Keen Presents: LIVE MONUMENTAL in ASHEVILLE with USNWC

Join KEEN for an evening of films, beers, and cheers!

We’ll show three short films from the KEEN Live Monumental tour, followed by a raffle-filled intermission. During the second half of the program our friends from the US National Whitewater Center will share three chapters from their Explore series.

THE PROGRAM

LIVE MONUMENTAL

Nine weeks and 7500 miles of canyons, petroglyphs, starry nights and breakdowns – KEEN Footwear’s 1976 Live Monumental RV embarks on a classic American road trip to protect the places we play. Teddy Roosevelt is the guiding star urging citizens and a gridlocked political system to create lasting change through the creation of five new national monuments. As the RV heads home, the Live Monumental movement continues driving immense support from a passionate public responding to Teddy’s message:  “It is not what we have that will make us a great nation; it is the way in which we use it.”

Join the movement at livemonumental.com

The ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

In our modern busy world – we all seek a place of refuge. In the northeast corner of Alaska, there is such a place – the Last Great Wilderness – otherwise known as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. For thousands of generations, the Gwich’in people have lived off of the Arctic Refuge, what they call “the Sacred Place Where Life Begins.” In a world that remains wholesome and beautiful – lives unique species like the musk oxen, caribou, polar bears and migratory birds. A place of refuge and wonder – but, it is under threat. At the edge of this Refuge, the world is burning – what we are taking from the land is far greater than what we are giving back. The eyes of the future are looking back at us – it is time to save this place once and for all. 

The WORLD BENEATH THE RIMS

The impact of our great natural spaces on humankind has been undeniable since the days of Thomas Moran. Follow painter Bruce Aiken, writer Kevin Fedarko, and photographer Amy Martin as they are immersed in humility surrounded by the Grand Canyon’s immense power as they explore natural springs, towering vertical walls, and the silty Colorado River as it flows through one of Earth’s treasures, the Grand Canyon. Through this process, their artistic vision is awakened

Intermission and Raffle Items

US National Whitewater Center presents: EXPLORE

Exploration challenges the limits of what is possible. By questioning the inhabitants, landscapes, and thoughts surrounding us at any moment, each and every one of us has the opportunity to explore.

The U.S. National Whitewater Center is a catalyst for the active, outdoor lifestyle. Our mission of promoting healthy and active lifestyles, developing environmental stewardship, and encouraging family and civic interaction permeates through all that we do. EXPLORE takes that mission beyond our borders and into the lives of storytellers, artists, and adventurers from around the world.

EXPLORE tells the story of those who engage the outdoors in ways that exemplify the innate, human desire for adventure. Wherever you may be reading this, be it your living room or half way around the world, exploration is hardwired in each and every one of us.