Science On Screen: HAPPY ACCIDENTS OR STROKE OF GENIUS

Wednesday, January 22, 6:30pm

Aspen Film Isis Theatre | 406 E Hopkins Ave, Aspen

Event Details

Aspen Film presents Science on Screen®, a unique film series that allows audiences to experience the intersection of film and science on the big screen. As part of each screening event, expert guest speakers present on timely scientific topics.

In our next installment of the series, Happy Accidents, or True Crime Solving, the 1963 classic THE PINK PANTHER is paired with THE DIAMOND, an audience favorite from Shortsfest 2022, as we explore scientific thinking in crime solving and aim to answer the question of how accidental is detective work?  Nina Gabianelli will host the evening, and special guest Alex Tarika, Education Manager at the Aspen Science Center, will present.

Alex Tarika 

Alex Tarika, ASC Education Manager, joined the Aspen Science Center with over seven years of experience teaching science at the middle and high school levels. After graduating from Colorado College in 2012 with a BA in environmental science, she explored education in a variety of settings, including teaching English in Vietnam and guiding naturalist tours with the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies. These experiences led her to pursue an MA in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Denver, after which she returned to the Roaring Fork Valley to teach science at Aspen Middle School and later at the Carbondale Community School. Alex loves creating inquiry-based, hands-on learning experiences and watching individuals explore and discover the wonders of science!

Nina Gabianelli 

After a thirteen-year career in NYC’s theatre and cabaret scene, Nina decided life didn’t need to be “so hard.” She escaped to the mountains, and for the past 25 years, she has called the Roaring Fork Valley her home. Although most recognized for her years at the infamous Crystal Palace Theatre Restaurant or as the face of the Aspen Historical Society, Nina has proudly performed with every theatre company in the Valley. Nina is also a founding member of Consensual Improv. She also holds several local honors: 2020 Wintersköl Queen, 2023 “Devy Ordinary” Award winner for Excellence in Customer Service, and National Anthem singer for the FIS World Cup Races, Pro Cycling Tours, and Aspen’s Annual 4th of July Parade celebration. She is thrilled to be a recognized leader in a community that supports her passions and allows her to grow as an actor, comedienne, singer, hiker, fly fisherwoman, and skier!

The four-part series is presented at the Aspen Film Isis Theatre in Aspen, and additional in-school enrichment is available for local students and teachers. Science on Screen is a nationwide initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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