The first Friday of each month, the Wildling Art Museum in Los Olivos, a museum devoted to the art of America’s wilderness, screens notable films about nature or art and invites the public to come see them free of charge. The Museum also provides free popcorn and cookies, wine, water, and soft drinks. Reservations are not required, but space is limited and seats are available on a first come, first served basis.

The Free Friday Flicks are underwritten by a generous grant from The Valley Foundation.

“Bears” and “Bears in our National Parks”

The Wildling Art Museum’s “Free Friday Flicks” for December 7 featured two films about North American bears. “Bears” is a compellingly beautiful film produced by the National Wildlife Federation and Science North for IMAX theater presentation. This 40 minute film contains stunning footage of the polar bears on the Arctic tundra, black bears in Montana and grizzlies in Alaska as they struggle to raise their cubs and, most importantly, to survive in an increasingly human-dominated world.

The second film, “Bears in our National Parks,” is a fact-filled 65 minute video, narrated by bear expert, Gary Brown, about bears in the lower 48 states, in the Great Smoky Mountains, Sequoia and Yosemite, Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks, emphasizing the challenges facing man and bear if we are to coexist.

For more information or directions, call 688-1082.