Celebrate the 45th Anniversary of Carl Sagan's Cosmos with monthly screenings of classic episodes paired with themed cocktails. Episode 2 "One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue,” shifts gears from the very big to the very small – from the cosmos to a microcosm. Spaces are limited, reserve in advance!
Take a journey through “the uncharted reaches of the cosmic ocean” every 1st Sunday at Epsilon Spires! Join us in our speakeasy for monthly screenings of episodes of Carl Sagan’s PBS series Cosmos paired with cocktails and mocktails inspired by the themes of each show! Aired for the first time in 1980, Cosmos combined revolutionary special effects and whimsical narration to take viewers on a dream-like voyage through space and time. The delightfully retro-futuristic aesthetic of Cosmos is enriched by Sagan’s observations about science, nature, and human civilization, which remain as relevant today as they were forty-five years ago.
"In the second episode of Cosmos, “One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue,” we switch gears from the very big to the very small – from the cosmos to a microcosm. If the first episode was all about the origin of the universe and understanding our place within it, the second is about the origin of species and our place within the chaotic history of life on Earth.It’s a natural progression, particularly for a show about the “interconnectedness of all things,” as Sagan explained in episode one. There is no more beautiful example than the shared molecular chemistry of life on Earth. That the processes of DNA replication and protein generation are the same in humans as they are in the smallest single-cell organism – and all directed by the same molecular code – remains a stunning insight of the modern era. We all share the same heritage. We all come from the same stuff."- Planetary Society
"Revered as one of the greatest science communicators of his time, Sagan possessed a unique gift for demystifying complex scientific concepts, making them accessible and thrilling for the general public. If you never had the pleasure of watching him on television, you could imagine him as something of a Scientific Mister Rogers. Friendly, a wonderful storyteller, and always able to distill difficult lessons into their simplest form." -Upworthy
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