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

[Birdchris at aol.com]

Sorry. Forgot to note that Michael Retter's program earlier in the day  
begins at 3:00 p.m. at REI. It's a 10-minute drive or taxi ride to the Siskel  
Film Center from REI. 
 
By public transportation, the walk to the North & Clybourn stop on the  Red 
subway line is about 5 minutes from REI. The Siskel film center is a 30  
second walk from the State & Lake stop on the Red line (three stops south,  
about 10 minutes). 
 
Easy bike ride down Halsted or Clybourn down town and bike parking is  
available on the street. 
 
 
In a message dated 9/12/2010 4:26:59 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
Birdchris at aol.com writes:

 
 
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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