FLORAL DESIGNS BY SYBIL SYLVESTER

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

• 10 a.m.
• $35/members, $40/non-members

Sybil Sylvester, owner of Wildflower Designs in Birmingham, Alabama is an acclaimed floral designer who has been featured in Southern Accents, Southern Living, Coastal Living and other national publications.  She and her prized team of floral designers have created the South’s most talked about flower shop. Her clients include Coca Cola Bottling Co. of Birmingham, Saks Fifth Avenue, Southern Living, and Regions Bank, among many others.  She shares her expertise by teaching and giving floral demonstrations.

To register for the demonstration, contact 478-477-3232 ext. 200 or <rsvp@masmacon.com>.

ASTRONOMY DAY

Saturday, May 10

• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Free with Museum admission

Come learn fun, fascinating facts about space! Watch shows in the planetarium. View the sun safely through our filtered telescope. See demonstrations of our astronomical equipment and software.

SEARCH FOR THE IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER

Monday, May 12

• 7 p.m.
• Free during a meeting of the Ocmulgee Audobon Society

The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, thought to be extinct in the continental United States since as long ago as the 1940s, may have been rediscovered in several areas of its historical range in the southeastern United States. Dr. Geoff Hill from Auburn University will describe how the habitat of the Ivory-Bill declined due to logging and what is being done to discover any remaining members of this species.

FACE FORWARD!

Saturday, June 14

• 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Free with Museum admission

What lies behind the face in a portrait? Besides the individual personality are the basics behind every face: the skull, the brain, the eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. Explore all these parts in the Head to Toe exhibition and then examine the same details in Seeing Faces. Try your hand at putting the pieces together to create a portrait of someone who came with you to the Museum. Bring your own camera and create a fun photo portrait. This family activity encourages you to look closely at each other and appreciate the details of what you see.

REPTILE RENDEZVOUS

Saturday, June 21

• 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Free with Museum admission

Meet the Mini-Zoo's large collection of reptiles along with others that will be visiting the Museum for the day. Learn why you should be glad snakes hang around your house and many more interesting facts about our scaly friends. Visit our "Snake Snack Shack" (say that three times fast!) to tickle your taste buds.

Sponsored by GEICO and Fickling & Company.

BUG DAY

Saturday, July 19

• 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Free with Museum admission

Join us for a day of buggy fun! See our creepy crawly friends up close. Even eat one at our Fear Factor Feast...if you dare! Dr. Jeff Blume from Macon State College will be on hand with his collection of specimens from around the world. This is one family day that's sure to BUG you.

MOTHER-SON LUAU

Friday, Agust 15

• 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
• Member and one son, $30; member and two or more sons, $35
• Non-member and one son, $40, non-member and two or more sons, $45

Pull out the grass skirts and straw hats! It's time for the Museum Guild's third Mother-Son Luau. Mothers and sons will enjoy a memorable evening complete with a tropical feast, limbo contest, and door prizes. Dance the night away and take home a keepsake photo.