[NEohioPAL]Warren Miller's "Higher Ground" film tour comes to the Akron Civic Theatre

Fri Oct 28 12:06:14 PDT 2005

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The sport of going downhill reaches new heights in Warren Miller's 56th
annual ski and snowboard film Higher Ground  showing at the Akron Civic
Theatre Saturday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. (Also, see Skifest info below.)

This independent movie, which is the country's first-ever
high-definition film tour, chronicles skiers and snowboarders in their
never-ending search for new and thrilling ways to ride the snow.
Crisscrossing the globe, hitting the steeps of Alaska, terrain parks in
Colorado, deep powder in British Columbia and cliffs in Switzerland,
Warren Miller's Higher Ground brings skiing and snowboarding to life on
the big screen as no other action sports film has done.=20

"Skiers and snowboarders constantly stretch and push limits: physical,
emotional and gravitational," says Max Bervy, Higher Ground
producer/director. "To achieve Higher Ground we set out to capture a
select group of individuals in amazing locations, pushing their athletic
boundaries. For mountaineer Dave Barlia it meant flying 10 feet off the
ground, at 130 miles per hour, while wearing his winged suit on the
slopes of Chamonix, France. For World Cup mogul champion and Olympic
Gold Medal favorite Jeremy Bloom, 'it was a life changing experience,'
when we invited him to heli-ski for the first time in the wild
backcountry terrain of British Columbia."

Part action/adventure, part documentary, Warren Miller's Higher Ground
also features legendary athletes such as big mountain skiers Jeremy
Nobis and Seth Morrison, Ski-BASE jumping innovator Shane McConkey, and
the sport's hot-dogging icon, Glen Plake, as well as up and coming stars
like five-year-old phenomenon Bridger Gile.

Along with adrenaline-filled action and magnificent scenery, Higher
Ground delivers a high-energy soundtrack on a state-of-the-art digital
sound system. The film's U.S. tour schedule runs from October to
December 2005 as a limited release with stops in more than 195 U.S.
cities including New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.=20

For tickets and event information, call the Akron Civic Theatre Box
Office at 330.253.2488 or The University of Akron's E.J. Thomas Hall
Ticket Office at 330.972.7570. Tickets are also available at all
Ticketmaster Centers or charge-by-phone at 330.945.9400 (Akron),
216.241.5555 (Cleveland) or online at www.ticketmaster.com
<http://www.ticketmaster.com/> . Tickets are $11 presale and $13 at the
door. Group discount rates are available by calling 330.972.8881.

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This performance is locally sponsored by Fairlawn Family Practices and
Cleveland Metro Ski Council and is part of the Chase Beyond Broadway
Series. Other 2005-2006 season sponsors include Ohio Arts Council, The
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Akron Community Foundation and The
Robert O. Orr & Annamae Orr Family Foundation.=20

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About Warren Miller Entertainment

Warren Miller Entertainment(r) is the most respected name in action
sports cinematography, capturing the best of winter sports since 1949.
In addition to producing and touring a feature length snow sports film
each year, Warren Miller Entertainment(r) has a thriving television
programming, development and production arm and is a leading source for
snow and action sports stock footage. All films are produced and
distributed from the company's Boulder, Colorado studios. For more
information on Higher Ground, go to www.warrenmiller.com/higherground
<http://www.warrenmiller.com/higherground> =20

Warren Miller Entertainment(r) is a business of Time4 Media's Mountain
Sports Media(r), based in Boulder, Colorado. Time4 Media(r) is a
multi-media company whose enterprises include leading magazines,
Websites, television and radio programming, feature films, and events
and exhibitions. Time4 Media is a subsidiary of Time Inc., which is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc.

Skifest

On Saturday Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. Skifest will take place in the lobby of
the Akron Civic Theatre. Prior to the showing of Warren Miller's Higher
Ground, Skifest will delight ski enthusiasts with an array of ski
paraphernalia and prizes. The event will include displays by local and
regional vendors including Buckeye Sports, Cleveland Metro Ski Council,
Holiday Valley Resort, Peek n' Peak Resort, Seven Springs Mountain
Resort and Snow Trails. Additional prize donors include Alpine Valley
Ski Area, Holimont, Inc., Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and Regal
Cinemas.

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Along with checking out the latest trends and thrills this season,
patrons will have the opportunity to enter this year's Warren Miller
national prize giveaway. In addition, there will be a raffle for other
prizes such as overnight ski packages and ski equipment. Door prizes
will also be pulled for such items as tubing certificates, lift tickets
and movie passes!=20

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The sport of
going downhill reaches new heights in Warren Miller’s =
56th
annual ski and snowboard film Higher Ground
 showing at the Akron Civic Theatre Saturday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. =
(Also, see Skifest info =
below.)<o:p></o:p>

This independent movie, which is =
the
country’s first-ever high-definition film tour, chronicles skiers =
and
snowboarders in their never-ending search for new and thrilling ways to =
ride
the snow. Crisscrossing the globe, hitting the steeps of <st1:State =
w:st=3D"on">Alaska</st1:State>,
terrain parks in <st1:State w:st=3D"on">Colorado</st1:State>, deep =
powder in <st1:State
w:st=3D"on">British Columbia</st1:State> and cliffs in <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:country-region
 w:st=3D"on">Switzerland</st1:country-region></st1:place>, Warren =
Miller’s Higher Ground brings skiing and
snowboarding to life on the big screen as no other action sports film =
has done.
<o:p></o:p>

“Skiers and snowboarders =
constantly
stretch and push limits: physical, emotional and gravitational,” =
says Max
Bervy, Higher Ground =
producer/director.
“To achieve Higher =
Ground we
set out to capture a select group of individuals in amazing locations, =
pushing
their athletic boundaries. For mountaineer Dave Barlia it meant flying =
10 feet
off the ground, at 130 miles per hour, while wearing his winged suit on =
the
slopes of <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Chamonix</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
 w:st=3D"on">France</st1:country-region></st1:place>. For World Cup =
mogul
champion and Olympic Gold Medal favorite Jeremy Bloom, ‘it was a =
life
changing experience,’ when we invited him to heli-ski for the =
first time
in the wild backcountry terrain of <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:State =
w:st=3D"on">British
 Columbia</st1:State></st1:place>.”<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3Dathletetext><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Part action/adventure, part =
documentary,
Warren Miller’s <i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>Higher =
Ground</span></i>
 also features legendary athletes such as big mountain skiers =
Jeremy Nobis and
Seth Morrison, Ski-BASE jumping innovator Shane McConkey, and the =
sport’s
hot-dogging icon, Glen Plake, as well as up and coming stars like =
five-year-old
phenomenon Bridger Gile.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

Along with adrenaline-filled =
action and
magnificent scenery, Higher =
Ground
delivers a high-energy soundtrack on a state-of-the-art digital sound =
system. The
film’s <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">U.S.</st1:country-region> =
tour schedule
runs from October to December 2005 as a limited release with stops in =
more than
195 <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">U.S.</st1:country-region> cities =
including <st1:State
w:st=3D"on">New York</st1:State>, <st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Chicago</st1:City> and <st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Los Angeles</st1:City></st1:place>. =
<o:p></o:p>

For
tickets and event information, call the Akron Civic Theatre Box Office =
at
330.253.2488 or The <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">University</st1:PlaceType>
 of <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Akron</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>’s =
E.J.
Thomas Hall Ticket Office at 330.972.7570. Tickets are also available at =
all <st1:PlaceName
w:st=3D"on">Ticketmaster</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Centers</st1:PlaceType>
or charge-by-phone at 330.945.9400 (<st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Akron</st1:City>),
216.241.5555 (<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place>)
or online at <a href=3D"http://www.ticketmaster.com/">www.ticketmaster.com</a>.
Tickets are $11 presale and $13 at the door. Group discount rates are =
available
by calling 330.972.8881.<o:p></o:p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></fo=
nt></p>

This performance is locally =
sponsored by Fairlawn =
Family
Practices and Cleveland Metro Ski Council and is part of the =
Chase
Beyond Broadway Series. Other 2005-2006 season sponsors include Ohio =
Arts
Council, The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Akron Community =
Foundation and
The Robert O. Orr & Annamae Orr Family Foundation. =
<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></=
p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>About Warren Miller =
Entertainment<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

Warren Miller Entertainment® is the most =
respected name in
action sports cinematography, capturing the best of winter sports since =
1949.
In addition to producing and touring a feature length snow sports film =
each
year, Warren Miller Entertainment® has a thriving television =
programming,
development and production arm and is a leading source for snow and =
action
sports stock footage. All films are produced and distributed from the
company’s <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Boulder</st1:City>, <st1:State
 w:st=3D"on">Colorado</st1:State></st1:place> studios. For more information on Higher
Ground, go to <a =
href=3D"http://www.warrenmiller.com/higherground">www.warrenmiller.com/higherground</a>
<o:p></o:p>

Warren Miller Entertainment® =
is a business
of Time4 Media’s Mountain Sports Media®, based in <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City
 w:st=3D"on">Boulder</st1:City>, <st1:State =
w:st=3D"on">Colorado</st1:State></st1:place>.
Time4 Media® is a multi-media company whose enterprises include =
leading
magazines, Websites, television and radio programming, feature films, =
and
events and exhibitions. Time4 Media is a subsidiary of Time Inc., which =
is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3Dathletetext =
style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=3D4
color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;color:blue;font-weight:
bold'>Skifest<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

On Saturday
Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. Skifest will take place in the lobby of the Akron =
Civic
Theatre. Prior to the showing of Warren Miller’s Higher Ground, =
Skifest
will delight ski enthusiasts with an array of ski paraphernalia and =
prizes. The
event will include displays by local and regional vendors including =
Buckeye
Sports, Cleveland Metro Ski Council, Holiday Valley Resort, Peek n' Peak
Resort, Seven Springs Mountain Resort and Snow Trails. =
Additional prize
donors include Alpine Valley Ski Area, Holimont, Inc., Jackson Hole =
Mountain
Resort and Regal Cinemas.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p=
></span></font></p>

Along
with checking out the latest trends and thrills this season, patrons =
will have
the opportunity to enter this year's Warren Miller national prize =
giveaway. In
addition, there will be a raffle for other prizes such as overnight ski
packages and ski equipment. Door prizes will also be pulled for such =
items as
tubing certificates, lift tickets and movie passes! =
<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p=
></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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