Category: Calendar of Events
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Events this Weekend, 2010
Saturday, April 17th, Paleontology Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 161. NOTE: Room changed from 131 to 161. ESCONI members, Tehrese & Duane Cushhing will give a presentation of their Burpee Field trip to the Hanksville Quarry. Sunday, April 18th, Orland Park Rock, Fossil, Gem & Mineral Show
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Events This Weekend
Friday, April 9 – ESCONI General Meeting. Dr. Bucky Gates , Assistant Professor at Lake Forest College, will be the speaker at 8:00 p.m. College of Dupage Building K, Room #131. Dr. Gates will talk on Reconstructing Paleoecosystems Through Microvertebrate Taphonomy. Reconstructing ancient ecosystems is one of the primary aims of paleontology. However, the burial…
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Events this week: Mammoth Lecture, Mineralogy Meeting, Chicago Rocks Silent Auction
Waking the Baby Mammoth, lecture by Daniel Fischer, Paleontologist on Tuesday, March 9. Field Museum at 7:30 p.m., $24 – $30 ticket. Mineralogy & Micromount Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 13. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131. Topic of discussion: Radioactivity in Minerals. Geiger counter will be available. Bring in copper specimens…
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Grand Canyon to mark Archeology Day March 26-27
Via the Los Angeles Times: If you’re planning a trip to Grand Canyon National Park later this month, check out Archeology Day. Held on Saturday, March 27, this all-day educational program will focus on native peoples who inhabited the Grand Canyon in Arizona long ago and on how archeologists do their work. More than 4,000 archeological…
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Newsletter Deadline
The 2nd weekend is the deadline for the March newsletter – remember to get your articles and photos to John Good!
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NU Earth Science Course for High School Students
Northwestern University, the Center for Talent Development’s Gifted LearningLinks program is offering an online course which will allow advanced high school students to earn university credit. The course title is “Climate Catastrophes in Earth History: Earth 105“, offered through the Earth & Planetary Science Department at Northwestern University. The course begins on March 29 and…
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Request for Volunteers for Earth Day
The Forest Preserve District of Will County is presenting its annual Earth Day Celebration on April 24th, 2010 at Plum Creek Nature Center in Beecher, IL. and has asked for our club to participate. This year’s theme is “Soil”. If you are interested in participating, please contact John Good.
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Paleontology Meeting: Sat. Jan. 16th – Shrimp
Paleontology Study Group Meeting, Saturday, Jan 16th, 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131. Bring your Mazon Creek shrimp specimens to be photographed for possible inclusion in new reference book!
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ESCONI Meetings This Friday and Saturday – Learn about Field Museum Meteorites & Split Geodes
Friday, January 8 – General Meeting. 8:00 p.m. Jim Holstein, of the Department of Geology at the Field Museum will be speaking on “The Field Museum’s Meteorite Collection.” Learn about meteorites, what they are, the different types, how they’re identified, and what we can learn from them. College of Dupage Building K, Room #131. Saturday, January…
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Mineral – Micromount Meeting: Sat., 12/12, 7:30 p.m.
Mineral – Micromount Study Group Meeting, 7:30 pm, Saturday, 12/12, College of Dupage, Building K – Rm 131. Bring three minerals and four labels for the identification contest – fabulous prizes for all! John’s Ice Cream will be served.
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Holiday Party & General Meeting – Friday, December 4th
The annual party will be at Greek Islands West, 300 East 22nd Street, Lombard, IL from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. 1) Bring cash to the Holiday dinner at the Greek Islands. Each table will get a check, so with the exception of one person per table, everyone will be paying in cash. 2) The Secret…
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Learn About Lapidary – Saturday, 11/21
Learn more about lapidary art and making jewelry with members of the West Suburban Lapidary Club. Club members will demonstrate cabachon cutting, silver smithing, wire wrapping, beading and carving. Children can participate in making a rock critter or creating a gemstone picture frame. Free jewelry cleaning! Learn a new hobby! Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art,…
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Reminder: RSVP for holiday party by Dec 1st
If you would like to attend the Holiday Party on Friday, December 4th, please RSVP by December 1st to Rob Sula (630) 236-9695, sulasaurus@comcast.net. The annual party will be at Greek Islands West, 300 East 22nd Street, Lombard, IL from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The party will be dutch, that is, you will pay your…
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Paleontology Meeting: Sat. 11/21 – Arthropods
Paleontology Meeting, 7:30 pm, College of Dupage, Building K – Rm 131, Devonian Period Paleontology. Bring your Mazon Creek arthropods, excluding shrimp and including insects and millipedes.
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Rock Shows in November and December
Via Geology News from The Vug: Rock Shows of November and December.
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Event at Elgin Public Museum: Catherine Bird, “Digging Up The Past”
“Digging Up the Past”, Catherine Bird, PhD, RPA, an archaeologist affiliated with Midwest Archaeological Research Services will speak on “Long’s 1823 Expedition through Elgin, an 1840 General Land Office Plat, and a Late Prehistoric Site in Sleepy Hollow” Her talk at the Elgin Public Museum will focus on the local natural history and archaeology right…
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Meetings This Weekend
Friday, 11/13, General Meeting, 8:00 pm, College of Dupage, Rm K 131, Speaker: Dr. David Malone speaking on Exploring for Manto-Style Pb-Zn-Ag Deposits in the Forty-Mile Range, East Central Alaska Saturday, 11/14, Mineralogy Meeting, 7:30 pm, College of Dupage, Building K – Rm 131. Micromineralogy of the Upper Pennisula, explanation of how to create a…
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Meet the Lapidary Artist This Sunday: Sidney Mobell
One of the most famous jewelry designers of our time, Sidney Mobell, is known for making ordinary objects precious. He will present his creative inspirations and insights… Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, Elmhurst, IL, Sunday, November 8, 2:00 p.m. Reservations Recommended, Regular Museum Admission. (630) 833-1616.
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Field Museum Talk Tonight, Tues. 11/3
Hear about global health efforts w/NG photographer Karen Kasmauski on 11/3 7:30pm. Tix avail @ the door at the Field Museum.
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2009 Calendar for Reference
January 2009 Friday, 1/9 General Meeting, 8:00 pm in Room 131 of Building K at the College of Dupage. Scot Williams, Burpee Museum Collections Manager, will present “Burpee Museum Discoveries”. Saturday,1/10 Mineralogy Meeting, 7:30 pm at College of DuPage Bldg. K, Rm 131. We will be watching a video about minerals. Saturday, 1/17 Paleontology…
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Dr. Grande and Anna Huntley of Field Museum discuss The Nature of Diamonds and Grainger Hall of Gems. Chicago Tonight: 7 pm Mon. Chnl 11
Dr. Grande and Anna Huntley of Field Museum discuss The Nature of Diamonds and Grainger Hall of Gems. Chicago Tonight: 7 pm Mon. Chnl 11
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General Meeting, Sat. 11/13, Dr. David Malone, Manto-Style Deposits in Alaska
General Meeting, 8:00 pm, COD, Rm K 131, Speaker: Dr. David Malone, who is Professor and Chair of the Department of Geography-Geology at Illinois State University (ISU). He has
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Archaeology Meeting: Saturday, 10/24, Migration Theory by Betsy Rogers
Archaeology Meeting, Saturday, 10/24, 7:30 pm, College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131, “Migration Theory – East Coast of North America” by Betsy Rogers.
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Reports on 2009 GSA Meeting
Here is a list of websites that plan to report on the 2009 Geological Society of America’s meeting, October 18-21.
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Paleontology Meeting, Saturday 10/17, Mazon Creek Worms
Paleontology Meeting, Saturday, 10/17, 7:30 pm, Show and Tell and doing more photography for Mazon Creek Fauna book – Mazon Creek Worms. College of Dupage, Building K – Rm 131. Graphic: Illinois State Museum database.
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Mineralogy Meeting, Sat. 10/10, Upper Pennisula Minerals
Mineralogy Meeting, 7:30 pm, College of Dupage, Building K – Rm 131. The subject will be Macromineralogy of the Upper Pennisula – focus on the Copper Country. Bring your favorite specimens!
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General Meeting: Friday, Oct. 9, Jack MacRae on Archaeology of Illinois
8:00 pm, COD, Rm K 131, Speaker, Jack MacRae, who has been interpreting the natural and cultural history of the Chicago region for nearly 30 years. He is currently a naturalist and raptor handler at the Willowbrook Wildlife Center. He will speak the archaeological history of Illinois, which is as rich as any region in…
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This Saturday – 9/26 – Archaeology Study Group – 7:30
This Saturday… “When Did the Alphabet First Appear” by Bryan Nugent and John Good, 7:30 pm, College of Dupage Bldg K Rm 131.
