Fernbank’s Martinis & IMAX® Offers Exclusive Opportunities to See Special Films Not Featured on Regular Schedule

ATLANTA (February 14, 2008) — Fernbank has added some additional shows to its Martinis & IMAX® line-up, giving regular visitors a chance to see films that are not regularly featured as part of the Museum’s daily schedule.

   Martinis & IMAX® presented by Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., is offered every Friday evening from January through November with live music, a full cash bar specializing in martinis, dinner options, mingling under the world’s largest dinosaurs, and special IMAX® film screenings. The event is offered from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. with film screenings on the hour from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

   Film options include films on the regular schedule and special screenings of films offered exclusively for Martinis & IMAX®. Special offerings include Greece: Secrets of the Past, Cirque du Soleil™: Journey of Man and Mystic India.

   The complete Friday night schedule through early summer is:

February 22 – March 21

6 p.m. – Journey into Amazing Caves
7 p.m. – Cirque du Soleil™: Journey of Man
8 p.m. – Journey into Amazing Caves
9 p.m. – Cirque du Soleil™: Journey of Man
10 p.m. – Greece: Secrets of the Past 

March 28 – April 18

6 p.m. - Journey to Amazing Caves
7 p.m. - Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk
8 p.m. - Mystic India
9 p.m. - Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk
10 p.m. - Mystic India 

April 25 – May 2 

6 p.m. - Journey to Amazing Caves
7 p.m. - Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk
8 p.m. - Journey to Amazing Caves
9 p.m. - Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk
10 p.m. - Mystic India

May 9 – June 6 

6 p.m. - Dolphins
7 p.m. - Grand Canyon Adventure
8 p.m. - Dolphins
9 p.m. - Grand Canyon Adventure
10 p.m. - Mystic India

   Admission to Martinis & IMAX® is $15 and includes a film ticket. There is a $7 cover charge after 6:30 p.m., applicable only to non-members not purchasing a film ticket. For best availability, advanced reservations are encouraged. Tickets can be purchased by calling 404.929.6400. For general information, call 404.929.6300 or visit fernbankmuseum.org . 

   Fernbank Museum of Natural History is located at 767 Clifton Road, NE, a few miles east of Midtown Atlanta and is accessible on Marta bus route #2. 

   Martinis & IMAX® is presented by Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. with media support from Atlanta Magazine, 92.9 dave fm and Jazz 91.9 FM WCLK, Fernbank's preferred jazz station.