Sunday, February 28, 2010
2/28/2010 09AM-11PM | Ages: All Ages
The Fairchild Challenge is a free, contest for high school students that fosters interest in the environment by encouraging students to appreciate the beauty and value of nature; develop critical thinking skills; understand the need for biodiversity and conservation; tap community resources; become actively engaged citizens; and recognize that individuals do indeed make a difference.
2/28/2010-5/3/2000 09AM | Ages: All Ages
Watch a great white shark capture its prey, follow penguins glide beneath the ice, and take an ocean voyage with seals through Crittercam. Crittercam is a scientific video- and data-gathering tool safely worn by wild animals, offering researchers insights into animal behavior and clues to protecting animals and the world we share. The exhibition focuses on Crittercam's deployment on seals and sea lions, sharks, sea turtles, whales, penguins, bears and lions.
National Geographic Crittercam: The World Through Animal Eyes is organized and traveled by the National Geographic Museum, Washington, DC.
2/28/2010 09AM-05PM | Ages: All Ages
Artists and scientists are visionaries for culture and show us different ways of perceiving, exploring and understanding the world through art.
Artists included in this exhibition are: Granite Amit, AnnMarie Cernoch, Donna Cox with Ellen Sandor and Artn, Shawn Decker, Indira Johnson, James Mesple, Kelly Quinn, Dusty Seno, Sharon Skolnick, Gene Skala, Michelle Stone, Joan Truckenbrod and Robert Wapahi.
Exhibit open from January 25, 2010 through May 7, 2010.