Enjoy the great outdoors indoors, tonight at the Garland

We think of the Garland Theater mostly as a good, inexpensive place to see second-run movies. On occasion, though, the facility plays host to special events.

Which is the case tonight when the Garland will present the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, a touring selection of 12 environmental short films. Begun in 2003, the festival plays annually in Nevada City, Calif., and then embarks on a nationwide tour of some 140 cities. Its organizers call it "the largest environmental film festival in the nation."

The festival screened at the Garland is sponsored by a range of local groups, primarily Spokane Riverkeeper, Patagonia and Mountain Gear. Tickets at this point are $15 and available at the door, which opens at 6 p.m. with the screening at 6:30.

For more information, call the Garland at (509) 327-1050.