ANDREW RANNELLS - "Bryan" THE NEW NORMAN
Tony-nominated actor Andrew Rannells stars as Bryan, a man who seems to have it all in Ryan Murphy's "The New Normal," but when he comes face-to-face with his future, he realizes that there is one thing missing from his life: a baby. Rannells is best known for his breakout role as Elder Price in Broadway's smash hit musical "The Book of Mormon," which was created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone of "South Park" fame along with Robert Lopez of "Avenue Q." "The Book of Mormon" received nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, and on the Tony Awards telecast Rannells brought down the house with his performance of "I Believe." For his work in "The Book of Mormon," Rannells received nominations from Tony Awards, Drama Desk and the Drama League. He also won a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album for the cast recording of "The Book of Mormon." Variety called his performance in "The Book of Mormon" "the brightest of a uniformly fine cast," and Entertainment Weekly noted Rannells as "a breakout star."
JACKSON LANDERS - "EATING ALIENS"
One Man’s Adventures Hunting Invasive Animal Species: He teaches hunting workshops across the United States, has been featured in the Huffington Post and The New York Times, and is the subject of a documentary entitled Close to the Bone. He lives in Virginia.
In EATING ALIENS, Landers shares his entertaining, eco-conscious tales of tracking down invasive aliens from Florida to Connecticut and the Caribbean to the Texas Hill Country. At once a romping narrative and a call to action, these gripping stories examine the damage being done by these animals, the challenges of hunting them, and the opportunities to create appetizing meals from their bounty. Feeding people while helping protect and conserve the natural environment, all while enjoying the excitement of the hunt: More and more non-native species are invading our local environments, and there is a real need to manage the populations of these invasive animals. In EATING ALIENS, Jackson Landers takes readers on a wild ride as he hunts and eats such creatures as Asian carp, boar, nutria, European green crabs, Chinese mystery snails, and more. With his personal narrative driving the story, the hunt becomes more than one man’s desire to catch and kill prey and evolves into a very real solution to restoring the eco-balance across the western hemisphere.
Rachel Gutter - Director of Center for Green Schools
Literally hundreds of schools nationwide are becoming more sustainable on September 29th as part of an international program from the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). This will be the very first annual Green Apple Day of Service where students, teachers, parents, elected officials, green building leaders and many more will take action in their communities to promote healthy, sustainable schools - from planting school gardens to establishing recycling initiatives to digging ditches to ensure clean water run-off and much, much more. Rachel Gutter will discuss local community events and share how viewers can get involved to create projects of their own and make their schools healthier, more sustainable learning environments.
