The Reality of Bond
"Skyfall" Movie Premier & Cocktails with international espionige expert and Harvard alum Kristie Macrakis
UPDATE! We have a new drinks location!
Hudson North has graciously offered a private room to use after the movie. It is very generous on their part to accomodate our large group and we encourage you to try their extensive list of craft brewed beers, signature cocktails, and inventive bar snacks.
Date:
Saturday, November 10, 2012
TIME:
8:00 PM
MOVIE LOCATION:
Regal Atlantic Station
261 19th Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30363
Please note: Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis, so please plan to arrive early! Rebecca Schuetz, representing the Harvard Club, will be waiting with your ticket at the entrance to the theater from 7:30 to 7:55 that night, so you will not have to stand in line. Rebecca will stand at the IMAX/007 sign immediately outside the door where tickets to the theaters are taken; it is inside the building, at the top of the escalators behind the Box Office. Rebecca will want to see the show too; she will leave her station and take her own seat at 7:55 pm.
COCKTAILS LOCATION:
Hudson North (Across the street from the theater)
264 19th Street, Atlanta, GA 30363
COST: Ticket sales are no longer available through the club but you may still purchase tickets directly from the theater and join us afterwards at Hudson North.
$11.50 each movie ticket | drinks after responsibility of attendee
Bio:
Kristie Macrakis is Professor in the School of History, Technology and Society at Georgia Tech. She received her Ph.D in the history of science from Harvard University in 1989, was a Lecturer there from 1989-90 and returned as a Visiting Scholar in 2007-08 to work on her new book on the history of invisible ink. She is an internationally recognized scholar and came to Tech in 2009 where she researches and teaches courses in the history of science and espionage. She is the author of four books include Surviving the Swastika: Scientific Research in Nazi Germany (Oxford, 1994), Science Under Socialism: East Germany in Comparative Perspective (Harvard, 1997), East German Foreign Intelligence (Routledge, 2010) and Seduced by Secrets: Inside the Stasi's Spy-Tech World (Cambridge, 2008) (Translated into German, Czech and Slovak and a History Book Club Selection). She is also the author of over 30 articles. Macrakis's awards include fellowships from the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton,Fulbright as well as grants from the National Science Foundation, and the Humboldt Foundation. She is currently completing a book on the history of invisible ink tentatively entitled: Prisoners, Lovers and Spies: the Story of Invisible Ink From Ancient to Modern Times.
Click here to read a fun article about Kristie in Harvard Magazine