The Environmental Center

January 2025 Green Drinks Film Screening
2025-01-16 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, OR, 97703
The Environmental Center is thrilled to be kicking off the 2025 Green Drinks series with the screening of Footprints on Katmai. For this event, we will be showing a thought-provoking film that focuses on Ocean plastic and marine debris in Alaska. We will wrap up with a Q&A with Current and former staff and High School students who will share their own experiences on their ocean plastic cleanup expeditions in Alaska.

Thursday, January 16, 5-7pm.
The Environmental Center: 16 NW Kansas Ave.
Light snacks and refreshments will be provided.
Free event, but limited seating, so RSVP today.
Accessibility: The Environmental Center has two gender-neutral restrooms and one accessible/family restroom inside its facility. It also has one accessible parking space behind its facility. For those needing ramp access, there is a ramp behind its facility.
This film will be captioned in English.
Please let us know in advance if there is something our team can do or provide to support you in participating in our event.

Backcountry Film Festival - Bend, Oregon
2025-01-24 15:00 - 21:00 | Volcanic Theater & Pub, 70 SW Century Drive, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join for the 20th annual Backcountry Film Festival presented by Winter Wildlands Alliance and Discover Your Forest! The Backcountry Film Festival celebrates the power and spirit of humans in winter with a diverse, thought-provoking and artistic lineup of films.
ALL funds from this event go directly towards helping Discover Your Forest maintain free, outstanding hands-on conservation education for thousands of Central Oregon’s youth, and will help them grow their reach to underserved communities by purchasing adaptive equipment and support to ensure that all people, regardless of their ability or identity can experience the thrill of the outdoors.
This year there will be 2 Bend showings at the Volcanic Theatre Pub on Friday, January 24th:
-3pm, doors at 2:30pm
-7pm, doors at 6:30pm
Both shows will run 2 hours with a half hour intermission.
There are some awesome raffle prizes from local partners to give away during the event. Raffle tickets will be available for purchase at the door.

Mountainfilm on Tour: Bend-Night One
2025-02-21 18:00 - 22:00 | Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., Bend, OR, 97701, United States
We are excited to announce Mountainfilm on Tour – Bend, an annual fundraiser for The Environmental Center. For the 22nd year, this highly anticipated program showcases incredible documentary films, thoughtfully curated for our Central Oregon audience. This film event features stories of adventure, climate change, culture, and resilience from around the world.

Mountainfilm on Tour: Bend-Night Two
2025-02-22 18:00 - 22:00 | Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., Bend, OR, 97701, United States

March Green Drinks: film screening of ZURAWKSI V TEXAS
2025-03-31 17:00 - 20:00 | The Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, OR, 97703
Join us for a screening of ZURAWKSI V TEXAS, a powerful film that follows three patients from Texas denied abortion care—even while facing life-threatening pregnancy complications—and the courageous attorney fighting on their behalf.
This event will explore the intersections of Environmental Justice, Reproductive Justice, and Gender Justice.
After the film, engage in a thought-provoking panel discussion featuring representatives from key organizations working at the forefront of these issues.

Farming While Black: Reclaiming Land and Agricultural Heritage - Film Screening and Discussion
2025-04-08 17:30 - 19:30 | OR
In this 75 min. feature-length documentary, Leah Penniman, co-founder of Soul Fire Farm, reflects on the plight of Black farmers in the United States. From the height of Black-owned farms at 14% in 1910 to less than 2% today. Leah and her Soul Fire family help propel a rising generation finding strength in the deep historical knowledge of African agrarianism – and its potential to save the planet.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
For more information, visit cocc.edu/snv

Location
Wille Hall, Coats Campus Center, COCC Bend Campus, 97703

Tertulias . . . ¡de película!: Santuario
2025-04-22 18:00 - 20:00 | OR
Empezamos nuestro ciclo de cine celebrando el día de la Tierra, con el documental “Santuario” de Álvaro Longoria. Un hermoso documental sobre la iniciativa de protección ambiental para crear el santuario marino más grande de la Tierra en el Océano Antártico. Disfruta una noche en comunidad, cine, snacks y reflexiones al final de la película.
Tertulias . . . ¡de película! es un programa que busca proveer espacios de conexión para comunidades hispanohablantes. Durante estas tertulias hablamos abiertamente y sin prejuicios sobre nuestras ideas y sentires a partir de la interacción con el arte cinematográfico y documental. Un lugar en el que se le de rienda suelta al mundo de las ideas y de autoeducación popular, con el lenguaje español como el vehículo que conecta.
Ubicación: Envía un correo electrónico a juliana@oregonhumanities.org para registrarte y recibir la dirección.
Organizan: Oregon Humanities en colaboración con BENDITAS, The Environmental Center, y OSU Cascades.
¡Pregúntanos por el apoyo que ofrecemos para cuidado de niños!

Mountainfilm on Tour - Bend: Night One
2026-02-06 17:30 - 21:30 | Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join us for Mountainfilm on Tour – Bend—an annual fundraiser for The Environmental Center.
Each year, The Environmental Center brings Mountainfilm on Tour to Bend to showcase incredible documentary films, thoughtfully curated for our Central Oregon audience. This film event features stories of adventure, climate change, culture, and resilience from around the world.

Doors open at 5:30pm, films begin at 6:30pm.
Same lineup both nights
All films will be captioned in English.
ASL interpretation will be available both evenings.
