Catawba Valley Community College

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"Adventure Writing & Cinematography"
Three Days With Doug Ammons

March 22 – 24, 2011

Admission to all events is free and open to the public; book signings follow all events.

CVCC Location	Date	Time	Presentation Title
Multipurpose Complex	Tuesday March 22	11:00 a.m.	"Riding the Pulse of the Planet: Kayaking Adventure and Reflection"
Multipurpose Complex	Tuesday March 22	7:00 p.m.	"The River As Mirror: Adventure and Reflection" (Includes screening of "Wildwater: A Love Story.")
Dunbar Bldg. Rm. 582 (120 seats; free tickets at door)	Wednesday March 23	9:00 a.m.	"Cultural and Geographical Journeys: Nepal's Thule Bheri, River of the Hidden Land"
CVCC Student Center Stage Area	Wednesday March 23	10:15-10:45 a.m.	Meet the Author: Book Signing and Classical Guitar
Dunbar Bldg. Rm. 582 (120 seats; free tickets at door)	Wednesday March 23	11:00 a.m.	"Lessons from Rivers: Spirituality and the Natural World"
Dunbar Bldg. Rm. 582 (120 seats; free tickets at door)	Wednesday March 23	2:00 p.m.	"Adventure as Art: The Psychology of Creating with Words, Photos, and Film"
Dunbar Building Rm. 582(120 seats; free tickets at door)	Wednesday March 23	3:15-4:00 p.m.	Wildwater: A Love Story Screening of New Film
Dunbar Bldg. Rm. 582 (120 seats; free tickets at door)	Thursday March 24	9:00 a.m	"Lessons from Rivers: Spirituality and the Natural World"
East Wing Auditorium (80 seats; free tickets at door)	Thursday March 24	11:00 a.m.	"Adventure as Art: The Psychology of Creating with Words, Photos, and Film"
Dunbar Bldg., Rm 582 (120 seats; free tickets at door)	Thursday March 24	2:00 p.m.	"Cultural and Geographical Journeys: Nepal's Thule Bheri, River of the Hidden Land"
Dunbar Bldg., Rm 582(120 seats; free tickets at door)	Thursday March 24	3:15-4:00 p.m.	Wildwater: A Love Story Screening of New Film

“Doug Ammons is an astonishingly good writer. His ability to evoke the power of the edge of life, the stillness and the intensity, is something that is the special preserve of those who go there and no one else. This is great literature."

-Peter Pilafian, two time Emmy Award winner,
director of photography for multiple major documentaries for Discovery,
National Geographic, PBS, and major motion pictures

More about Doug Ammons: www.dougammons.com

Profile by Eric Segalstad

Video trailer from "Wildwater: A Love Story"

For more information about these presentations, contact:

Kay Gregory
Department Head
Developmental English & Reading
828-327-7000, ext. 4107
kgregory@cvcc.edu

“As editor of Paddler, I worked with Doug for 15 years and his writing about rivers is the best there is. Nobody else can put you right there in the kayak, whether running the hardest whitewater in the world, or drifting in deep solitude. This book shows why we love rivers and the outdoors.”
-Eugene Buchanon, former editor of Paddler magazine

"Doug’s river descents, his insights about risk, thought provoking challenges, and his psychological navigation transcends sport... Spellbinding and a must see that will leave a fire in your heart for the outdoors.”

-Jim Wilson, owner of Pipestone Mountaineering

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