FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: Sept. 26, 2005
CONTACT: Kathy Lehman, Director of Special Events and Conferences
(717) 262-2003
E-mail: specialevents@wilson.edu
CHAMBERSBURG, PA. – The nation’s spectacular natural beauty will take center stage in the first entry in Wilson’s annual World Travel Film and Ethnic Dinner Series – “America’s Parklands” – to be held Thursday, Oct. 20.
The evening features a sumptuous buffet dinner at 6 p.m. in Laird Hall, followed by a film and lecture presented by award-winning documentarian Gray Warriner at 7:30 p.m. in Thomson Hall.
The dinner menu includes: Tortilla soup, Grand Canyon fajita station (beef, chicken, tofu), Southwestern orzo with black beans and roasted corn, barbecued pork spareribs, Southern cole slaw, roasted red bliss potatoes and apple pie a la mode.
Reservations are required and dinner tickets must be purchased at least one week in advance. Tickets are: $12.50 per meal for students, adults and senior citizens; $8.50 for children under 10. Call the Wilson College Office of Conferences and Special Events at (717) 262-2003 to make reservations.
Following the meal, Warriner – a Seattle-based independent producer of documentaries and travelogues who has won more than 80 national and international awards for film excellence – will lead participants on a tour of the national parks of Alaska, followed by a trip through other gems of the park system. Experience the heights of Denali National Park and the wild beaches and moss-festooned rainforests of Olympic National Park. Discover the secret life of sea otters along California’s coast and explore the spectacular beauty of Lake Powell. Be inspired by the fairytale landscapes of Bryce Canyon, the grandeur of the Grand Canyon, the massive arches at Natural Bridges and the ancient forests turned to stone in Petrified Forest. Discover the cliff dwellings clinging to sandstone ledges at Mesa Verde, the stone cities rising from the desert floor at Chaco and the mysterious, prehistoric mounds of Ocmulgee in
Georgia. Marvel at America’s treasures, including the tallest trees at Redwood and Sequoia, the oldest river at New River Gorge and the deepest canyon at Hell’s Canyon.
Tickets to the film and lecture are $6.50 for adults, $5.50 for seniors and children. Seating is unreserved, but tickets should be purchased in advance. However, if seats are available, additional single tickets can be purchased at the door the evening of the film/lecture.
For tickets or more information, contact the Wilson College Office of Conferences and Special Events by calling (717) 262-2003 or sending an email to specialevents@wilson.edu.
Wilson College is an independent college dedicated to the education of women, rigorous study in the liberal arts and sciences, and strong career preparation. Wilson is committed to the life of the mind and spirit, to environmental sustainability, and to preparing articulate, ethical leaders who will serve their communities and professions effectively in an increasingly complex, interdependent and global world. The college is distinguished by its supportive, diverse and close-knit community, which is guided by the Wilson Honor Principle.