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‘Mississippi Dialogues’ with Acclaimed Indigenous Cartographer, Margaret Pearce
July 10 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
‘Mississippi Dialogues’ with Acclaimed Indigenous Cartographer, Margaret Pearce

Margaret Wickens Pearce, acclaimed Citizen Potawatomi Nation cartographer and 2025 MacArthur fellow, has chosen JDCF’s Casper Bluff Nature Preserve to be the site of a large public art panel. The panel, which is part of her Mississippi Dialogues project, will depict through maps, stories, songs and oral history, how indigenous people have interacted with the […]

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Dark Sky Star Gazing at Horseshoe Mound
July 18 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Dark Sky Star Gazing at Horseshoe Mound

Because of the popularity of our annual Meteors on the Mound star gazing event in August, JDCF and the Galena Astronomical Society are co-hosting two additional dark sky events this summer.  Join us atop Horseshoe Mound Preserve for family-friendly activities for people of all ages as well a presentation by an expert astronomer. Amateur astronomers […]

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Weird & Wonderful Insects with The Field Museum
July 25 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Weird & Wonderful Insects with The Field Museum

You are invited to join Chicago Field Museum insect educators and scientists to see their amazing collections of local and non-local insects. There will also be insect displays collected by local entomologists on hand for viewing. Learn how to use a sweep net to see what weird and wonderful insects you can find in the […]

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July 10 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

‘Mississippi Dialogues’ with Acclaimed Indigenous Cartographer, Margaret Pearce

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July 18 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Dark Sky Star Gazing at Horseshoe Mound

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July 25 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Weird & Wonderful Insects with The Field Museum

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July 18 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Dark Sky Star Gazing at Horseshoe Mound

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6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

‘Mississippi Dialogues’ with Acclaimed Indigenous Cartographer, Margaret Pearce

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8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Dark Sky Star Gazing at Horseshoe Mound

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6:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Weird & Wonderful Insects with The Field Museum

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