LAUNCH | Lynne Quarmby - Watermelon Snow: Science, Art, and a Lone Polar Bear

Gabriola Arts Council Hall (GAC Hall), 476-510 South Rd, Gabriola Island, BC
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Join Lynne Quarmby for the in-person launch of her new book, Watermelon Snow: Science, Art, and a Lone Polar Bear. This special two-day launch will be held at the Gabriola Arts Council Hall (GAC Hall). The daily capacity is 16 attendees.

Lynne Quarmby is professor of cell biology in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Simon Fraser University.

SCHEDULE

Saturday 31 October
10:30 Images of the Arctic
11:00 Steve Earle
12:30 Images of the Arctic
1:00 Sheila Norgate
2:30 Screening of "A Short Film About Ice" by shipmate Adam Laity (North American premier)
3:00 Alex Varty

Sunday 1 November
10:30 Images of the Arctic
11:00 Mark Fettes
12:30 Images of the Arctic
1:00 Sheila Malcolmson
2:30 Screening of "A Short Film About Ice" by shipmate Adam Laity (North American premier)
3:00 Heather Cameron

ABOUT THE BOOK

Watermelon Snow weaves memoir, microbiology, and artistic antics together with descriptions of a sublime Arctic landscape. At the top of the warming world, Quarmby struggles with burnout and grief while an aerial artist twirls high in the ship's rigging, bearded seals sing mournfully, polar bears prowl, and glaciers crumble into the sea. In a compelling narrative, sorrow and fear are balanced by beauty and wonder. The author's journey back from a life out of balance includes excursions into evolutionary history where her discoveries reveal the heart of human existence. The climate realities are as dark as the Arctic winter, yet this is a book of lightness and generosity. Quarmby's voice, intimate and original, illuminates the science while offering a reminder that much about the human experience is beyond reason.