Category: Calendar of Events
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Live Auction Items Coming Up
Fossil Plate Trilobites Bathyurisces Fimbriatus Cambrian, Delta, Utah, starting bid – $5.00 Invertebrate Collection: Trilobites, Ammonites, Basulites, Brachiopods, Gastropods… Starting big: $25.00 Prehistoric horse tooth (complete Pleistocene 1.5 mya, Peace River, Florida. starting bid = $10.00) and jade (translucent good)
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Help Set Up Today!
Yeah, yeah… I know the exclamation point is unnecessary. I’m just feeling excited that the ESCONI show weekend is here! Yeah! So today, we are setting up from 5-8/9 pm at Building K and if you have an hour or two to volunteer, your time will be greatly appreciated.
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Burpee PaleoFest 2011 links
Last on Paleofest: Photos of Paleofest 2011 on The Fossil Forum More photos of PaleoFest on ESCONI Flickr Youtube video about Paleofest 2011 Channel 23 promo on Paleofest Burpee Builds a Dinosaur in 2 minutes video Northwest Herald article Rockford Registar Star article WREX article
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Volunteers Needed for ESCONI Show This Weekend
Interested in volunteering for the ESCONI show this weekend? Here is a list of ways that you can help – help is greatly appreciated–even if you only have a few hours.
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Member Reminders
Contact John Good 630-483-2363 if you want a display case at the show and if you have any books or other items for the sale tables or the auctions.
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Events This Week, March 14 – 21, 2011
ESCONI Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show Saturday and Sunday, March 19-20; Saturday 10 am – 5 pm Sunday 10 am – 4 pm WHERE: College of Dupage, Building K, Commons Room ADMISSION: Free 🙂 You can download the flyer for the 2011 ESCONI Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show. ABOUT: What makes up the best moments in…
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Events This Week 3/7-13
Saturday, 3/12 – Chicago Rocks & Mineral Society’s 62nd Annual Silent Auction, Saturday, March 12, 6 to 9 p.m. St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, 8013 Laramie Ave., Across from the Skokie Public Library at Oakton Saturday 3/12 – Mineralogy and Micromounting Study Group 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131. Ground Water Awareness Week.
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Come to Paleofest Today!
Another great line up of speakers are on today at Burpee Museum’s PaleoFest in Rockford, Illinois. Individual Tickets for lectures: $10/non-member, $9/member. Includes admission to selected lectures ONLY. Museum admission is required to attend lectures. One/One Special: $15 Includes one day admission and your choice of one lecture. Savings of $5, great for students! More…
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Burpee Paleofest Draws 1,000+
The Burpee Museum was busy yesterday… over 1,000 people were at the museum to visit the museum and attend Paleofest! Left: ESCONI members staffed the ESCONI information table at Paleofest.
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Events this Week, 3/1 – 3/5, 2011
Sat. 3/1 First day of Special Exhibit: Fabulous Illinois Fluorite,This exhibition runs through June 5, 2011. Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, Elmhurst. Sat 3/5 – Sun. 3/6 Burpee Museum’s Paleofest 2011. PaleoFest is GIANT! Special admission includes DinoBlast Activities for kids and the temporary exhibit, Giants: Dinosaurs of Africa. Dr Paul Sereno will speak at…
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Tyler Keillor – Paleoart Exhibit – Field Trip Anyone?
Interesting Chicago SunTimes article today on paleo artist, Tyler Keillor. … Keillor created “Paleoart,” an exhibit on display through June 26 at the Lake County Discovery Museum. It includes his models of the dinosaurs Rugops and Herrerasaurus; an ancient fish called Tiktaalik; a giant prehistoric snake called Sanajeh, and a winged reptile, Rhamphorhynchus. To give…
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Need Volunteers for Storage Work Day This Saturday
Work Day at the warehouse at 9:00 am on Saturday February 26. If you can volunteer, please call John Good at 630-483-2363 for directions.
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Events This Week 2/21 – 2/27, 2011
Fri. 2/25 Board Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131. Sat. 2/26 Work Day at the warehouse at 9:00 am on Saturday February 26. Call John Good for directions. Archaeology Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131.
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Events for Weekend 2/18 – 2/20, 2011
Fri. 2/18 – Physics Family Science Night, Elgin Public Museum, Elgin, 6-8 PM; Fee: $2 per person, no registration required. Sat. 2/19 – Opening of new exhibit at Burpee Museum in Rockford IL – Giants! African Dinosaurs. Sat. 2/19 – Rock & Mineral Identification, Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, Elmhurst, 8 yrs to adult, 10:30…
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Silent Auction 3/12 for Chicago Rocks & Mineral Society
Chicago Rocks & Mineral Society’s 62nd Annual Silent Auction, Saturday, March 12, 6 to 9 p.m. St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, 8013 Laramie Ave., Across from the Skokie Public Library at Oakton We will rock you! Bid for rocks, minerals, crystals, fossils, handmade jewelry, lapidary treasures, books, magazines and more. You’ll dig our selection of great buys, including a special…
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Specimens Needed for Photography at April Paleo Meeting
We are going to begin photographing Mazon specimens again for the animal book at April Paleo Meeting. Here are the specimens that members can bring on April 16th: Didontogaster; tummy tooth worms Paucijaculum; arrow worms Eurypterids Amynilyspes; pill millipedes Etacystis; H Shark poop; spiral poop Dasyleptus; silverfish insect; Fish scales Esconicthys; fish Rhabdoderma especially with…
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Events This Week 2/7 – 2/13, 2011
Friday, 2/11 – ESCONI General Meeting. 8:00 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131. Virginia Naples will speak on the La Brea Tar Pits. Saturday, 2/12 – Rob Sula will lead a tour and discussion of the Dinosaur and Dinosaur Eggs exhibit at the Aurora SciTech Hands on Museum at 2:00 pm. Saturday, 2/12…
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Events This Week 2/2 -2/5 2011
Glaciers in Your Backyard. Morton Arboretum, Thornhill Education Center. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: $82 (discounts for Arboretum members). Ages 12 and older.
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Burpee Paleo Fest Update
The Burpee Museum Paleo Fest, which will be held on March 5 & 6th, has now listed their speaker schedule and other details of the conference.
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1st Annual Mindat.org Mineralogical Conference
Just announced… Mindat.org Mineralogical Conference. July 10-17 in Lwówek Śląski, Poland. The program will be in English. Field trips to local mines and quarries will be offered too.
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Events for Weekend 1/28 – 1/30, 2011
Friday, 1/28 ESCONI Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131. Anytime this weekend: Paleoart Exhibit, Lake County Discovery Museum Gold, Field Museum Hatching the Past: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies
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Events this Weekend 1/22 – 23, 2011
Sat. 1/22 Basic Beading Stringing, Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, Elmhurst, 12 yrs to adult, 1 pm and 2:30 pm. Reservations required: (630) 833-1616. Sat. 1/22 Archaeology Study Group Meeting, 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131. Continuation of Discussion of 1421: When China Discovered Ameria.
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Good Deal for Teachers: 14th Coal Conference June 14-17, 2011
Joe Kubal announced at Friday’s General Meeting – Teachers/educators… consider attending the 14th annual Illinois Coal Education Conference. June 14-17 at Rend Lake, IL. From the brochure: “… there is no conference fee. Lodging and meals will be provided at no cost to the participants…. This four-day training will consist of lectures, tours and hands-on…
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Events This Week Jan. 10 – 16, 2011
Fri. 1/14 General Meeting, 8:00 p.m. College of Dupage Building K, Room #131. John Ruskamp will speak on: Trans-Cultural Diffusion in North American Native Rock Writing: This dual topic lecture presents images of a previously unidentified solar “sun dagger” shrine in Eastern Arizona, the native folklore associated with it, and explores the possibility that it…
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Calendar of Events for 2011
(Dates subject change) January 2011 Sat. 1/8 Mineralogy and Micromount Study Group Meeting, 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131. Mineral Agate video. Fri. 1/14 General Meeting, 8:00 p.m. College of Dupage Building K, Room #131. 2012…John Ruskamp will speak on: Trans-Cultural Diffusion in North American Native Rock Writing This dual topic lecture…
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Events for Weekend and Week Ahead
Sat. 12/11 Mineralogy Holiday Meeting and Famous Mineral Identification Contest (with fabulous prizes). 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131.
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Events for Weekend and Week Ahead
Thursday, 12/2 Cafe Science: Egyptian Gold – 7:00 p.m. Join Dr. James Phillips at the Hopleaaf Bar, 5148 N. Clark Street, in Andersonville as he discusses the role that gold has played in Egyptian history and culture, past and present. Free. Pre-registration not required. Friday, 12/3 ESCONI Christmas Party – 5:30 pm at Greek…
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RSVP for Holiday Party
ESCONI ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3rd, 2010 5:30 to 7:30 pm Greek Islands Restaurant 300 E. 22nd St. Lombard IL 60148 www.greekislands.net (630) 932-4545 PLEASE NOTE: The Holiday party will be a Dutch Treat . . . that is, we will be ordering off the menu and you will pay your own check. Be…
