Aurora Sensations film showing

August 27, 2012

University Relations

Aurora Sensations, a film created using time-lapse photography of Alaska auroras set to ambient music, will be featured as part of the First Friday event at Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center in downtown ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø on Sept. 7, 2012. The showings will be continuous from 5 to 8 p.m. in the center theatre. Admission is free.

Poul Jensen, a doctoral candidate in at the , created the film after capturing aurora photographs from a number of locales in the Interior. Aurora Sensations is a compilation of many of those images set to music in a 30-minute production.

In addition to Jensen's film, Colleen Hickman, a watercolor artist, will have her work on display at the center.

The Alaska Public Lands Information Center and the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Convention & Visitors Bureau are sponsoring the event.

For more information, contact APLIC at 907-459-3730.