Bust out your planners, calendars, and PDAs (if you are throwback like that), it’s time to mark your calendars for the HMNS events of this week!

Lecture – Bushido, The Way Of The Samurai By Sensei Darrell Craig
Tuesday, April 7
6:30 p.m. 
In order to share the true spirit of the Bushido, the way of the samurai, Sensei Darrell Craig will describe samurai battle preparations and lead a demonstration by his students of traditional samurai techniques and weapons. Keeping in the spirit of Bushido, the session will commence with the sound of Taiko Japanese war drums followed by Batto-Jutsu and Kendo Katat-the way of the sword. Darrell Craig is sensei of classical martial arts of Japan at Houston Budokan. This lecture is cosponsored by Rice University’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies.

Special Exhibition – China’s Lost Civilization: The Mystery Of Sanxingdui Opens Friday, April 10
The Sanxingdui culture left no written record or human remains and appears to have existed for only about 500 years before it vanished. In 2001, another archaeological discovery, this time in the city of Chengdu at Jinsha, revealed possible clues to the mystery of where they might have gone. This exhibition will present many of the most important discoveries from both Sanxingdui and Jinsha and examine the great mystery of where this 3500 year old culture could have come from and where and why they abruptly vanished.

Organized by the Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, the Houston Museum of Natural Science and the Cultural Relics Bureau of Sichuan Province, Peoples Republic of China.

Major funding provided China Southern Airlines. Local support provided by Kathrine G. McGovern/McGovern Foundation.

Science Hack Day Houston
Saturday, April 11- Sunday, April 12
Science Hack Day Houston is a 48-hour-all-night event that brings together inquisitive and creative minds to one place, to make wonderful things.
Designers, developers, engineers, scientists bring their A-game to the same physical space for a brief but intense period of collaboration, hacking, and building ‘cool stuff’. By collaborating on focused tasks during this short period, small groups of makers are capable of producing remarkable results. For more information, the schedule and to RSVP to participate visit http://sciencehackdayhouston.com/.

If you are interested in seeing these hackers in action, purchase a ticket to the permanent exhibit halls on April 11th or April 12th and stop by Glassell! It’s going to be a science extravaganza!

Organized by Brightwork CoResearch

2015 Orchid Show And Sale
Saturday, April 11- Sunday, April 12
HMNS Grand Hall
FREE Admission

The show includes fabulous exhibits created by HOS members, other orchid societies and commercial sales vendors, featuring orchid plants as well as arrangements, corsages, orchid collectibles and educational information. The orchids in the exhibits and the exhibits themselves are officially judged before the show opens. First, second and third place ribbons and trophies are awarded to the best orchids, best-grown orchids and best exhibits.