Mountain Film Festival
The Mountain Film Festival is sponsored by the Concrete Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Concrete Theatre and other local businesses. It’s funded in part by Skagit County Lodging Tax Funds. Our goal is to inspire residents and visitors of our valley to get outside and enjoy the breathtaking mountains around us, whether it’s by walking, running, hiking, biking, skiing, or climbing (or any other activity that grabs your attention).
Full schedule and tickets will be posted soon.
Announcing: Mountainfilm on Tour
This year, we’re excited to bring you inspiring and captivating films handpicked from the Mountainfilm Festival in Telluride, Colorado.
Mountainfilm on Tour in Concrete will feature a collection of culturally rich, adventure-packed, and engaging documentary short films that align with Mountainfilm’s mission to use the power of film, art, and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world.
Founded in 1979, Mountainfilm is one of America’s longest-running film festivals. The annual festival is held every Memorial Day weekend in Telluride, CO. Mountainfilm is a dynamic nonprofit organization and festival that celebrates stories of indomitable spirit and aims to inspire audiences through film, art, and ideas.
Full schedule and tickets will be posted soon.
Let’s talk about crime fiction.
Murder isn’t what it used to be. Explore the shifting role of the victim in detective novels, and how that shift reflects broader social changes.
From Poe and Sherlock Homes to British cozies and Hardboiled pulps, author Matthew Sullivan traces the many influences on the postwar and modern eras of the mystery genre and shows how empathy plays a unique role in contemporary crime novels—especially in today’s literary mysteries.
What does the way crime victims are portrayed say about a society’s culture? Join Sullivan to reflect on the special relationship between reading literature and experiencing empathy—on the page and in our daily lives.
Matthew Sullivan (he/him) is the author of the novel Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore, which was an IndieNext pick, a Barnes & Noble Discover pick, and winner of the Colorado Book Award. His essays and stories have appeared in the New York Times, Daily Beast, Spokesman-Review, Sou’wester, and elsewhere. He is currently a writing teacher and is working on a crime novel set in Soap Lake.
This free presentation is hosted by the Concrete Heritage Museum, Concrete Chamber of Commerce and the Concrete Theatre. It’s sponsored by Humanities Washingon, as part of their Speakers Bureau program.
Dreaming of being on stage?
ANNOUNCEMENT COMING SOON!
We’re planning to remodel and update our stage and we need your help. If you are someone who would like to perform here, or you’re part of an organization looking for venue rentals for your production, please let us know. We want to hear about your lighting and stage equipment needs, to help us determine the work that needs to be done.
Cougars & Webcams
Sunday, January 29, 2023
2:00 p.m. • Pay As You Wish
If you’ve ever been to one of Leah Serna’s photo shows, you know there are lots of stories about wildlife! Leah likes sharing the antics she captures and the information she’s gleaned — especially through the use of game cams. In this presentation, she’ll show you what she’s learned about cougars and other critters and what webcams she uses. “Pay as you wish” means it’s free, but if you want to drop something in the popcorn bucket on the counter, it’ll help us reimburse Leah’s travel.
Tales from South Africa
Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.
Do you want to know what really happened when we went to South Africa when we visited? That our motor coach broke down in the middle of nowhere in 100 degree heat… That an elephant stormed our safari jeep….That Val (who is susceptible to vertigo and has terrible night vision) climbed ladders to the top of a mountain in the dark… That we danced and drummed and had more fun than we’ve ever had on any of our travels. Every day was full of joy, laughter, music, and amazing sights. We’d like to share some of this with you. Please join us.