Hold - Sea Stories
Don Hartzell’s Daughter’s Wedding Second Floor
Tristan & Sadie’s Wedding
Don Hartzell’s Daughter’s Wedding Second Floor
Ruth And Ezra Wedding
Ann Passer Private Event
Private Event - Rehearsal Dinner
6pm
Second Floor
917-209-1116
Weslee & Dave Wedding
No Public Lecture - Club Closed - Memorial Day
T-Hold: Martin Kraus Birthday Party
Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation - 2nd floor
T-Hold: Martin Kraus Birthday Party
Public Lecture Series with Daryl Hawk
Public Lecture Series with Joel Grossman
Hold - Bonnie Wyper Event - 2nd Fl
Hold - Bonnie Wyper Event - 2nd Fl, per Will request 8/5/16
SATURDAY SCIENCE FOR STUDENTS
Per John Tanacredi
Date: 05-06-2017
Hold - Bonnie Wyper Event - 2nd Fl
Hold - Bonnie Wyper Event - 2nd Fl
Hold - Bonnie Wyper Event - 2nd Fl, per Will request on 8/5/16
Public Lecture Series with William Rom
Hold - As Told At The Explorers Club
Public Lecture Series with Jenny Balfor-Paul
Duncan Burke Tea_The Gallery
Empowers Africa
Public Lecture Series with Alex Shoumatoff
SATURDAY SCIENCE FOR STUDENTS
Per John Tanacredi
Date: 04-15-2017
Public Lecture Series with Stockton Rush
Tour - Linda Edelman
10AM & 2PM
50 people in both sessions
See Lacey
Public Lecture Series with Jonathan White & Michael Strong
Hold - Concert
Hold - Concert, per Will request
Hold - Stecher & Horowitz Piano Event - Allen Yueh
Public Lecture Series with Ryan Pyle
Chinese Turkestan
Sparsely populated and spanning more than 1.6 million square kilometers of desert, river basins, mountains, and grasslands, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has had a turbulent history. Many of the events that have occurred there during the last 2500 years have been inextricably associated with its geographical position in northwest China, at a crossroads linking Europe and Asia. Traversed by branches of the series of trade routes that formed the ancient Silk Road, the region has been fought over and controlled by a succession of warlords and empires. Join Ryan as he spends nearly a decade exploring AND documenting the ancient footsteps in shifting sands in China’s remote northwest. His photography book, titled Chinese Turkestan was published in 2014.
Born in Toronto, Canada, Ryan Pyle spent his early years close to home. After obtaining a degree in International Politics from the University of Toronto in 2001, Ryan realized a life long dream and traveled to China on an exploratory mission. In 2002 Ryan moved to China permanently and in 2004 Ryan became a regular contributor to The New York Times. In 2009 Ryan was listed by PDN Magazine as one of the 30 emerging photographers in the world. In 2010 Ryan began working full time on television and documentary film production and has produced and presented several large multi-episode television series for major broadcasters in the USA, Canada, UK, Asia, China, and continental Europe.
Date: Monday, March 27th
Time: 6:00 pm Reception, 7:00 pm Lecture
Location: Club Headquarters, 46 East 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021
Member Ticket Price: $10
Guest Ticket Price: $25
Student Ticket Price:
$5 with a valid academic ID
Reservation Notes:
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Reservations are allotted on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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The 113th Explorers Club Annual Dinner on Ellis Island
3 . 25 . 17
The Explorers Club is proud to play host to world's largest gathering of explorers, with this the 113th edition of our historic Explorers Club Annual Dinner. Honoring the world’s leading explorers and field scientists since 1904, more than 1,200 explorers and guests will gather at New York's Ellis Island on March 25th, 2017.This year, the focus is on COLD PLACES—environments that fundamentally shape our inner spirit, outer limits, and enable human stories that drive us all. We connect our guests to their passions through risk takers, innovators, and the visionaries of our time—those who persevere and persist through the unthinkable. We share the stories that make people feel something—tales that shape our perception of what’s possible.
Ticket prices, lodging information, and additional announcements coming soon!
Click here to learn more about our 2017 Co-chairs
Christine Dennison, Ariel Field, and Katie LoseyHold - Potential ECAD Edelman Event
Hold - Potential ECAD Edelman Event
Hold - Potential ECAD Edelman Event
T-Hold - Trophy Room - Ira Haupt - Archaeological Institute Event
Public Lecture Series with Tristan Gooley
How to Read Water
Clues, Signs & Patterns from Puddles to the SeaFrom wild swimming in Sussex to wayfinding off Oman, via the icy mysteries of the Arctic, natural navigator and bestselling author, Tristan Gooley, draws on his own pioneering journeys to reveal the secrets of ponds, puddles, rivers, oceans and more to show us all the skills we need to read the water around us.
Tristan Gooley is an author and natural navigator. He set up his natural navigation school in 2008 and is the author of the award-winning and bestselling books, The Natural Navigator (2010), The Walker's Guide to Outdoor Clues & Signs (2014) and How to Read Water (2016), three of the world’s only books covering natural navigation. He is also the author of The Natural Explorer (2012), and How to Connect with Nature (2014).
He has written for The Sunday Times, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, the BBC and many magazines.
Tristan has led expeditions in five continents, climbed mountains in Europe, Africa and Asia, sailed small boats across oceans and piloted small aircraft to Africa and the Arctic. He has walked with and studied the methods of the Tuareg, Bedouin and Dayak in some of the remotest regions on Earth. He is the only living person to have both flown solo and sailed single-handed across the Atlantic and is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation and the Royal Geographical Society. He is Vice Chairman of the UK's largest independent travel company, Trailfinders.
Date: Monday, March 20th
Time: 6:00 pm Reception, 7:00 pm Lecture
Location: Club Headquarters, 46 East 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021
Member Ticket Price: $10
Guest Ticket Price: $25
Student Ticket Price:
$5 with a valid academic ID
Reservation Notes:
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Reservations are allotted on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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Public Lecture Series with Bob Brier
Cleopatra’s Needles: The Lost Obelisks of Egypt
In the 19th century three massive obelisks left Egypt bound for Paris, London, and New York. The engineers entrusted with transporting “Cleopatra’s Needles” had to invent new methods to transport these granite monoliths, and it was far from certain that they would succeed.
It took the French four years to lower, transport and erect their obelisk. The London obelisk was lost at sea and six brave men lost their lives attempting to transport it to England. When Lt. Commander Henry Gorringe brought New York its obelisk, he was forced to sail in an unflagged ship that, while at sea, could have been seized by any nation
In this lecture, Bob Brier tells how obelisks were quarried and raised in ancient Egypt and then recounts the remarkable adventures involved in bringing the three obelisks across oceans to their new homes.
The lecture will be followed by a signing of his new book, Cleopatra’s Needles: The Lost Obelisks of Egypt.
Dr. Bob Brier is Senior Research Fellow at Long Island University. He is recognized as one of the world’s foremost experts on mummies and was the first person in 2,000 years to mummify a human cadaver using the exact techniques of the ancient Egyptians. In 2010 National Geographic TV presented his documentary called “Secret of the Great Pyramid” discussing a new theory of how the great Pyramid was built. Dr. Brier’s research has been featured in such media as CNN, 60 Minutes, and The New York Times.
Date: Monday, March 13th
Time: 6:00 pm Reception, 7:00 pm Lecture
Location: Club Headquarters, 46 East 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021
Member Ticket Price: $10
Guest Ticket Price: $25
Student Ticket Price:
$5 with a valid academic ID
Reservation Notes:
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Reservations are allotted on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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SATURDAY SCIENCE FOR STUDENTS
Per John Tanacredi
Date: 03-11-17
Hold - Concannon Event - Camp Mowglis Reunion
Hold - Lacey - Wonder Voyage Tour - 2pm
Public Lecture Series with Mark Lender
The Wasting of Borneo: Dispatches From a Vanishing World
Photo by David Holderness, in camp with Penan hunter-gatherers, Sarawak 2013.Date: Monday, March 6th
Time: 6:00 pm Reception, 7:00 pm Lecture
Location: Club Headquarters, 46 East 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021
Member Ticket Price: $10
Guest Ticket Price: $25
Student Ticket Price:
$5 with a valid academic ID
Reservation Notes:
Reservations are allotted on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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Adam Gordon - Private Event
Second Floor Evening Event
100 people
212-443-5031
The March Hare NYC
The March Hare, event with Adventure Canada.
Here is last year's to get a sense of it --
https://explorers.org/events/detail/adventure_canada_the_march_hare_comes_to_nyc
Evening event, runs about like a public lecture but with multiple artists
Syracuse University
NY Wild Film Festival
NY Wild Film Festival
NY Wild Film Festival
NY Wild Film Festival
JCC Tour
10:30 AM
20-30 people
See Lacey.
No Public Lecture - Club Closed - President’s Day
The Explorers Club is closed on Monday, February 20th, in honor of President's Day. We will resume regular operating hours on Tuesday, February 21st at 9:00 am.
Date: Monday, February 20th
SATURDAY SCIENCE FOR STUDENTS
Per John Tanacredi
Date: 02-18-2017
Lauren Fay Wedding
Luigi Galbiati Annual Dinner_Second Floor_Evening
Public Lecture Series with Shem Guibbory and Dorit Donoviel
For the Love of Music and Space
Variations on a Space Exploration Theme
A family collaboration between MET Opera violinist, Shem Guibbory, and his niece, Dr. Dorit Donoviel, from the Baylor College of Medicine Center for Space Medicine. Together, they will explore creativity and risk-taking in music and medicine as humanity readies to send explorers to deep space.
Dr. Donoviel will discuss what it will take to enable humans to safely venture out into the universe to explore, live, and discover. Mr. Guibbory will close the presentation with a live performance of the Chaconne written by J.S. Bach, for solo violin. This performance will be part of his interactive series Journey of 100 in which he is exploring the “inner space” that is created among listeners, himself and this incomparable musical composition.
Dr. Dorit Donoviel oversees the diverse portfolio of science and technology research and development projects at NSBRI that address the challenges faced by humans in space. She also leads the Industry Forum which facilitates the commercialization of NSBRI funded products for Earth-based markets. In addition to her role as Deputy Chief Scientist and Industry Forum Lead, Dr. Donoviel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Center for Space Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine.As a public speaker, Dr. Donoviel has informed and excited both scientific and lay audiences around the world in formal and informal settings. She has been interviewed for radio and television and is often quoted in the popular press about human spaceflight. She regularly lectures to medical and graduate students at the BCM Center for Space Medicine.
Internationally acclaimed violinist Shem Guibbory is an award winning musician, and creator of mixed-media performance art. Since 1992, Mr. Guibbory has been a member of the first violin section of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and has appeared as soloist with the New York Philharmonic, the Beethoven Halle Orchestra, the Kansas City Symphony and the Symphony of the New World. He was the original violinist in the Steve Reich Ensemble - his recording of Violin Phase on the ECM label has become an American classic of avant-garde music - and has performed recitals and chamber music throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe. He has also recorded five CDs with Anthony Davis, including Maps, a violin concerto commissioned by the Kansas City Symphony; other recordings are on ECM, Gramavision, Opus 1, DG, Albany, Bridge, CRI and MSR Classics. His latest CD, Voice of the People (2010), presents Gabriela Lena Frank’s Peruvian-influenced music with Dmitri Shostokovich’s Sonata For Violin And Piano, Op.137 (1968) along with short illustrative films.
Date: Monday, February 13th
Time: 6:00 pm Reception, 7:00 pm Lecture
Location: Club Headquarters, 46 East 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021
Member Ticket Price: $10
Guest Ticket Price: $25
Student Ticket Price:
$5 with a valid academic ID
Reservation Notes:
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Reservations are allotted on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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Hold - Faanya Event
Will request on 11/10
Hold - Faanya Event
Will request 11/10
Hold - Sustainers group of the New York Junior League Tour - 10:30 am
Public Lecture Series with Robert Perkins
Into the Great Solitude
For over 35 years, Robert Perkins has canoed the tundra wilderness of one particular river: The Great Fish River in Canada, north of Yellowknife. He travels alone. He knows the natural history and the human history and the environmental concerns of this northern watershed that flows for 560 unimpeded miles to the arctic ocean.
For 25 years he produced PBS specials for David Fanning, creator of Frontline, and John Willis at Channel 4 in England. Two of his documentaries, Into the Great Solitude, and Talking to Angels were filmed in the arctic on this river.
Robert Perkins is a storyteller, whether in film or in person, his books and documentaries tell both a personal story and an ancient one about life in the north, beyond the reach of civilization. His website contains the diversity and depth of his work, and the critical acclaim he has received from Bill McKibbin, W. S. Merwin, James Merrill, Philip Lopate, and others.
robertfperkins.com
Date: Monday, February 6th
Time: 6:00 pm Reception, 7:00 pm Lecture
Location: Club Headquarters, 46 East 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021
Member Ticket Price: $10
Guest Ticket Price: $25
Student Ticket Price:
$5 with a valid academic ID
Reservation Notes:
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Reservations are allotted on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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Syracuse University
Hold - Elena Clark Institue - Evening - 2nd Floor
Public Lecture Series with Scott Solomon
Future Humans: Inside the Science of Our Continuing Evolution
What is the future of human evolution? Once considered the exclusive domain of science fiction, recent scientific advances now make it possible to combine knowledge of our past with recent trends to make meaningful predictions about our evolutionary future. Evolutionary biologist Scott Solomon draws on the explosion of discoveries in recent years to examine the future evolution of our species.How is modernization—including longer lifespans, changing diets, global travel, and widespread use of medicine and contraceptives—affecting our ongoing evolution? Dr. Solomon makes surprising insights, on topics ranging from the rise of online dating and Cesarean sections to the spread of diseases such as Ebola and Zika, to suggest that we are entering a new phase in human evolutionary history—one that makes the future less predictable and more interesting than ever before.
The ultimate fate of our species may depend on whether we are successful at establishing permanent colonies on Mars or other planets. Yet, while helping increase our chances of long-term survival, becoming a multi-planetary species makes it more likely that a new species of human could evolve, better adapted to life outside of Earth.
Scott Solomon is an evolutionary biologist, science writer, and university professor. He earned a Ph.D. in ecology, evolution, and behavior from the University of Texas at Austin where his dissertation research examined the evolutionary basis of biological diversity in the Amazon Basin. He has worked as a visiting researcher with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. and São Paulo, Brazil and has conducted fieldwork around the world, including much of Central and South America, Cocos Island (Costa Rica), and Fiji. He has authored more than two dozen scientific and popular articles on topics ranging from how fossils are used to study human ancestors to the evolution of agriculture in ants and slime molds. He is the author of Future Humans: Inside the Science of Our Continuing Evolution (Yale University Press, 2016). He currently teaches ecology, evolutionary biology, and scientific communication at Rice University where he is a Faculty Fellow in the Center for Teaching Excellence, a Faculty Fellow and Resident Associate at Baker College, and part of the Baker Institute's Civic Scientist Outreach Program. He lives in Houston, Texas.Click here to learn more about Future Humans
Date: January 30, 2017
Time: 6:00 pm Reception, 7:00 pm Lecture
Location: Club Headquarters, 46 East 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021
Member Ticket Price: $10
Guest Ticket Price: $25
Student Ticket Price:
$5 with a valid academic ID
Reservation Notes:
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Reservations are allotted on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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NY Wild Film Festival
NY Wild Film Festival
NY Wild Film Festival
NY Wild Film Festival
NY Wild Film Festival
Hold - Concert
Hold - Concert, per Will request
Hold - Stecher & Horowitz Piano Event - Larry Weng
Public Lecture Series with Marc Meyers
Down The River of Doubt
Celebrating the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition on its Centennial
In 1914 Theodore Roosevelt embarked, unknowingly, into the most difficult task in his adventurous life: to descend the uncharted River of Doubt in the far reaches of Western Brazil, braving hostile native tribes, malaria, and piranhas. It was a particularly strained period in his life, after having lost his election bid, and the tour through South America was expected to be ‘a walk in the park.’ The expedition, co-led by Candido Rondon, legendary Brazilian explorer, succeeded at a high human cost and sacrifice: three deaths and the near loss of Theodore Roosevelt’s life, who asked, wounded and delirious, for the members to abandon him. As a celebration to this great feat of courage, a team, exactly 100 years later, mounted an expedition to retrace the original route. The expedition had three objectives:
• Retrace the original Roosevelt-Rondon expedition route to gain insight and celebrate the human endeavors and sacrifice of the first expedition.
• Establish a broad based collection of unique biological specimens to be found along the route and perform other scientific research.
• Compare the changes over the past century by using Roosevelt’s original detailed reporting of geography, fauna, flora, and native inhabitants.
Led by Prof. Marc Meyers, a pioneer in the field of biologically inspired materials and design (originally from Brazil), the effort also had the participation of two Brazilian Army officers, Col. Hiram and Angonese, and the support of the Brazilian Army for the land portion. The expedition had a strong scientific emphasis and started in Caceres, crossing the Indigenous areas Paresi and Nambikwara lands on mostly on horseback and foot and descending the river on two kayaks and a canoe.
Date: Monday, January 23rd
Time: 6:00 pm Reception, 7:00 pm Lecture
Location: Club Headquarters, 46 East 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021
Member Ticket Price: $10
Guest Ticket Price: $25
Student Ticket Price:
$5 with a valid academic ID
Reservation Notes:
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Reservations are allotted on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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Hold - Clark Room for a Henson Dinner
Josh Bernstein
No Public Lecture - Club Closed - MLK Day
The Explorers Club is closed on Monday, January 16th, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We will resume regular operating hours on Tuesday, January 17th at 9:00 am.
Baby Shower_Rebecca Gardner
T Hold - Film Screening - Gaelin
T Hold - Film Screening - Gaelin
Public Lecture Series with Colin O’Brady
Go Beyond
The Explorers Grand Slam is a mountaineering challenge to climb the tallest mountain on each of the seven continents (also known as the “Seven Summits”) and complete expeditions across the last degree of latitude to the North and South Poles.
Less than 50 people have ever completed this lifetime achievement, and only four in under a year. Colin aimed to complete the feat in record time, leaving one expedition to head straight to the next.
Colin faced dire challenges such as extreme altitude, limited oxygen, severe winds, and bitter cold temperatures in the Arctic and polar regions. This epic endeavor was a true test of physical and mental resilience, and one that redefines the limits of human endurance. Through determination and grit, Colin achieved his objective.
On May 27th, 2016 Colin set two mountaineering world records, and claimed the speed records for both the Explorers Grand Slam (139 days) and the Seven Summits (132 days).
These world records were part of a larger venture coined BEYOND 7/2; a project aiming to raise awareness and charitable funds to inspire kids to get outdoors and lead active, healthy lives.
Through satellite technology and a daily dedication to sharing his journey via social media, Colin was able to connect with millions of followers around the globe. With a focus on reaching kids, Colin was the first person to successfully Snapchat from the summit of Mt. Everest.
Colin O'Brady has spent the last two decades as an elite endurance athlete.
Raised in Portland, Oregon Colin spent his childhood exploring the mountains of the Pacific Northwest and cultivated a passion for adventure in the outdoors. Always an active kid at heart, Colin became a nationally ranked swimmer and youth soccer star. Colin was recruited to swim at the collegiate varsity level for Yale University where he graduated with a Bachelors in Economics in 2006. After graduation Colin spent time as a commodities trader on Wall Street.
Then a life changing event took Colin on a different path. Over the past six years, Colin has raced as a professional triathlete in 25 countries on six continents representing the United States in international triathlon competitions.
After much success on the race course, Colin’s transition back to the mountains, eager to push his physical limits was only natural. With the kids’ health at the forefront of his mind, Colin conquered not only his boyhood dream of climbing Mt. Everest, but is now a two-time world record holder. One objective was reached. His charitable work with kids continues.
Date: Monday, January 9th
Time: 6:00 pm Reception, 7:00 pm Lecture
Location: Club Headquarters, 46 East 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021
Member Ticket Price: $10
Guest Ticket Price: $25
Student Ticket Price:
$5 with a valid academic ID
Reservation Notes:
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Municipal Arts Society Tour with Lacey
50 ppl at 11AM, per Lacey
Seminar Series w/ Les Guthman
Dan Kobal Seminar Series
Missy C Member’s Lounge
Seminar Series - Alison Nicholls & Tanya Chaly
How to Collaborate with an Artist
to Expand your Audience
On December 15, 2016, Alison Nicholls, MR’09 and Tanya Chaly, recipient of The Explorers Club Rolex Artist-in-Exploration Award in 2014, will jointly discuss "How to Collaborate with an Artist to Expand your Audience." They have two questions for Members to consider: Are you looking for original ways to raise awareness of your next expedition or field research project? Have you considered collaborating with a professional sketch artist, painter or sculptor? Alison and Tanya will discuss how art can showcase your project work in novel ways and help engage an entirely new audience. They point out that many artists work on location, requiring remarkably few materials, and inspire the interest of local communities as they sketch, paint or sculpt.
Importantly, artists are often highly visible on social media, and many are skilled at marketing, networking, selling online and thinking outside the box. Teaming up with an artist can raise awareness of your work, provide fund-raising opportunities, and allow the artist to bring his or her own unique perspective to your work. Join Alison & Tanya as they talk about how to locate the right artist, whether an artist’s style matters, and how issues such as copyright can be handled.
Alison Nicholls is an artist inspired by Africa. She lived in the southern African countries of Botswana and Zimbabwe for several years, and returns to sketch in the field, work with conservation organizations and lead Art Safaris for Africa Geographic. Alison donates to African conservation organizations from every sale, and has a growing body of conservation-themed work. Her recent work, On The Edge, examines the plight of African wild dogs. Much of Alison’s work can be viewed on her website ArtInspiredbyAfrica.com.
Tanya Chaly is a visual artist who investigates natural history, notions of wilderness and the natural world. Her research projects include work for the Natural History Museum, London;The Field Museum, Chicago; the E.O Wilson Laboratory for Biodiversity; and The John Petrini Lab at Memorial Sloan Kettering, NYC. Under auspices of the Rolex Artist-in-Exploration Award, she traveled and worked in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique. For more on her work see tanyachaly.com.
Exploration Seminars Program are free of charge and for Members Only.
6:30 pm in the Board Room at Club Headquarters
Exploration Seminars Program:
As in the past, the Club’s more experienced and accomplished Members will address practical field needs and disciplines directly relevant to exploration. The common goal of the series is to contribute and expand field knowledge in a ‘show me how to’ format, with several sessions providing a ‘hands on’ approach.
Please note the Exploration Seminars are for Members only, without charge, but reservations are required due to limited seating in the Board Room. Members wishing to attend should email the Club Receptionist at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), to secure space.
For further information regarding the seminars, or to suggest future topics and speakers, please contact Daniel A. Kobal, Ph.D. FE’89 directly at (718) 757-7996 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Date: Thursday, December 15th
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Explorers Club Headquarters, 46 East 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021
T-Hold - Grant Rogers / Paul Rosalie Film Screening
Film Screening: “Unchartered Amazon”
The Las Piedras River is the longest watershed in the Peruvian Madre de Dios, the headwaters of the Amazon Rainforest. This vast wilderness contains some of the highest biodiversity on earth, as well as 'uncontacted' nomadic indigenous tribes. “Unchartered Amazon” explores the wildlife of the Las Piedras River, focusing on the hard to see species, the unique features of this forest, as well as the threats facing it.
The film we be accompanied by its executive producer, the naturalist, explorer, author, and award winning wildlife filmmaker Paul Rosolie. His short film “An Unseen World” won the UN Forum on Forests 2013 short films award, and has been described as ‘nature filmmaking at its most raw and innovative.” His recent book “Mother of God” has gained the praise of environmentalists and adventurers such as Jane Goodall, Bear Grylls, and Bill McKibben who have called the book a “gripping,” “awe inspiring,” “rousing tale,” “with a great and enduring point.”
After the film, Paul Rosolie will be telling us more about the state of the Amazon, and showing EC members how to get involved in doing expeditions in the wildest place on earth.
He is the founder of Junglekeepers, a conservation group that aims at protecting essential habitat in the Madre de Dios Rainforest of Peru. The Madre de Dios, which lies along the Las Piedras River watershed, is at the center of the Alto Purus National Park, Bahuaja-Sonene National Park, Manu National Park and Biosphere Reserve. Junglekeepers has managed to protect large conservation a small part of the Piedras River, but there is much work to be done. Upstream there are uncontacted tribes, fossil deposits, drug runners, and the entire watershed contains vitally important corridor habitat for the crown jewel of the west Amazon.
Paul and his partners are in need of adventurers and participants to help in those conservation efforts as well as scientific efforts to continue cataloguing flora and fauna, fossils, anthropological artifacts, and document the rapid change in the region.
Date: Wednesday, December 14th
Time: 6:00 pm Reception, 7:00 pm Screening, Q&A to follow
Location: Club Headquarters, 46 East 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021
Member Ticket Price: $10
Guest Ticket Price: $25
Student Ticket Price: $5 with a valid academic ID
Reservation Notes:
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Scott H The Gallery
Scott Mitchell Presentation_Second Floor
Hold - University Club Group Tour w/ Lacey - 4pm
Explorers Club Kitchen Christmas Party
Public Lecture Series with Ralph Naranjo
Exploration Under Sail
This lecture focuses on vessels, voyagers and the very essence of seaworthy small craft. The program opens with a look at two expeditionary cultures, the Vikings and the canoe builders of Polynesia. Each devised sailing craft that answered the challenge of local sea conditions and climate.
From the Fjords of Norway, attention turns to tropical trade wind voyaging. Ralph Naranjo will recount the challenges and rewards involved in mounting his own five year cruise around the world—a family voyage with a well-focused interest in boat building tradition and the natural history aspects of remote landfalls. He will delve into the challenges involved in matching the seaworthiness of small craft with the skills of the crew. “Exploring Under Sail” is a visual experience that depicts the outposts of Oceania—and as action fills the screen, the author reveals “how and why” setting sail remains a viable approach to exploration.
Ralph Naranjo, a member of the Washington DC chapter, has been an authoritative voice in the marine community for more than 30 years. He continues his sailor advocacy as the technical editor of Practical Sailor and is a regular contributor to Cruising World magazine. His new book The Art of Seamanship, published by McGraw Hill, covers key aspects of offshore voyaging. During Naranjo’s 10 years as the Vanderstar Chair at the U.S. Naval Academy he helped guide safety and seamanship training and played a key role in the development of the navy's new 44-foot sail-training sloops. His sailing background includes a five-year family voyage around the world, which was documented in his first book Wind Shadow West.
Date: Monday, December 12th
Time: 6:00 pm Reception, 7:00 pm Lecture
Location: Club Headquarters, 46 East 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021
Member Ticket Price: $10
Guest Ticket Price: $25
Student Ticket Price:
$5 with a valid Student ID
Reservation Notes:
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Reservations are allotted on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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Hold - Young Explorers Program
Carl Birthday
See Lacey
Second Floor
SATURDAY SCIENCE FOR STUDENTS
Per John Tanacredi
Date: 12-10-2016
Hold - Massimino Book Event
Holiday Party 2016
Have Certain Explorers been Naughty or Nice?!
House Committee Chair: Jonathan M. Conrad, MED’87
Vice Chair: Rodney H. Brown MN’02
Committee: Deirdre B. Brennan MR’04, Kellie Gerardi, MR’13, Gaelin A. Rosenwaks FR’06
The Explorers Club and The House Committee cordially invite members and their guests to our year-end Holiday Party on Wednesday, December 8th. Enjoy the festive holiday spirit in our beautiful Headquarters building, which is decorated for the season. Socialize with old friends…meet new friends…sing holiday songs…drink eggnog…or plan your next expedition. Cocktails and dinner will be served.
This season we have award winning Schlumberger Austrian sparkling wine Rose & Brut, Chateau Mukhrani Saperavi (still red) and Mtsvane (still white) wine from the country of Georgia to be served with entrée and throughout the evening along with select specialty spirits including Tosolini as an after dinner drink that have been graciously provided by Niche Import Co. for the event.
The evening will include a full bar, eggnog with Stroh rum and a signature cocktails made with Schlumberger Sparkling Wine topped with Fragola strawberry liquor. Enjoy passed hors d’oeuvres featuring miniature artichoke bruschetta with shaved parmesan, miniature arancini, apricot & brie in phyllo and a traditional gravlax station with capers, red onions & chopped egg on pumpernickel bread. A delicious dinner will follow of roasted filet of beef tenderloin with bourbon peppercorn sauce, baby new potatoes with lemon zest & rosemary, roasted green beans with kale & mushrooms, and winter greens with pears and toasted pecans in pomegranate vinaigrette. Dessert will include holiday cookies, biscottis and chocolate mints with coffee and tea service. Member Edward Lovett’s much in demand cappella singers, “Figgy Puddynge” will make their legendary appearance later in the evening.
Date: Thursday, December 8th
Time: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location: Club Headquarters, 46 East 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021
Reservation Notes:
Members & Guest Price: $70—after Thursday, December the 1st, $75
THIS EVENT IS ALWAYS A SELL OUT — MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS SOON!
Please call 212-628-8383 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Guest may make reservations by providing a Member’s name and their own credit card information. No refunds will be granted if cancelled after Thursday, December 1st.
Annie Holiday Party
Public Lecture Series with Michael Fishbach
The Last Giants
The Magnificent and Endangered Blue Whales
The Last Giants features stunning visuals, both stills and video, illustrating the majesty and beauty of the world’s giants — the great whales. Some acoustical recordings will be used as well as charts and maps as the viewer will be taken on a journey of discovery into the lives of the Blue and other great whales.
24 years of fieldwork in some of the world’s finest regions to encounter these animals will offer up exciting firsthand stories to go with the visuals. The audience will learn how whales positively affect the global economy and how in the course of their lives they help both enrich the world’s oxygen supply and assist in the fight against global climate change.
In 2011, Fishbach and a small group of boat mates saved the life of a young Humpback whale which was imprisoned in a large fishing net. Highlights of this rescue will be shown and discussed. He also appeared on television around the globe, discussing this life changing event which has now been viewed as the film “Saving Valentina” over 40 million times on You Tube!
Mr. Fishbach’s presentation leads the viewer to the inevitable conclusion that having masses of large whales swimming in the world’s oceans is not only a moral imperative, but a physical necessity.
Former professional tennis player Michael Fishbach, a native New Yorker, has spent the last 24 years of his life studying, learning from and working to protect the world’s great whales. He currently works the large whale field season in the Gulf of California and has done so for the past 20 years consecutively. He also is the Executive Director of the Great Whale Conservancy, a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to helping the plight of the world’s great whales with a special emphasis on the endangered Blue whale.
Date: Wednesday, December 7th
Time: 6:00 pm Reception, 7:00 pm Lecture
Location: Club Headquarters, 46 East 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021
Member Ticket Price: $10
Guest Ticket Price: $25
Student Ticket Price:
$5 with a valid Student ID
Reservation Notes:
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Reservations are allotted on a first-come, first-serve basis.
To secure a reservation, you may also call us at 212.628.8383 or email us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Night of the Sea Turtle
Join The Explorers Club & The Sea Turtle Conservancy
as we celebrate all things Sea Turtle!
This special evening will support the Sea Turtle Conservancy's mission to raise awareness about this extraordinary marine animal and help The Explorers Club "tag" our very own TEC Sea Turtle! Once tagged, you'll be able to follow the turtle online and observe migratory habits, inspiring us to learn more about sea turtle biology, the threats they face, and ways you can help.
You'll have a chance to bid on an upcoming expedition tracking sea turtles in the Bahamas! Thanks to a generous donation from the Earthwatch Institute, one winner will spend nine days snorkeling and boating alongside hawksbill and green sea turtles exploring their habitats as part of a top notch research team. Earthwatch will be speaking about their mission to provide people with sustainable, environmental scientific field research and education opportunities all over the world.
We will also hear from David Godfrey, Executive Director of Sea Turtle Conservancy, and David Gruber, ECAD 2016 Keynote Speaker, National Geographic "Emerging Explorer" and marine biologist who discovered the first biofluorescent sea turtle. The evening will also include a silent auction with over 30 unique turtle inspired items, turtle-themed cocktails, specialty hor d'oeuvres, and a DJ set by New York's finest exploration themed band, the Swaai Boys!
This event is a partially run student initiative being spearheaded by local high school students, with proceeds from the evening funding a turtle tag - if additional funds are raised they will benefiting both the Sea Turtle Conservancy and TEC grants program.
Date: Tuesday, December 6th
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Explorers Club Headquarters, 46 East 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021
Reservation Notes:
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Tickets are $65 for Members & Guests.
Please send your RSVP to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 212-628-8383 x 10.
For more information on the Sea Turtle Conservancy and what it means to “tag” a sea turtle, please visit their website at conserveturtles.org.
