Flammer Theater

Flammer Theater

The Age of Humans

In a documentary short, created by The Wild Center, Dr. Curt Stager presents a look at how human are shaping life and the environment on Earth.

Now Showing

Hopscotch: The Making of Stickwork

10:30 AM and 2:00 PM
With the help of volunteers, artist Patrick Dougherty created a larger-than-life sculpture that is inspired by the natural world of the Adirondacks. (16 minutes)

The Clothesline: Food, Fiber, Air and Soil

11:30 AM, 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM
The Clothesline is an installation by artist Brenda Baker that highlights the hard work done in our community by people who work in agriculture. The installation is made up of hundreds of pieces of used work attire donated by agricultural workers, which act as stand-ins for the unseen people whose labor produces the food we eat. (17 minutes)

The Age of Humans

11:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM
Dr. Curt Stager presents a look at how humans are shaping life and the environment on Earth. (19 minutes)

Wild Adirondacks

12:00 PM, 2:30 PM and 4:00 PM
This awe-inspiring program, created specifically for our panoramic theater, features the photography of award-winning photographer, Carl Heilman II, who works with special panoramic equipment capture 360 degree views of the Adirondacks. His images are synchronized to a dynamic original soundtrack that was scored for this show by professional musician and composer, Lance Day. (18 minutes)

Ride of the Mergansers

12:30 PM and 3:30 PM
The Hooded Merganser is a rare and reclusive duck found only in North America. Every spring, in the Great Lakes region, the wary hen lays and incubates her eggs in a nest high in the trees. Just 24 hours after hatching, the tiny ducklings must make the perilous leap to the ground below to begin life in the wild. This age-old rite is rarely observed by humans. Ride of the Mergansers brings this hidden drama to the screen. (11 minutes)