"An Inconvenient Truth" will be shown at Rago Arts and Auctions Center April 13 at 7 p.m.
By: Linda Seida
LAMBERTVILLE Suzanne Perrault and David Rago don’t normally show movies at their place of business.
At the Rago Arts and Auction Center at Main and Cherry streets, a visitor is more likely to find Stickley furniture, Lalique glass and Tiffany lamps than a screening of an Oscar-winning film.
But Ms. Perrault said she and her husband, Mr. Rago, felt so strongly about a documentary they recently saw, they decided to hold a screening to make sure more people became aware of it.
"An Inconvenient Truth," a documentary about the crisis of global warming, will be shown April 13 at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. There will be complimentary wine, coffee, popcorn and home-baked goods.
The event marks the first time Ms. Perrault and Mr. Rago will show a film at the auction house.
They want to "spread the information," Ms. Perrault said, "because David and I saw the movie a few months back and felt the urge to share it with the astonishing amount of people who have not seen it yet."
"An Inconvenient Truth" is about former Vice President Al Gore’s drive to bring the issue of a global warming to the forefront of public awareness. Directed by David Guggenheim, it won two Oscars this year, including best documentary.
In their announcement of the free movie screening, the couple quote Mr. Gore, who said, "There is no longer a debate about the fact that global warming is real. We’re causing it. The consequences are serious and could be headed towards catastrophe if we don’t fix it. And it’s not too late. I don’t want to imagine a future in which our children say, ‘What were our parents thinking? Why didn’t they wake up when they had a chance?’"
Ms. Perrault said, "We can only do something about it. There is no choice."
A brief introduction will precede the film. A question-and-answer session will follow the screening with Lambertville Mayor David Del Vecchio, former New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bradley Campbell and representatives from the offices of Congressman Rush Holt and state Sen. Leonard Lance.
For more information e-mail [email protected] or call 397-9374.

