Sorry, but we’ve reached the theater’s170-person capacity
for this Earth Day viewing of The Extraordinary Caterpillar,
a film about nature’s tiniest and mightiest superheroes.

Only those already registered will be admitted.

Check out the trailer and The Caterpillar Lab’s website
for other ways to see or sponsor a viewing of the film.

Wednesday, April 22, 2026
6–8 pm
Please arrive by 5:45 pm
The Nugget Theaters, Hanover, NH 03755

Appropriate for ages 5+

Join the Hanover Garden Club and our community partners for a special showing of the film The Extraordinary Caterpillar. Using macro videography, the film gets up close and personal with the enchanting and miraculous caterpillar. Writer, director, and producer Jeff McKay explores the caterpillar’s role as a lynchpin in the conversion of plant energy to food source in the complex web of life on our planet. From chickadees, who need six to nine thousand caterpillars to feed one clutch of hatchlings in just the first two weeks of their lives, to bears, bats, spiders, lizards, and more, caterpillars are a critical source of food. The film features Sam Jaffe from The Caterpillar Lab in Marlborough, NH, and renowned entomologist, author, and speaker, Doug Tallamy, co-founder of Homegrown National Park.

  • Arrive as early as 5:30 pm to explore a live exhibit of caterpillars with Jack Forrester from The Caterpillar Lab and to collect resources from the partnering organizations listed below.

  • After the one-hour film there will be a Q&A panel with local experts Amber Jones (VT Center for Ecostudies), Alicia Houk (A Wild Garden), and Heidi Holman (NH Butterfly Monitoring Network). They will discuss caterpillars and native plants, creating insect and bird habitats at home, and strategies for yard rewilding. Plus, we’ll have free resources to help you take action right away.

  • The evening concludes with a drawing for some great caterpillar swag: one Native Perennial CSA share from Cedar Circle Farm & Education Center, which consists of 15 pollinator-supporting native plants across the 2026 season;The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle donated by Barbara McIllroy; How Can I Help? Saving Nature with Your Yard, Doug Tallamy’s latest book donated by Hanover Garden Club; and t-shirts and a puzzle from The Caterpillar Lab’s shop.

Additional co-sponsors of this event: A Wild Garden, Cedar Circle Farm & Education Center, Hanover Conservancy, Hanover Conservation Commission’s Biodiversity Committee, Hanover Improvement Society, LindeMac Real Estate, Northern Woodlands, Norwich Conservation Commission, Sustainable Hanover, Vermont Center for Ecostudies.

Come with your questions and enthusiasm to make a difference in biodiversity, one yard at a time.