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Movie Screening: A Sea Change |
| Start Date: | 5/7/2009 |
| End Date: | 5/7/2009 |
| Event Time: | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM |
| Title: | Movie Screening: A Sea Change |
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| Other Location: | Robert Paine Scripps Forum for Science, Society, and the Environment (Scripps Seaside Forum) |
| Event Category: | Film/Movies |
| Sponsor: | Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| Open to Public: | YES |
| Admission Cost: | Free |
| Contact Name: | Scripps Oceanography Communications |
| Contact Phone: | (858) 534-3624 Ext. |
| Contact Email: | scrippsnews@ucsd.edu |
| Description: | WHAT: Imagine a world without fish. A new documentary on climate change and the oceans proposes just that. Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego will host the Southern California premiere of the film, “A Sea Change,” the first documentary about ocean acidification, a little-known but potentially devastating threat to ocean life. Following the screening will be a question-and-answer period with award-winning filmmakers Sven Huseby and Barbara Ettinger, along with Scripps experts who conduct research on ocean acidification. They include Scripps Oceanography Director Tony Haymet, marine chemist Andrew Dixon and biological oceanographer Victoria Fabry, who is featured prominently in the film. • THE FILM SCREENING IS FREE AND THE PUBLIC IS INVITED • WHEN: Thursday, May 7, 2009, 5:30 p.m. (90 minute film, followed by 20 minute Q&A) WHERE: Robert Paine Scripps Forum for Science, Society and the Environment (Scripps Seaside Forum), 8610 Kennel Way, just north of El Paseo Grande in La Jolla. Limited parking is available in adjacent lots. Street parking is also available off El Paseo Grande and La Jolla Shores Drive. RSVP required. Seating is limited. Click here to RSVP: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=cHI2MkRrbC1OT1RqWmNiNkg3bFB1SUE6MA |
