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ENTERTAINING. THOUGHT-PROVOKING. AWE-INSPIRING.
The Brinker International Forum brings to the AT&T Performing Arts Center an extraordinary and eclectic lineup of cultural influencers—people who have shaped the way we view our world through the arts and sciences.
This electrifying season brings a lauded dancer and choreographer, a multi-faceted actor, singer and comedian, a legendary illusionist and endurance artist, hilarious actors and an inspirational environmental advocate.
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February 21, 2012, Winspear, 8pm
Event Sponsor: The Ted and Shannon Skokos Foundation
What's it like to be a million oar strokes from your destination, tossed alone in a tiny boat? Roz Savage, a one-time management consultant turned full-time rower, environmental advocate, and inspirational speaker completed a grueling 103-day, 2,935-mile (4,723-kilometer) oceanic ordeal in 2005. Storms broke all of her oars and claimed her stove, stereo, and cockpit navigation instruments. Her satellite phone failed with nearly four weeks left on the journey. Undaunted, Roz rowed on. In 2008, she rowed solo from San Francisco to Hawaii, as part one of a three-part journey to draw attention to environmental problems that threaten the ocean, and to encourage individual action.
The British ocean rower and environmental campaigner has rowed over 11,000 miles, taken 3.5 million oarstrokes, and spent cumulatively nearly a year of her life at sea in a 23-foot rowboat. Her personal creed of taking life “one oarstroke at a time,” and her promotion of the EcoHero movement, has inspired countless people around the world. Roz recently set out to complete the "Big Three" by rowing solo across the Indian Ocean. You can track her progress at www.rozsavage.com.
Thanks to our Friends at White Rock Lake Conservatory!
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March 2, 2012, Winspear, 8pm
From “Beetlejuice” to “30 Rock” to countless appearances on Saturday Night Live, Alec Baldwin, the prolific and hilarious actor is set to take the stage at the Winspear Opera House for ONE NIGHT ONLY on March 2nd! Come see this versatile performer as he shares stories from his time on the stage, small and silver screens. The enigmatic actor will come armed with stories from his years in front of the camera and the scrutiny of the public eye.
Alec Baldwin plays network executive Jack Donaghy on the three-time Emmy Award-winning "30 Rock," a workplace comedy where the workplace exists behind the scenes of a live variety show.
Winner of two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, four SAG Awards (including 2011 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series as Jack Donaghy - “30 ROCK” (NBC)) and a Television Critics Association Award for his role, Baldwin has been heralded by Entertainment Weekly as a "comic genius" for his hilarious turn on "30 Rock." He is one of Hollywood's most charismatic and prolific actors -- both on stage and in film. Baldwin garnered raves for his performance in Martin Scorsese's "The Departed" and a 2004 Academy Award nomination for his role in "The Cooler" opposite William H. Macy. Other film credits include "The Good Shepherd" directed by Robert DeNiro, "Lymelife," "The Hunt for Red October," "Miami Blues," "Prelude to a Kiss," "Malice," "The Shadow," "Glengarry Glen Ross," "Heaven's Prisoners," "Ghosts of Mississippi," "The Edge," "Pearl Harbor," "The Cat in the Hat," and "It's Complicated," opposite Meryl Streep and Steve Martin.
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Photo Credit: Mark Thiessen
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March 19, 2012, Winspear, 8pm
Event Sponsor: John Eagle Dealerships
As a two-time Emmy Award-nominated field correspondent for the National Geographic Channel, Mireya Mayor has reported to audiences worldwide on pertinent wildlife and habitat issues. Closest to her heart is her ongoing study of a newfound species of Microcebus, or mouse lemur, which she discovered on a 2000 field expedition in Madagascar. Her work with this rare primate inspired the prime minister of Madagascar to establish a national park to help protect the new species, conserving the 10 percent that remains of the African island nation’s once vast forest.
Mayor recently earned her Ph.D. while conducting research on the effects of forest fragmentation and isolation on two types of lemurs found only in northern Madagascar. Earning her the nickname of "female Indiana Jones", Mayor's Ultimate Explorer TV expeditions have taken her to Central Africa's gorillas, underwater with the six-foot (1.8-meter) Humboldt squid, and into a veterinarian's haven for leopards in Namibia.
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April 24, 2012, Winspear, 8pm
Event Sponsor: Museum Tower
If you are one of the millions of viewers who regularly tune into ABC’s Modern Family each week, you’ve probably fallen in love with the characters Mitchell Pritchett, Phil Dunphy and Cameron Tucker, played by Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ty Burrell and Eric Stonestreet, respectively. The actors will take the Winspear stage to discuss their hit show, which is centered on the lives of three unconventional families. In addition, Steve Levitan will share his insight as co-creator and executive producer of the show.
The show has garnered critical acclaim and has received multiple Emmy Awards including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Ty Burrell, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Julie Bowen, Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series: S. Levitan and J. Richman, Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: Michael A. Spiller. Fans of the show won’t want to miss this opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at the chemistry that has catapulted the series into a pop culture phenomenon.
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