An Evening with Jens Jensen
A Monologue by Roger Kuhns
Woodwalk Gallery
August 17th 7 pm $20.00
What if you could spend an hour chatting with one of your heroes? Roger Kuhns contemplated such a moment in regards to Jens Jensen the father of landscape architecture, the founder of The Clearing, the visionary for the Chicago Parks and Forest Preserve system, and the design of natural landscapes using native species. Jens Jensen was a recognized national master of all of these crafts and skills. Join Roger Kuhns as he delves into the words and experiences of Jens Jensen to bring them alive and communicate how this insightful Danish immigrant became an American icon, and a leader of native landscape design and the Prairie Movement. Roger Kuhns is a writer, geologist and sustainologist. He is also an award winning documentary filmmaker on the Niagara Escarpment (www.musictoearspress.com), Kuhns will be leading a short hike beginning at 4:00pm through the Lautenbach Woods Nature Preserve across from Woodwalk Gallery. The event is sponsored by the Door County Land Trust. (www.doorcountylandtrust.org/events)
This event is August 17th, start with the hike at 4 pm and bring a picnic over to Woodwalk before the show which starts at 7pm. Woodwalk Gallery is located at 6746 County Road G, south of Egg Harbor . Cost $20 cash at the door or if you sign up for hike and monologue combined, through The Land Trust it is $25. For reservations for hike and monologue call the Land Trust at 920- 746-1359, for just the monologue call Woodwalk 920-629-4877
Would you like to make a difference?
Would you like to help put in place legislation to protect the planet from climate change?
Join the CCL Mystic Chapter (for Eastern CT including Groton, Mystic, New London, Stonington, Norwich, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, and more)
The award winning documentary “Escarpment” will be shown at 6:30pm for the Geology Club’s Monthy Meeting at Neville Museum, Green Bay, WI. This showing is open to the public. For more information: http://www.nevillepublicmuseum.org/announcements/geology-club-monthly-meeting-17
The award winning documentary “Escarpment” will be shown on campus at Lawrence University, Warch Campus Center #204 Cinema on January 18th. Event open to public. Please RSVP to Susan Kennedy [email protected]
Greens n Grains is a natural foods store that also features a community oriented dinner and a movie event. This week it features Roger James Kuhns’ award winning film “ESCARPMENT”. This event is open to public. Contact Kathy for tickets. Dinner is at 6:00pm and the movie starts at 7:00pm.
Roger will be participating in a Climate and Sustainability panel at the National Ski Areas Association conference on January 31st at Mount Snow in Vermont.
Roger will be a guest speaker at the Westbrook Land Conservation Trust Annual Open House on February 4th at 1 pm at the home of Kristin Elliott Leas and Mark Leas. He will be speaking on how climate change is impacting shoreline CT. Roger serves as a volunteer lobbyist for the Citizens’ Climate Lobby, a nonprofit group garnering support in Congress for national carbon fee and dividend legislation. He is the CCL Connecticut State Coordinator and group leader for the Southeast Connecticut (Mystic) chapter with his wife Anne Schmidt. Roger is a man of many talents. He is a writer, filmmaker, performer, geologist (Ph.D), and founder of SustainAudit, LLC, a sustainable practices application company based in Mystic, Connecticut.
Would you like to make a difference?
Would you like to help put in place legislation to protect the planet from climate change?
Join the CCL Mystic Chapter (for Eastern CT including Groton, Mystic, New London, Stonington, Norwich, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, and more)