BENOFF: Opening Night Reception & Film

Reception at Hilton Garden Inn Boulder on Canyon. Outdoor Courtyard

Heavy Appetizers & Libations (each attendee gets one ticket for either a cocktail, wine, or beer. Cash bar thereafter)

Live Music by The Atom Collective, a jazz band making people happy on Colorado’s front range since 2019. Kyle Banker at Piano, Tobin Munsat on Drums, Adisa Nickerson on Trumpet, & Todd Van Selus on Bass.

We suggest you park free at the DAC and walk 2 blocks to the Garden Inn

Film at 7:30PM at Dairy Arts Center NUCLEAR NOW

As fossil fuels continue to cook the planet, the world is finally becoming forced to confront the influence of large oil companies and tactics that have enriched a small group of corporations and individuals for generations. Beneath our feet, Uranium atoms in the Earth’s crust hold incredibly concentrated energy- science unlocked this energy in the mid-20th century, first for bombs and then to power submarines and the United States led the effort to generate electricity from this new source. Yet in the mid-20th century as societies began the transition to nuclear power and away from fossil fuels, a long-term PR campaign to scare the public began, funded in part by coal and oil interests. This campaign would sow fear about harmless low-level radiation and create confusion between nuclear weapons and nuclear power.

With unprecedented access to the nuclear industry in France, Russia, and the United States, iconic director Oliver Stone explores the possibility for the global community to overcome challenges like climate change and reach a brighter future through the power of nuclear energy an option that may become a vital way to ensure our continued survival sooner than we think.

“A strong, clear and courageous film. I admire it for defying all trends.” – Werner Herzog, Filmmaker 

“An intensely compelling, must-see documentary.” – Owen Gleiberman, Variety