Journey into the heart of the Arctic with National Geographic Live! Explore the icy landscapes teeming with life, where sea ice is as essential as desert sand. Half a million Indigenous people call this frosty land home, but they’re not alone. Polar bears, musk ox, whales and caribou co-exist with their human neighbors. Join Kiliii … Continued
UWW Rock County invites families to join our faculty, staff and students in this event featuring science activities and exhibits that highlight the wonders of our scientific world. Participants can learn about youth science and STEM programs. All ages are welcome to attend, parents/guardians are required to stay on-campus. Check out more pre/post-festival events here!
This is a facility rental event presented by an independent organization separate from Overture Center for the Arts. Can a song about moths save the earth? David Attenborough meets Laurie Anderson in The MOTH PROJECT, a new production from Peter Kiesewalter, Grammy-nominated and Emmy-winning creator of the East Village Opera Company. Blending music, family history … Continued
The Wisconsin Energy Institute and Wisconsin’s K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP) are excited to bring the KidWind Educator Workshop to Menomonie as a post Wisconsin Science Fest event! Join us in Fulton’s Workshop, Dunn County Historical Society’s exciting Makerspace, and learn how to explore the power of wind and solar with your students! Workshop Description: … Continued
The Northeast Wisconsin American Chemical Society and the Oshkosh Public Library are joining together to provide hands-on science for kids and their families. Activities will be related to the National Chemistry Week theme of Picture Perfect Chemistry to help kids learn about properties of light, colors, and imaging. In addition, kids will learn about the … Continued
Have you ever wondered what the difference between hemp and cannabis is, or why you’ve heard so many more acronyms associated with cannabis these days? Come to Turtle Island and we will answer your questions! Join Dr. Julia Nepper, scientist and host of the Sci High! podcast, and Ian Marsden, local cannabis expert and owner … Continued
WUD Film presents a free screening of PROMARE (2019) [PG-13]. Friday’s screening will be subtitled and Saturday’s screening will be dubbed. Thirty years has passed since the appearance of Burnish, a race of flame-wielding mutant beings, who destroyed half of the world with fire. When a new group of aggressive mutants appears, a battle begins. … Continued
Bring Them Home/Aiskótáhkapiyaaya chronicles a decades-long initiative by members of the Blackfoot Confederacy to bring wild buffalo (Blackfeet: iinnii) back to the Blackfeet Reservation. A thriving wild buffalo population would not only reconnect Blackfeet with a central part of their heritage, spirituality and identity, but would provide economic opportunities and healing for the community. Along … Continued
Use balloons and masking tape to build the tallest freestanding tower. It’s trickier than it sounds…are you up to the challenge? Check out more events at the Kenosha Public Library – Southwest here!
Join Welty Environmental Center and the Rock County Beekeepers Association for a free, family-friendly event! Learn all about bees and bee keeping by interacting with a demonstration hive while trying out the smoker in a beekeeper suit. There will also be bee crafts and honey samples to take home!
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