Each of us is connected to rivers in our everyday lives. Most of the six million people living in the Potomac River watershed do not realize that their drinking water comes from the “Nation’s River.” While the river’s health has improved since passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972, the Potomac is still in trouble. On Sun., June 14, learn about the need to protect this essential resource with a showing of Potomac: The River Runs Through Us at Adkins Arboretum.
Co-directed, produced and written by Peggy Fleming and Sean Furmage, the film follows the flow of the Potomac from its origins in Virginia and West Virginia, into homes and businesses, and back to the river. There will be a discussion with Fleming following the screening, as well as the opportunity to view Water: Moving, her exhibit of abstract photographs that explores the infinitely varied dance of light and shadow as water interacts with its surroundings.
The film begins at 1 p.m. It is free for members and free with the Arboretum’s $5 admission for non-members. Register online at adkinsarboretum.org, or call 410.634.2847, ext. 0.
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