July 24, 2007 10:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time
The Universe Within Touring Company, LLC Announces Speaker Series for Central Florida Community
ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following the recent extension announcement for the exhibit Our Body: The Universe Within exhibit through October 2007, The Universe Within Touring Company, LLC, is pleased to announce a community health awareness speaker series.
“This speaker series perfectly complements our exhibit,” says The Universe Within Touring Company CEO and General Counsel, Marcus Corwin. “Visitors now get an even more comprehensive education about the wonder of the human body and its relevance to their daily lives and personal health.
”The speaker series kicks off on Saturday, July 28th, at 3:00 PM with Dr. George Brooks, Professor of Humanities at Valencia Community College-East, presenting a lecture entitled “Art Through Anatomy”.
Upcoming topics and speakers also include:
"Cancer Education: Knowing Cancer Before It Knows You"
Presented by Gloria Lockhart of the American Cancer Society and Dr. M. Joe Ma, Pathologist, Florida Hospital
Saturday, August 4, 2007 2:30 PM
"Body of Work: Meditations on Mortality from the Human Anatomy Lab"
A book reading by Christine Montross, Author
Saturday, August 11, 2007 7:30 PM
"What Lies Underneath-Our Body Revealed"
Dr. Darrell Shea, Retired Orthopedic Surgeon
Saturday, August 25, 2007 3:00 PM
Visitors to the Our Body: The Universe Within exhibit at the Orlando Science Center are invited to attend the lecture series on the same day of ticket purchase for no additional charge. Each speaker participating in the series will be available for a question and answer session directly following their presentation. For more information including a list of speakers, topics, dates and times, or to purchase tickets, please visit
http://www.osc.org/
About The Universe Within Touring Company, LLC
The Universe Within Touring Company, LLC, presents Our Body: The Universe Within, a traveling exhibit of actual human bodies and 200 specimens, celebrating the beauty of human anatomy and health. Now exhibiting to record crowds at the Orlando Science Center and the Detroit Science Center, anatomy exhibits like this have attracted over 20 million visitors worldwide. The exhibition display includes actual human bodies preserved through a unique process called polymer impregnation. For more information, please visit
http://www.ourbodytheuniversewithin.com/.
Contacts
For Our Body: The Universe Within, Orlando
Lesley Boyd, 407-366-9962
lesleyboyd@ta-agency.com 
