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Programs for Adults

Upcoming Events: HERE WE STAND: Honor Black HistorySaturday, February 28 | 3–5 pm Free for Members or with Museum admission  Join us as globally minded, groundbreaking artists create history at the Museum, with the premiere of "From the African Village to the Urban Village." NEA Jazz MasterDelfeayo Marsalis, renowned director Jamal Joseph, and acclaimed choreographerObediah Wright collaborate with the Oscar-nominated Harlem-based IMPACT Repertory Theatre and New Orleans' Uptown Music Theatre to bring you this new multimedia work, which includes spoken word, live music, and dance. Read more... SciCafe: Explore21: Papua New GuineaWednesday, March 4 | Doors open 6:30 pm, Program begins 7 pm Free for 21+ with ID Join Museum scientists for stories about their recent expedition into the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea, the latest scientific journey made under the auspices of the Musem's multidisciplinary Explore21 program. Read more... Our Earth's Future: Online Courses on the Science of Climate ChangeThree sessions, starting March 30, April 20 and May 11 Free, Application required Our Earth's Future is about the science of climate change—and how we talk about it.Read more... Opulent Oceans with Melanie L. J. StiassnyWednesday, March 11 | 6:30 pm $15 ($13.50 seniors, students) Free for Members; Reservations required Join Curator and author Melanie L. J. Stiassny in a discussion of her essays, which were inspired and illustrated by the Museum's Rare Book Collections and explore the science behind the early histories that shaped the study of the oceans. Read more... Bats: A World of Science and Mystery, with Brock Fenton and Nancy Simmons Saturday, March 14 | 2 pm Free for Members or with Museum admission; Reservations required Did you know that almost a quarter of the world's mammal species are bats? JoinNancy Simmons, the Museum's curator-in-charge of the Department of Mammalogy, and biologist Brock Fenton as they discuss their new book and share more interesting facts about these fascinating nocturnal creatures. Recommended for children ages 10 and up. Book signing to follow lecture. Read more...