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CU Museum of
Natural History Tour
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| Vicky Jahn has been kind enough to arrange a tour of the Natural
History Museum at CU's Boulder campus. The guided tour will include
talking about and seeing dinosaur bones and tools and bones? of the
Archaic period. This is a great opportunity to visit a museum that most
of us never even heard about. Please let Vicky know as soon as possible
that you want to attend this tour, since she needs to return a headcount
to the museum staff in advance. |
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| Time: Tuesday the 6th of March at 10:00am |
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| Place: CU Museum of Natural History.
Directions. |
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| Additional Information: Contact
Vicky
or check out the
museum's website
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CU Museum of Natural History Tour
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| Vicky Jahn has also been kind enough to arrange a tour of CU's
Entomology Collection. The Collection contains approximately 550,000
insects and arachnids. It is especially rich in material from the Rocky
Mountain Region, but has representation from throughout the United
States as well as some material from around the world. This is an
excellent supplement to our series of entomology classes. Please let
Vicky know that you want to attend as soon as possible, since she also
needs to give a headcount for this tour to the museum staff in advance. |
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| Time: Friday the 23rd of March at 9:00am |
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| Place: CU Museum of Natural History.
Directions. |
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| Additional Information: Contact
Vicky or check out the
CU's
Entomology website page
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USGS Map Warehouse
Tour
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Thanks yet again to Vicky Jahn for arranging this tour of the USGS
map warehouse in Lakewood. Find out more about this amazing (albeit
underused) resource and learn more about maps and mapmaking in the
process. Again, please let Vicky know that you would like to attend as
soon as possible, since she needs to provide a headcount in advance.
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| Time: Tuesday the 24th of April at 10:00am |
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| Place: USGS Map Warehouse/ Map Sales, Alameda Av., Lakewood. |
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| Additional Information: Contact
Vicky. |
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12 Short Hikes
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| Don't we live in one of the most beautiful places on earth? Don't we
all spend way too much time working, rushing kids around, running
errands and only looking at the view from our windows? Let's go
hike!! I will be dragging my kids (and myself) around the area,
based on trails found in the booklet "12 Short Hikes" by Tracy Salcedo.
For those of us (OK, me) who need to work up slowly to a 4 or 5 mile
hike, we will be starting out easy with a mile hike/walk around
Evergreen Lake. Although we may break our necks on the ice (since
it's snowing again as I write), let's start the program off around the
Spring Equinox (March 21st). I haven't fixed a day yet for the
entire program, as I'd like to hear feedback, but Monday afternoon or
Friday (either morning of afternoon) or Sunday (again, either morning or
afternoon) look good to start. Week#1. Evergreen Lake Trail-1 mile
(also our backup if weather is miserable)
Week #2. Creek Side Loop (Lair O' the Bear)-1.5 miles
Week #3. Bruin Bluff (Lair O' the Bear)-2 miles
Week #4. Sleepy S Loop (Elk Meadow-2.5 miles
Week #5. Fitness Loop (Bear Creek State Park)-2.5 miles
Week #6. Upper Loop (O'Fallon Park)-2.5 miles
Week #7. Maxwell Falls Trail (Arapahoe Nat. For.)-3 miles
Week #8. Ponderosa/Sisters Loop (Alderfer Park)-3.5 miles
Week #9. Red Rocks Tr (Matthews-Winters Park)-3.5 miles
Week #10. Evergreen Mtn Loop (Alderfer Park)-4 miles
Week #11. Ground Hog Flat (Arapahoe Nat. For.)-4.5 miles
Week #12. Mountain View Loop (Elk Meadows)-4.5 miles
Week #13. Your favorite hike! |
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| Time: If I don't hear back, I'll pick a day/time that suits
me! |
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| Place: See description above |
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| Additional Information: Contact
Shannon |
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Waterfowl
Identification
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Please join us for one of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National
Wildlife Refuge's nature programs on Waterfowl
Identification.
Divers and dabblers, teals and pintails--all are ducks you can learn to
identify during this springtime waterfowl expedition.
These programs are free, but a reservation is required. If you are
interesting in participating in this program, please contact
Shannon and she will make
the reservations. |
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| Time:
Sunday, Mar 25
8:00 - 11:00 am |
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| Place: RMANWR, Commerce City.
Map |
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| Additional Information: Contact
Shannon or see the
RMANWR Website |
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Japanese Tea
Ceremony
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| I finally (after three years of trying!) managed to book a Japanese
Tea Ceremony at the traditional tea house in the Denver Botanic Gardens.
This ceremony is designed for a public school audience, but they have no
problem with a home school group coming in. This tea ceremony is
"the real deal" with the history and culture of Japan literally served
up to us in the beautiful little tea house way in the back of the
Botanic Gardens. The ceremony is only done during the month of May
and only on Mondays or Tuesdays...so hopefully the one time I nabbed
will work for you. I am allowed a maximum of 30 people and must
have one adult for every five children. There is a minimal cost of
$2/child and I think adults may have to pay a regular admission to the
Gardens.....but I'm checking on that as I'm not sure. I have eight (8)
spots filled and first come, first served. So e-mail or call to
confirm your spot! |
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| Time: Tuesday 10:00-11:30 am May 22 |
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Denver
Botanic Gardens |
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| Additional Information: Contact
Shannon |
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Chemistry Class
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The next four classes in the series of experiment-intensive chemistry
classes. Several of the classes will be centered around the properties
and compounds of the transition metals.
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Times:
Monday the 12th of March at 10:00am
Monday the 26th of March at 10:00am
Monday the 9th of April at 10:00am
Monday the 23rd of April at 10:00am |
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Place: Matt’s house. |
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Additional Information: Contact
Matt 674-5763 |
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Women's History
Class
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In this class we'll talk about why
March is Women's History month, and we'll learn about famous and
not-so-famous women who have made a difference in U.S. history.
If you're feeling ambitious, before the class research a
woman whom you think is interesting and bring a small poster
about her that you can share with others (she could be a
relative, a famous person, or someone you just want to learn
more about).
Thanks to Lisa Pettitt for offering this class.
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Time: Monday the 19th of March at 10:00am |
Eleanor Roosevelt |
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Place: Lisa’s house. |
(1884-1962) |
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Additional Information: Contact
Lisa Pettitt Take a look at the
National Women's History Project
website. In the biography pages of this site, you will find dozens of
influential women. Also, check out
Biographies of Notable Women - an extensive reference |
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Entomology Class -
Coleoptera (Beetles)
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| The second in a short series of classes covering the anatomy,
lifestyles, habitat, and other interesting facts about insects. The
order coleoptera (beetles) is the focus of this class. At this time of
year, perhaps we can collect a few live examples! |
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| Time: Monday the 30th of April at 10:00am |
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| Place: Matt’s house. |
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| Additional Information: Contact
Matt 674-5763 |
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Chess Classes for All Abilities
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| Learn to play chess, or improve your game, all ability levels will
be accommodated in these classes. Each class will involve specific
tutoring appropriate to the participants’ abilities plus lots of
opportunity to put new-found skills to use in fun drills and mini-games.
Basic rules, basic maneuvers, basic principles, intermediate maneuvers,
openings, famous players and championship games will all be covered
(depending on ability level, of course). |
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| Time: Monday the 2nd of April at 10:00am |
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| Place: Matt’s house. |
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| Additional Information: Contact
Matt 674-5763 |
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Spanish Classes
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Lucy Benson continues to provide the Spanish classes for a wide
variety of ages and abilities. The classes are held every Tuesday at the
Evergreen Library.
There is a fee of $10 per class per child (families with more than two
kids will just pay for 2 kids) and the schedule is as follows;
Class times (3 separate age/ability groups) are from 10am until 1pm,
every Tuesday. |
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| Place: Evergreen Library |
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| Additional Information: Contact
Lucy Benson
670-2079 |
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Martial Arts Classes
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| Evergreen Martial Arts Academy offers a daytime Tae Kwon Do classes
for the convenience of homeschool families, every Wednesday from noon
until 1:30pm and Saturday from 11am until 12:30pm. Also, Tai Chi Chuan,
Aikido, Jujitsu and Judo programs have recently been established. For
more information, visit the
EMAA website.
A substantial discount is still offered to MAHS members for most of
the programs and there are numerous additional discounts for multiple
family members and multiple program participation. There’s no
obligation for the first two classes, so give them a try! |
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| Time: Daytime Tae Kwon Do classes are still every Wednesday
from 12:00 pm until 1:30 pm and Saturday morning 11:00 am until 12:30
pm. For other class times, please visit the
EMAA website. |
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| Place: Evergreen Martial Arts Academy, 28677 Buffalo Park
Road (about half way between Evergreen library and Evergreen High
School)
Map |
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| Additional Information: Contact
Matt 674-5763 or
EMAA
679-0181 |
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Games Day
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| All board and table-top games are welcome, all ages welcome. If it’s
a nice day, perhaps we could sit outside and play games in the sun. |
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| Time: Monday the 16th of April at 10:00 am. |
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| Place: Rae’s house. |
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| Additional Information: Contact
Rae |
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Girl's Night Out
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The Evergreen Players present 'Moon Over Buffalo'. How far would you
go to be famous? Moon Over Buffalo follows the antics of two aging
actors with one last chance at stardom. Add in mistaken identities,
romantic entanglement, and a feisty mother-in-law, and you've got one
hilarious comedy!
Please contact Shannon if you are interested in a fun girl's night out.
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| Time: Saturday the 17th of March at 7:30pm |
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| Place: Evergreen’s Center Stage |
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| Additional Information: Contact
Shannon Mahan 674-5763 or
see the Evergreen Players
website. |
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Prelude to the
Evergreen Children's Chorale Presents...
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Pinocchio
April 19-21, 2006
West Jefferson Middle School Auditorium
Starring Sophia Pettitt.Beauty and the Beast
April 26-May 6, 2007
Center Stage Theater
Box Office opens March 12. For tickets call 303.674.9004 or email
lynn@evergreenchildrenschorale.com
The show will probably sell out most nights, so get your tickets early!
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Cosmic Collisions
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At first glance,
the night sky appears calm and peaceful. But travel beyond your line of
vision deep into space and the reality is altogether
different. Brilliant planetary impacts and wondrous celestial fireworks
are commonplace.
Narrated by Robert Redford, Cosmic
Collisions reveals the explosive encounters that shaped our solar
system, changed the course of life on Earth, and continue to transform
our galaxy and universe today. Images from space and visualizations
based on cutting-edge scientific data showcase catastrophic planetary
meetings, the merging of massive galaxies, and the continual explosions
that occur in the center of the Sun.
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| Time: Friday the 20th of April at 11:00am. We will probably
arrive at the museum around 10am and wander the exhibits for an hour
before the show. |
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| Place: DMNS Gates Planetarium |
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| Additional Information: Contact
Matt or check the
DMNS Gates Planetarium website. |
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