Big Muddy Sessions
On the second Tuesday of each month, we're teaming up with Friends of Big Muddy and the Big Muddy National Fish & Wildlife Refuge to host presentations featuring experts in biology, ecology, history and more focused on the Missouri River.
Next Presentation:
"This Ain't No Mama's Boy Float Trip"
a film and presentation about the Missouri River 340
- world's longest continuous river race -
Tues., January 13, 2008
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
at RagTag Cinema's Little Theater
FREE Admission
RagTag is located at 10 Hitt Street in Columbia, MO (map)
Missouri River Relief, Rivermiles, Missouri River Communities Network and RagTag Cinema are proud to announce that our January Big Muddy Session will move to a new location for one month. For a perfect escape from the winter cold, come gather with us in the cozy "little theater" at RagTag Cinema to imagine yourself paddling the muddy currents of the Missouri River in the heat of summer. 
Click here for a flier of the event »
For the third year in a row, the Missouri River has been the scene of the world's longest continuous paddler's race - the Missouri River 340. Stretching from Kansas City to St. Charles, the race tests the endurance of kayakers and canoists from around the world as they battle the heat, insects, wierd river currents, barge traffic and the limits of their own bodies for 340 miles of the beautiful Big Muddy.
This presentation will open with a viewing of "Down River & Up Hill", a documentary on the race produced by 2008 racer Jodi Pfeffercorn. The film is a personal, on-the-river view of the race across Missouri.
Following the film will be some short talks and question & answer sessions from the film producer, race organizer Scott Mansker and some local racers. If you're thinking of participating in the race or want to know how you or your business can volunteer to help out, it's a great chance to get a sneak peek and ask questions about it.
(By the way...if you want to race in 2009, race sign-up begins on January 1. 
Check out rivermiles.com, the home website for the race, for more information. )
"Down River & Up Hill" DVD's will be available for purchase at the event.
So grab a drink and a snack at the Uprise Bakery, head into the theater, and dream about summer on the river!
Brought to you by Missouri River Relief, Rivermiles LLC, Missouri River Communities Network and RagTag Cinema.
photos by Dylan Lehrbaum and Melanie Cheney
