Several thousands of climbers have submitted Mount Everest, but Mount Meru's Shark's Fin peak is thought of as the true "test of the master climber." Debuted earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, Meru <http://www.grandcinema.com/coming-soon/meru/> chronicles the mission of several renowned alpinists to conquer this technical hike with near vertical inclines. Featuring alpinists Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk, and Jon Krakauer , Meru, opens at The Grand Cinema on Friday, August 21st. Movie times to be announced on Monday, August 3rd. Additionally The Grand will soon feature Antarctic Edge 70 Degrees South <http://www.grandcinema.com/tuesday-film-series-1/antarctic-edge-70-degrees- south/> , a documentary highlighting scientists' research on the rapidly changing conditions in the Antarctic. This film is playing as part of our Tuesday Film Series on August 4th only at 2:10 p.m. and 6:50 p.m. Reserve tickets <https://ticketing.us.veezi.com/sessions/?siteToken=gkv9LBX3YE6jXoOgGOrMXQ%3 D%3D> today for these special films that are coming soon to The Grand. Darcy Nelson Director of Marketing and Communications 606 S. Fawcett Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402 Ph: <tel:253.572.6062> 253.572.6062 <http://www.grandcinema.com/> website | <https://www.facebook.com/TheGrandTacoma?ref=hl> facebook | <mailto:darcy@grandcinema.com> email