<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div>The nationally acclaimed movie, "Bag It",will make its local premiere at <span id="lw_1364675110_0" class="yshortcuts">Plimoth Plantation</span> on April 11, 2013, at 7 pm. It will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Bruce Gellerman, well-known environmental journalist and former Senior Correspondent and Host at National Public Radio's Living on Earth. <br><br>This 65-minute film follows Jeb, an average guy, as he tries to make sense of our dependence on single-use plastic bags. This quest leads him to grocery stores, recycling centers, petroleum producers, and a remote Pacific island. Jeb investigates what effective plastic recycling really entails and what happens to bags and other plastics after we discard them. While much of what he discovers is unappealing and downright scary, especially regarding the negative effects
on human health, Jeb gives us encouraging ideas on how we can reduce our use of plastic. This amusing and fast-paced movie is revealing and educational without being self-righteous.<br><br>Following the film, there will be a panel discussion during which audience members will have an opportunity to interact with several notable panelists. Each person will leave this event, after seeing, listening and sharing, with a heightened understanding of plastic pollution and how to reduce their “plastic footprint.” The panelists are Betsy DeWitt, Selectman, Town of Brookline (which has banned plastic bags); Jesse Mechling, Education Director of the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies; and Betsy Wild, Blogger and Green Business Owner.<br> <br>Bag It is presented in conjunction with the Plymouth Network of Open Space Friends, League of Women Voters, Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies, Wildlands Trust, Plymouth Farmers Market and Goldenrod Foundation.
Plymouth Girl Scout troops will sell home-made reusable cloth bagsat the screening, as alternatives to single-use plastic bags. They will also sell them at the Plymouth Farmers Market, which is also located at Plimoth Plantation and is open until 6:30. Tickets are $7.50 and can be purchased by calling (508) 746-1622 ext. 8346 or through <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5443804566" target="_blank"><span id="lw_1364675110_1" class="yshortcuts"><font color="#2862c5">http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5443804566</font></span></a><u><font color="#0000bf">#</font></u>.</div></div></body></html>