Need something indoors for this 4th of July? Come to the Big Green Screen at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center! All tickets are just $5 each on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th of July!
Come to the Big Green Screen at the TREC to answer some fun trivia about Presque Isle State Park. Questions are related to Presque Isle’s history, plants, animals, and natural wonders. Teams are 3-5 members. $5 per-person fee includes popcorn, drink, and a chance at prizes. Fee is collected at the door before the event. To register your team call us at 814-838-4123 or use the form below.
Trivia night will be Tuesday, June 25th at 6PM.
We had a new movie schedule start April 27th featuring Turtle Odyssey and Mysteries of the Great Lakes!
Join us every Thursday in May for the Sinking Cities series and speaker at the Big Green Screen. Cosponsored by WQLN Public Media and the Regional Science Consortium, this series will help you dive into the realities facing these four cities in the wake of a changing climate.
May is an extremely busy month for us at the Big Green Screen with a large amount of schools visiting the TREC. To help accommodate school groups we sometimes adjust our movie schedule. You can find up-to-date info on movie schedule changes on our website at https://biggreenscreen.com/movie-times.
We had a new movie schedule start April 27th featuring Turtle Odyssey and Mysteries of the Great Lakes!
Sea Turtles are some of Earth’s most ancient and majestic creatures. For over 100 million years, they have traversed the seas, surviving multiple mass extinctions and playing critical roles in maintaining healthy, marine food webs. Not only do these friendly animals captivate us as they peacefully glide through the ocean, but their personal journeys of survival are equally fascinating. Special thank you to our sponsors WQLN and the Regional Science Consortium!
More info in the flyer below or on our events page.
The Sisters of St. Joseph Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation (JPIC) Team is sponsoring a screening of the film, A Plastic Ocean, on the Big Green Screen at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center, 301 peninsula drive, Erie, on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 2 p.m. Admission is free, however reservations are required. Come and learn about plastic waste in our world. Reservations available here.
Sunset Cafe Easter Brunch on Sunday, April 21st, 2019 from 11AM - 2PM. Adults are $19.95 each, children $10.95 each, and children under age 3 are free. Prices are subject to 6% sales tax. For reservations call the Sunset Cafe at 814-833-5843. Afterwards stop by the Big Green Screen Theater which will have a $5 Easter Day Special! See a film for only $5 per person!
We will have a new movie schedule starting April 27th featuring Turtle Odyssey and Mysteries of the Great Lakes!
Every Saturday in January, February, and March you can see a featured WQLN PBS Kids series on the big screen! Showings are 10AM & 2PM. Craft or activity to follow the show, and admission is FREE! First come, first served. Episode schedule is below!
Join us for fun activities and a FREE showing of Olaf’s Frozen Adventure at 10AM, 11AM, 12PM, and 1PM sponsored by First Energy! Showing is first come, first served. For more details check out the flyer below.
We are showing The Polar Express on Saturday, December 15th at 4PM and 6PM! This year’s holiday movie has free admission sponsored by ZURN, but spots are filling up fast! RSVP on the events page at BigGreenScreen.com/events.
Every Saturday in January, February, and March you can see a featured WQLN PBS Kids series on the big screen! Showings are 10AM & 2PM. Craft or activity to follow the show, and admission is FREE! First come, first served. Episode schedule is coming soon!
Miss the last showing of A Plastic Ocean? Join us for an encore showing on Friday, September 14th at 7PM sponsored by S.O.N.S. of Lake Erie! RSVP to this event online or by calling 814-838-4123. Seating is limited to 175.
Price is $10 per person with teams of 1-4. There is a $1 convenience fee per person for signing up online with a credit card. Cash or checks can be accepted for registration at the TREC front desk. Please make checks out to the Big Green Screen Association. Concessions will be available for purchase, see the flyer below for more details!
Monday, October 22 at 7PM, Doors open at 6:00PM.
While you may have noticed our theater screen is not literally green, being ‘green’ is an important part of our organization's environmentally-friendly philosophy. Here are some of the things that make us the Big GREEN Screen.
The Big Green Screen Theatre is housed in the Tom Ridge Environmental Center, a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver designated building by the U.S. Green Building Council. Some of the features of the TREC include a permeable parking lot with native plant landscaping, low-flow toilets and bathroom sinks, and recycled material was used in construction when available. The TREC recently received the addition of a 10kW solar panel array and LED lighting fixtures in the observation tower and classrooms to reduce energy consumption.
The Big Green Screen also takes specific steps to reduce waste at our concession stand. We recently began using American made Aardvark paper straws instead of plastic straws, and our drink cups and lids are also American made 100% compostable plant-based bioplastics from Greenware.
The TREC and our new concession options allow us to fulfill our mission to provide public education and enrichment through educational programs and community outreach in an environmentally responsible manner.
Backyard Wilderness will surprise and entertain viewers with the unexpected wonders of nature that are right under our noses - in our own backyards. Spanning a seasonal year around a suburban home, the film displays a stunning array of unique wildlife images and behaviour - all captured by cameras mounted inside dens and nests, and moving along the forest floor and pond bottom, to reveal its inhabitants in rare and breathtaking intimacy.
Welcome to the Big Green Screen Theatre’s newsletter! There are many exciting new things happening at the Big Green Screen and the Tom Ridge Environmental Center. Keep reading for more info!
Tuesday, July 16 at 7PM, Doors open at 6:30PM.
Price is $10 per person with teams of 1-4. There is a $1 convenience fee per person for signing up online with a credit card. Cash or checks can be accepted for registration at the TREC front desk. Please make checks out to the Big Green Screen Association. Concessions will be available for purchase, see the flyer below for more details!
Amazon Adventure tells the exciting story of Henry Bates' fascinating 11-year journey through the perilous Amazon rainforest as a young man who risks his life for science. Learn more about Henry Bates and his journey of scientific discovery in Amazon Adventure.
Thank you to our sponsor Edinboro University!
