Jefferson Humanists

To avoid conflicts with the No Kings protest that we are participating on the afternoon of March 28th, we are moving this Movie Time a week early. Thank you for understanding.
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Jefferson Humanists is reviving Movie Time! Prior to Covid, we used to get together and watch movies together every month. We are bringing this event back and will be meeting on a Saturday afternoon. That will allow us extra time so we can discuss the movie afterwards.
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For our April movie, we will be watching, Agora, which tells the story of Hypatia of Alexandria.

Step back into 4th-century Alexandria, as the Roman Empire is teetering on the brink of profound, violent change. At its heart stands Hypatia (Rachel Weisz), a brilliant astronomer, philosopher, mathematician, and teacher, a woman of unparalleled intellect and passion in a world increasingly consumed by religious fervor and political upheaval.

Agora is more than a historical drama; it's a deeply moving and emotional journey into the very soul of humanity's quest for truth, reason, and understanding. Witness Hypatia's unwavering dedication to science and rational thought as the world around her descends into chaos, threatening to extinguish the very flame of enlightenment she champions.

Experience a powerful story of humanity as the world changes around them challenging their attitudes about slavery, hope and the loss of reason.

We'll watch the movie together and then spend some time afterwards discussing it.

We will provide popcorn, movie candy and drinks. Please RSVP to this Meetup or email Movies@jeffersonhumanists.org so we are sure to set up enough seats. Due to space constraints, attendance is limited to the first 16 people who RSVP.

This event is sponsored by Jefferson Humanists.
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"Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." - Hypatia of Alexandria

This is a rescheduling of the January 2026 program that was cancelled due to weather.
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Join Jefferson Humanists for our monthly program where we will enjoy Dr. Rick Adams's presentation, Carpe Noctem: Things that Go Bump in the Night.

Bats are one of the most unique mammals on earth. Not only are they the only flying mammalian taxon but they also have an extremely sophisticated echolocation system used for navigating, hunting prey, and midnight rendezvous in total darkness. And bats are the second most diverse Order of Mammals with more than 1,450 species dispersed across every continent, except Antarctica.

In North America, they provide critical ecosystem functions protecting forest/crop lands as well as reduce the spread of zoonotic diseases. Insectivorous bats are the only significant consumers of nocturnal insects, thereby controlling their populations that would otherwise wreak havoc on ecosystems. In the U.S. alone, the collective of insect eating bats save our economy at least $57 billion annually, which exceeds the median revenue of a Fortune 500 company. Bats are also primary pollinators for iconic and keystone cacti species of the desert southwest, including agave plants - bringing $3.6 billion to Mexico’s economy annually. In the tropics, bats pollinate and disperse the seeds of more than 600 plant species critical in supporting tropical food webs and humans alike. They are worthy creatures to appreciate and protect.

Dr. Rick Adams delivers a lively and engaging discourse on the unique anatomy, amazing physiology, interesting behavior, incredible evolution, and vastly important ecology of bats that make them one of the most enigmatic groups of animals in nature. You might even want to put up a bat house!

About our Speaker
Dr. Rick Adams is Professor Emeritus at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado. Since 1984 his research encompasses Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation of bats in Colorado, Wyoming, Caribbean Islands, Belize, South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia as well as in Sichuan Province, China. He is also President and Founder of the Colorado Bat Society (https://www.coloradobatsociety.org/), an organization dedicated to educating the public, protecting bats and their habitats in Colorado and beyond. Dr. Adams is the recipient a number of academic awards, and several teaching awards at the University of Northern Colorado. He is the author of Bats of the Rocky Mountain West, winning awards on both first and second editions.

This program is hosted by Jefferson Humanists, a chapter of the American Humanist Association.

To ensure we set up enough seats, please RSVP on this Meetup or by email to RSVP@bhfs.com.
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SCHEDULE

We will serve appetizers from 4:00 to 4:30, then start the program. A small donation is suggested for the food, and wine will be served for a $3 donation.

We hope to see you at 4:00 pm, on Sunday, January 25th, at Jefferson Unitarian Church! It is an in-person-only event.
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"We see then that the bat is a very wonderful creature, one of nature's triumphs and masterpieces." - W.H. Hudson