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Astrophysicist Charity Woodrum looks up at the night sky image of the Milky Way galaxy. There are trees and an observatory telescope dome in the foreground.

Film Screening: Space Hope & Charity

The remarkable journey of Charity Woodrum
2025-12-03 16:30:00 2025-12-03 19:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Film Screening: Space Hope & Charity Join us for an evening of film viewing and discussion with filmmaker Sandy Cummings and astrophysicist Charity Woodrum. Arrive early to explore the evening sky through our telescopes! Live Oak Library Annex (LOLA) -

Wednesday, December 03
4:30pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-12-03 16:30:00 2025-12-03 19:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Film Screening: Space Hope & Charity Join us for an evening of film viewing and discussion with filmmaker Sandy Cummings and astrophysicist Charity Woodrum. Arrive early to explore the evening sky through our telescopes! Live Oak Library Annex (LOLA) -

Join us for an evening of film viewing and discussion with filmmaker Sandy Cummings and astrophysicist Charity Woodrum. Arrive early to explore the evening sky through our telescopes!

An award winning independent documentary film about Charity Woodrum, a young woman from rural Oregon whose dream of becoming an astrophysicist is nearly derailed when she suffers a devastating tragedy.

Charity was a nontraditional university student, raised in poverty, the first in her family to graduate from high school. In her mid-20s, she was married and nine months pregnant when she decided to return to school to study physics. Life felt perfect. Then, what she calls "The Worst Day." Her world was destroyed.

With help from friends old and new, she finds her way back to the distant galaxies where she feels most at peace.

Telescope party before the film screening from 4:30-5:30pm.

Film screening and discussion with filmmaker Sandy Cummings and astrophysicist Charity Woodrum from 5:30-7:30pm.

This evening's event is presented in partnership with the Lick Observatory.

AGE GROUP: | All Ages | Adults 18+ years |

EVENT TYPE: | Science | Films |

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The Live Oak Library Annex (LOLA) is an extension of the resources that the Live Oak Branch Library provides to the Live Oak community. In collaboration with the Santa Cruz County Parks, LOLA primarily serves as a program space and quiet study area. It also provides access to study rooms and limited library services including a small collection of about 500 books for children and teens. The LOLA is located at the Simpkins Family Swim Center at 979 17th Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95062.