"Science on Screen" from The Grand Cinema & the Health Department
The Grand Cinema & The Tacoma Pierce County Health Department present an evening of “Science on Screen”
The Grand Cinema and The Tacoma Pierce County Health Department are proud to share that they will be collaborating for an evening of “Science on Screen” on June 27th. Emerging Diseases expert Dr. James Bales and disease outbreak control public health leader Nigel Turner will give a presentation about researching and planning for dangerous viral outbreaks which will be followed by a screening of the 1995 cult classic film “12 Monkeys.”
‘Science on Screen,’ originally started by Coolidge Corner Theater in Boston, is a program that creatively pairs films with lively introduction lessons by notable figures from the world of science, technology, and medicine. The Grand Cinema received a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation to bring Science on Screen to Tacoma and Pierce County for the first time ever!
“As soon as we received the green light to bring this event to town we thought of the Health Department,” explains Grand Cinema Executive Director Philip Cowan. “We had a great time bouncing ideas around with them and choosing a topic and film we’re both very excited about.”
“At the Health Department, we work to detect, investigate, control and respond to disease outbreaks, so we’re constantly thinking about new and emerging diseases,” said Nigel Turner, director, Communicable Disease Control, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. “It’s fascinating to explore how some diseases become large public health issues, and others do not. It’s exciting to have the opportunity to talk about this work as it relates to the film, 12 Monkeys.”
June 27th @ 6:45pm
The Grand Cinema
606 S Fawcett, Tacoma WA 98402
Tickets on sale at The Grand Cinema Box Office and online
Contact: Zach Powers (253) 593-4474 Zach@GrandCinema.com