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2002 CALENDAR

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Family and Children's Programs

Preregistration required

Call 520-883-3086 or register online at www.desertmuseum.org.

Prices shown are for: members/non-members/children, or if only one or two prices are shown, they are for children, the higher cost being for non-member children.

FAMILY SPECIALS:

* Forgotten Pollinators,
March 16, $19/$22/$9

* Family Desert Survival,
March 23-24, $75/$83/$30

* Starry Starry Night,
May 18, $47/$52/$19

* Project Wet, July, $19/$22/$9

SUMMER CAMPS:

* Museum Explorers, July 29-Aug. 1 and Aug. 12-15, $145/$160

* Things Small Microbiology Summer Camp, Aug. 5-8, $175/$195

COATI KIDS CLUB SPECIAL EVENTS

Free to club members.
Membership is $25/year.

* Patty Horn Music Workshop: Saturday, Feb. 9, 9:30 a.m.-noon in the ASDM Gallery.

* All About Owls: Saturday, March 30, 9 a.m.-noon in the ASDM Education Building Lab and on the grounds.

* Earth Day Festival and Parade: Saturday, April 20, Downtown Tucson (Tucson Children's Museum and Armory Park).

* Natural History Art Workshop: Saturday, July (tentative).

* Here We Go A'Tortoising: Saturday, August or September date, 6-11 a.m. Location to be determined.

* Star Party: Saturday, Oct. 12, 6:30-9 p.m. in the Gallery and on the grounds.

* Coati Kids Day: Saturday, Dec. 7, 1-5 p.m.

DESERT MUSEUM KIDS DAYS

Every third Saturday of the month, 10 a.m.-noon.

Free with regular museum admission.

Puppet show, parade, crafts, and Junior Docent interpretations.

Tucson/Pima Public Library Programs

Free. Check summer listings in library schedules for dates, locations and times. Featured programs: Endangered Species; Creatures of the Night.


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Learn some useful tidbits about the Sonoran Desert and then test yourself with our online quiz.


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Find maps of the different Sonoran regions, and of the exhibits at the desert museum.


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 Gila monster

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Meet the people behind the scenes at the desert museum.


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View a slideshow of how the desert museum looked years ago.


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Join in the fun at the desert museum.


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Teen Essays
Living in the desert is a different experience for every person. After reading these two essays by Tucson teen-agers, think about what the desert means to you.