Evening with the Owls
September 16th and 17th, at 6:30
Tickets are $12 for public adults and children
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Whoooo’s looking at you? It’s no owl. It’s an insect! With black spots rimmed by gold and white on their wings that resemble glowing eyes, owl butterflies’ unique camouflage deters potential predators. These big beauties are especially active at dusk. Spend an Evening with Owls at the Cockrell Butterfly Center and meet this fascinating species up close. Watch hundreds whirl and tumble at twilight, then grab a bite nearby and learn more about their behavior.
BTS – Hall of Paleontology – The Age of Man: Primates and Humans
September 13th, 6:00 pm
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Because the Morian Hall of Paleontology is too large to tour in one evening, we are debuting a new series that will cover the hall section by section. Led by HMNS staff trainer, James Washington, each tour will include a hands-on fossil experience or short classroom presentation.
Join “Juarassic” James Washington in our Hall of Human Evolution as he reveals the origins of man kind. The Hall itself is a mesmerising spectacle: a large skelaton of a mastadon dominates the space as it stomps and flings its human skeleton hunters. Along the walls, reconstuctions of ancestral homininds allow guests to stand face to face with realistic representations of our ancestors.
Limited spots available, so check it out now!
Coming Soon!
photo courtesy of Mike Goad
Lecture – The Gettysburg Event by Brian Matthew Jordan and Ed W. Clark
September 27th, at 6:30 pm
Recognized as having the most casualties of any engagement, the Battle of Gettysburg is noted as the turning point of Civil War in 1863. Traditional Civil War histories have concluded in 1865, now Dr. Brian Jordan has mined previously untapped archives—soldiers’ anguished letters and diaries, and gruesome medical reports—to trace a Union regiment’s shocking transition from the battlefield to the home front.
Instead of being welcomed home as heroes, these veterans—tending rotting wounds, battling alcoholism, campaigning for paltry pensions—tragically realized that they stood as unwelcome reminders to a new America eager to heal, forget and embrace the freewheeling bounty of the Gilded Age.
Also speaking this evening will be Ed W. Clark, Superintendent of Gettysburg National Military Park, who will address the current state of affairs at Gettysburg. A book signing of Dr. Jordan’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated book “Marching Home: Union Veterans and Their Unending Civil War” will follow the lecture.
This program is co-sponsored by the Gettysburg Foundation
photo courtesy of PW McMahon
Cultural Feast – Oktoberfest: The History and Science of Beer
September 28th
Hosted at St. Arnold Brewing Company. 21 and up only.
In 1810, King Ludwig I of Bavaria proclaimed that the last sixteen days of September, ending with the first full weekend in October, should be set aside for feasting and beer drinking. To commemorate this tradition, join HMNS at St. Arnold Brewing Co. for the history and science of beer making. Tour St. Arnold³ production facility with founder Brock Wagner and special guest Scott Birdwell of DeFalco’s Home Wine and Beer. Drink your fill of brew and enjoy Bavarian pretzels and sausage.
Advance ticket purchase is required by September 25. No refunds will be made 72 hours before the event, however tickets can be transferred to another individual. Please notify webmaster@hmns.org with your name, transaction number, and name of the guests using your tickets