Events
Steven Kazlowski- The Last Polar Bear
The Last Polar Bear, by Steven Kazlowski
Wednesday, September 17th, 6 PM
At the Brattle Theatre
Wildlife photographer Steven Kazlowski’s The Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth of a Warming World has received acclaim. Steven will present his photographs of polar bears and discuss the impact of climate change on their Arctic habitat. He’ll talk about his travel (over an eight-year period) to the Beaufort and Chukcki Seas, from Point Hope in western Alaska to Herschel Island in the Yukon.
The Last Polar Bear places the reality of climate change in our hands. We see the plight of the polar bear, an indicator species already feeling the detrimental effects of our reliance on fossil fuels, as its icy habitat melts. The book includes many such anecdotes of life among the bears, relayed by the photographer, Alaskan natives and Inupiaq elders. Essays written by conservationist Theodore Roosevelt IV, Natural Resources Defense Council President Frances Beinecke, cultural anthropologist Richard Nelson, environmental journalist Daniel Glick, and Alaskan residents and writers Nick Jans and Charles Wohlforth provide a more in-depth understanding of the scientific, political and social issues that surround climate change.
We’re thrilled to host Steven, whose photographs have appeared in Audubon, Backpacking, Canadian National Geographic, National Geographic For Kids, National Wildlife, Sierra and TIME magazines. His prior books include Alaska’s Bears of the North, Alaska’s Wildlife of the North, and Alaska Wildlife Impressions.
This will be a ticketed event. Reservations are recommended. The Brattle Theatre is located at 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Square.
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Wayne Bernhardson - Patagonia
Moon Patagonia Handbook
Thursday, October 16th, 6 PM
At The First Parish Church
Wayne Bernhardson will talk about current conditions in and travel to Patagonia. Wayne is the author of Moon’s Patagonia Handbook and Buenos Aires Handbook. New editions of both guides are due this fall. Wayne’s previous presentations, including maps and travel photos, have wowed GCB audiences. With his apartment in Buenos Aires as a base, he spends half the year travelling in southern South America. His first-hand knowledge of travel in the region, from the “gateway cities” of Buenos Aires and Santiago, is impressive. Wayne is also the author of Moon’s guides for Argentina and Chile.
Wayne’s blogs on Buenos Aires and Patagonia can be found at http://southernconeguidebooks.blogspot.com/
It’s a great source for reports on Volcán Chaitén, as well as other travel and environmental updates. Recent entries described travel on troubled Aerolíneas Argentinas (now nationalized), public transportation in Buenos Aires, Chile’s designation of its whale species as national monuments, and a NASA expedition’s unexpected discovery of water in a cave while exploring in Chile’s Atacama Desert.
Reservations are requested. The First Parish Church is located at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Church Street, Harvard Square. Entry for this event will be at 3 Church Street.
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