Explorers Club Film Series: " CHASING ICE "

New York, NY (November 7, 2012) - In the spring of 2005, acclaimed environmental photographer James Balog headed to the Arctic on a National Geographic assignment: an extreme ice survey to deliver evidence and hope to our carbon-powered planet. With a band of young adventurers in tow, Balog began deploying revolutionary time-lapse cameras across the brutal Arctic to capture a multi-year record of the world’s changing glaciers. As the debate polarizes America and the intensity of natural disasters ramps up globally, Balog finds himself  battling untested technology in subzero conditions, coming face to face with his own mortality. 

 

November 7th, Wednesday
Check-In and Open Bar at 6pm, 7pm Start
Reservation Notes: Free for Explorers Club members; $20 for members of the public; $5 for students with a valid academic ID. Reservations are suggested on a first-come first-served basis. Please call 212.628.8383, or send your email to reservations@explorers.org.

 

 The Explorers Club

46 East 70th Street (b/w Park and Madison Ave.)

New York, NY 10021

212.628.8383

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FREDERICK LAW OLMSTEAD: THE ACCIDENTAL RENAISSANCE MAN

New York, NY (November 5, 2012) - Justin Martin, the author of Genius Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmstead, will detail the life of this remarkable man who is best remembered as the visionary designer of Central Park. As a journalist, Olmstead worked for the New York Times at its earliest incarnation, and traveled through the South to chronicle slavery and plantation life. His close observation of the institution of slavery turned him into a fiery abolitionist aiding the free-soilers during the Bloody Kansas struggles.

Olmstead played a key role in the preservation of Niagara Falls, Yosemite and other wild places, as well as leading a medical unit that served as the forerunner of the Red Cross. He settled into landscape architecture in his mid-40's, and his masterful designs include Prospect Park, The U.S. Capitol Grounds, Stanford University's Campus, and the Biltmore Estate.

November 5th, Monday
Check-In and Open Bar at 6pm, 7pm Start
Reservation Notes: Free for Explorers Club members; $20 for members of the public; $5 for students with a valid academic ID. Reservations are suggested on a first-come first-served basis. Please call 212.628.8383, or send your email to reservations@explorers.org.

The Explorers Club

46 East 70th Street (b/w Park and Madison Ave.)

New York, NY 10021

212.628.8383 

what can i do? ^__^