pickled watermelon rind and a how-to for fermented vegetable pickles along with recipes for quick pickling other vegetables. Instructor: Lisa Staffelbach from 24 Carrot Health

Learn the basics of shelf-safe canning, freezing and preserving your harvest from summer to summer. Will you make Ratatouille with your zucchini, tomatoes and eggplant? Then what? Can it! Instructor: WRLM organic farmer Rita Foust from Farmer Jones Plants and Produce

Learn to make your own shelf-safe fruit jams and jellies, using fruits and berries from Texas' many wonderful local fruit farmers. Instructor: WRLM vendor Kathy Neumuller from JJ & B LLC

Are you watering wisely or irrigating irrationally? When you hear "soak cycle", do you think of your washing machine? Are you trying to figure out how to keep that sprinkler head from spraying your fence? Then this is the class for you! Learn how and when to water your plants, how to make simple sprinkler repairs, and where to go for help. 

Cost: FREE 

Location: Environmental Education Center, 4116 W. Plano Parkway, Plano, TX 75093 

SAT, June 16     10:00-11:00am
MON, July 2     7:00-8:00pm
MON, August 6     7:00-8:00pm

Registration required. Please visit https://livegreeninplano.obsres.com/Info.aspx?EventID=3 to register.

	Operate a REAL Recycling Truck
	Meet the City's Recycling Team
	Talk to Custer Service Representatives, Get Answers
	Peek Behind-the-Scenes at Environmental Waste Services
	Tour the Recycling Truck
	Tour the Household Chemical Reuse Center
	Tour the Green 'n' Clean Garage

10 - 11:30 a.m., Saturday, June 16
Environmental Education Center
4116 W. Plano Parkway at Commerce Drive

FREE!!

Prof. Fouad Jaber will speak on the *three most important aspects of water for an urban dweller*:

- Rainwater harvesting
- Treating rainwater to make it potable, and
- New Texas laws for recycling gray water

Dr. Jaber is Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Integrated Water Resources Management at the Texas AgriLife Extension Service.  His area of study is focused on best management practices to mitigate the harmful effects of urbanization on stormwater volume and water quality.  He tests the effectiveness of green infrastructure (GI) and low impact development (LID) practices such as porous pavement, bio-retention areas, green roofs, rainwater harvesting and wet detention ponds.  Dr. Jaber also conducts research in water reuse in urban settings including gray water and A/C condensate reuse.

Joint meetup with Dallas Cohousing <http://dallascohousing.org> & Dallas Sustainable Living & Organic Gardening.<http://www.meetup.com/DallasSustainability/events/66722322/>

Angela Alston, Dallas Cohousing  http://dallascohousing.org  972-669-8798 Dallas Cohousing: forming a community of like-minded folks who'd like to live cooperatively & sustainably in urban Dallas, close to a DART station

http://www.meetup.com/alternativeenergy-153/

Come learn about Delaware Creek water quality and the volunteer water monitoring program called Texas Stream Team. Watch water quality testing and data gathering at the water’s edge and learn how to keep an eye on water quality and our environment in Irving.  Registration is required.

Saturday, June 16
11 a.m.
Bird’s Fort Trail Park (meet at the pavilion)
5756 Riverside Drive

1 p.m.
Jaycee Park
2000 W. Airport Freeway (meet at the low-water crossing)

2 p.m.
Centennial Park
444 W. Second St. (meet at the low-water crossing)

3 p.m.
Towne Lake Park
800 Esters Road (meet at the Gazebo)

To register online click here.

For more information, call the Office of Environmental Stewardship at (972) 742-2296.

More than 100 diverse artists and vendors will peddle their wares at the Dallas Farmers’ Market from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. on June 16 at the 3rd Annual Jumpoff Arts Fest.

Hosted by the Unified Arts Creative Group, the arts festival features local musicians, performance artists, culinary artists and visual artists. Vendors will be peppered throughout the festival as well to educate the public on environmental issues in various industries.

Admission is free.

http://greensourcedfw.org/articles/jumpoff-arts-festival-brings-environmental-education-art-dallas-farmers-market

Solar Powered Music Fest
When: Saturday, June 16, 2012
Time 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Panther Island Pavilion in Trinity Uptown, Fort Worth, Texas
1098 West Peach Street FW 76102
817-698-0700

 
A 100% Solar Powered Music Festival will be held at Panther Island Pavilion in Trinity Uptown in Fort Worth on Saturday, June 16.
 
The Solar Powered Music Fest will feature 10 acts over the course of the afternoon and evening. The popular English ska band The English Beat, power pop new wave band The Romantics, DFW favorite Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights and more will perform. North Texas Renewable Energy Group members will provide TWO solar trailers to help power various aspects of this event. The main sound stage will be powered by Sustainable Waves of Austin, Texas, with TWO large semi-trucks of solar panels and related solar energy equipment in what is likely the largest 100% solar-powered event ever held in Texas.
 
Free parking is located on the lawn of the Trinity River banks near the entrance of the festival. Additional parking under the Henderson Street bridge.
 
The 'Fest, Sponsored by Rahr & Sons, and the Trinity River Authority, will benefit DFW Pug Rescue. Event organizers encourage everyone to bring a donation for DFW Pug Rescue. For example: leashes, harnesses, heart worm medication, flea/tick medication, toys or a monetary donation. Visit the DFW Pug Rescue Website for a more complete list.
 
A "Pug Pass" will be available for a $35 donation that will provide access to the backstage Rahr Lounge