Halton Hills EcoFilm Fest, which screens environmental documentaries each fall and spring, will show The Art of Adventure, a film about wildlife painter Robert Bateman and biologist Bristol Foster, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the John Elliott Theatre, 9 Church St. in Georgetown. The evening doubles as a fundraiser for the Credit Valley Trail.
Filmgoers can also bid in a silent auction for Bateman's painting "Loon and Water Lillies," valued at $1,000.
The film goes back to 1957, when Bateman and Foster set off on a global expedition in a Land Rover called "The Grizzly Torque," a trip the festival says set in motion a story of environmental activism. The two men are now in their 90s, and organizers say they still find sanctuary in nature.
The documentary is directed by A. Reid, and a guest speaker will join the screening by Zoom.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the film starts at 7, with the evening wrapping up by 9. Local environmental groups will be on hand before the show. The theatre has 260 seats.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. You can buy them in person at the theatre box office, on the second floor of the Cultural Centre at 9 Church St. You can also buy online, where a $2.50 surcharge applies to each ticket. Or call the box office at 905-877-3700, the same number to use for wheelchair and other special seating.
