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(Pueblo, CO – June 18, 2024) – MIRASOL, Looking at the Sun, a documentary produced by Palmer Land Conservancy, a Colorado land and water conservation champion, featuring the Pueblo agricultural community, makes its debut in Salida, in conjunction with our friends at Guidestone Colorado and Central Colorado Conservancy, on Thurs., July 18, at the SteamPlant Event Center. For tickets and information on the film, visit MirasolFilm.com. MIRASOL highlights water as a finite resource — and an essential one. For farmers, it’s everything. Award-winning director Ben Knight explores a national issue, magnified in the American West, around water scarcity, following a multi-generational Italian and Hispanic farming community living on “The Mesa” in Pueblo, Colorado. Shedding light on their history and heritage, each family shares their agricultural lineage, one that transcends every aspect of their lives, shaping their culture and livelihood. Realizing an uncertain future due the West’s diminishing water supply, Williams Family Farm and Seed Store, Musso Farms, Professor Mike Bartolo and Martellaro Family Farms reflect on their passion to grow and nourish their families, communities and pastime. Through these voices, the film offers a story about the deep connection and love of the land, family, and the famed Pueblo Chile. View the trailer HERE. Visit the film website: mirasolfilm.com Download film images HERE. Nationally, we are losing 2,000 acres of land each day. The film explores how rural agricultural communities, and the food they put on our tables, is threatened by rapid development, population growth, climate change, and competing economies. MIRASOL challenges us to consider what’s at stake and whether we are willing to take action to protect it. Filmmaker Ben Knight has built a career telling compelling, wide-reaching stories with compassion and artistry. His documentaries, produced for renowned brands such as Patagonia, National Geographic, and The North Face, have been showcased at film festivals and to audiences around the world. His notable works include Red Gold (2008), DamNation (2014), The Last Honey Hunter (2018), and Learning to Drown (2021). Knight masterfully intertwines emotional human narratives while showcasing the grandeur of the natural world, and has a unique ability to bring significant environmental and cultural stories to the forefront. MIRASOL had its World Premiere at the renowned Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Missoula, Montana in February 2024 and was a finalist in the prestigious competition for the Big Sky Award. The film screened as part of the Changemakers Program at the 5Point Film Festival in Carbondale in April and screened twice during the MountainFilm Festival in Telluride over Memorial Day Week. It is slated to screen at the Crested Butte Film Festival Sept. 18-22. Palmer, in conjunction with our friends at Guidestone Colorado and Central Colorado Conservancy, is set to premiere MIRASOL in Salida on Thurs., July 18, 5:30 p.m., and Denver on Wed., Sept. 18. Other community screenings and events can be found at: MIRASOLFILM.com. One of the most pressing issues of our time in the American West is the dwindling water supply from the Colorado River, which is a lifeline for 40 million people and the $15 million a year agriculture industry that depends on it. Analysts say the river is in peril and climate change, resulting in rising temperatures, low snowpack and drought, has put us in crisis. The impact moves far beyond the Colorado River Basin as 70 percent of ...

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The 10th Annual Salida Arts Festival is a small high quality show held in a town recognized for its art and artists. Many have called this "The Best Art Event" in the Valley. The show location is in beautiful Riverside park adjacent to the newly created "F" St. pedestrian mall. This is the tenth year for the event. We are keeping this a small "boutique" style show with only 80 artists accepted. Come Enjoy Salida - Enjoy our Historic little town; Recreate in our Mountains. Click HERE for all the details!