The program will be held at 7:30 pm at Tenaya Elementary in the gymnasium. Tickets are $12 each ($8.00 for those 18 and under) and all proceeds benefit STCHS’ recent acquisition of the historic 1850s Wells Fargo Building.
Jenni will read excerpts from her new book Forget Me Not, which Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea, says "is a moving tribute, written with candor and grace, that warms the heart and inspires the soul.”
Conrad will give a multi-media presentation and discuss his latest expeditions, including his recent Everest ascent and featured role in a film about George Mallory, scheduled for theatrical release in 2009.
Tickets will be sold at the following Groveland locations: Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, Hotel Charlotte, and Yosemite Bank. In Sonora, tickets are available at the Mountain Bookshop and Sierra Nevada Adventure Co. A limited number tickets will also be available at the door; arrive early if purchasing tickets at the door.
Forget Me Not In 1999 Jennifer Lowe's husband Alex Lowe died tragically in an avalanche on the Himalayan mountain Shishapangma, leaving her alone to raise three sons. Alex was widely considered one of the greatest modern climbers and the world mourned his loss -- Tom Brokaw did a one-hour special for Dateline, and Sting narrated and composed music for a tribute film, The Endless Knot.
While Jenni and her sons faced the absence of a husband and father, Alex's longtime climbing partner, Conrad Anker, who survived the accident that killed Lowe, faced his own grief and survivor's guilt.
Jenni and Conrad gradually, and unexpectedly, found solace in each other, fell in love, and were married in Italy in 2001. Conrad is now the adoptive father of the three Lowe children, Max, Sam and Isaac.
Through letters and expedition notes from Alex, Forget Me Not spans continents and tells the story of three people whose lives intertwine to a degree they could never have imagined. Jenni's account takes readers inside a woman's heart and mind as she navigates her shattered life and survives, ultimately finding transformative love through loss.
From the valleys of Montana to the peaks of the Himalayas, this is the story of growing up, falling in love, finding adventure, rejoicing in parenthood, living through heartbreak, and believing in possibility.
Jennifer Lowe-Anker is a world traveler, artist, author, mother, and foundation president. Growing up in the wilds of Montana exposed Jenni to the pleasure of the natural world early on, releasing in her an affinity for nature, adventure and the outdoors. She deftly captures these experiences on the page as well as the canvas. An accomplished painter, Jennifer Lowe-Anker renders whimsical, vividly colored contemporary Western paintings that draw on her imagination and childhood memories from working in the fields of her grandparents' homesteaded property in Montana . Her work hangs in the private collections of Peter Fonda, Michael Keaton and Jeff Bridges, as well as in the corporate collections of Patagonia . The widow of renowned mountaineer Alex Lowe, Jenni is the founder of the Alex Lowe Charitable Foundation and its Khumbu Climbing School. The foundation celebrates Lowe's legacy by training Nepalese Sherpa who risk their lives to make Himalayan climbing accessible to thousands. Ms. Lowe-Anker's story and art have been featured on Dateline NBC and in magazines including Women's Adventure, Distinctly Montana, Big Sky Journal, Southwest Art, Rock and Ice, Outside, National Geographic Adventure, Climbing and Cowboy & Indian. She lives in Bozeman , Montana with her husband, Conrad Anker.
Conrad Anker is a rock climber, mountaineer, and author famous for his challenging ascents in the high Himalaya and Antarctica. He is a member of The North Face climbing team and also works closely with Timex Expedition as brand ambassador. In 1999 he was a key member of the search team which located the remains of legendary British climber George Mallory on Mount Everest. His record of important expeditions includes routes in Antarctica, Alaska, the Himalayas and two ascents of Mt. Everest. He has also made notable ascents in Yosemite and Zion. He is the author, along with David Roberts, of The Lost Explorer, and has numerous TV and film credits, including Nova and IMAX documentaries. Conrad has been featured on the covers of National Geographic and Outside magazines, and is the subject of a new in-depth article in the May issue of National Geographic’s Explorer. Prior to his visit to Groveland, Conrad is filming a documentary about global warming in India with PBS’s David Brancaccio. He lives in Bozeman, Montana with his wife Jenni and their three boys.
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