Travel writer Marty Essen at Oakton April 5
Award-winning author Marty Essen will present the global travel and photography show "Around the World in 90 Minutes" from 2:30-4 p.m., Tuesday, April 5, at Oakton's Skokie campus, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave., Room P103. The program is free and open to the public.
Essen's high-energy multimedia program features interesting facts, humorous stories, and the best of thousands of photos he took while traveling the globe for his book, "Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents."
"Around the World in 90 Minutes" began as a show Essen presented in bookstores as part of his first book tour. Later, after numerous refinements, the show took on a life of its own in colleges, museums, and nature centers across the United States. Highlights of the show include amazing animal statistics, information on bizarre creatures and endangered species, debunking animal myths, and pictures of Essen's adventures, such as swimming with piranhas, kayaking in the rain forest, rafting with humpback whales, and surviving a hippo attack in Zimbabwe.
"It's the type of show where the audience has fun laughing at the stories, oohing and aahing at the photos, and then, when it's all done, they realize just how much they've learned," Essen said.
He also is an Amazon best-selling author who has won multiple book awards for travel/essay writing, including the Benjamin Franklin Award, the Best Books Book Award, and the National Indie Excellence Award.
Light refreshments will be served.
For information, visit www.martyessen.com or contact the Office of Student Life at (847) 635-1443.
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