OLMSTED and America's Urban Parks

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theolmstedlegacy — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:36:56 +0000

Stream OLMSTED AND AMERICA’S URBAN PARKS in its entirety now on thirteen’s website!

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Coming to the Nation’s Capital on March 23

theolmstedlegacy — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:04:22 +0000

Join parks experts and policy makers as we screen OLMSTED AND AMERICA’S URBAN PARKS at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC on March 23 at 7:00PM, as part of the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital.

Wednesday, March 23: Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, WASHINGTON, DC
7:00PM, National Museum of Women in the Arts
Deborah Gaston, Director of Education, National Museum of Women in the Arts will introduce. Discussion with filmmaker Rebecca Messner will follow.
$5, members/students/seniors $4. To purchase email reservations@nmwa.org or call202-783-7370.

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OLMSTED on public television in April!

theolmstedlegacy — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:36:13 +0000

That time has come! April, 2011 brings OLMSTED AND AMERICA’S URBAN PARKS (formerly “The Olmsted Legacy”) to a television station near you, via American Public Television. Check your local listings for details, but below, a list.

City	Station	Air Date/Time
Albany-Schenectady	WMHT	April 20, 10 p.m.
Albuquerque	KNMD	April 24, 6 p.m.
Atlanta	WPBA	April 23, 7 p.m.
Baltimore	MPT2	April 21, 11 p.m.
Birmingham	WBIQ	April 21, 9 p.m.
Buffalo	WNED	Date TBD
Charlotte	WTVI	April 20, 11 p.m.
	UNC-TV	April 28, 10 p.m.
Chattanooga	WTCI	April 18, 10:30 p.m.
Detroit	WTVS	Date TBD
Fort Myers	WGCU	April 20, 10 p.m.
Fresno	KVPT	April 19, 9 p.m.
Grand Rapids	WGVU	April 24, 4 p.m.
		April 26, 2 a.m.
Greensboro	UNC-TV	April 28, 10 p.m.
Greenville-Spartansburg	UNC-TV	April 28, 10 p.m.
Hartford	CPTV	Date TBD
Jacksonville	WJCT	April 19, 9 p.m.
Las Vegas	KLVX	April 20, 10 p.m.
Los Angeles	KVCR	April 19, 8 p.m.
Miami	WPBT	April 20, 10 p.m.
Milwaukee	WMVS	Date TBD
New Orleans	WLAE	April 18, 10 p.m.
New York	WNET	April 20, 10 p.m.
	WLIW	April 22, 2 p.m.
	CPTV	Date TBD
Pensacola	WSRE	April 20, 9 p.m.
Phoenix	KAET	Date TBD
Philadelphia	WLVT	Date TBD
Pittsburgh	MPT2	April 21, 11 p.m.
Plattsburgh	Mtn Lake PBS	April 21, 9 p.m.
Portland	KOPB	April 29, 10 p.m.
	KOPB Plus	April 24, 8 p.m.
Providence	RIPBS	April 27, 9 p.m.
	LEARN Ch.	Date TBD
	CPTV	Date TBD
Raleigh-Durham	UNC-TV	April 28, 10 p.m.
Reno	KNPB	April 19, 9 p.m.
Sacramento	KVIE	Date TBD
Salt Lake City	KUEN	Date TBD
San Francisco	KQED	April 24, 2 p.m.
	KRCB	Date TBD
South Bend-Elkhart	WNIT	April 20, 10 p.m.
Tallahassee	WFSU	April 21, 10 p.m.
Tampa	WEDU	April 21, 10 p.m.
		April 26, 6 p.m.
Washington DC	MPT2	April 21, 11 p.m.

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OLMSTED title change!

theolmstedlegacy — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:30:06 +0000

If you haven’t yet noticed on our website–the title of this film has been changed to OLMSTED AND AMERICA’S URBAN PARKS.

Same film, different name!

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See OLMSTED at the Princeton Environmental Film Festival, Tuesday, January 18

theolmstedlegacy — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:34:56 +0000

It’s a big week of festivals for Olmsted. First stop in Nevada City, California on Saturday night at the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival, and then on to Princeton, NJ for the Princeton Environmental Film Festival on Tuesday, January 18.

THE OLMSTED LEGACY joins films and filmmakers from across the globe, and will screen at 7:00pm at the Princeton Public Library – 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ. Executive Producer Mike Messner (writer of this recent op-ed in the Washington Post: “Sometimes money does grow on trees” ) will discuss the genesis of the idea for the film and his efforts to keep Olmsted’s vision alive today.

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OLMSTED at the Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival, January 15

theolmstedlegacy — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 23:01:10 +0000

Olmsted’s landscapes, I like to believe, are both wild and scenic, despite being surrounded by decidedly un-wild and un-scenic urban landscape. Therefore, I’m thrilled that the film was accepted to this year’s Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival in Nevada City, California.

If you find yourself in California on Saturday evening, east of the Sierra Nevadas, stop by Nevada City! THE OLMSTED LEGACY will be playing at Vet’s Hall. I’ll be there, speaking after the film, and blogging updates!

- Rebecca

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More chances to catch OLMSTED on WHUT!

theolmstedlegacy — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:42:56 +0000

If you missed last week’s premiere, don’t fret. There are still a few more chances to watch THE OLMSTED LEGACY on WHUT. Some of the times are on the early side, but there is always DVR. Watch it in HD if you can!

Saturday, January 8 at 10:00PM
Sunday, January 9 at 2:00AM
Sunday, January 9 at 6:00AM

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Washington Post: Looking to Olmsted to fix today’s real estate crisis

theolmstedlegacy — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:49:22 +0000

Read executive producer Mike Messner’s editorial in the Washington Post, “Olmsted’s ideals could help solve our real estate mess”.

He writes:

Olmsted designed transformative parks, campuses and greenways; his firm completed an amazing 6,000 commissions and launched a green wave across 19th-century America. The same kind of wave could help resolve the 21st-century real estate mess.

We don’t have the luxury of vacant land that Olmsted often started with, so we must bulldoze underperforming and underused property, put people to work creating parks on some of the land and “bank” the rest until the economy recovers.

A big idea, for certain, but we all know Olmsted was a fan of big ideas! Read more about Red Fields to Green Fields, Messner’s nationwide research initiative, below:

www.redfieldstogreenfields.org

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Washington Post Review

theolmstedlegacy — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 14:33:28 +0000

Thanks to everyone in the DC area who tuned into THE OLMSTED LEGACY on WHUT last night!

We are thrilled with this recent review in the Washington Post:

“A well-timed look at architect of American parks”

Says WaPo staff writer Emily Yahr:

As the holidays end, Christmas lights darken and the city settles in for the frigid winter months, an inconspicuous and intriguing documentary makes its television debut and reminds us of the simple joy of sitting outside in the sunshine.

Keep checking back for more info on opportunities to see THE OLMSTED LEGACY in a city near you!

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WATCH January 2nd at 8pm on WHUT!

theolmstedlegacy — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:59:14 +0000

January 2nd, 8:00pm on WHUT in the Washington, DC metro area!

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