“ . . . my mother is a member of the NM Mountain Club, and Elke recently made a presentation at one of their meetings. She really enjoyed it and had wonderful things to say about Elke and her presentation! I think some of their members would definitely be interested in seeing the library presentation...“
Events
July 30, 2010, Albuquerque:
Educator and filmmaker Elke Duerr will give a presentation about Mexican Gray Wolves at
The Kosmos on 1715 Fifth Street NW, Friday, July 30th 8:00pm, doors open at 7pm. The program focuses on myths, fiction and facts about the Mexican Gray Wolf, the role of the Lobo in the ecosystem and will include footage and stills from Duerr’s documenatry film “Stories of wolves-The Lobo returns”.
“Stories of Wolves-The lobo returns” is an examination of the Mexican Gray Wolf recovery program in New Mexico. It’s a story with man subplots because of the dynamic relationship of the wolf to the various communities who now share its habitat: the ranchers, the conservationists, the Native American cultures, and the other animals that depend upon its presence to maintain a healthy ecological system.
Just as much as it’s a film about wolves, it’s also about eh people of New Mexico and their stand in making this program a success or a failure. And ultimately it is a bout the vanishing wildness inside and outside of us. There are currently only about 40 lobos left in the wild.
The program is designed as a fundraiser for the wolf project and includes a musical jazz performance by friends of wolves, food and a silent art auction. Doors open at 7pm, tickets at $15 are available for presale at info@wildwolffilm.com or at the door. Beverages and desserts are available by donation.
For full information see the press release and program.
Filmmaker and Mexican Graywolf activist Elke Duerr will be hosting information sessions about her work with the Mexican Graywolves and her adventures in filmmaking this summer. Please feel free to come join one of her sessions and learn more about the wolves and their place in the ecosystem.
Elke was recently on Albuquerque's Channel 27 "City Views" program sharing her insight on the Mexican Graywolf.
Available for Showing at the Open Space Visitor Center: Stories of Wolves, The Lobo Returns. 6500 Coors Blvd NW, Albuquerque. 505-897-8831
Sunday, July 17th, 12pm to 4pm: Wildlife Park West, Edgewood.
Mexican Gray Wolf outreach talk.
For more details click here.
Thursday, April 15, 3pm: I will be presenting the wolf project at a class at CNM.
Monday, April 19, 7:30pm: Interview on Albuquerque Channel 27 "City Views."
Saturday, April 17, 10-4 & Sunday, April 18, 10-1: I will be presenting the wolf project at the Open Space Visitor Center, on 6500 Coors in conjunction with their recycled art fair. I will be demonstrating how to crochet bags, jewelry and mats out of plastic bags, this is one of my other projects to help the earth recover. But I will also include the wolves in my presentation and have wolf things at my table. After all, they have sort of been recycled as well, as funny as it may sound... And they are a piece of art.
Thursday, April 22, 3pm: I will be at the COOP in Santa Fe for Earth Day at 3pm and at 10am on the 25th.
Sunday, April 25, 10am: at the Albuquerque COOP
I will have a booth, hands-on items and will talk about the wolves on both days.
Older events:
Monday, March 15, 6pm, On Albuquerque TV channel 27: Interview with Elke Duer about her work and the Wild Wolf Film project.
Saturday, March 13th, 1:00pm: Albuquerque Main Library.
In collaboration with the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance:
Stories of Wolves presentation and short film screening.
For more details click here.
Wednesday January 20, 2010, 8:00pm: New Mexico Mountain Club, contact Vice-President Doug Flynn at 505-246-2927 for location.
Friday January 15th, 11am: Bosque Schools, Albuquerque, Mexican Gray Wolf outreach talk for 6th graders.
Friday January 8th, 9am to 12:30pm: Los Lunas Public Schools, Mexican Gray Wolf outreach talks for student enrichment curriculum.
Friday October 9, 2009, 7:00pm: Aldo Leopold Legacy Film Series, Heart and Soil, Sanchez Farm, Open Space La Placita Gardens, Outdoor Film Showing on Solar Screen. Opening with local shorts, including Stories of Wolves: The Lobo Returns, by Elke Duer. 1108 Arenal Road SW, Albquerque, NM. Call Colleen Langan at 505-314-0398
July 18, 2009, 7:00pm: The City of Albuquerque Open Space Division presents Stories of Wolves: An Educational Talk with Elke Duerr at the Elena Gallegos Double Shelter Amphitheater. Programs are free with a $2.00 entrance fee (per car). Donations to the Wild Wolf Film project will be accepted. For more information, call 505-452-5222 or go to www.cabq.gov/openspace (directions: end of Simms Park, North of Montgomery and East of Tramway. For a downloadable PDF click here.
July 21 to August 6, 2009: Educational Wolf Talks in Germany for Scientists, Wolf Protectors, Wolf Conservationists and the General Public in Spreewitz, Saxony Germany, Wolf Region, Bavaria, and Berlin. For a map of Wolf Territory in Germany, click here: http://www.maplandia.com/germany/sachsen/sachsen/hoyerswerda/spreewitz/ For a downloadable PDF flier in German, click here.
August, 2009: Aldo Leopold Film Festival, Albuquerque, NM. Screening of the trailer and short film version of Stories of Wolves.
2009-2010 School Year: Wolf outreach talks at Public, Private and Charter Schools, Libraries, and other Public Forums throughout New Mexico.
These talks are designed to provide the facts about the remaining wolves in our state and provide hands-on experiences from our magic “Wolf Trunk”. The audience will be able to see live size wolf tracks, wolf fur, and get acquainted with the scientific process of radio collaring a wolf to track its movements and whereabouts the way it is being practiced by the Fish and Wildlife Service, the institution that is in charge of the wolf reintroduction program in New Mexico and Arizona.
During the presentation we will howl with the wolves on tape and listen to stories of wolf encounters from my fieldwork as a filmmaker and my interviews with people who have experienced wolves personally. Last but not least we watch the trailer of the film and look at stills from the film work to give us an idea of what the wolves look like, where the wolves live and what type of environment they occupy. We discuss our own relationship to the wolf and why we might want it to remain a part of our wilderness and cultural heritage and what we can do to help it thrive in its former habitat.
Please call for information and bookings.