Florence Williams to Chat THE NATURE FIX at Music Hall

Prize-winning author Florence Williams sets out to uncover the science behind nature's positive effects on the brain in her latest work, THE NATURE FIX. Williams will discuss the book at The Music Hall Loft (131 Congress Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801) on Wednesday February 22 at 7 p.m.

In this informative and entertaining account, Williams investigates cutting-edge research as she travels from cypress forests in Korea to meet the rangers who administer "forest healing programs," to a river trip in Idaho with Iraqi vets suffering from PTSD, to the West Virginia Mountains where she discovers how being outside helps children with ADHD.

Intrigued by our storied renewal in the natural world, Williams questions why nature makes us happier, healthier and more creative. As our modern lives shift dramatically indoors, these ideas - and the answers they yield - are more urgent than ever.

The ticket package for Innovation and Leadership: Florence Williams on Wednesday, February 22, at 7pm is $41 ($39 members). In addition to a reserved seat, the package includes a copy of THE NATURE FIX: How Being Outside Makes You Happier, Healthier, and More Creative ($26.95 hardcover), a bar beverage, and book signing meet-and-greet. Packages can be purchased through The Music Hall Box Office, located at 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, over the phone at 603.436.2400, or online at www.themusichall.org.

Florence Williams is a journalist and contributing editor to Outside magazine. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the New York Times Magazine, and National Geographic, among others. Her first book, Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History, was a New York Times Notable Book of 2012 and winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Science and Technology. Williams lives in Washington, DC.

In this Age of Participation, The Music Hall has expanded its programming to focus on issues critical to our time. The Innovation and Leadership series was first launched nearly five years ago to serve our local business community, bringing together the best and the brightest in technology. The series has since broadened to showcase opinion leaders, authors and all variety of educators, and to serve audiences from a tri-state region and beyond - all who are interested in bettering the worlds they live in, at work and at home, locally and around the world. These lively and informative conversations feature experts in their field sharing experiences and providing participants practical tools for making meaningful advances in their lives. From demonstrations in the art of all things digital to special forums featuring regional and global leaders in sustainability, from book discussion-demonstrations on the positive effect of meditation to awareness-raising events led by today's champions in philanthropy, feminism and family matters, each Innovation and Leadership event is memorable and impactful. The Music Hall is committed to community building and personal flourishing. Our Innovation and Leadership series delivers on that commitment.

The Music Hall is a performing arts center featuring curated entertainment from around the world in two theaters in its downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire campus - one, a landmark 1878 Victorian theater, designated an American Treasure for the Arts by the National Park Service's Save America's Treasures Program, the other the intimate Music Hall Loft around the corner, recently named "best performing arts venue" by Yankee Magazine and the recipient of the NH AIA award for design excellence. Visit www.TheMusicHall.org.

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