Phil,
Fred Fallon mentioned your Night at the Movies plan
last night at the Patuxent Bird Club meeting (now my
local MOS chapter). What a good idea! Really a
brainstorm. (Must be the creative thinking skills
that you learned at UMUC :) ) Thank you for
organizing this.
I mentioned it to Scarp and he is also interested,
so count us in. Columbia is do-able for us.
It will be especially great if Greg is able to join
us. I have vivid memories of the whole MD Osprey
clan following Greg's big year, bird by bird and
trip by trip. If the movie trailer is any
indication, some of Greg's exploits made it into the
movie (e.g., helicopter birding).
Looking forward to it.
Marcia
_________________________
Marcia Watson
Bowie, MD
---- Original message ----
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:18:40 -0400
From: Phil Davis <>
Subject: Maryland birders - a night out at the
movies!
To:
>Hi Maryland birders:
>
>As most of you know, the movie, The Big Year,
based on the Mark
>Obmascik book of the same title, will be opening
nationwide on
>Friday, 14 October. The story line is based on
three avid birders in
>a competition to set a new "North American" Big
Year record of the
>most species seen in one year. The movie stars
Steve Martin, Owen
>Wilson, and Jack Black and a host of well-known
supporting cast
>members. The character played by Jack Black is
based on our friend
>and former Maryland resident, Greg Miller. The
book chronicled the
>1998 competition; however, the movie is set in
the present. I
>understand the replica of Attu (in the Aleutian
Islands) that was
>constructed in the Canadian Yukon, will blow the
minds of those that
>have been there.
>
>Here's more info on the movie:
>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1053810/
>
>Here's an interview with Greg Miller:
>http://birdsandbloomsblog.com/2011/09/09/the-big-year-interview-with-greg-miller/
>
>Here is Greg's web site with more info:
>http://www.gregmillerbirding.com/
>
>
>For about a month, I have been trying to arrange
some sort of
>"premier" event for the Maryland birding
community; however, any kind
>of "official event" turned out to be an
insurmountable challenge. It
>seems like the National Audubon Society is trying
to organize some
>local functions, too, but it's unclear what the
status is of that
>initiative. So, instead of a an organized event,
I am proposing an
>informal Maryland birders "night at the movies."
>
>Plan. Here's the basic plan ... the final movie
theater locations and
>showing time schedules for this movie will not be
set until 30 Sept
>(at least for the United Artist theater chain).
However, I've picked
>a tentative place, date, and time and suggest
that any Maryland
>birders that wish to join in can just purchase
tickets, either
>on-line or in person, and come to this designated
showing. It should
>be a good opportunity to see friends, meet
others, and socialize.
>People may want to consider coming early to have
dinner locally or
>hitting a nearby watering hole after the movie.
I'll suggest some
>food/drink venues later.
>
>Special Guest: I've talked to Greg Miller and he
is tentatively
>planning to come and join us! We'll confirm this
later.
>
>Venue. The following venue details will not be
official or be
>confirmed until the theater schedule details are
determined on 30
>Sept, but here's what I have selected:
>
>
>1. Date: Saturday evening, 15 October 2011 (the
day AFTER the movie
>opens nationwide). I figured Saturday would be a
better day for folks
>than Friday.
>
>2. Time: I'll pick a showing of the movie on that
date of around 6 pm
>(plus or minus). This will allow more driving
time to/from further
>distances than will a later showing. Again, we
won't know the show
>time until the final schedule is established on
30 Sept.
>
>3. Location: I've tentatively picked United
Artists Snowden Square
>14, Columbia, MD. I figured that Columbia is
about in the center of
>the state. This theater is a large modern
standalone multiplex with
>lots of free parking and no associated mall that
attracts teenagers
>and other urchins! The address of the theater,
very close to I-95 and
>MD-32, is:
>
> UA Snowden Square Stadium 14
> 9141 Commerce Center Dr
> Columbia, MD 21046
> (410) 872-0670 for showtimes
>
>Here is link to a map and for directions:
>http://www.yelp.com/map/united-artist-snowden-square-14-columbia
>
>Tickets. I recommend purchasing tickets in
advance since the theater
>will also be open to the general public. As
advance ticket sales
>increase, the theater may move this showing into
a larger auditorium
>(their largest holds about 460 people!) Tickets
can be purchased
>either in person at their box office or via
various on-line ticketing
>web sites, such as Fandango.com.
>
>
>If Columbia, MD is too far for some Maryland
birders, you might want
>to get a group together and go to a closer local
theater.
>
>So, that's all I know for now. Around 30 Sept, I
will verify that the
>Snowden Square theater will be showing the movie
and confirm the show
>time via a post to this listserver.
>
>Hope to see you there ...
>
>Phil
>
>
>Usual disclaimers ...
>
>
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