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DESCRIPTION:Friday, April 13.  7:00 PM.  Admission: $5.00\n\nPlagues and Pleasures on 
 the Salton Sea\nNarrated by John Waters\nWith director Chris Metzler in 
 attendance\n\nLocation: Fools Foundation - 1025 19th St. Off of K St, 
 between 19th and 20th, next to the back-end of Old Spaghetti Factory. 
 \n\nThe second film we screened back in September 2006 was this.  Now, 
 it’s coming back, along with it, and director Chris Metzler returns as 
 well for another informative and engaging post-film discussion and Q&A!  If 
 you attended the September 2006 screening, you know that you have to come 
 back for this.  If you missed it - well -- don't make that mistake twice! 
 \n\nThe timing of this scheduling is particularly fortunate, as a plan to 
 rescue the Salton Sea is slated to be submitted to the legislature for 
 consideration at the end of April.\n\nAbout the film:  Winner of 28 Best 
 Documentary awards to date!  Once known as the "California Riviera," the 
 Salton Sea is now called one of America’s worst ecological disasters: a 
 fetid, stagnant, salty lake, coughing up dead fish and birds by the 
 thousands. Yet a few hardy eccentrics hang on to hope, including a roadside 
 nudist waving at passing European tourists, a man building a religious 
 mountain out of mud and paint, beer-loving Hungarian Revolutionary Hunky 
 Daddy, and the real-estate "Ronald McDonald" known simply as The Landman. 
 Through their perceptions and misperceptions, the strange history and 
 unexpected beauty of the Salton Sea is revealed. \n\n"Accidentally" created 
 by an engineering error in 1905, reworked in the 50’s as a world class 
 vacation destination for the rich and famous, and then suddenly abandoned 
 after a series of hurricanes, floods, and fish die-offs, the Salton Sea has 
 a bittersweet past. Congressman Sonny Bono himself was once dedicated to 
 saving the lake, until he went skiing one day... \n\nNow amongst the ruins 
 of this man-made mistake, these few remaining people struggle to keep a 
 remodeled version of the dream alive. However, this most unique community 
 is now threatened by the nearby megalopolises of Los Angeles and San Diego, 
 as they attempt to take the agricultural run-off that barely sustains the 
 sea. The fate of this so-called ecological time bomb and the community that 
 surrounds it remain uncertain, as the Salton Sea might just dry 
 up.\n\n"Fascinating! An alarming yet highly entertaining documentary." - 
 Hollywood Reporter\n\n"A heartbreaking, sidesplitting parade of humanity." 
 - Village Voice\n\n"An interesting, disturbing, and humorous look at 
 environmental disaster." - Berkeley Daily Planet\n\n"I don't know whether 
 to laugh or cry.  A must see." - Kansas City Star\n\nWe are doing regular 
 weekly film screenings with Fools Foundation on Fridays at 7 PM - most are 
 $5 (unless otherwise noted in advance), and will have filmmakers out from 
 time to time. Digital projection on to a large screen.  Seating is on 
 folding chairs - feel free to bring a pillow or cushion - or even your own 
 folding chair! \n\nYou can always check 
 http://www.shiny-object.com/screenings/\n\nTo get on our email list, send 
 an email to:\nsacto_screenings-subscribe@shiny-object.com\nor, to 
 communicate with an actual human:\nscreenings@shiny-object.com\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/03/28/18384761.php
SUMMARY:Film Screening: Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea w/dir Chris Metzler in attendance
LOCATION:1025 19th St, Sacramento.  Off of K between 19th & 20th next to the back 
 end of Old Spaghetti Factory.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/03/28/18384761.php
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