Aerospace to Show Lewis and Clark film

What better way to get ready for the 2003 celebration of the bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase than by visiting the IMAX Theatre at the Aerospace Education Center to see "Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West."

This National Geographic film depicts one of the most compelling and heroic adventure stories in history. The film chronicles a group of explorers -- the Corps of Discovery -- led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark into uncharted territory to find a water passageway to the Pacific Ocean and describe for science the wonders of the west.

The expedition encountered and conquered an endless series of physical challenges as they traveled through raging rivers, buffalo-filled prairies, sub-zero temperatures and rugged mountains on their 8,000-mile journey to the Pacific Ocean and back. The generosity of Native Americans in helping the explorers is detailed, including the story of Sacagawea, a teen-aged, Native American girl who accompanied the group and whose contributions were invaluable to the success of the expedition.

With careful research and meticulous recreations, this scientific expedition lives again on the big screen. In "Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West," movie-goers will go back 200 years to experience this monumental quest -- the journey of Lewis, Clark and their Corps of Discovery through the adventure, danger and beauty of the unmapped West.

The film will open at the Little Rock IMAX theater on Saturday, September 21 and will be on the theater's schedule through March of 2003. The theater is located a half-mile west of the entrance to the Little Rock National Airport at 3301 E. Roosevelt Road.

Admission to the film is $7.00 for adults, $6.00 for seniors 60 and over, and $5.00 for children ages 3-12. Group rates available. Friday nights are family nights with all admissions just $5.00 and a small drink and popcorn are included.

Special discounted prices are available for schools. Educational materials are available through National Geographic and distributor Destination Cinema. For complete information visit the Aerospace Education Center's website at www.aerospaced.org, or call (501) 376-4232.