Let's go to the movies! Blackfish!
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UPDATE: The cheaper tickets are sold out, BUT YOU CAN STILL COME! Just show up and buy a regularly-priced ticket ($11). See you there!
You MUST buy your ticket here, via the RSVP/Paypal interface in order to get the $8 price.
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This is a must-see movie. It's gonna hit you hard in the gut, but very important nonetheless.
5:00-6:30 pm: Let's gather at Brazen BBQ Smokehouse & Bar (http://www.brazenbbq.com/) (441 Washington at 5th, Hillcrest), across the street from the theater, for a quick drink/appetizer before hitting the theater. In addition to happy hour specials, they are extending a 15% discount to our group on all food items! (alcohol excluded)
6:45 pm- Meet Bill in front of the theater to get your ticket.
7:00-7:15 pm- Seating begins for this showing. Go into theater and find a seat. (Not necessary for us to sit together, but if you go in early you can probably get a bunch of seats.)
Theater reports this will be the most popular show time (even on a Monday) and this movie is generating some buzz, so DON'T wait until the last minute!
7:25 pm- Go into theater (if you haven't already) and get your seat. *** Bill will wrap things up outside and come in presently himself *** No ticket distribution after this.
7:45 pm- Movie starts.
COST: $8.54 per ticket when you RSVP and pay to the right. ($11 at the door.)
NOTE: We only have 25 tickets at this price... and they are now all spoken for... but you can still join us. Simply show up and buy a regular ticket at the window!
Many of us have experienced the excitement and awe of watching 8,000-pound orcas, or "killer whales," soar out of the water and fly through the air at sea parks, as if in perfect harmony with their trainers. Yet, in our contemporary lore this mighty black-and-white mammal is like a two-faced Janus—beloved as a majestic, friendly giant yet infamous for its capacity to kill viciously. The documentary Blackfish unravels the complexities of this dichotomy, employing the story of notorious performing whale Tilikum, who—unlike any orca in the wild—has taken the lives of several people while in captivity. So what exactly went wrong? Shocking, never-before-seen footage and riveting interviews with trainers and experts manifest the orca's extraordinary nature, the cruel treatment of the species in captivity over the last four decades, and the growing disillusionment of workers who were misled and endangered by the highly profitable sea-park industry. This emotionally wrenching, tautly structured story challenges us to consider our relationship to nature and reveals how little we humans have learned from these highly intelligent and enormously sentient fellow mammals.
Official Web Site (http://www.magpictures.com/blackfish/)
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Come out and join us!