Film Screening: Myrtle Simpson: A life on Ice
Film Screening: Myrtle Simpson: A life on Ice
Join us for a screening of the short documentary film, Myrtle Simpson: A Life on Ice, from director and editor Leigh Anne Sides. And join us after the film for a talk back with Leigh Anne. REGISTER HERE FOR A SEAT IN THE LIBRARY Myrtle Simpson narrates the story of three of her most dramatic and significant expeditions, starting with the Edinburgh Andean Expedition to Peru in 1958, her record-breaking success on the Scottish Trans-Greenland Expedition to cross Greenland in 1965 and her team’s attempt to be the first unsupported expedition to reach the North Pole in 1969.
The Westport Library
Free
07:00 PM - 08:30 PM on Mon, 6 Dec 2021
Event Supported By
The Westport Library
(203) 291-4800
jkeller@westportlibrary.org
The Westport Library
20 Jesup Rd.
Westport,
Connecticut
06880
(203) 291-4800
jkeller@westportlibrary.org