On location in Deer Lake, Newfoundland, www.hollywood2020.blog.com editor/founder Joyce Schwarz is one of 20 or so veteran travelers who set out to the woods on "The Rock" (Newfoundland) on an amazing journey "into the self" called EARTH TO HUMAN (www.earthtohuman.com).
STRING QUARTET HITS RIGHT TUNE FOR NEXT-GEN ECO-ADVENTURER
This new breed of eco-adventurer may just be more concerned about whether their own 'personal' musicians, "The Azmari String Quartet" catch up to them on their next stop on the Northern Peninsula than whether their luggage does! For more info on the quartet go to their home page at: www.theazmariquartet.com/ - 15k -
www.azmariquartet.com Azmari Quartet
TRECKING CULTURE INTO THE WOODS.....
Trecking culture into the woods is no easy feat when it involves schlepping classical instruments like the Viola, Violins, Chello and a quartet of musicians from the Gros Morne Summer Music Festival and an occasional grand piano for Earth to Human experience creator David Maggs to play too!
WHY MUSIC, ARCHEOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY IN THE WOODS?
Maggs who is also a well-respected Canadian musician in his own right, and also the artistic director of Gros Morne Summer Music believes, "If we can understand our lives within the context of a larger human legacy, we might embrace the transience of our own existence, grasp our role in the world in which we live, and participate in the phenomenon of life at its fullest."
WHY A PIANO ON AN ECO TRIP?
The real answers to the question of why transport such highbrow concepts into the wilds of Newfoundland and UNESCO's Gros Morne National Park are going to be explored by daily presentations by Maggs and an accompanying team of authors and experts on surrounding ecosystems. Coupled with eco-experiences ranging from hikes to kayaking to views inside a regional archeological dig at Phillips Garden, this week promises to be an adventure for not only body but mind and perhaps even soul.
Whale bones mark the spot in Phillips Garden at the archeological dig in Newfoundland. YES, THESE ARE WHALE BONES PICTURED, click on the thumbnail to see the more details.
HORIZON & CO. BREAKS NEW GROUND IN ECO-ART ADVENTURE
The Earth To Human week long program is developed by Canadian boutique travel firm Horizon & Co. (www.horizon-co.com) and the Gros Morne Summer Music .
Day one of the 7 day experience inter-mixed a Mozart concert at St.Matthew's Anglican Church with an evening program by Maggs exploring the relationship of the philosophy of Rene Descartes to today's eco-movement.
Click on thumbnail to see one of the visuals David Maggs used to illustrate his talk on relationship of the philosophy of Rene Descartes to the eco-movement today!
CLOUDBERRY COCKTAILS and ARCTIC VODKA -- COOL MASH-UP
Heady stuff but an unscheduled stop to see an ancient and well-hidden Trilobite and a prelude of Cloudberry cocktails with Arctic Vodka broke the ice for many into what just may be what today's Youtube Generation would call a cool mash-up of the next 'gen' of eco-travel.
Don't ask, don't tell -- we saw a trilobyte in Newfoundland -- but we can't tell you where-- just by the roadside...preserving eco is our goal!
(This is the first of an ongoing week-long series of posts by Hollywood2020.blogs.com founder and emerging entertainment and technology author Joyce Schwarz from Newfoundland.)
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