[Scpg] Tonight!/BELLA GAIA Blue Ocean Sciences Benefit @ Lobero TUESDAY, Nov 16th 7:30 pm

[Margie Bushman, SBCC Center for Sustainability]

Kenji Williams
classically trained violinist and documentarian presenting
'Bella Gaia: A Poetic Vision of Earth from Space'
Tuesday November 16th, 7:30 pm
Lobero Theater, Santa Barbara

A benefit for Blue Ocean Sciences to support education, our 
environment, and empowerment programs

BELLA GAIA (Beautiful Earth) is a 'Living Atlas' multimedia journey 
of our world, and expresses the deeply moving beauty of planet Earth 
as seen through the eyes of astronauts by successfully simulating 
space flight.

Collaborating with NASA, BELLA GAIA is a new immersive theater 
experience, a portal for an audience to develop a deeper connection 
and empathy with our planet Earth.  Created by award winning director 
and classically trained violinist 
<http://ethreemail.com/e3ds/mail_link.php?u=http://www.kenjiwilliams.com/%2522%2520%255Ct%2520%2522_blank&i=3&d=W56WY70W-63Y7-4975-Z362-6Y90V23205WW&e=scottb@as.ucsb.edu>Kenji 
Williams, BELLA GAIA features a 45 minute live performance by Kenji 
with orbiting visualizations of Earth from space.

 From fires in the Amazon basin to time-lapse images of the Arctic 
ice melt, the stunning orbital imagery created by SCISS' Uniview 
software and NASA, provides an exquisite simulation of the 
astronaut's view from space. Multicultural experiences are also part 
of BELLA GAIA, through earthbound journeys from exotic Japanese 
temples to Egyptian pyramids, featuring a footage from the Laya project.

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The vision of BELLA GAIA is to bring the power of art, technology, 
space science, and real scientific data visualizations together, into 
a context that is both entertaining and educational, fused with a 
common goal of raising the awareness and appreciation of our home 
planet. BELLA GAIA can actually visually display how we humans are 
affecting the planet, and how each element affects the other, 
allowing the audience to easily understand the delicate 
interconnected balance of our planet.

BELLA GAIA is a powerful entertainment and educational outreach 
vehicle for planetariums, science centers, universities, government 
agencies and other institutions that wish to convey a broader world 
view that the destiny of humans and our planet Earth are inextricably 
linked. Featured at the IPS 2008 International Planetarium Society 
conference, at top festivals such as the Smithsonian Folklife/NASA 
festival, NASA 50th anniversary and DLN programming, and to sold-out 
shows at digital planetariums, BELLA GAIA has delighted audiences 
from Europe to the USA to Japan, and has proven to engage a wide 
demographic from 3 year-olds, to students, to heads of government agencies.

Ticket Prices:
BELLA GAIA show: $20 - $50

for tickets and information:
<http://ethreemail.com/e3ds/mail_link.php?u=http://www.lobero.com&i=0&d=W56WY70W-63Y7-4975-Z362-6Y90V23205WW&e=scottb@as.ucsb.edu>www.lobero.com
(805) 963-0761

more info
<http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=167142883312356>http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=167142883312356
preview video
  <http://ethreemail.com/e3ds/mail_link.php?u=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DdMsJsePo6OI%2522%2520%255Ct%2520%2522_blank&i=4&d=W56WY70W-63Y7-4975-Z362-6Y90V23205WW&e=scottb@as.ucsb.edu>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMsJsePo6OI 



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