Albuquerque: New Fractal Show Starts on July 4th

May/2008
Dear Friends,

Fractal Fans! Whoa! Check out the May issue of Albuquerque the Magazine. They've made me, "the Fractal Guy," Jonathan Wolfe, an official Albuquerque Personality. The article, starting on page 181, is an unabashed love letter to fractals and the work I've been doing to spread the word about these mathematical marvels. Visit the magazine website and learn more about the article and check out locations where the magazine is sold. Hurry before the June issue comes out.

We've just finished up an amazing school year in which I've been busier than ever teaching the story of fractals to kids almost every day. Here's some amazing stats: In the last year, over 10,000 kids in New Mexico - 8200 of them in ABQ - have learned about the beauty and math of fractals. Pretty cool. We're now 5.2% of the way to Leaving No Child Unfractalled in New Mexico!
First Friday Fractals E X P A N D S

Starting on July 4th, First Friday Fractals will be adding a fourth show, so they'll be at 6, 7, 8, and 9 o'clock.

After selling out 64 shows in a row, I think we've proven the demand is there! The Museum has been very supportive, and we've reached an agreement for a whole new year of fractal shows. Following the feedback I've received to make the shows both more educational AND more entertaining, we'll keep the same compelling lecture format for the first 3 shows.

But the new 9:00 show starting on July 4th will be a more entertainment-oriented show, I'm calling "Fractals Rock". More zooms, more great music; more of the art of fractals, less of the math and science. This late show is going to be a lot of fun.

You can buy Tickets for our next planetarium shows happening Friday June 6th, through the web right now, and ticket sales for the the shows starting on July 4th will come online soon.


Forward this Email!

I hope you're enjoying this new email format. After seeing the show one weekend, one of our fractal fans who's also a marketing wizard, convinced me that the message about fractals had to be shared with a wider audience. So please pass along this email...there's a Forward this Email link in the box in the left column so you can share the news with friends.

Thanks everyone for all the support and interest in our work. I'm excited to be heading into the summer with many fun new fractal opportunities ahead. I'll keep you posted - this is going to be great!

-Jonathan Wolfe, Ph.D.
Executive Director
http://www.FractalFoundation.org
Next First Friday Fractals show: June 6th
Fractals are SMART: Science, Math & Art!