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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri><STRONG>Dinner and a Movie: Sierra Club/COS Movie
Night<o:p></o:p></STRONG></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri><STRONG>Environmental Documentary Ghost
Bird<o:p></o:p></STRONG></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri><STRONG>Sunday, Sept. 19<o:p></o:p></STRONG></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri><STRONG>5:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></STRONG></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>Sierra Club and the Chicago Ornithological Society are hosting a
social event to view the new critically-acclaimed environmental documentary,
Ghost Bird, by director Scott Crocker.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>Ghost Bird explores the remarkable rediscovery of the Ivory-billed
Woodpecker in the swamps of Arkansas, taking a closer look at the role politics,
science and culture took in shaping the unprecedented recovery
effort.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>Ghost Bird features insightful interviews with David Sibley
(best-selling author and bird illustrator), Dr. Rick Prum (Macarthur recipient
and Yale University’s Curator of Ornithology), Dr. Jerome Jackson (biologist and
the world’s foremost expert on Ivory-bills), and Nancy Tanner (the only living
person to closely observe Ivory-bills).<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>The New York Times wrote: “Scott Crocker has turned a bird-watching
tale into a multilayered story that will fascinate practically everybody in
Ghost Bird, a witty, wistful documentary…”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>New York Magazine named Ghost Bird Critic’s Pick, calling it
“spellbinding…a cosmic lament for the forest primeval and man’s search for
environmental redemption.”<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>The film is being screened at the Gene Siskel Film Center in
Chicago, 164 North State Street (near the intersection of State and Lake
Streets). Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for students, $5 for Siskel Film Center
members.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>Interested in attending? We’ll meet in the theater lobby between
4:30 and 4:45 p.m. Look for the dark green Sierra Club t-shirts. If you’re late,
just buy a ticket, watch the movie and look for us in the lobby after the film.
Afterward, we’ll move over to the nearby Elephant & Castle Pub for a pint
and dinner for anyone who is interested.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>COS has another great program happening on September 19 - The Birds
of Ecuador - with Michael Retter at REI at 1466 N. Halsted. There should be
plenty of time for people to attend both events if they wish.
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>Please RSVP
to Christine Williamson at birdchris@aol.com or 773/935-8439
(evenings).<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>More information about the movie and for advance ticket purchases
(recommended) go to:
http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/ghostbird<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>Visit the movie website:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>http://www.ghostbirdmovie.com/<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>View trailer on YouTube:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face=Calibri><A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHI1B4k45Gwhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX3rL1XF9M0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHI1B4k45Gwhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX3rL1XF9M0</A></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>