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SEE INFO BELOW >>>>>   Ms. Deborah Ford ECAC--RCAC (919) 835-3566 ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Friends of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences <angela.baker-james(a)naturalsciences.org> To: dialmeupford3(a)ymail.com Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 1:46 PM Subject: News from Friends of the Museum SCIENCE THURSDAY  August 15:30 - 8:30 pmFree * Meet Otus, the Eastern Screech Owl * Check out live music in the SECU Daily Planet Theater  * Explore the Natural World iLab, Visual World iLab and Micro World iLab * Compete for prizes at Science Trivia in the Daily Planet Café * Enjoy a Black Bear-ry Wheat Beer from Raleigh Brewing Company, made with blackberries from Piedmont Wildlife Center.   This Science Thursday will be hosted by the Piedmont Wildlife Center.   August 8-Science Cafe: Poetry ScopeMore  August 15-Science Cafe: Captain America's Shield, Wolverine's Claws and the Future of Materials Science and EngineeringMoreAugust 22-Science Cafe: Into Africa: Science from a New PerspectiveMoreAugust 29-Science Cafe: Listening to the Land and Honoring Traditional KnowledgeMoreFor more information and our upcoming Thursday evening schedule, please visit http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001jN81hRgVGezcI5A4AcdyzBWooyTVHa_K5fo3qpKZFaYy…       ________________________________________________ FIRST FRIDAY August 25-9pmFree Visit the Daily Planet Café serving a full menu plus beer and wine, shop in the Museum Store, hear live music, stroll through exhibits and drop in at the Nature Art Gallery for the opening reception of Carolina Grasslands.6pm-Live Jazzwith Daniel DeLorenzo & Jacob Dowdy7pm- Jason and the Argonauts in the Museum's WRAL Theater  Free tickets for the film are available at front desk beginning at 5pm.   First Friday Dinosaurs in Motion discount : Adult ticket price is $8 More     ______________________________ ______________ NATURE ART GALLERY First Friday, August 26-9pmReception for Carolina Grasslands   For more information about the Nature Art Gallery, call 919-707-9854 ______________________________ ________________ SCIENCE SATURDAY The Amazing World of Dragonflies and Damselflies  August 3 11am Ages 8 and up   Free  More      _________________________________________________ Learn about Tardigrades with Canopy Meg August 6 and 7 9am- 12pm   Bring your moss and lichens to the student-scientist table outside of the Biodiversity lab in the NRC to have your garden water bears identified.   While little is known about their requirements for life on Earth, water bears can be used as an efficient bio-indicator of habitat quality and global environmental change. August 8 1pm, 5pm Undergraduate students from across the country have been working with Senior Scientist at the Museum, Dr. Meg Lowman, to define the taxonomy and distribution of water bears in tree canopies as part of a larger NSF-funded research project. These students will present their research findings in a series of short talks in the SECU Daily Planet theater, located in the Nature Research Center.   August 9 10am-4pm People interested in learning how to take their own tree-top tardigrade samples can join Canopy Meg at Prairie Ridge Ecostation, the Museum's outdoor educational facility in west Raleigh. No climbing experience necessary; subject to weather.   Directions available at http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=s4cqytnab.0.xu89s5cab.49cnmccab.23793&ts=S0…  _______________________________________________   PRAIRIE RIDGE ECOSTATION Citizen Science SaturdaysAugust 3, 10, 17, 24, 3110:30am - 11:30am Dragonfly Walk August 10  1-3pm Walk through the SeasonsAugust 13, 271-3pm For more informationplease contact Chris Goforth at 919.707.8882 or mailto:chris.goforth@naturalsciences.org ______________________________ __________________________ Girls in Science Do you know a middle-school girl who loves science?   Send her to Girls in Science! Girls in Science Connect:Nature is an eight-week afterschool program that gives sixth- and seventh-grade girls the chance to dohands-on science in the natural world and in the Museum.  Please see our website for more information:  http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=s4cqytnab.0.do998ylab.49cnmccab.23793&ts=S0…    Applications are due by 5 pm, September 16.   ________________________________________________      Special Tribute FILM in the WRAL THEATER Discover the world of "Rocaterrania" August 8 7pmFree Museum scientific illustrator and visionary artist, Renaldo Kuhler, passed away in June at the age of 81. Join us for a free screening of the feature-length documentary based on Kuhler's life called "Rocaterrania".    "Rocaterrania" explores the fascinating imagination behind amazingly colorful and detailed drawings by Renaldo Kuhler. It has earned four awards - screening at more than 50 film festivals from Vancouver to Buenos Aires before airing on regional PBS in 2011. More        ___________________________________________________    Electronics for Beginners August 8MoreNature DrawingAugust 8, 25 Introduction to Entomology August 21, 28 MoreComputer ProgrammingAugust 22More ***Schedule Changes: Computer Programming and the Electronics for Beginners scheduled for October have both been cancelled.Falls Lake hike on September 18 has been moved to November 13. Hike on September 25 will be to Brittain Farm. ___________________________________________________________ The Friends of the Museum's Section 504 coordinator is Angela Baker-James, Executive Director, Friends of the Museum, 11 W. Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601, 919.707.9847 .  Program participants are not discriminated against on a basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, religion or familial status.    DINOSAURS IN MOTION Final Weeks Approaching Soon! May 18 - September 8  Free for Members $10 Adults; $6 Children;  $8 Students, Seniors & Military    Become a Member Here Exhibit Information  Buy Tickets Here In the news!_______________    SECU DAILY PLANET Meet the Scientist Free Join us for interviews with Museum Scientists in the 3-story globe-shaped theater of the NRC. For more information please contact Brian Malow Schedule of Events    ____________________ WRAL 3D THEATER Titans of the Ice Age The Last ReefMore____________________   Museum LINKS  Home Programs and Events Prairie Ridge Ecostation Museum Blogs Facebook Twitter _______________ Forward this email This email was sent to dialmeupford3(a)ymail.com by angela.baker-james(a)naturalsciences.org |   Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. Friends of the Museum| 11 West Jones Street| Raleigh| NC| 27601