Spectacular Autumn Garden Adventure
Friday, October 3, tickets valid for specific times: 8:30, 10 or 11:30am, or 1, 2:30 or 4pm
Anniston Museum League invites you to an off-site excursion at the private home of one of Calhoun County ’s most abundant gardens. Hayes Jackson, well known to many for his broad knowledge of plants, has invited Museum friends for a hike throughout his acreage. The walk will be a bit challenging but well worth the effort.. Hayes Jackson’s seven acres, a network of paths and 25 compost piles, are filled with many varieties of plants from his extensive world travels: 100 types of bamboo, 200 types of camellias, 200 types of azaleas, an undergrowth of oak leaf hydrangeas, 110-foot tall White Oaks, an extensive collection of ginger lilies he transplanted from Thailand, Vietnam, India and China – and that’s just a portion. Filled with found objects for art’s sake, Hayes’ plant collection is not to be missed. He’ll talk about drought -- and his dreaded voles! Tickets will allow entry at these specific times: 8:30, 10 or 11:30am, or at 1, 2:30 or 4pm. Tickets are $15 for Museum members and $20 for the general public. All participants will meet at Anniston Museum to be shuttled to the site; no on-site parking is available. Call June Sariano, 256-237-6766, to secure your timed-tour ticket.
Evening at the Museum
Thursday, October 9, 5:30–7:30pm
Spend a cool evening with museum staff in the outdoor pavilion, the Tree House. Enjoy a roaring campfire and roast hotdogs and marshmallows... There will be music and storytelling with live animals around the fire. Naturalist Stephen Faughn will lead an owl prowl on the Bird of Prey trail where you will learn about the “night life” of owls. Program is free. Reservations are requested by 10/7/08. RSVP to tourcoordinator@annistonmuseum.org or call Donna at 256-237-6766 x 16.
Fall Break 2008/Earth Science Week Celebration
Home School Educator & Student Day
October 14, 10–2pm
Celebrate Earth Science Week at Anniston Museum .. Visit Ancient Microworlds, a temporary exhibit of fossils photographed under magnification including shells, dinosaur bones and a variety of fossilized plants. View the Smithsonian Institution poster exhibit, Earth From Space. The poster exhibit presents large color reproductions of images captured by high-tech satellites constantly circling the globe, recording conditions and events that are nearly impossible to document on the planet’s surface. This relevant, fascinating, and thought-provoking presentation is complemented by award-winning online resources that include lesson plans for grades 5 through 8 and 9 through 12 tied to National Science Standards.
A variety of geography focused giveaways will be available on a first come, first served basis. Visit Nature Space, the children’s hands-on discovery room, and pick up books and maps while supplies last. Educators can register to win a Geofest tote bag by filling out a survey and the first 50 children ages 5-12 will receive a globe beach ball. Within each Exhibit Hall visit the Discovery Stations and learn more about rocks, minerals, fossils, soils and the habitats where they are found. Learn how the geology and geography of the region determines the plants and animals found there. See the Museum’s most recent acquisition, a life-size replica of a Stegosaurus.
Sign up for one of the behind-the-scenes tours with the Registrar. Participants will see Museum collection items that are rarely seen by the general public. Learn what it takes to care for a natural history collection and the skills of those that work with the collection. Tour size is limited due to the collection area size. Sign up will begin at 10am in the Lobby for each tour.. Tours will begin at 11am & 1pm. The tour lasts approximately 45 minutes and is limited to 20 people for each tour.
Sign up for a Wild Walk with Museum Educator Kevin Jenné at 11am & 1pm.. This walk will include some tree and leaf identification as well as a discussion of the ecology or the forest areas that surround the Museum. The walk lasts 45 minutes and is limited to 20 people. First come, first served. Sign up begins at 10am in the Lobby for both tours.
Other activities from the organizers of Earth Science Week to be involved in:
Organizers of the International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE)offer a 2008 Photo Contest, open to shutterbugs worldwide. The theme of the 2008 Photo Contest is “Exploring Earth Science Around the World.” Entrants are encouraged to submit photos that show people engaged in Earth science exploration in the natural environment of their part of the world. AGI will accept photo submissions via email until the end of Earth Science Week, Friday, October 17, 2008. Winners will receive cash prizes and recognition. From February 2007 to December 2009, IYPE aims to demonstrate new and exciting ways Earth science can help future generations meet the challenge of ensuring a safer and more prosperous world. IYPE is a joint initiative by UNESCO and the International Union of Geological Sciences. Visit http://www.earthsciweek.org/contests/index.html for more information about the 2008 Photo Contest and other Earth Science Week contests. To learn more about IYPE, visit http://www.esfs.org online.
Collections tour and Wild Walk is free with paid Museum admission. Members are free. Must have a ticket to participate in tours.
Anniston Museum Member Kid’s Day Members Only Event--Must present membership cards
October 15, 11am–2pm Members Only Event
Spend a fall day at the Anniston Museum and sign up for a behind the scenes tour with Curator of Collections Dan Spaulding and Registrar Tim Moon. This tour is for members and their children only. Visit this rarely seen area of collections that houses thousands of objects. Learn more about the care of the collection as well as some interesting stories about how these items were acquired. See a rare egg collection that dates back to the 1800’s, Native American artifacts, as well as confiscated items from Africa. Sign up will begin at 10am in the Lobby at the Admissions Desk. You must present your membership cards to receive a ticket to participate. The tour will begin in the Lobby at 11am or 1pm. Meet at the stegosaurus.
Awesome
Animal Adventure
October 16, 11am
Learn more about the Earth we live in during the 2008 Fall Break celebration of Earth Science Week. At 11am join Education Specialist, Kevin Jenné at the Museum for an Awesome Animal adventure and learn how the geography and geology of a habitat determines the type animals that live there. Program free with paid admission to the Museum. Get your tickets for the program when you pay admission at the Admission Desk. Visit the Exhibit Halls to learn more about the geography, geology, chemistry and physics of the Earth. Members are free.
November 2008
Boy Scout Program at Talladega Speedway
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Anniston Museum will join the 2008 Boy Scout Encampment at the Talladega Speedway. This even draws over 10,000 campers each year and is expected to be the biggest encampment in the history of Alabama . There will be displays, games, music, exhibits and much more.
