A stone's throw from shore is a world that very few get to see, yet it is a major part of our neighborhood.  But many of these neighbors look like they came from another planet.

Join underwater videographer John Williams for a breathtaking journey through our water wilderness and a discussion about how  art, science, education, and recreation are involved in protecting and preserving the health of Puget Sound.

John will be showing excerpts from SEA-Inside: Pacific Northwest -- the Northwest's only TV series about what's below the surface.  Time will be reserved at the end of the evening for audience participation discussions and face-to-face conversations with some of the organizations who have stepped up to help preserve our marine ecosystems.

John Williams spent almost 20 years helping to map the ocean floor all over the world, from the deepest of the deep, the Mariana Trench, to the flanks of Surtsey, Iceland, some of the newest real-estate on the planet.  At the beginning of this century, he embarked on a new adventure: turning his love for SCUBA diving into a new career making educational underwater movies.   Recognizing some of the serious issues facing our oceans, yet optimistic that they can be addressed through public awareness and involvement, John founded a media production company called Still Hope Productions, Inc.

His video has been seen on broadcast, satellite, and cable TV, and at science conferences.  John's movie about the four seasons underwater in Puget Sound, "Return of the Plankton," is in many schools and libraries around the U.S., and it toured the country with the Kids First! film festival in 2007.  For the last three years, John has been producing the Pacific Northwest's only underwater TV series, "SEA-Inside: Pacific Northwest."  It is a non-profit project that airs on 45 community TV stations, reaching over 3 million homes.

John is a member of the 911 Media Arts Center, Bainbridge Island Broadcasting, Northwest Film Forum, the Alliance for Community Media, and he serves on the steering committee for the Puget Sound Partnership's ECO Network.

"John Williams gave a superb presentation to a packed conference room in Port Angeles.  His underwater video footage captivated the attentive audience.  And his lively delivery and interesting information entertained the audience, both young and old alike.  Even a fellow diver and marine biologist like myself thoroughly enjoyed the evening."
— Ed Bowlby, Marine Biologist for NOAA's Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary

Oct. 4, 2010	Port Ludlow, WA	Port Ludlow Beach Club Port Ludlow, WA
June 30, 2010	Snohomish, WA 98290	Angel Arms Works 230 Avenue B Snohomish, WA
June 12, 2010	Camano Island, WA	Camocean World Ocean Day Festival Camano Island, WA
May 26, 2010	Camano Island, WA	Camano Multipurpose Center 141 N. East Camano Drive
April 26, 2010	Seabeck, WA	Seabeck Conference Center 15395 Seabeck Hwy NW
March 18, 2010	Bellingham	Council Chambers, Whatcom County Courthouse
March 5, 2010	Pt. Angeles	Port Angeles Library
Feb. 11, 2010	Mt. Vernon	Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Feb. 10, 2010	Mukilteo	Snohomish County Beach Watchers Lecture Series
November 7, 2009	Des Moines	Highline Community College Marine Science and Technology Center
October 8, 2009	Poulsbo	Kitsap Audubon Club
October 3, 2009	Seattle	Blue Festival
August 11, 2009	Bremerton	Boys & Girls Club
August 1 & 2, 2009	Port Gamble	Great Peninsula Future Festival
June 6, 2009	Olympia	Capitol Theater (Sea Cinema)
May 28, 2009	Poulsbo	Poulsbo Marine Science Center
April 21, 2009	Shelton	American Fisheries Society
April 2, 2009	Seattle	REI Flagship Store
March 31, 2009	Bremerton	Norm Dicks Govt. Bldg
February 1,  2009	Bainbridge Island	Island Wood
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