Every event includes light boxed dinners that can be pre-ordered, refreshments that can be purchased, a cash bar and live music by One Wish. Birds and the Undiscovered World. Friday, April 20 Kenn Kaufman, a famed ornithologist, noted author and field editor of Audubon magazine, has pursued birds in remote regions, but contends that the natural unknown that they inhabit begins right outside our doors. He discusses the power of personal observa- tion to connect people with mystery and adventure and help them comprehend the importance of preserving the natural world. Kaufman also explains how bird-watching can sharpen a person's awareness and why it appeals to rebels and independent thinkers.
Light dinners are available only with pre-paid advance orders.
Museum members receive a discount. Beverages, pastries and assorted cheese, vegetable and fruit plates will be available for purchase at all events. Sponsors are the Museum's Women's Committee and 90.3 WCPN radio with additional promotional support from Adelphia Media Services, Cleveland Free Times and the Cuyahoga County Public Library. Frontiers of Astronomy. Measuring up to 2,000 distant supernovae, searching for extragalactic objects and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey are all topics in this lecture series, held at the Museum at 8 p.m. on specific Thursday evenings through April 19.