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Click here for details on the special June 5 event with Steve Winter, photographer for National Geographic
| May 2008 | |
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31st International Wildlife Film Festival |
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May 10-17th |
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Missoula, MT |
This Wildlife Film Festival celebrates wildlife and natural history from a global perspective. The week long event also includes the Tarkio Retreat on May 14th, where our Executive Director, Brad Rutherford, will be presenting. The Tarkio Retreat brings together leaders from many sectors, including the film and television industries, independent filmmakers and broadcast organizations, foundations and conservation organizations, universities and other academic institutions, corporations, policy, scientific and natural resource organizations and institutes. |
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Himalayan Fair |
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May 17th and 18th 10 am- 5:30 pm |
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Live Oak Park (between Shattuck Ave and Walnut Street) Berkeley, CA |
The Himalayan Fair supports grassroots organizations in the Himalayas, in countries such as Tibet, Nepal, and Pakistan. There will be food, crafts, travel and trekking booths all related to Himalayan communities. The diverse entertainment this year will include Indian and Tibetan classical music and dance, Afghani and Nepalese folk ensembles, Mongolian and Assamese music and also Kawali and Fusion. This is a colorful and culturally rich event that the whole family will enjoy. Come be a part of the Himalayan community for a weekend! |
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Green Festival- Chicago |
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Saturday May 17th, 10am-8pm Sunday May 18th, 11am-6pm |
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Navy Pier 600 East Grand Ave Chicago, IL 60611 www.navypier.com |
Green Festivals are the largest and greenest nationwide festivals dedicated to sustainable living, and this year, they are coming to Seattle! The event will feature over 125 speakers, 350 green exhibitors, an organic valley play zone for kids and all organic food, beer and wine to enjoy! Come spend a few hours collecting free samples of amazing earth-friendly and fair trade products or join us for the entire weekend, as there will certainly be enough to keep you busy. SLT will be there selling our hand made crafts and giving people a chance to learn a little bit more about us. We hope to see you there. |
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Northwest Folklife Festival |
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Memorial Day Weekend, May 24-26th, 11 am- 7:30 pm |
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The Seattle Center Seattle, WA www.seattlecenter.com |
| The Northwest Folklife Festival is the annual free climactic celebration of year-round ethnic, folk, and traditional arts activities, unofficially welcoming Seattle into Summer! Artists from the Pacific Northwest along with special guests from throughout the world create an ethnic extravaganza embracing music and dance performances, visual arts and folklore exhibits, hands-on ethnic children's activities, symposia, dance and music workshops, crafts, food, imported goods, demonstrations of traditional arts, and more. The festival is in its 37th year and the Snow Leopard Trust is proud to be an exhibitor once again! |
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| June 2008 | |
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Steve Winter, National Geographic Photographer |
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June 5 7 pm |
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Woodland Park Zoo Education Center Auditorium Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, South Entrance (Zoo admission not required) The Woodland Park Education Center can be accessed without going into the Zoo. The Education Center is located next to the Zoo's South Entrance and parking is available in the South Entrance parking lot. |
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children (children under 3 get in free). Purchase tickets in our online store, or call us at 206-632-2421. View Larger Map Last year, world-class photographer Steve Winter captured the most remarkable photographs of snow leopards ever seen, some of which will appear in a 24-page snow leopard expose in this June’s National Geographic Magazine. Come hear about his adventures tracking snow leopards in the daunting Himalayas and enjoy a rare presentation of stunning snow leopard photos, many of which are not in the National Geographic magazine. This will be a great event for adults and children and a chance to delve into the life of wild snow leopards—one of the most mysterious and elusive of all the big cats. This event is being hosted by the Snow Leopard Trust, and co-sponsored by Woodland Park Zoo. |
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