Indigenous Peoples' Day
Today — 11:00AM
Celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day with the Traverse Area District Library inside the museum with stories, poems, and dancing. Afterwards, receive a free picture book (choice of Fry Bread or We Are Still Here) and craft for your family. Both books and crafts will be available as supplies last.
In addition, there is free museum admission for the day (11 am - 4 pm), so you have time to view the collection or play together in the Discovery Gallery, with over a dozen hands-on interactives. Parking on NMC's campus is also free for the day.
Also on Campus
Northwestern Michigan College’s Native American Student Organization will hold an Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration with members of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Monday, Oct. 10 on main campus.
Held from 2–4 p.m. under the pines south of the Osterlin Building, the event will include drumming and dancing demonstrations. The public is welcome and invited to bring a lawn chair.
INTO THE WILD TIBET
Wednesday, October 12th
1:00 & 2:30 PM
North of the Himalayas and three miles above sea level stretches a land barely glimpsed by the outside world: the Tibetan Plateau. Here, packs of wolves, herds of chiru antelope, and small families of pika struggle to survive and raise their young in one of the harshest environments on Earth. Spend a year in this land of extremes and follow its creatures, from the top of the food chain to the bottom, as they embark on dangerous migrations, dodge diving predators, and adapt to the plateau's thin air, impossible terrain, and punishing weather.
Limit of 30 people per screening, please limit groups to 10 people.
Register here.
NASA KIOSK PROGRAMS
Family Night at the NMC Observatory
Saturday, November 12, 2022 — 8:00 PM
In celebration of the NASA Kiosk at DMC, enjoy a Family Night at the NMC Observatory. This extra special night will include planetary observations. Observatory nights are weather dependent, so be sure to check out gtastro.org for updates!
Friday, November 11, 2022 — 8:00 PM
Tickets $25 - $35 / DOORS AT 7:00 PM
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