Last spring Micheal Flaherty, President of Walden Media, visited Asbury College as part of its Engaging Culture weekend. As those who have met him know, he is a truly great man–full of wisdom, enthusiasm, real joy, and deep compassion.

While he was on campus, Devin Brown had the opportunity to ask him about Walden’s mission, where its name came from, and even what his favorite scene is. His response to these and other questions can be viewed in “An Interview with Micheal Flaherty” which has been posted at: Asbury.edu

There’s also a question and answer session about The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.

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Flaherty will speak in chapel services April 24 at 10 a.m. in Hughes Auditorium. Later that afternoon he will hold a special forum with Asbury College’s C.S. Lewis Scholar, Dr. Devin Brown, titled “Spiritual and Character Lessons from the Narnia Films.” He is also serving a judge for the weekend’s Highbridge Film Festival on April 25.

Prof. Greg Bandy, who produces the Engaging Culture Weekend under the sponsorship of a Lilly Grant, underlines the impact of Flaherty’s presence. “We’re incredibly excited to have Micheal Flaherty as our special guest for this weekend. We’ve been working with Walden Media for several years for good reason. We share their values for stories that matter. Also, Mr. Flaherty has a distinguished background as a visionary educator. We’ve had some good synergies as a result.”

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Will Sears e-mailed us to help inform you all of something important. Unfortunately, Disney has informed us that the super-trailer will not be finished in time for Narnia Night at Asbury College on April 24, 2008, at 7:30 p.m. Guests are certainly still in for a treat with presentations from Narnia experts, the special Narnia exhibit preview from Clayton Ferguson, and other surprises!

This is very unfortunate, however: please don’t let that be contingent on whether or not you go. You should be in for something spectacular there.

More information:

On Friday, April 25, audiences can attend Asbury College’s second ‘Narnia Night’ to explore the newest addition to C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia films, Prince Caspian. The event begins at 7 p.m. in Hughes Memorial Auditorium.

Narnia Night provides the audience an opportunity to enter the world of Narnia through media and Lewis scholars. The evening includes a presentation by Lewis scholar, author, and Asbury College professor Dr. Devin Brown. Also, Clayton Ferguson, formerly of Walden Media and currently with The Becker Group, will share exclusive sneak peaks into the upcoming Narnia Museum Exhibit that will be traveling internationally for the next five years.

During the event, participants may purchase a limited number of discounted tickets for a local showing of Disney’s movie.

As fans enter the auditorium, which will be transformed into the realm of Narnia, actors in costume will play roles of characters from the film to entertain guests. Narnia fans are invited to a reception immediately following the presentations in the Student Center to purchase Narnia books and a special Aslan art exhibit by Christian Aylor.

Admission is free and open to the general public.

Narnia night is part of Asbury’s Engaging Culture Weekend, which is made possible through the Lilly Grant and a number of other generous sponsors. Professor Greg Bandy and Asbury College Communications Department students are producing the events for the weekend.

Asbury.edu for more about Narnia Night

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Free of cost and open to the general public, Narnia Night is an exciting exploration of Disney’s newest installment to its films based on C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia, Prince Caspian.

Hughes Memorial Auditorium will be transformed into C. S. Lewis’s magical realm of Narnia as the sequence of the evening begins.

In addition to special presentations by Lewis scholar, author, and professor, Dr. Devin Brown, unseen clips from the new film and a super-trailer, including rare footage of the making of Prince Caspian, will be shown. Furthermore, Asbury’s Hughes Auditorium will feature actors in costume, and guests may buy discounted Narnia books and t-shirts.

Clayton Ferguson will also make a special presentation from the Becker Group. The Becker Group, in partnership with Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Walden Media will bring C.S. Lewis’s famed literary fantasy world of “Narnia,” to worldwide audiences with “The Chronicles of Narnia: International Museum Exhibition,” a fantastical state-of-the-art educational exhibit. The massive interactive experience will premiere June 2008, to coincide with the opening of the new film, “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,” the second installment of the blockbuster film series based on Lewis’s beloved fictional books. Ferguson was formerly with The Anschutz Film Group and worked extensively with Asbury College in the production of the award-winning educational resource DVD for “Amazing Grace: The William Wilberforce Story” motion picture.

A limited number of discounted tickets to the national premier of Disney’s movie at a local theater will also be available. An enchanting reception will follow in the Student Center.

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