Speaking at Colorado Mountain College March 9

Join me at the Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge, CO, on Friday evening, March 9th for a very special fund-raising event for the Summit Foundation.

The presentation begins at 7 pm and will run about one hour with a short Q&A session after. A dessert reception and a chance for more personal time to chat and ask questions will follow, along with a book signing of “One Island, One Ocean”. Tickets to the presentation are $10 and to attend both the presentation and reception with David are $20. Proceeds benefit The Summit Foundation and Colorado Mountain College. We hope to see you there! 

Please visit the Summit Foundation website for details on their wonderful organization and how you can contribute- http://www.summitfoundation.org/

One Island, One Ocean Book is Available!

I am happy to announce the publication of the new book on our expedition Around the Americas is now available to purchase. Titled "One Island, One Ocean" this beautiful photo book chronicles the entire 28,000 mile environmental adventure. Written by veteran Cruising World editor Herb McCormick with a forward by philanthropist David Rockefeller, the book contains over 350 images of the voyage by yours truly. I am very excited to have the book available at Blue Water Studios, local bookstores, Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Published by Weldon Owen in San Francisco and distributed by
Simon & Schuster.

*Note- I am currently in the Rockies through March, but will have copies at the studio to personally sign and share April-October 2012.

Pearson Lakes Art Center Exhibit

What a great run for the exhibit (May 5 - July 5, 2011) at the Pearson LAC! We had huge attendance for the duration of the One Island One Ocean show. Roughly 200 people attended my presentation in the Lauridsen Performing Arts Theatre for a very interesting and personal account of the Around the Americas adventure.

Thank you Danielle and everyone and the PLAC for making the exhibit a huge success.
*Please contact Danielle at the Pearson Lakes Art Center for booking information- 712-332-7013.

New exhibit at Algona, IA

I am excited to announce a new exhibit that I have unveiled in Algona, Iowa (yes my home town). The exhibit was funded through a grant from the Stinson Prairie Arts Council. This interactive exhibit represents the story of the 2009-10 voyage of the 64-foot sailing vessel, Ocean Watch, on her 28,000 mile expedition to circumnavigate the N/S American continents.

The exhibit features 24 large format images with 15-30x40 inch informational "magazine" panels which tell the story of adventure, science and education with ocean and sea awareness as the key features.

The exhibit also includes examples of plastics use and disposal including a continuous string of 220 plastic bottles which represent one person's yearly use. Also included is a plastic shopping bag exhibit used to illustrate the effects of these bags being disposed of in the seas and oceans.

The exhibit finishes its run in Algona on Jan. 21st and will come back to Okoboji. We are working on booking at the Pearson Lakes Art Center this summer along with speaking engagements. The exhibit is available for traveling. Please contact Blue Water Studios for details.

Speaking at Iowa State Historical Society

I will be speaking Thursday evening (7 PM), April 30th, at the Iowa State Historical Society building in Des Moines in conjunction with the "official" opening of the 20/20 exhibit. There will be wine and refreshments, a powerpoint and premier of the documentary, "An Arctic Journey in a Changing World," followed by a brief Q & A. I will sell and sign a few books also if you are so interested. Should be a fun evening.

Opening at the State Historical Society of Iowa

20/20 has opened in Des Moines. The exhibit will run into September of 2009. It is a great venue with lots of linear wall space to let it all flow. We are planning an official opening night reception on April 30th. Stay tuned for details or please visit the State Historical Society website at right. Thanks. David

Schedule Notes

20 Years/20 Stories is exhibiting at the Pearson Lakes Art Center in Okoboji, Iowa, for the winter. The spring schedule is now taking shape as the exhibit opens at the Iowa State Historical Society in mid-March 2009, running through September. There is much more to the exhibit now also with new additions to the Northwest Passage and climate change sections.

This exhibit will then be available to travel the United States beginning October 2009.
See the Pearson Lakes Art Center for booking.