October 7, 2003
Contact: George Yatchisin
(805) 893-3494
e-mail: yatchisin-g@ sa.ucsb.edu
The fascinating illustrated lecture series
National Geographic Live! returns to Santa Barbara
Summary Facts:
- National Geographic Live!
- Four illustrated lectures that bring the far-ends of the globe to Santa Barbara
- Special discount series ticket available
- Documentary Filmmaker Michael Davie, Filming on the Edge: Adventures in Guerrilla Filmmaking on Tuesday, November 25
- Radio correspondent Alex Chadwick, The Radio Expeditions Sound Spectacular on Wednesday, February 4
- Paleontologist Paul Sereno, Africa’s Lost Dinosaur World on Thursday, March 4
- Wildlife photographer Michael Nichols, Megatransect: A Photographic Journey through the Heart of Africa on Monday, April 12
- All four events at 8 pm in UCSB Campbell Hall
- Tickets & Information: UCSB Arts & Lectures at 893-3535
Due to its unqualified success in 2002-2003, UCSB Arts & Lectures is bringing back the exciting National Geographic Live! lecture series for a second year. Featuring some of the most celebrated photographers, explorers, authors and scientists in the world, this enthralling illustrated program—which is presented in only four cities (San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago and Santa Barbara)—features remarkable people who explore the world while on assignment for National Geographic. This season, Arts & Lectures is also offering a discounted ticket for the series that will save patrons over 15% compared to the cost of buying tickets individually to each event. A&L also has instituted a youth price to encourage more junior high and high school students to attend these educational and captivating talks.
The series kicks off with Filming on the Edge: Adventures in Guerrilla Filmmaking. This talk by daring Emmy Award-winning Mick Davie, creator and producer of World Diaries, a series chronicling the lives of people on the front lines of political, cultural and environmental change, will be held on Tuesday, November 25 at 8 pm in UCSB Campbell Hall. Often working from dawn until dusk, using available light, a small camera, and minimal crew, Davie is able to capture moments of intimate interaction with his subjects. He also captures stories where most other crews fear to tread, from the refugee camps in Pakistan, Albania and Kosovo to war-torn Liberia. His lecture will interweave excerpts from his films with powerful tales from conflict zones. Davie is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow in the College of Creative Studies.
Radio correspondent Alex Chadwick presents The Radio Expeditions Sound Spectacular on Wednesday, February 4. Chadwick, who just recently created National Public Radio’s latest newsmagazine Day to Day, is an award-winning veteran NPR reporter, producer and program host. Radio Expeditions uses state-of-the-art, digital stereo recording equipment to report on exploration, world cultures, scientific discovery and environmental issues, airing rarely heard sounds ranging from a swarm of thousands of killer bees to the exotic bird songs heard on the Pacific island of Palmyra.
Paleontologist and National Geographic Explorer in Residence Paul Sereno, who has discovered dinosaur fossils on several continents, will present Africa’s Lost Dinosaur World on Thursday, March 4. A professor at the University of Chicago, Sereno’s field research has led to the discovery of the most fleet-footed meat-eater, the 30-foot-long Deltadromeus, the skull of a giant, T. rex-size meat-eater Carcharodontosaurus and the most primitive dinosaur ever to be discovered, Eoraptor, the “dawn raptor.” A dynamic speaker, Sereno’s many awards range from Boston Museum of Science’s Walker Prize to being named one of People magazine’s Most Beautiful People in 1997.
The series concludes with a talk by esteemed wildlife photographer Michael “Nick” Nichols on Monday, April 12. He will present Megatransect: A Photographic Journey Through the Heart of Africa, the stunning tale of his 2,000 mile walk in 1999 to chronicle what the African forest is like before human civilization alters it forever. His books include Brutal Kinship, a collaboration with famed scientist Jane Goodall that documents humanity’s treatment of our closest biological cousins, chimpanzees. In his presentation, Nichols will blend the magic of his photography with a powerful conservation message.
The 2002-2003 National Geographic Live! series featured photographer Steve McCurry, anthropologist Wade Davis and underwater photographer David Doubilet.
A special discounted National Geographic Live! series ticket is on sale for $50 for the general public and $32 for UCSB students & youth under 18. Individual tickets are $15 for the general public and $10 for UCSB students & youth under 18.
This series is presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures in association with National Geographic Live!, a mission program of speakers and events that brings the National Geographic experience to communities worldwide. The lecture by Michael Nichols is co-presented with Brooks Institute of Photography.
For tickets or more information,
call UCSB Arts & Lectures at (805) 893-3535.
Editor: For photos, please call
George Yatchisin at (805) 893-3494.