FREE FILM: The sacred Balance

Our next free film series begins with a four part series: The Sacred Balance.

"Like all life, we're part of Earth's chemistry, put together and taken apart by the great cycles of Gaia." - David Suzuki

This intriguing film explores a new scientific worldview establishing the interconnectivity of all life, and our place as humans within the cosmos. With Dr. David Suzuki as our guide, we travel across seven continents discussing the unseen with priests, shamans, philosophers and scientists. Where these circles overlap we find a common center--a great agreement--and something more than all of us is evinced.

Each film is 53 minutes.

The Sacred Balance All shown in the Program Room.

Part 1: Journey into New Worlds. Monday, April 2, at 6pm
Dr. Suzuki examines the Newtonian reductionist worldview, while traveling across Arizona, England, Massachusetts, and the Pacific NW, searching for a new vision of the earth. Perhaps this vision is an old vision, but one reawakening in the human heart.

With James Lovelock, physiologist Ary Goldberger, astronaut Julie Payette, and biologist Thomas Reiman.


Part 2: The Matrix of Life. Monday April 16, 6pm
This episode reveals the interconnectivity of the ancient elements water and air; the subtle interface between them bridges life. Dr. Suzuki travels the world, starting on the banks of the sacred Ganges river in India, to discourse with Dr. Veer Bhadra Mishra, a Hindu priest and hydrological engineer, to evince the Hindu worldview of interconnectivity. From Las Vegas, and Fantasy City--a city built on water in the middle of the desert--to South Africa, where he descends into the deepest gold mine in the world to sample chemotrophic bacteria that live far from the life-giving rays of the sun, Dr. Suzuki raises philosophical questions with answers that flash intuitively.

With geomicrobiologist Tullis Onstott, chemist Richard Saykally, astrobiologist Malcolm Walter, NASA scientist Michael Keller, and ecologist David Schindler.

Part 3: The Fire of Creation. Monday, April 30, 6pm
Follow the images of the sun in this fascinating episode that enjoins energy and matter. All life is made possible by the stellar rays, that curious dialectic known as the electromagnetic spectrum, and the fusion of elements in the solar core. While Dr. Suzuki travels through myth and ancient cultures, he discovers that science too can bring reverence to the mystery of life and the wonder of the sun.

With cosmologist Brian Swimme and anthropologist Stephen Lansing.



Part 4: Coming Home. Tuesday, May 8, 6pm
Dr. Suzuki wanders the artic extremities of baffin Island, and joins the Inuit of Pond Inlet on their Spring hunt to examine the invisible sides of human needs--the needs beyone the physical necessities; the needs of spirit. Following these people he discovers a happiness and unspoken bond--between the people and their land as well--while living in one of the world's most unforgiving, harsh environments.

With E. O. Wilson, ethnobotanist Wade Davis, and Harvard psychologist, Sarah Conn.

See the Sacred Balance Website here

Word Play

Catch WPL's poetry show on KOTO FM (available at www.koto.org as well as on the air at 89.3, 91.7, and 105.5 FM) every other Wednesday at 9:30 pm.

Last night, Wednesday March 28th, we had special guest and acclaimed poet David Mason read sections from his new verse-novel, Ludlow

Word Play brings you quality poetry from established poets, flash-fiction, freestyle, and more, from local and national talent.

Poetry Night
by Ben Williams

Eyes lit up like stars
And hearts blazed as suns
Around the room starlight turns
And roses bloomed
Speech prepared, sets off and runs
Light-years, flashing moments shared
Of an eternity that leads nowhere
And everywhere
Silence sounds
No idle tongues

New Chess Champion!

Eric Barkmeyer is Telluride's new Chess Champion! Cutting through the competition to rise victorious, here we see him after the final crowned with his $50 bill.

THere were 24 players this round--our highest level of participation. Thanks to everyone who came.

The final was held between Eric Barkmeyer and Mike Stein. Former Champion, and Chess prodigy, Grayson Zulauf stumbled during the quarter-finals, losing to Chris Cody.

The final was held on Saturday at Two Candles in Norwood, CO, for the convenience of the players. WPL Program Coordinator Ben Williams was on hand to deliver the grand prize and congratulate the winner.

The next Chess Championship will be in June. Get playing, get practising, and win the title and $50 cash prize!

Upcoming at the WPL!

Who's Afraid of Classical Music, with Tom White. Tues., March 20, and March 27, at 6pm in the Program Room.

Come listen to and learn about classical music in these last two installments of this musical extravaganza!


Chess Championship! Wed., 21, 6 pm in the Program Room.

Chess enthusiasts are invited to vie for the $50 CASH prize against Telluride's brightest gamers. Current Telluride Chess Champion is chess prodigy, Grayson Zulauf. He's 15 years old, but don't be fooled: This kid's an ace!


Fun With Feelings: Differences due to Language and Gender, Thurs. March 22, 4pm, in the Program Room

Emotional Speech Therapist Donna Ericson will lead this program about the power of speech, our expression of emotions, and the dfferences between the genders in relaying their feelings.


Sustainability Futures. Wed., March 22, at 7pm, in the Program Room.

Join President of Arizona's Prescott College, Dr. Dan Garvey, for a talk on the positive solutions to global warming.


Biomechanics Workshop: Custom Boot Fitting. Saturday, March 24, at 5:30 pm in the Program Room.

Boot Doctor Bob Gleason will present this intriguing look at the muscular-skeletal interactions in the foot, that help you engage your edges and actualize the perfect turn. Building skiers and boarders, from the ground up!


WordPlay! 9:30pm, on KOTO fm, Wed. March 28.

This poetry show airs every other Wednesday on Telluride's one and only KOTO FM. This week's guest will be esteemed poet (and editor of the Hudson Review) David Mason. Daivd Mason is the head of the English Department a the University of Colorado, at Colorado Springs.


BOOK SALE! Friday, March 30 through Sunday, April 1.

Our next fabulous book sale brings you the cheapest, quality reading material!

Paper backs: 50 cents!
Trade paper backs: $1!
Hardcover: $2
CDs, Cassettes, VHS: $2!

Who knows what you might find!