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Hello, The following event may be of interest to you: Parallel Play: Of Ivory-bills and Irish Castles Thursday, April 13, 2017 Tim Gallagher and Rachel Dickinson lead parallel lives. During their 25-year marriage, Tim searched for the world’s rarest birds in the planet’s most inhospitable places—swamps seething with poisonous snakes; Mexican mountains teaming with armed drug traffickers. Meanwhile, travel writer/author Rachel traveled to exotically beautiful landscapes around the globe, from Tibet to the tip of South America, writing articles and essays for top magazines. Hear how these two accomplished writers have managed to raise a family, produce books, and keep their heads from exploding.Tim Gallagher is an award-winning writer, editor, and wildlife photographer. He is the author of four narrative nonfiction books—Parts Unknown, about his expeditions to northern Greenland, Iceland, and other faraway places; The Grail Bird, which details his role in the rediscovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker, a species that had not had a confirmed sighting since 1944; Falcon Fever, about his lifelong fascination with birds of prey; and his latest book, Imperial Dreams, chasing the ghost of the long-lost imperial woodpecker through the mountainous drug country of northern Mexico.Rachel Dickinson is an award-winning author and magazine journalist. She has written several books and numerous articles and essays in publications such as Audubon, The Atlantic, and Smithsonian. Her latest book, The Notorious Reno Gang, is coming out in May. Time: 6:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 Location: RKC 102 Sponsor: Environmental and Urban Studies Program; Written Arts Program Contact: Susan Rogers. E-mail: [email protected] If you would like to see more events please visit the following URL: http://inside.bard.edu/campus/services/career/calendar/