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inside Springs Preserve
| 2019 EVENTS, NV STATE MUSEUM, LV All events held at the museum and are free with paid admission or membership. No registration required unless otherwise noted. Friends general meetings are the 3rd Thurs. of month. The museum is at 309 S. Valley View Blvd., inside Springs Preserve, LV 89107 |
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| DATE | TIME | EVENT | SPEAKER/LEADER | CONTEXT |
| Sat Sept 14 | 2-4pm | What Can Nevada Extract from Cannabis? | The legalized marijuana industry in Nevada is new. What can our state expect in terms of entrepreneurship, tax revenues, pain relief, and recreational use? Hear a panel of business, health, and other experts discuss Nevada"s cannabis industry and its impacts moderated by Jon Ralston. | Museum event |
| Thu Sept 19 | 6-8pm | Friends General Meeting | Kish LaPierre, an archaeologist who works at Nellis Air Force Base, will talk about Nevada rock art. | Friends event |
| Sat Sept 21 | 9:00am-12:00pm | Fossil Factory for Families | At Fossil Factory, children will learn how fossils form. They'll touch fossils, make an amber fossil "model," and study the ichthyosaur, which is Nevada's gigantic state fossil. | Museum event |
| Sat Sept 28 | 12:30pm-3pm | Smokey Bear Lecture | In honor of the fire prevention bear's 75th birthday in 2019, a speaker will discuss Smokey's origin and evolution, as well as address how wildfire prevention works in Southern Nevada. | Museum event | Sat Oct 5 | 9am-5pm | Stuff a Truck fundraiser | Friends will collect donations of re-usable used goods in upper parking lot at Springs, then truck to Savers, to be paid a fee based on the poundage of the donations. (All donations must fit in a box or bag – No bicycles, furniture, appliances, baby gear such as car seats or high chairs, etc.) Collections end 3 p.m., but volunteers needed until 5 p.m. | Friends event |
To see the complete schedule for the year, please go to our Events page.
Join The Friends in Our "Stuff-A-Truck Donation Fundraiser"
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