How to swim Lake Pontchartrain with David Amram in your ears

For many of us, thoughts of traveling to tropical villas to sip frozen beverages while yachting prompt reveries of relaxation. Some people imagine reclining on floating loungers amid crystal waters, while the more audacious think about splashing in the waves. When KUVO’s ”First Take with Lando and Chavis” asked Matthew Moseley about his paradisiacal fantasies, he simply shared one of his past experiences: having paddled 24.5 miles through the Atlantic Ocean from Culebra Island to Puerto Rico without assistance, Moseley spoke to the pleasure of (you guessed it…) swimming.

The recently released “Dancing in the Water”  (89 minutes, directed by Wayne Ewing) documents such an adventure – traversing Lake Pontchartrain for 25 miles as famed composer David Amram plays for 14 straight hours (the longest gig of his 84 year career) on a support boat. Blues legend Papa Mali and Alfred “Uganda” Roberts (Professor Longhair’s conga player) also appear in the film, which partly depicts “the recovery of Lake Pontchartrain” following decades of pollution, neglect and stress from Hurricane Katrina.

The film screens at The Dairy Center ( 2590 Walnut St, Boulder, CO 80302) in Boulder this Sunday, September 13^th at 6:00 p.m. It’s a free community event, but RSVPs are accepted online, and you can see the trailer at https://tickets.thedairy.org/online/boulderaquatic.