Friday, March 21, 2008

This Weekend at Museum of the Earth...



Saturday, March 22
10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Join us at Museum of the Earth for a dino-eggstravaganza to celebrate spring and get ready for our Summer 2008 exhibit, Hatching the Past: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies. The day begins with a special perfromance of The Truth About Dinosaurs performed by the Hangar Theater at 10 a.m., then stick around for a Dino Egg Hunt in the Museum at 11 a.m. If you missed the first performance, don't worry! You can catch The Truth About Dinosaurs again at 1 p.m.

Members of the Hangar Theater receive special half-priced admission!

10:00 a.m. - Truth About Dinosaurs
11:00 a.m. - Dino Egg Hunt
1:00 p.m. - Truth About Dinosaurs

Mineral ID Day
Sunday, March 23
Noon-1:30 p.m.

Have a mineral and not a fossil? No Problem! The Museum's longtime volunteer, Eniko Farkas, a geologist and member fo teh Cayuga Gem and Mineral Club, helps identify your mystifying mineral.

Planet Earth Series
Sunday, March 23
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Shallow Seas hosted by Dr. Warren Allmon, Director of PRI and MotE

Join the Museum of the Earth for special showings of selected episodes of the Discovery Channel's "Planet Earth," hosted in the Museum classroom by local scientists whose expertise will allow them to delve more deeply into topics, answer tough questions, and facilitate discussion.

Thursday, March 6, 2008

This Weekend at the Museum of the Earth...


A Journey Through Time

Friday, March 7 at 11:30 am

Saturday, March 8 at 11:00 am

Take a guided tour of the Museum's permanent exhibition hall, A Journey Through Time. The tours are approximately 30-minutes in length and are included with the price of admission. Remember members are always free!

Green River Family Day

Saturday, March 8

11 am to 3 pm

Join us to explore fossil fish from the Green River Formation! Fish for ancient fossils, watch fossil preparation demonstrations and check out some living fossils in our fish tank!

Fossil ID Day

Saturday, March 8

10 am to 12 pm

Staff paleontologists at the Museum of the Earth and PRI help you identify your most puzzling find, from brachiopods to trilobites to funny-looking rocks.

Coming up at Museum of the Earth...

History of Life
Thursday's beginning at 5:30 pm

Be sure to take advantage of this 6-week community education and volunteer training course that gives an overview of the history of life on Earth utilizing the museum exhibits to highlight major events throughout history. Offered Thursday evenings at 5:30 pm. To register for the course or for more information about volunteering at the Museum, please contact Sam Moody at moody@museumoftheearth.org or 607.273.6623 x13. There is a $10 registration fee for non-members and non-volunteers.

Course Schedule:

3/13/08 - Perspective on Life
3/20/08 - Ancient Seas Over New York
3/27/08 - Taking Control of the Land
4/03/08 - Rule of the Reptiles
4/10/08 - Arms Race in the Sea
4/17/08 - Mammals Rule a World of Change