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SPRING 2010 • WASHINGTON, DC
LECTURES
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CONCERTS
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FILMS
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SPRING 2010 CALENDAR
Programs are subject to change
FEBRUARY
Tue-Sat 2-6
BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR
Mon
8
THE CHOIR, Michael Davie
p. 6
Tue
9
NEED, GREED, AND A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE, Saleem H. Ali
p. 6
Wed
10
THE THIRD MAN FACTOR, John Geiger
p. 6
Thu
11
THE CHIMPS OF GOUALOUGO, David Morgan, Crickette Sanz
p. 7
Tue
16
INSIDE THE BATTLE TO SAVE EARTH’S CLIMATE, Stephen H. Schneider
p. 7
Wed
17
AMONG THE POLYGAMISTS, Stephanie Sinclair
Sat
20
TERRA COTTA WARRIORS FILM FESTIVAL, Craig D. Reid
Wed
24
ONE CUBIC FOOT, David Liittschwager
pp. 3-5
p. 7
p. 17
p. 8
Fri-Sun 26-28 GLOBAL GLIMPSES
p. 8
MARCH
Thu
4
NILOOFAR, Sabine El Gemayel
p. 8
Wed
10
SHADOWS, Mary Ayubi
p. 9
Fri
12
TANYA TAGAQ
p. 9
Mon
15
ST. PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATION, Beoga
p. 9
Tue
16
AN EVENING WITH PETER MATTHIESSEN
p. 10
Wed
17
FRESH, Ana Sofia Joanes, Joel Salatin, Ann Yonkers
p. 10
Thu
18
THE TWO HORSES OF GENGHIS KHAN
p. 11
Fri
19
EXPEDITION WILD, Casey Anderson
p. 11
Sat
20
UP, Pete Docter
p. 11
Tue
23
WATERS FROM THE ROOF OF THE WORLD, Jonas Bendiksen
p. 12
Wed
24
AFRICA’S LOST EDEN, Chris Matthews, James Byrne, Judy Oglethorpe, Gregory C. Carr
p. 12
p. 13
APRIL
Wed
7
2501 MIGRANTS: A JOURNEY, Yolanda Cruz
Wed
14
CHOCOLATE: FROM BEAN TO BAR, Steve DeVries, Biagio Abbatiello
p. 13
Tue
20
AMERICA’S ENDANGERED SPECIES, Joel Sartore
p. 14
Wed
21
TRACING THE FAMILY, Donovan Webster
p. 14
Sat
1
THE SIPPY CUPS
p. 14
Tue
4
IN THE EMPIRE OF ICE, Gretel Ehrlich
p. 15
Wed
5
A COME TO CHEESES MOMENT: WINE VS. BEER, Steve Jenkins, Joshua Wesson
p. 15
Thu
13
ADVENTURES AMONG ANTS, Mark Moffett
p. 15
Sat
15
MEET DR. BUGS, Mark Moffett
p. 16
Mon
17
A RIVER RUNS DRY, Jonathan Waterman
p. 16
Tue
18
NEW BEERS OF SCANDINAVIA, Garrett Oliver
p. 16
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SPRING 2010 SERIES EVENTS
AMONG THE POLYGAMISTS
Wed, Feb 17
p. 7
Stephanie Sinclair
ONE CUBIC FOOT
Wed, Feb 24
WATERS FROM THE ROOF
OF THE WORLD
FOUR-PART SPEAKER SERIES AMERICA’S ENDANGERED
SPECIES
Tue, Mar 23
MASTERS OF
PHOTOGRAPHY
Tue, Apr 20
p. 8
David Liittschwager
p. 12
Jonas Bendiksen
p. 14
Joel Sartore
NG MEMBER: $52
GENERAL PUBLIC: $60
STEPHANIE SINCLAIR
THREE-PART SPEAKER SERIES
QUEST FOR
ADVENTURE
THE THIRD MAN FACTOR
Wed, Feb 10
IN THE EMPIRE OF ICE
Tue, May 4
p. 15
Gretel Ehrlich
A RIVER RUNS DRY
Mon, May 17
p. 6
John Geiger
p. 16
Jonathan Waterman
NG MEMBER: $39 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $45
GRETEL EHRLICH
NILOOFAR
Thu, Mar 4
p. 8
Sabine El Gemayel
SHADOWS
Wed, Mar 10
p. 9
Mary Ayubi
2501 MIGRANTS: A JOURNEY
Wed, Apr 7
p. 13
Yolanda Cruz
NG MEMBER: $18 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $24
WOMEN HOLD UP
HALF THE SKY
THREE-PART FILM SERIES
STILL FROM NILOOFAR,
COURTESY OF THE FILMMAKERS
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Concerts
The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad, produced by Jazz at Lincoln Center and the U.S.
Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is designed to foster cultural
exchange worldwide. Between March and December 2010, ten talented American jazz, urban,
gospel, blues, and roots music artists will visit Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the
Balkans. International tour activities include concerts, workshops, demonstrations, and
collaborations with local musicians.The program also incorporates free performances by each
group at Jazz at Lincoln Center (at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola), and for National Geographic Live.
Performers include:
• The Charlie Porter Quartet
• Chen Lo and the Liberation Family
• The Johnny Rodgers Band
• The Little Joe McLerran Quartet
• The Mark Sherman-Tim Horner Quartet
• Nasar Abadey and SUPERNOVA
• Oscar Williams and Perfected Praise
• Paul Beaudry & Pathways
• Student Loan
• Turning Pointe
Check our website in early February for
performance dates: www.nglive.org/dc
F E B R U A RY
COURTESY JALC
FREE. NO RESERVATIONS
OR TICKETS REQUIRED.
Media Sponsor:
Chen Lo and the Liberation Family
Films
BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR
TUESDAY, FEB 2 – SATURDAY, FEB 6 • ALL SHOWS 7 PM
The Banff Mountain Film Festival is one of the most important
events on the annual film festival circuit, offering the best films on
mountain sports and cultures. Now in its 34th year, the Banff
Mountain Film Festival is presented in part by National
Geographic.
NG MEMBERS: SINGLE EVENT $16 / 5-NIGHT SERIES $70
GENERAL PUBLIC: SINGLE EVENT $20 / 5-NIGHT SERIES $90
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A LITTLE BIT MONGOLIAN
(Australia/2009/55 min) A 12-year-old from
Australia races horses in Mongolia.
Best Film on Mountain Culture
Unicyclist Dan Heaton
in the film Revolution One
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 • 7 PM
FIRST ASCENT: ALONE ON THE WALL
(United States/2009/24 minutes) Climbing
Yosemite’s Half Dome.
F E B R U A RY
MATTHEW WILLIAMS, COURTESY OF THE BANFF CENTER
BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR cont.
TEN – A CAMERAMAN’S TALE
(Switzerland/2009/36 min) The passions, joys
and dangers of freeriding.
REVOLUTION ONE (United States/2009/10 min)
The history, people, and places that have
defined the rapidly emerging sport of
off-road unicycling.
SOLO (Australia/2008/58 min) A kayaker
attempting to paddle from Australia to
New Zealand runs into trouble on the
high seas.
PICK-UP STICKS (Canada/2009/9 min)
An aerial plunge off the edge of a cliff into
a seabird colony.
URUCA (5.12C R/X) (Brazil/2009/8 min)
A dangerous climb in Brazil.
SIGNATURES: CANVAS OF SNOW
(United States/2009/16 min) Skiing, snowboarding, and noboarding in Japan.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 • 7 PM
MONT-BLANC SPEED FLYING
(France/2008/10 min) Down Mont Blanc in ten
minutes. Best Short Mountain Film
From the film Ten - A Cameraman’s Tale
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE BANFF CENTER
AZAZEL (France/2007/22 min) Establishing a
new route on Pakistan’s Trango Tower.
PROJECT MEGAWOOSH (Germany/2009/4
world’s tallest human water slide.
min) The
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4 • 7 PM
AFRICA REVOLUTIONS TOUR
(United States/2009/20 min) Kayakers bring
solar cooking equipment to African villages.
TAKE A SEAT (United Kingdom/2009/46 min)
A cycling trip across two continents.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE BANFF CENTER
Special Jury Mention
COMMITTED 2: WALK OF LIFE
(United Kingdom/2008/20 min) A beautiful
but terrifying line up Devon’s sea cliffs.
From the film Mont-Blanc Speed Flying
Winner of the Best Short Mountain Film award
Best Film of Climbing
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F E B R U A RY
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE BANFF CENTER
BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR cont.
From the film Mustang - Journey of Transformation
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, cont
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 • 7 PM
MUSTANG - JOURNEY OF TRANSFORMATION (United States/2009/28 min) Efforts to
save a unique Buddhist culture.
THE ULTIMATE SKIING SHOWDOWN
(Canada/2009/4 min) A showdown between
the fastest skiers on Earth.
MEDEOZ (France/2008/6 min) One camera
shot, six different sports.
Will Gadd on B.C.’s Hunlen Falls in the film Hunlen
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE BANFF CENTER
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5 • 7 PM
DEEP/SHINSETSU (Japan/2009/3 min) Shinsetsu means “deep powder” in Japanese.
BIRDMAN OF THE KARAKORUM
(United Kingdom/2009/64 min) Extreme altitude
paragliding.
FIRST ASCENT: THE IMPOSSIBLE CLIMB
(United States/2009/24 min) “The most difficult
rock climb in the world.”
FINDING FARLEY (Canada/2009/63 min)
A young family embarks on a cross-Canada
adventure to visit Canadian literary legend
Farley Mowat. Grand Prize Award and
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE BANFF CENTER
People’s Choice Award
HUNLEN (Canada/2009/12 min) Climbing a
frozen waterfall that isn’t completely
frozen.
Chris Sharma in the film
First Ascent: The Impossible Climb
ROWING THE ATLANTIC (United States/
2009/26 min) Trading a secure life for an
incredible adventure.
KRANKED: REVOLVE (Canada/2009/11 min)
Mountain biking around the world.
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SHINING SPIRIT (Canada/2009/26 min)
A recording project brings together a
Tibetan family.
TO THE RAINBOW (United Kingdom/2009/
14 min) Paul Pritchard’s emotional return
to climbing.
PROJECT MEGAWOOSH (Germany/2009/4
min) The world’s tallest human water slide.
Film
F E B R U A RY
THE CHOIR
MICHAEL DAVIE, an Emmy® Award-winning young
filmmaker and former correspondent for National
Geographic Explorer, returns to National Geographic
with a powerful new documentary. The Choir (Australia/2007/88 min) tells the story of a group of inmates
in one of South Africa’s toughest prisons who discover
in music a way to build a makeshift family, train for a
national choir competition, and grow beyond their
circumstances. Don’t miss this moving true story,
followed by a discussion with the filmmaker.
NG MEMBER: $12 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $15
COURTESY MICHAEL DAVIE
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8 • 7:30 PM
Lecture
NEED, GREED, AND A
SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9 • 7:30 PM
Would the world be a better place if human societies
curbed their desires for material goods? In his provocative new book, Treasures of the Earth: Need, Greed,
and a Sustainable Future, scholar and environmental
visionary SALEEM H. ALI suggests that the answer
is not so simple. He proposes a new environmental
paradigm that accepts our need to consume resources,
while urging conservation as well.
NG MEMBER: $15 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $18
Lecture
THE THIRD MAN FACTOR
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 • 7:30 PM
Quest for Adventure Series - Event 1
NG MEMBER: $15/ 3-PART SERIES $39
GENERAL PUBLIC: $18 / 3-PART SERIES $45
DANIEL J. CATT
Bestselling author JOHN GEIGER’s new book, The
Third Man Factor, deals with a mysterious phenomenon which has been noted by survivors of traumatic
events: the sense of the close presence of a guardian
when “in fact” there is nobody there. Based on physiological, psychological, and historical research,
Geiger’s book offers the latest discoveries in neurology
as well as compelling human stories of survival.
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THE CHIMPS OF GOUALOUGO
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11 • 7:30 PM
MICHAEL NICHOLS
F E B R U A RY
Lecture
Lecture
For several years, National Geographic research
grantees DAVID MORGAN and CRICKETTE SANZ
have lived in the Goualougo Triangle, a protected area
in the Republic of the Congo that is home to a population of chimpanzees who have become unusually
habituated to humans. As described in the February
2010 National Geographic, Morgan and Sanz have
exploited the chimps’ comfort around humans to
make important and fascinating discoveries about
how chimps pass on the skills of toolmaking and use.
NG MEMBER: $15 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $18
INSIDE THE BATTLE TO
SAVE THE EARTH’S CLIMATE
COURTESY STEPHEN H. SCHNEIDER
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 • 7:30 PM
Lecture
STEPHEN H. SCHNEIDER, a corecipient of the Nobel
Peace Prize (with Al Gore) in 2007, offers a riveting,
behind-the-scenes account of the political battles over
climate change in his new National Geographic book.
Find out how special interests were able to exploit
scientific uncertainties to block measures against
climate change, and hear why this visionary thinks it
is not too late to take action.
NG MEMBER: $15 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $18
AMONG THE POLYGAMISTS
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 • 7:30 PM
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STEPHANIE SINCLAIR
Masters of Photography Series - Event 1
The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints (FLDS), a group that broke with the Mormons to
continue practicing plural marriage, has thrived
outside of the public spotlight until recently. For the
February 2010 National Geographic, photographer
STEPHANIE SINCLAIR spent time in their community
to produce an amazingly insightful portrait of this
defiant group of believers.
NG MEMBER: $15 / 4-PART SERIES $52
GENERAL PUBLIC: $18 / 4-PART SERIES $60
F E B R U A RY
ONE CUBIC FOOT
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 • 7:30 PM
Masters of Photography Series - Event 2
NG MEMBER: $15 / 4-PART SERIES $52
GENERAL PUBLIC: $18 / 4-PART SERIES $60
ANAND VARNA
For the February 2010 National Geographic,
photographer DAVID LIITTSCHWAGER placed a onecubic foot metal frame in different environments and
photographed its contents. He captured images of
more than 1,000 individual organisms. Witness his
unique style of portraiture through the amazing
natural diversity he captured in a single cubic foot
of biosphere.
Lecture
Films
GLOBAL GLIMPSES
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26-28
Film
MARCH
EACH FILM: $8 / 5-FILM PASS: $35
© A.M.P.A.S.
For the third year you’ll have the opportunity to view
in one weekend the five films nominated for the 2009
Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. The Academy
of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and the National
Geographic All Roads Film Project will present the
films one week before the Academy Awards ceremony.
A reception will take place before or after each
screening. Nominees will be announced February 2.
Check nglive.org/dc for a complete list of films and the
final schedule.
NILOOFAR
THURSDAY, MARCH 4 • 7 PM
Women Hold Up Half the Sky Series - Event 1
A 12-year-old Iraqi girl defies tradition and faces dire
consequences as a result. Niloofar was featured in the
AFI Fest 2008 for Narrative Competition. A discussion
with the director SABINE EL GEMAYEL will follow
the film. (France / Iran / Lebanon / 2008 / 82 min / Farsi &
NG MEMBER: $8 / 3-PART SERIES $18
GENERAL PUBLIC: $10 / 3-PART SERIES $24
COURTESY SABINE EL GEMAYEL
Arabic with English subtitles / Dir: Sabine El Gemayel)
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MARCH
Film
SHADOWS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10 • 7 PM
Women Hold Up Half the Sky Series - Event 2
Mary Ayubi documents Afghan womens’ liberation and
as a result, must leave the country. In exile, she continues to produce works on women’s issues. A discussion
with the director, MARY AYUBI, will follow the film.
(France / 2005 / 52 minutes / Dari and Pashto with English
COURTESY OF THE FILMMAKERS
subtitles / Co-dirs: Mary Ayubi and Polly Hyman)
Concert
NG MEMBER: $8 / 3-PART SERIES $18
GENERAL PUBLIC: $10 / 3-PART SERIES $24
TANYA TAGAQ
COURTESY TANYA TAGAQ
FRIDAY, MARCH 12 • 7:30 PM
Concert
Since the 2005 release of her debut CD, TANYA
TAGAQ, a native of Nunavut, has attracted the
attention of some of the world’s most innovative
musical artists while bringing her unique mix of traditional Inuit throat singing and contemporary styles
to an ever growing audience. She has recorded with
musicians as diverse as Björk and the Kronos Quartet,
whose member David Harrington called her the “Jimi
Hendrix of Inuit throat singers.” Find out why in this
concert featuring songs from her new album, Auk.
NG MEMBER: $20 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $25
ST. PATRICK’S DAY
CELEBRATION WITH BEOGA
MONDAY, MARCH 15 • 7:30 PM
Called “the most exciting new traditional band to
emerge from Ireland this century” by the Wall Street
Journal, the County Antrim-based BEOGA has built a
following on both sides of the Atlantic. Find out why
their live show was described by Philadelphia Irish as
“an auditory high-wire act without a net.”
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COURTESY BEOGA
NG MEMBER: $25 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $30
Lecture
MARCH
AN EVENING WITH
PETER MATTHIESSEN
TUESDAY, MARCH 16 • 7:30 PM
One of America’s most distinguished living authors,
PETER MATTHIESSEN has probed the impacts our
technological, profit-driven society has had on both
the environment and on indigenous cultures around
the world. A two-time National Book Award winner
for his travel journal The Snow Leopard and his novel
Shadow Country, Matthiessen has turned an unflinching eye on some of the most controversial issues of
our time. In this National Geographic Live appearance,
he will discuss an issue of special urgency: the impact
of climate change on the indigenous cultures of the
far north, where warmer temperatures and a shrinking
ice pack pose a direct threat to a way of life thousands
of years old.
Film
APRIL
Presented as part of the Environmental Film Festival in the
Nation’s Capital
BARBARA HALL
NG MEMBER: $20 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $25
FRESH
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17 • 7:30 PM
Each day brings more awareness of the consequences
of our current model of agriculture and food distribution: food contamination, pollution, resource depletion, and increased obesity. The award-winning film
Fresh celebrates the farmers, thinkers, and business
people who are reinventing this system, forging
healthier, more sustainable alternatives while offering
a practical vision for feeding our planet in the
21st century. This screening will be followed by
a discussion with filmmaker ANA SOFIA JOANES,
JOEL SALATIN, owner of Polyface Farms, and ANN
YONKERS, co-director, FRESHFARM Markets.
COURTESY OF THE FILMMAKER
NG MEMBER: $15 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $18
Presented as part of the Environmental Film Festival in the
Nation’s Capital, and with support from FRESHFARM
Markets, promoting food with a face, a place, and a taste in
the Chesapeake Bay region
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THE TWO
HORSES OF GENGHIS KHAN
THURSDAY, MARCH 18 • 7 PM
Folk singer Urna journeys throughout Mongolia to find
an ancient song’s missing verses from her grandmother’s
broken, beloved violin. This documentary is narrative
style and cinematically composed. Director Davaa’s first
feature film The Story of the Weeping Camel was a
2005 Best Documentary Oscar-nomination. (Germany /
Presented as part of the Environmental
Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital
COURTESY OF THE FILMMAKER
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Film
Film
2009 / 91 minutes / Mandarin and Mongolian with English
subtitles / Dir: Byambasuren Davaa)
NG MEMBER: $8 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $10
EXPEDITION WILD
WITH CASEY ANDERSON
Presented as part of the Environmental
Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital
GRIZZLY CREEK FILMS
FRIDAY, MARCH 19 • 7:30 PM
Family Program
NG MEMBER: $8 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $10
UP
SATURDAY, MARCH 20 • 1 PM
COURTESY DISNEY/PIXAR
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Presented as part of the Environmental
Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital
In the premiere episode of Expedition Wild, naturalist
CASEY ANDERSON gets knee-deep in grizzly life on
Alaska’s Kodiak Island, where he teaches Brutus, an
800-pound grizzly bear, the ways of his wild relatives.
Casey then returns to Montana to see if he can teach a
bear raised in captivity to fish for himself. Anderson will
discuss his work with grizzlies following the screening.
This film will premiere on the new NatGeo WILD
network in April 2010.
An instant classic in the world of family films, Disney/
Pixar’s Up tells the story of Carl Fredricksen, a retired
balloon salesman who ties thousands of balloons to his
house and sets off to the lost world of his childhood
dreams, with 8-year-old Russell in tow. Meeting fantastic
friends along the way like Dug the talking dog, and
Kevin, the rare 13-foot-tall flightless bird, they discover
that sometimes life’s biggest adventures aren't the ones
you set out for. A discussion with writer and director
PETE DOCTER will follow the screening.
ALL TICKETS: $5
Lecture
MARCH
WATERS FROM THE
ROOF OF THE WORLD
TUESDAY, MARCH 23 • 7:30 PM
Masters of Photography Series - Event 3
NG MEMBER: $15/ 4-PART SERIES $52
GENERAL PUBLIC: $18 / 4-PART SERIES $60
JONAS BENDIKSEN
For a story in the April National Geographic, Norwegian
photographer JONAS BENDIKSEN documented what
could be the early stages of an environmental
catastrophe in the Tibetan Plateau, where thousands of
glaciers provide water for over a billion people.
Bendiksen will share images of the rugged beauty of
the plateau, its disappearing water sources, and the
people downriver who depend on them.
Film
AFRICA’S LOST EDEN
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 • 7 PM
It was known as “the place where Noah left his Ark”:
4,000 square kilometers of lush floodplains in central
Mozambique, packed with wild animals. But 15 years
of civil war took a heavy toll – many species were
almost completely wiped out for meat. As documented
in a new National Geographic Channel film, conservationists today are battling to restore the park to its former glory, and save it from present-day threats that
could destroy it forever. This world premiere screening
will be followed by a discussion moderated by
journalist and Hardball host CHRIS MATTHEWS.
Panelists will include JAMES BYRNE, producer, JUDY
OGLETHORPE, World Wildlife Fund, AMBASSADOR
CARLOS DOS SANTOS, Permanent Representative to
the United Nations for the Republic of Mozambique,
and GREGORY C. CARR, who has pledged $40 million
to rebuild the park so it can serve as a source of tourist
income for the local population.
Presented as part of the Environmental Film Festival in the
Nation’s Capital, and cosponsored with generous support
from the Gorongosa Restoration Project. Africa’s Lost Eden
will premiere on the new National Geographic Wild
channel in April.
ALL PHOTOS JAMES BYRNE
NG MEMBER: $15 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $18
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APRIL
Presented with the National
Sushi Society as part of the
National Cherry Blossom Festival
SUSTAINABLE SUSHI TASTING
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31 • 6:30 PM
KRISTEN POLICY, 2009
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BOB ATTARDI
MARCH
Tasting
Film
Join CASSON TRENOR, author of
Sustainable Sushi: A Guide to Saving
the Oceans One Bite at a Time, for a
multiple-course tasting-dinner where
authenticity and responsibility combine for a unique sushi experience.
Trenor is founder of and the sustainability expert at the first sustainable
sushi restaurant in North America – Tataki Sushi Bar in
San Francisco, CA.
ALL TICKETS: $95 PER PERSON
2501 MIGRANTS: A JOURNEY
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 • 7 PM
Women Hold Up Half the Sky Series - Event 3
COURTESY OF THE FILMMAKER
This film documents Oaxacan artist Alejandro Santiago’s creative response to the impact of migration
on rural Mexico. A discussion with the filmmaker,
seven-time award-winning director YOLANDA CRUZ,
will follow the film. Washington, D.C., premiere.
Tasting
(Mexico / 2008 / 54 min / Spanish with English subtitles /
Dir: Yolanda Cruz)
NG MEMBER: $8 / 3-PART SERIES $18
GENERAL PUBLIC: $10 / 3-PART SERIES $24
CHOCOLATE: FROM BEAN TO BAR
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JAMES L. STANFIELD
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14 • 7 PM
Explore the world of chocolate at this tasting with DC’s
own chocolate aficionado and owner of Biagio Fine
Chocolate, BIAGIO ABBATIELLO, and internationally
acclaimed chocolate maker, STEVE DEVRIES. With
these experts, you’ll savor your way through the history,
personalities, and flavors behind this alluring treat that
the ancient Maya and Aztecs called “The Elixir of the
Gods.” Bring your sweet tooth, a loved one, and a
sense of culinary adventure to the sweetest event of
the National Geographic Live spring season.
NG MEMBER: $75 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $80
APRIL
Lecture
AMERICA’S ENDANGERED SPECIES
TUESDAY, APRIL 20 • 7:30 PM
Masters of Photography Series - Event 4
NG MEMBER: $15/ 4-PART SERIES $52
GENERAL PUBLIC: $18 / 4-PART SERIES $60
JOEL SARTORE
In his new National Geographic book, Rare: Portraits of
America’s Endangered Species, veteran photographer
JOEL SARTORE offers 80 masterful images of threatened lifeforms, along with an informative review of the
history and purpose of the Endangered Species Act.
Step behind the camera with him as he shares the
stories behind living things that may soon disappear
from the world.
TRACING THE FAMILY
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21 • 7:30 PM
Family Program
THE SIPPY CUPS
This Bay Area band makes its third visit to National
Geographic with a show that promises to dazzle the
eyes and thrill the ears. With their magnetic mix of
psychedelic-flavored originals, colorful puppets, and
amazing juggling feats, the SIPPY CUPS always put
on a show that appeals to all ages. The group’s latest
album, The Time Machine, is a winner of a 2009
Parents’ Choice Recommended award.
ADULTS: $16 / CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER: $12
JIM IACONA, COMPOSITE BY MARK BOSCACCI
SATURDAY, MAY 1 • NOON & 3 PM
M AY
NG MEMBER: $15 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $18
Lecture
COURTESY DONOVAN WEBSTER
Using information about his own DNA that he
obtained by participating in National Geographic’s
Genographic Project, writer DONOVAN WEBSTER
traced his family back to the first human beings. In his
new National Geographic book, Meeting the Family:
One Man’s Journey Through His Human Ancestry, and
in this presentation, he recounts his own travels in the
footsteps of his ancestors from Tanzania’s Rift Valley
through the Middle East and Central Asia, through
Europe and to North America.
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IN THE EMPIRE OF ICE
TUESDAY, MAY 4 • 7:30 PM
Quest for Adventure Series - Event 2
For a National Geographic-supported expedition,
writer GRETEL EHRLICH circumnavigated the Arctic
Circle to document the indigenous cultures inhabiting
its starkly beautiful landscapes, as advancing climate
change threatens traditional ways of life. In her new
book, Empire of Ice: Encounters in a Changing Landscape, and in this presentation, she tells the story of
her journey to explore the “ecology of culture.”
GRETEL EHRLICH
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Lecture
Tasting
NG MEMBER: $15/ 3-PART SERIES $39
GENERAL PUBLIC: $18 / 3-PART SERIES $45
A COME TO CHEESES
MOMENT: WINE VS. BEER
Presented with support from Best
Cellars (Dupont Circle location),
and the Brickskeller, home to the
world's largest selection of beers
NICOLE DUPLAIX
WEDNESDAY, MAY 5 • 7 PM (Must be 21 or older)
Lecture
NG MEMBER: $75 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $80
ADVENTURES AMONG ANTS
THURSDAY, MAY 13 • 7:30 PM
MARK MOFFETT
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The pairing of wine with cheese has long been a given.
But the recent revival of craft brewing has opened
the refrigerator door to a bevy of brews that can
complement cheese every bit as deliciously as wine
does. Join master cheesemonger STEVEN JENKINS,
grape guru JOSHUA WESSON, and a leading beer
expert, for a tasting of artisanal cheeses paired with
a specially selected wine and beer, and vote for your
favorites in this contest between great beverages.
Called “the Indiana Jones of entomology,” photographer
and naturalist MARK MOFFETT has made it his
mission to open peoples’ eyes to the small wonders of
nature. His new book, Adventures Among Ants: A
Global Safari With a Cast of Trillions, takes us into the
world of ants, showing how they dominate their ecosystems through strikingly “human” behaviors. Join this
explorer for an ant’s-eye view of the natural world.
Moffett will share the story of ants in a children’s
program on May 15 (see page 16).
NG MEMBERS: $15 / GENERAL PUBLIC: $18
M AY
MEET DR. BUGS
SATURDAY, MAY 15 • 1 PM
Known for his wacky sense of humor, and genuine love
for the small wonders of nature, photographer and naturalist MARK MOFFETT, nicknamed “Dr. Bugs,” is a
popular presenter for kids and adults alike. In addition
to two dozen articles for National Geographic, Moffett
is author of a children’s book, Face to Face With Frogs,
and articles for young people. Bring the whole family
for an informative, lavishly illustrated afternoon with
this entertaining scientist and explorer!
MARK MOFFETT
ADULTS: $10 / CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER: $6
Family Program
Lecture
A RIVER RUNS DRY
MONDAY, MAY 17 • 7:30 PM
Quest for Adventure Series - Event 3
In 2008, author JONATHAN WATERMAN traveled the
length of the Colorado River to survey the health of
the legendary waterway. In his National Geographic
book, he details the story of an overtaxed river that
fails to reach the ocean most years due to human
demands. Join him for a look at images and stories
of the river, the people who use its waters, and a
discussion on how the river’s demise might be averted.
NG MEMBER: $15 / 3-PART SERIES $39
GENERAL PUBLIC: $18 / 3-PART SERIES $45
Tasting
NEW BEERS OF SCANDINAVIA
TUESDAY, MAY 18 • 7 PM (Must be 21 or older)
MEMBERS: $75 /GENERAL PUBLIC: $80
RAY PATRICK
The American craft brewing movement has inspired
similar developments all over the world, but perhaps
nowhere has the rise been as striking as in Scandinavia. Home to five countries, 23 million people and
several languages, Scandinavia is producing some of
the most interesting and diverse beers on the planet.
A frequent visitor to Scandinavia, brewmaster
GARRETT OLIVER will take you on an exciting Nordic
beer tour.
Cosponsored by the BRICKSKELLER and
presented with assistance from Brewers
United for Real Potables (BURP)
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Exhibit
TERRA COTTA WARRIORS:
GUARDIANS OF CHINA’S FIRST EMPEROR
Exhibition at National Geographic Museum through March 31
Daily: 10 AM - 6 PM / Wednesdays: 10 AM - 9 PM
TICKETS: $6 - $12
Films
www.warriorsdc.org | 202-857-7700
TERRA COTTA WARRIORS FILM FESTIVAL
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 • NOON / 2:15 PM / 4 PM
Enjoy an afternoon of great Chinese kung fu film at this showcase. Each film will be
introduced by CRAIG D. REID, a respected authority on martial arts films, who selected
these pop culture classics reflecting the life of China’s first emperor.
NOON - HERO (2002 / 107 min / Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles) Jet Li plays a mysterious,
nameless hero who defends the Emperor Qin from a team of assassins.
2:15 PM - LAO TOU HO (1979 / 97 min / Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles) In one of the best
kung fu films of the 1970s, an injured prince teaches kung fu to a vagabond who must now
protect the prince from assassins.
LEGENDARY WEAPONS OF CHINA (1982 / 100 min / Mandarin Chinese with English
subtitles) During the Boxer Rebellion, ruthless assassins hunt down a rogue clan member who
4 PM -
views the Boxers as detrimental to the spirit of Chinese martial arts. Starring and directed
by the renowned Liu Chia-liang. Dr. Reid calls this the best kung fu film ever.
NG MEMBERS: $8 / 3-PART SERIES $18
GENERAL PUBLIC: $10 / 3-PART SERIES $24
THE REAL DRAGON EMPEROR screens at
noon every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
through March 31, and at noon and 2 pm
on these Saturdays: Jan. 30, Feb. 27, Mar. 27.
FREE. NO TICKETS REQUIRED.
Festival
CHINESE NEW YEAR FESTIVAL
Presented by P.F. Chang’s China Bistro
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 • 11 AM - 3 PM
Ring in the year of the tiger with free
P. F. Chang’s specialties, family-friendly
performances, and activities. Additional
support from the PIMCO Foundation.
FREE. NO TICKETS REQUIRED.
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WANG DA GANG
FREE
NO TICKETS REQUIRED
March 16 No screening
March 23 HEART OF THE AMAZON
National Geographic Explorerin-Residence WADE DAVIS travels deep
into the rain forest to visit the Barsana people
and witness a majestic and ancient ritual.
Introduced by Dr. Davis and presented as
part of the Environmental Film Festival in
the Nation’s Capital.
(2009, 48 min)
Enjoy productions from National
Geographic Television, the
National Geographic Channel,
All Road Film Project, and
independent filmmakers.
February 9 THE DOLL (2008, 20 min)
A young barber faces the temptation
of avenging his father in Dante James’
powerful short film.
LOUISVILLE (2005, 18 min) Fathers, sons,
and grandsons click and clash in this
short film featuring Andre Braugher.
Black History Month Presentations.
Introduced by actor and filmmaker
CLAYTON LEBOUEF.
February 16 PADDLE TO SEATTLE
(2009, 86 min) Two adventurers paddle
handmade kayaks along the Inside
Passage in this award-winning
documentary by Josh Thomas and
J.J. Kelley. Introduced by J.J. KELLEY.
February 23 EXPLORER JOURNAL:
MANEATERS OF MALAWI (2000, 25 min)
Reptile expert Brady Barr tries to resolve
a deadly conflict between crocodiles and
humans.
OUT THERE: CROCODILE WILD (1999,
25 min) Brady Barr heads to Costa Rica to
uncover the truth behind a crocodile
controversy.
March 2 MARS: MAKING THE NEW
EARTH (2009, 48 min) Will Mars someday
be adapted for human habitation?
FREE FILM SCREENINGS
March 9 THE PIGEON MURDERS
(2000, 26 min) Someone is poisoning New York
City’s pigeons, in this award-winning Explorer
film.
BROOKLYN’S PIGEON GAME (1986, 13 min)
Flocks of pigeons swirl above Brooklyn in an
unusual urban sport.
March 30 DEEP-SEA DETECTIVE: THE
BALLARD EXPEDITIONS (1995, 72 min)
A profile of underwater explorer and National
Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Robert
Ballard.
April 6 No screening
April 13 ATL – WATER (Mexico, 2009, 50 min)
The rainy season brings abundance and
celebration to the mountains of Tepotzlan.**
April 20 A WAVE OF CHANGE
MAN OF THE NORTH (Paraguay, 2009, 21 min)
A mysterious stranger brings gifts to an old
woman during a civil war.
THE FUTURE IS NOW (Cuba, 2009, 35 min) The
people of Havana await an uncertain future
in the twilight of Fidel Castro’s career.**
April 27 RIO DE LA RENOVACIÓN (USA,
conflict over water and wild
salmon leads to consensus.**
2009, 54 min) A
May 4 HANANPACHA (2009, 46 min) This
independent film from Perú is a stunning
visual ode to the landscapes and people
of the Lake Titicaca region.**
May 11 MONTSERRAT: ISLAND OF FIRE
(1998, 51 min) Inhabitants of the Caribbean
island of Montserrat must decide whether to
flee an active volcano in this Explorer classic.
** All Roads Film Project Presentations
All screenings held in Grosvenor Auditorium
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JOEL SARTORE
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(FSC) promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and
economically viable management of the world’s forests.
A three year-old ocelot named Diego, by Joel Sartore.
America’s Endangered Species
with photographer Joel Sartore – April 20
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