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DIG Field School Webinar: Paleontology Pathways

Monday, June 12
11:30 a.m.

Join paleontologists from the University of Washington as they share their research and discuss the skills needed to pursue careers in the geosciences.

Recommended for middle school and high school students.

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DIG Field School Webinar: Ask a Paleontologist

Monday, June 12
9:30 a.m.

Join a discussion with researchers from the University of Washington as they share their experience in the lab and in the field.
Recommended for elementary school students.

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Dino Lecture | Living Large: Life as a Sauropod

Friday, June 23, 2023
7 p.m.

During this talk, vertebrate paleontologist Jeff Wilson Mantilla will dig into the remarkable research he has conducted on sauropod dinosaurs and paleobiogeography of the Indian Subcontinent. 

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Not Native American Art? Forgeries, Replicas, and Other Vexed Identities

Thursday, May 11
5 p.m.

Janet Catherine Berlo's talk, adapted from the introduction to her forthcoming book, Not Native American Art, considers notions of replicas, copies, forgeries, and pastiches as they apply to archaeological, historical, and contemporary Native arts of North America.

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We Are Puget Sound Family Day

Sunday, June 4
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

An all-ages event celebrating the opening of We Are Puget Sound.

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Living Through the Arts: Tlingit Artist Shaadootlaa Tinaayeil Iyall

Thursday, April 20
7 p.m.

Tlingit artist Shaadootlaa Tinaayeil Iyall will share the latest weaving she is working on, the time-consuming process of gathering and preparing materials to weave, and the weaving process itself.

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We Are Puget Sound Member Preview Event

Friday, June 2
6–9 p.m.

Celebrate the opening of We Are Puget Sound with early members-only access! 

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Members Lean into Learning: Spring SLIME!

Sunday, May 7
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Members are invited to drop by the Learning Lab for a special program on snails, slugs, and other slimy creatures!

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Silvia Gutierrez in the Artist Studio

Wednesday, April 12
1–5 p.m.

Join Sylvia Gutierrez in the Artist Studio.

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Stewart Wong in the Artist Studio

Wednesday, May 24
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Join artist in residence Stewart Wong in the Artist Studio.

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