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CRASH: A TALE OF TWO SPECIES SUNDAY, MARCH 20 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM With its armored shell, ancient anatomy, and 350-million-year lineage, the horseshoe crab almost seems too inconspicuous to stir up controversy. Yet this humble creature is at the very center of a collision between three completely different species. For many decades, humans have harvested the horseshoe crab for use as...

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ART & COPY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3 @ 7:30PM Meet the real Mad Men (and women!) in Art & Copy, an intimate glimpse at the people behind the curtain of modern consumer culture. They brought you “Just Do It,” “I ♥ NY,” “Where’s the Beef?” “Got Milk?” and “Think Different.” Love them or loathe them, they have mastered the art of persuasion. Find out more...

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SILENCE OF THE BEES FRIDAY, MARCH 18 @ 7:30PM & 12:30AM In the winter of 2006, a strange phenomenon fell upon honeybee hives across the country. Without a trace, millions of bees vanished from their hives. A precious pollinator of fruits and vegetables, the disappearing bees left billions of dollars of crops at risk and threatened our food supply. The epidemic set researchers scrambling to...

SCHEDULE MARCH 10-16

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DRAKENSBERG: BARRIER OF SPEARS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 @ 6:00PM & 11:00PM Rising sharply from the South African landscape, cliffs like spines of a dragon form the majestic Drakensberg Mountains (their name actually means “Dragon’s Mountain”). Born of Jurassic molten lava, they span more than 600 miles and tower more than 10,000 feet. Despite the impossible terrain and unpredictable...