We are excited to announce that the Eastern Branch will be hosting a screening of MacGillivray Freeman Films and ASCE's new IMAX film Cities of the Future on Saturday, April 13th! Thanks to MacGillivray Freeman, this screening will be free of charge and open to all ASCE members and their families. We are hosting this screening jointly with the Future City Competition North Carolina organization and will be inviting K-12 students in the Raleigh/Durham area.
Following the screening, there will be a pizza luncheon in the adjacent Venture Hall at Marbles with a Future City planned activity, Future City model showcase, a short presentation, and vendor booths following the movie in the Venture Hall until 3:00 pm. This will also be free for ASCE members and families.
Note that this free showing and luncheon at the Marbles IMAX is separate from the Marbles Kids Museum and does not include admission to the Museum. Although we highly encourage you to come early or stay late to check out the Museum, it will be at an additional cost.
Who: ASCE Members and families, including NC State and Duke Student Members, Future City NC, local K-12 students
What: ASCE's IMAX Film Cities of the Future (40 minute runtime)
Where: Marbles Kids Museum IMAX Theater at 201 East Hargett Street, Raleigh, NC
When: Movie on Saturday April 13th at Noon
Pizza Luncheon directly following starting at 12:45 pm until 3:00 pm
RSVP: All RSVPs will be taken online. Please sign up by April 8th!
About the movie: Narrated by award-winning actor John Krasinski, Cities of the Future highlights the visionary solutions engineers are developing to meet the pressing challenges of a changing world and forge a brighter, more sustainable future.
From electric flying cars and aerial highways to smart buildings, greener infrastructure and the revolutionary concept of beaming solar energy down from space, Cities of the Future offers an inspiring vision of how we might live 50 years from now. Integrating state-of-the-art CGI with live-action IMAX cinematography, the film unveils the profound changes already taking place in some of the world's great cities: from a teeming Los Angeles vying to be fossil-fuel free through the LA100 initiative; to Amsterdam, where bicycles now outnumber people; to lush Singapore, where a million trees mixed with modern engineering marvels have turned a sweltering island into a sustainable oasis.
Learn more about the Future City Competition.
Please reach out to Pat Gilmartin, Eastern Branch President, with any questions.