[BCNnet] BCNnet: COS field trip to see "Ghost Bird" at Siskel Film Center

[Birdchris at aol.com]

Dinner and a Movie: Sierra Club/COS Movie  Night 
Environmental Documentary Ghost  Bird 
Sunday, Sept. 19 
5:00 p.m. 
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. 
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. 
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). 
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…”  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.” 
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. 
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. 
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.   
Please RSVP  to Christine Williamson at birdchris at aol.com or 773/935-8439  
(evenings). 
More information about the movie and for advance ticket purchases  
(recommended) go to:  http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/ghostbird 
Visit the movie website: 
http://www.ghostbirdmovie.com/ 
View trailer on YouTube:   
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHI1B4k45Gwhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX
3rL1XF9M0_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHI1B4k45Gwhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX3rL1XF9M0) 
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