with Director, Jon Bowermaster, and renowned scientist Dr. Maureen Raymo from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University 

By Donation. Suggested $30-$60 for Weekend. The Hoot builds community through music and dance & raises scholarship funding for the thousands of children whose lives are transformed by experiencing nature at The Ashokan Center. www.ashokancenter.org

7:00 Film Short: Crac! Frederic Back's touching 1981 animated tale of snow, fiddling, family and folk art.
7:15 Welcome by Gina Gould, Ashokan's Exec Director
7:30 Featured Screening: the new documentary film “Antarctica 3D: On The Edge,” an up-close look at how the seventh continent is changing, in part due to a warming ocean, followed by a Q & A session with the film’s director, Jon Bowermaster and renowned scientist Dr. Maureen Raymo from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University. 
9:00 Post-film old-timey music jam led by Jay Ungar & Molly Mason.

This is just the start to a packed weekend of Community, Music and Dancing.  www.homeofthehoot.com