[neact] Fwd: Fall Lectures begin Sat 9/13 at Harvard Museum of Natural History, Community Day w/ free admission 9/21


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Harvard Museum of Natural History

Saturday, Sept. 13, 2:00 pm, Free with admission
Superdove: How the Pigeon Took Manhattan and the World. 
Author's talk by Courtney Humphries
In her new book, Superdove, Courtney Humphries traces the natural history and cultural evolution of the pigeon, recounting how these shy birds that once made their homes on the cliffs of sea coasts came to dominate our urban public spaces.
More on the book and author at <http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780061259166/Superdove/index.aspx>http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780061259166/Superdove/index.aspx 

26 Oxford St, Cambridge

617 495 2773   <http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu>www.hmnh.harvard.edu

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PUBLIC LECTURE

Harvard Museum of Natural History

Thursday, Sept 18, 6pm.  Free and open to the public
Audubon: The Early Drawings- Lecture & booksigning by Scott Edwards & Leslie Morris.
Scott Edwards, Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Curator of Ornithology in Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology, and Leslie Morris, Curator of Modern Books and Manuscripts at Harvard's Houghton Library, will discuss the early drawings of John James Audubon, made of specimens he collected in France and in America. Audubon's work from this early stage in his career are being published together for the first time in large format and full color.
More at <http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/AUDAUD.html>http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/AUDAUD.html
26 Oxford St, Cambridge, 617 495 2773- <http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/>www.hmnh.harvard.edu 

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Harvard Museum of Natural History

Community Day - Sunday, September 21st
9 am to 5 pm. The museum will open its doors free-of-charge all day. Volunteers will be in the galleries with hands-on activities, live animals. Nature Storytime at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm. See new exhibitions, Sea Creatures in Glass, glass animals by the same father-son artists who created the Glass Flowers, and Looking at Leaves: Photographs by Amanda Means. 

26 Oxford St, Cambridge

617 495 3045 . <http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu>www.hmnh.harvard.edu

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Thursday, Sept. 25, 6:00 pm. Free and open to the public.

Language of Color Exhibition Opening lecture by Dr. Hopi Hoekstra

Nature's Palette: the Biological Significance of Color
The range of colors we see in nature is striking and beautiful, and it also drives how plants and animals communicate with one another. With examples of her own research on the genetic architecture of rodents, Hopi Hoekstra, Associate Professor of Natural Sciences and Curator of Mammals in Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology, will discuss the many ways that color is made, used and perceived -- and why that's where the true elegance and ingenuity of natural selection lies. 
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NEW EXHIBITION
Language of Color 
Opening to the public, Friday, September 26 (to members on the 25th)
Whether it's the brilliant blue wings of a butterfly, the scarlet feathers of a tanager, or the stripes of a zebra, animals display color in vastly different ways and for different reasons. This exhibit combines dramatic specimens from across the animal kingdom with computer interactives, hands-on activities, and a stunning display of live dart frogs. Visitors will learn how color and its perception have co-evolved, resulting in a complex and diverse palette used to camouflage, startle predators, mimic other animals, attract a mate, or intimidate a rival. 

Through September 6, 2009.

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Harvard Museum of Natural History

Sunday, Oct. 5, 2:00 pm, Free with admission

Tuna: A Love Story

Authors talk & booksigning by Richard Ellis.
Author and marine artist Richard Ellis's new illustrated book examines the physiology and behavior of the majestic tuna, and how the insatiable sushi market is pushing it to the brink of extinction. 

26 Oxford St, Cambridge

617 495 2773 - <http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu>www.hmnh.harvard.edu
More at <http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307269379>http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307269379 

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Harvard Museum of Natural History

26 Oxford St, Cambridge

617 495 2773 - <http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu>www.hmnh.harvard.edu

Tuesday, Oct 7, 6:00 pm. Free and open to the public

Elegant Eggs & Remarkable Nests

Lecture & Booksigning by Rosamond Purcell
Photographer Rosamond Purcell has worked in museum collections in the U.S. and abroad in search of the visual thrills that come from contemplating natural history specimens. With the help of curatorial staff, she explored the vast ornithological holdings at the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology to capture the skills of nest-builders and the surprisingly diverse beauty of their eggs. The resulting photographs appear in the new book, Egg & Nest, published by Harvard University Press.
More at <http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/PUREGG.html>http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/PUREGG.html 

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Harvard Museum of Natural History

26 Oxford St, Cambridge

617 495 2773- <http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu>www.hmnh.harvard.edu

Thursday, Oct 16, 7:00 pm. Free and open to the public.

Sustaining Life: How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity

Lecture and book signing by Drs. Eric Chivian and E.O. Wilson.
Sustaining Life (Oxford University Press) is the first book to examine the full range of potential threats that diminishing biodiversity poses to human health. Lead editor and author Eric Chivian, Director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School, and Professor E. O. Wilson, who wrote the book's forward, will discuss the importance of biodiversity to human health-from medicines, biomedical research, infectious diseases, and food production to the ecosystem services that support life on Earth.
More at <http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/LifeSciences/Ecology/?view=usa&ci=9780195175097>http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/LifeSciences/Ecology/?view=usa&ci=9780195175097 

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Family Program

Harvard Museum of Natural History

Sunday, October 19, 2 pm

The Ingredients of Plant Collecting

Family Program by Melinda Peters
From Florida orchids to Tibetan junipers, The Harvard University Herbaria is home to over 5 million plant specimens collected around the globe. Why is it important to preserve and record the earth's plant diversity, and how do we do it? Join Curatorial Assistant Melinda Peters as we look closely at some actual plant specimens, and (weather permitting) embark on a mini-expedition to collect some plants and leaves that you can keep forever. 
617-495-2773  <http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/>www.hmnh.harvard.edu

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PUBLIC LECTURE

Harvard Museum of Natural History

26 Oxford St, Cambridge

617 495 2773- <http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/>www.hmnh.harvard.edu



Wednesday, Oct 29, 6pm. Free and open to the public.

Future(s) of Conservation

Lecture by Dr. Steven Sanderson, Wildlife Conservation Society
Wildlife conservation is losing ground to economic growth and a variety of other social concerns. Sanderson, President of the Wildlife Conservation Society, will discuss how this came to pass, and what we might do to increase public attention to conservation. This lecture is cosponsored by the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Sign up on the museum's website home page for a free e-newsletter with news of lectures, events, classes for kids and adults, and changing exhibitions. <http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/>www.hmnh.harvard.edu. 

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Language of Color, opens September 26, 2008
Fall lectures announced: <http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/lectures_and_special_events/index.php>http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/lectures_and_special_events/index.php
Harvard Museum of Natural History elected Boston 2008 'Best Museum for Big Kids' on Nickelodeon's ParentsConnect <http://gocitykids.parentsconnect.com/ParentsPicks/cityresults.htm?city_id=9>http://gocitykids.parentsconnect.com/ParentsPicks/cityresults.htm?city_id=9 

Looking at Leaves: Photographs by Amanda Means, thru Feb.8, 2009

Sea Creatures in Glass, Harvard's Blaschka marine models, thru Jan 4, 2009


Visit our Press Room for releases, links to images,
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