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.

On February 3, at 7 p.m., the Museum screened “The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill”, an 83 minute feature documentary, produced in 2005, that tells the true story of a Bohemian St. Francis of Assisi and his amazing relationship with a flock of wild parrots. Mark Bittner, a homeless street musician living in San Francisco, adopts the flock as he searches for meaning in his life. He seems unaware that the wild parrots will bring him everything he needs. The film celebrates urban wildness (human and avian) and links the parrots’ antics to human ones. “The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill” was shown at the Wildling Art Museum’s administrative offices, 2948 Nojoqui Street, Suite 4. For more information or directions, call 688-1082.

Photo credit: Daniela Cossali (Mark Bittner)