Truth Uncorked: Wine & Dinner with author/film producer and director Matthew Chapman
CFI-NYC's Truth Uncorked series continues on Thursday, June 12 with Matthew Chapman, the acclaimed author, Hollywood screenwriter, director, and producer, and the great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin. Join us for an intimate evening of fine dining, exquisite wine, and intelligent conversation.
Matthew is the author of 40 Days and 40 Nights: Darwin, Intelligent Design, God, OxyContin, and Other Oddities On Trial in Pennsylvania , an account of the 2005 Intelligent Design trial in Dover, PA, and Trials of the Monkey: An Accidental Memoir , a personal memoir centered on a trip to Dayton, TN to witness a reenactment of the Scopes trial and see how -- or if -- attitudes towards evolution have changed. Matthew's produced screenplays include Runaway Jury (starring Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman , and John Cusack ) and Color of Night (starring Bruce Willis ). He has written and directed multiple films, including Slow Burn (starring Johnny Depp, Eric Roberts, and Beverly D'Angelo ) and Hussy (starring Helen Mirren ). He is currently writing and directing a philosophical thriller, The Ledge, co-produced by Mark Damon, Michael Mailer, and Matthias Visser .
Thursday, June 12, 6:00 p.m.
Gascogne (http://www.gascognenyc.com)
158 8th Avenue (at 18th Street)
SPACE IS LIMITED. RSVP REQUIRED. $80 admission includes dinner and wine tasting. For reservations or more information, contact nyc [at] centerforinquiry [dot] net, or call (212) 504-2935.
Future Truth Uncorked guests include John Rennie (chief editor, Scientific American); mathematician and author John Allen Paulos; and poet and historian Jennifer Michael Hecht. Visit http://www.centerforinquiry.net/nyc for updates.
