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2022-04-30T09:30:00-04:00
2022-04-30T10:30:00-04:00
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Brevard Music Center
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“Climate Change in Western North Carolina—Why Should I Care” will be facilitated by Tom Fiedler, former Executive Editor of The Miami Herald, and will feature local climate impact experts. The focus will be on how climate change will specifically affect those who live and work in Western North Carolina.
CLIMATE CHANGE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA – WHY SHOULD I CARE?
This pilot BMC Mindtreks Forum will explore a subject affecting us now; one that will continue to impact generations to come: climate change in our own backyard, Western North Carolina. The forum will be moderated by Tom Fiedler, former Executive Editor of The Miami Herald, and Dean Emeritus and Journalism Professor at Boston University’s College of Communication. Local expert panelists will include Deke Arndt, James Fox, Scott Shuford, Amber Weaver, and Ben Teague. Held at Parker Concert Hall on the Music Center’s picturesque campus in the delightful Blue Ridge Mountain town of Brevard, event patrons will also have the opportunity to enjoy a music interlude, to mix and mingle with the experts, and to enjoy the beautiful Music Center grounds.
ABOUT BMC MINDTREKS FORUM
The Brevard Music Center (BMC), one of the nation’s premier music institutes and music festivals, is developing a new forum series designed to illuminate and inform about contemporary issues facing residents of Western North Carolina. While BMC will always maintain its paramount focus on teaching gifted young musicians, it also recognizes an opportunity to play a role in furthering community education and dialogue. Initiated and designed by BMC patrons and civic leaders Kathleen Mainardi, Bruce Rogow, Steve Keeble and Tom Parker, the format for this series is structured to stimulate learning, provide opportunity for reflection in a leisurely setting, and to connect with other community members through presentations by highly regarded local subject matter experts and civil discussion. Designed as a welcoming and flexible space, the new Parker Concert Hall is an ideal venue for this type of event.
FORUM SCHEDULE
9:30am – 12:00pm Panelist Presentations
12:00pm — 12:45pm Attendee Small Group Discussions + Lunch*
12:45pm — 1:15pm Music Presentation
1:15pm — 3:30pm Attendee + Panelist Engagement + Discussion
9:30am – 12:00pm Panelist Presentations
12:00pm — 12:45pm Attendee Small Group Discussions + Lunch*
12:45pm — 1:15pm Music Presentation
1:15pm — 3:30pm Attendee + Panelist Engagement + Discussion