7:30 pm, Saturday June 25, 2011
NeXus Movie Ticket
QUEEN OF THE SUN: What Are
the Bees Telling Us? is a profound, alternative look at the global bee crisis
from Taggart Siegel, director of THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN. Taking us on a
journey through the catastrophic disappearance of bees and the mysterious world
of the beehive, this engaging and ultimately uplifting film weaves an unusual
and dramatic story of the heartfelt struggles of beekeepers, scientists and
philosophers from around the world including Michael Pollan, Gunther Hauk and
Vandana Shiva. Together they reveal both the problems and the solution in renewing a culture in balance with nature.
“Bees, Priestesses, and Prophecy,” a talk by Marguerite Rigoglioso, Ph.D., author of The Cult of Divine Birth in Ancient Greece and Virgin Mother Goddesses of Antiquity. Dr. Rigoglioso kicks off our film screening with a short but honey sweet presentation on what the bees meant in Western antiquity, and how they are particularly connected with women's oracular ability, women's use of sacred medicines to induce trance, and virgin birth. It's a story of female wisdom that offers directions for addressing today's ecological crisis." 7:30 pm Saturday June 25, 2011 $ 12.00 |
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