FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | August 11, 2009
American Chemical Society to host free Science Café exploring unique fusion of art and haiku
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2009 — The American Chemical Society (ACS) is sponsoring a free Science Café on Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, during the 238th National Meeting of the ACS. “Secrets of the Elements: The Unfinished Universe” will explore the chemistry, history, and poetry of life and the mysteries of an unfolding universe. Admission is free. Food and drinks are available for purchase.
What: “Science Café – Secrets of the Elements” explores a unique fusion of art and haiku. Painting, collage, print, sculpture and haiku meet the periodic table. In a new chapter of an ongoing collaboration, chemist-artist Langley Spurlock and poet John Martin Tarrat tell a story as old as hydrogen and as up to the minute as ununoctium. Science Café is sponsored by the American Chemical Society.
Who: Chemist-artist Langley Spurlock and poet John Martin Tarrat
Where: Clyde’s of Gallery Place, Piedmont Room, 707 7th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001. Metro Green, Yellow or Red Lines: Gallery Place-Chinatown
When: Monday, Aug. 17 from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Why: A community outreach program designed to raise awareness of the importance of chemistry to everyday life and how art and science intersect.
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The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress. With more than 154,000 members, ACS is the world’s largest scientific society and a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio.