PEEC and SALA will host Backcountry Film Festival Jan. 26. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
PEEC and SALA Event Center host the Backcountry Film Festival, sponsored by Century Bank 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26. The community is invited to watch the films live for the first time in 3 years.
Beer and wine will be sold before and during the show, thanks to Pajarito Brewpub and Grill. A big thank you also goes to Century Bank for making this event possible.
In addition to the movies and drinks, PEEC is back with its “great, big, exciting” raffle. Some of this year’s prizes include lift tickets, skis, a snowboard, a helicopter ride, gift cards to various local businesses and more.
Raffle prizes were generously donated by Pajarito Brewpub and Grill, Bathtub Row Brewing Co-Op, Boese Bros. Brewpub, Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe Brewing Co., Taos Ski Valley, Classic Air Medical, Pajarito Mountain, Papa Murphy’s Pizza, The Rotary Club of Los Alamos and Pig + Fig Cafe. Raffle tickets will be on sale in the lobby before the show, and participants must be present to win. You can purchase your tickets here.
The Backcountry Film Festival is produced by Winter Wildlands Alliance to celebrate the human-powered experience and is a gathering place for the backcountry snowsports community. Funds raised at each screening stay in the local community to support human-powered recreation and conservation efforts, winter education, and avalanche/safety programs and to raise awareness of winter management issues.
For more information about this event, visit the following link, Backcountry Film Festival, Sponsored by Century Bank, and for other PEEC programs, visit peecnature.org/events, email kristen@peecnature.org, or call 505.662.0460.
PEEC was founded in 2000 to serve the community of Los Alamos. It offers people of all ages a way to enrich their lives by strengthening their connections to the canyons, mesas, mountains, and skies. PEEC operates the Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road, holds regular programs and events, and hosts several interest groups from birding to hiking to butterfly watching. PEEC activities are open to everyone; however, members receive exclusive benefits such as discounts on programs and gift shop merchandise. Annual memberships start at $35. To learn more, visit peecnature.org/support/