Film screenings – The Cove & The Meaning of Tea

The Cove (Louie Psihoyos/2009/92 min/Documentary)

Where: Asia Society (725 Park Avenue, New York, NY)

Date: Tuesday, March 9

Time: 6:30pm to 9:00pm

Tickets: $7 members, $9 student/senior, $11 nonmember

26,000 dolphins are killed off the coast of Japan every year. The journey to expose this slaughter, its roots in the dolphin entertainment industry, and its impacts on human health are documented in this Academy Award nominated film. Followed by a panel discussion with film director Louie Psihoyos and activist Ric O’Barry, and moderated by New York Times environment reporter Andrew Revkin.

Watch the trailer

2.The Meaning of Tea (Scott Chamberlin Hoyt/ 74 minutes/ Documentary)

Where: Asia Society (725 Park Avenue, New York, NY)

Date: Tuesday, March 9

Time: 6:30pm to 9:00pm

Tickets: Members: $10, nonmembers: $15, students and seniors: $12

Tea has been bringing peace, calm, health, friendship, and wisdom into people’s lives for 5,000 years but does it still have “meaning” in a world increasingly influenced by mass-marketing, fast food, and corporate coffee giants?