Join us for an exciting night of stories, featuring photos and film by renown local photographer/cinematographer Ming Poon and Brennan Lagasse owner of Informed Experiences, an educational nonprofit that brings students and interested adventurers from Tahoe and beyond to experience the unique corner of the globe that is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.Â
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At the end of the evening we will be hosting a Chance to Win Drawing with all proceeds benefitting the nonprofit group Informed Experiences.
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Enjoy drinks from our friends at Best Day Brewing!
Malaya Eats will be parking their food truck out front of the store! Â
When: Thursday, February 8 at 7pm
Where: Patagonia Outlet Reno, 130 S Center St, Reno NV 89501
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This is a free event, but registration is required for each attendee, to ensure there are enough refreshments to go around! Click the RSVP button to sign up.
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Brennan Lagasse (he/him/his) has been intimately engaged in transformational-experiential education for more than two decades. He is an Assistant Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe and a published writer and photographer, ski guide, and sponsored mountain athlete that has curated, as well as led numerous expeditions around the world. He started visiting the Arctic Refuge over a decade ago, and has since made 13 trips after being first invited to the region and into the protection movement by Neetsa’ii Gwich’in Elder, Sarah James. He lives in Washiw territory with his partner Jillian and their daughter, Mika.
A decorated photographer based in North Lake Tahoe. In 2018, Ming received Powder Magazine’s prestigious Photo of the Year award, and in 2019, he won the renowned Whistler Blackcomb Deep Winter Photo Challenge. His work has been featured in the New York Times, National Geographic Adventure, Teton Gravity Research, Powder Magazine, Backcountry Magazine, The Snowboarder’s Journal, Standup Journal, Adventure Sports Journal, ROAM, Ascent Backcountry Journal, Vermont Life Magazine and a variety of other publications around the globe. Ming’s work has also appeared in international commercial marketing campaigns for clients like Eddie Bauer, Evo, Favre-Leuba, Keen, Swatch, Patagonia, O’Neill, Jones Snowboards, AwayCo, NOW Bindings, Hestra Gloves, Intuition Liners, Specialized, Tepui, The North Face, Thirty-Two, YETI, Clif Bar, and more. As a FAA certified commercial drone pilot, mountain guide, rock climber, and snowboard mountaineer, Ming is uniquely positioned as a valuable member on a wide range of expeditions or commercial shoots, near and far.
