Doctors Without Borders film comes to Olympia theater

THE OLYMPIAN | • Published November 25, 2009

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On Dec. 14, audiences across the country – including at the Cinemark Capital Mall 14 theaters in West Olympia – will get a rare look inside the Nobel Peace Prize-winning independent humanitarian aid organization Doctors Without Borders.

“Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders – Live with Elizabeth Vargas,” will be shown for one night only in 450 theaters nationwide.

The documentary shows the dilemmas facing Doctors Without Borders staff in the field and the toll their work can take on them both personally and professionally. Following the documentary, “20/20” anchor Vargas will moderate a panel discussion broadcast from New York City, where audiences will hear from Dr. Tom Krueger (a surgeon featured in the documentary), award-winning journalists, including Sebastian Junger (“The Perfect Storm” author and Vanity Fair contributing editor) and Sophie Delaunay (executive director of Doctors Without Borders USA).

The film will be shown at 8 p.m. in Olympia and will be tape-delayed. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the theater box office and online at www.FathomEvents.com.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

THURSDAY

Providence St. Peter Foundation’s 22nd annual Christmas Forest: Thursday through Dec. 2, Red Lion Olympia Hotel, 2300 Evergreen Park Drive, Olympia. The event features elaborately decorated trees, live entertainment, a holiday gift shop and more. For a schedule of events and public viewing hours, call 360-493-7981 or go to www.providence.org/giving.

FRIDAY

Lacey Holiday Bazaar: Noon to 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Saint Martin’s University, 5300 Pacific Ave. S.E., Lacey. More than 150 crafters specializing in handcrafted holiday treasures will sell their wares. Free admission. Call 360-491-0857.

SATURDAY

“Late Night Catechism II: Sometimes We Feel Guilty Because We Are Guilty”: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 512 Washington St. S.E., Olympia. A one-woman comedy about a nun teaching the basics of Catholicism. Tickets are $23.50-$35.50. Call 360-753-8586 or go to www.washingtoncenter.org

COMING UP

Ballet Northwest presents “The Nutcracker”: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11-12 and 18-19 and 2 p.m. Dec. 12-13 and 19-20, The Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 512 Washington St. S.E., Olympia. Tickets are $21-$28 adults, $17-$24 students and seniors, and $14-$18 youth. Call 360-753-8586 or go to www.washingtoncenter.org.

Today in History

In 1783, the British evacuated New York, their last military position in the United States, during the Revolutionary War.

In 1908, the first issue of The Christian Science Monitor was published.

In 1963, the body of President John F. Kennedy was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.

In 1973, Greek President George Papadopoulos was ousted in a bloodless military coup.

In 1984, William Schroeder of Jasper, Ind., became the second man to receive a Jarvik-7 artificial heart at Humana Hospital Audubon in Kentucky. (He lived 620 days on the device.)

In 1986, the Iran-Contra affair erupted as President Ronald Reagan and Attorney General Edwin Meese revealed that profits from secret arms sales to Iran had been diverted to Nicaraguan rebels.