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	Nature Playtime Mon, Sep 16, 2024   10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Audience: Children    Event Type: Nature Playtime Admission: Free.     Join local families for fun, hands-on activities, hikes, games, and stories in nature.
	Wildflower Walk Mon, Sep 16, 2024   5:30 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Hikes & Outings Admission: Free.        Take a gentle stroll and learn our local wildflowers.
	Happy Ramblers Thu, Sep 19, 2024   9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Group Walks Admission: Free.     A relaxing walk with an emphasis on observation.
	Roadside Geology of New Mexico Thu, Sep 19, 2024   6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Nature Talks & Classes Admission: Free (please select an in-person or virtual ticket).         Discover New Mexico's geological marvels in the planetarium or via Zoom.
	Gentle Walk Fri, Sep 20, 2024   9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Audience: Adults    Event Type: Group Walks Admission: Free.         A gentle walk for which the emphasis is on discovery, not mileage gained.
	Islamic Astronomy Fri, Sep 20, 2024   7:00 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult, $6/child.         Join Galen Gisler as he attempts to bridge the gap between Ptolemy and Copernicus by highlighting the accomplishments in astronomy that we owe to scholars of Medieval Islam.
	Fulldome Film: Mayan Archeoastronomy Sat, Sep 21, 2024   2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8 for adults and $6 for children.        Come to the nature center planetarium for a Saturday afternoon movie!
	Nature Playtime Mon, Sep 23, 2024   10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Audience: Children    Event Type: Nature Playtime Admission: Free.     Join local families for fun, hands-on activities, hikes, games, and stories in nature.
	Climbing the Centennials of Colorado (In-Person & Live-Streamed LAM Talk) Tue, Sep 24, 2024   7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Nature Talks & Classes Admission: Free (please select an in-person or virtual ticket).         Join us for the September Mountaineers meeting and a presentation by Toni Taylor about Climbing the Centennials of Colorado.
	Happy Ramblers Thu, Sep 26, 2024   9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Group Walks Admission: Free.     A relaxing walk with an emphasis on observation.
	Gentle Walk Fri, Sep 27, 2024   9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Audience: Adults    Event Type: Group Walks Admission: Free.         A gentle walk for which the emphasis is on discovery, not mileage gained.
	Scale of the Universe Fri, Sep 27, 2024   7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8 for adults, $6 for children.        Take a journey from the Earth to the outer edge of our visible universe with Dr. Dan Reisenfeld.
	Fractals Sat, Sep 28, 2024   2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult, $6/child.         Discover Fractals in the Planetarium!
	Nature Playtime Mon, Sep 30, 2024   10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Audience: Children    Event Type: Nature Playtime Admission: Free.     Join local families for fun, hands-on activities, hikes, games, and stories in nature.
	The Pinyon and its Jay - Co-Evolution and a Means to the Jay’s Detection Wed, Oct 2, 2024   7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Nature Talks & Classes Admission: Free.          Discover how scientists track Pinyon Jays using sound technology.
	Happy Ramblers Thu, Oct 3, 2024   9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Group Walks Admission: Free.    A relaxing walk with an emphasis on observation.
	Gentle Walk Fri, Oct 4, 2024   9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Audience: Adults    Event Type: Group Walks Admission: Free.         A gentle walk for which the emphasis is on discovery, not mileage gained.
	Raptor Live Drawing Workshop Fri, Oct 4, 2024   1:00 PM - 3:30 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Nature Talks & Classes Admission: $15/member, $20/non-member         Observe and sketch birds of prey with guidance from artist Ken Nebel.
	Night Sky in October Fri, Oct 4, 2024   7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult, $6/child.        Steve Becker will lead a tour of the current night sky and fall constellations.
	Fulldome Photography Showcase Sat, Oct 5, 2024   2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Nature Talks & Classes Admission: Free.          Join us for a one-time only photography showcase in our fulldome planetarium.
	Bird Walk at Los Luceros Sun, Oct 6, 2024   7:00 AM - 10:00 AM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Hikes & Outings Admission: Free.          Join local birders for a special early morning birding walk at the Los Luceros Historic Site!
	Nature Playtime Mon, Oct 7, 2024   10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Audience: Children    Event Type: Nature Playtime Admission: Free.     Join local families for fun, hands-on activities, hikes, games, and stories in nature.
	Happy Ramblers Thu, Oct 10, 2024   9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Group Walks Admission: Free.     A relaxing walk with an emphasis on observation.
	Gentle Walk Fri, Oct 11, 2024   9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Audience: Adults    Event Type: Group Walks Admission: Free.         A gentle walk for which the emphasis is on discovery, not mileage gained.
	Night Hike Fri, Oct 11, 2024   7:30 PM - 8:45 PM Audience: Families    Event Type: Hikes & Outings Admission: Free        A nighttime hike exploring nocturnal creatures.
	October Bird Walk Sat, Oct 12, 2024   7:00 AM - 10:00 AM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Group Walks Admission: Free.          Join PEEC for a final 2024 bird walk!
	PEECnic Sat, Oct 12, 2024   1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Special Events Admission: Free.      Join PEEC staff and board members for our annual member appreciation event.
	Audio Universe: Tour of the Solar System Sat, Oct 12, 2024   2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: FREE as part of PEECnic.        Celebrate PEECnic with a viewing of this full dome planetarium film that explores the Solar System like never before - by traveling on a spacecraft that can turn the objects in space into sound!
	Nature Playtime Mon, Oct 14, 2024   10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Audience: Children    Event Type: Nature Playtime Admission: Free.     Join local families for fun, hands-on activities, hikes, games, and stories in nature.
	October Full Moon Walk Tue, Oct 15, 2024   7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Hikes & Outings Admission: Free         Join PEEC for a hike to watch the October full moonrise.
	Happy Ramblers Thu, Oct 17, 2024   9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Group Walks Admission: Free.     A relaxing walk with an emphasis on observation.
	Gentle Walk Fri, Oct 18, 2024   9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Audience: Adults    Event Type: Group Walks Admission: Free.         A gentle walk for which the emphasis is on discovery, not mileage gained.
	Black Hole Photon Rings & Where to Find Them Fri, Oct 18, 2024   7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8 for adults and $6 for children.        Learn about the first images of black holes, and what is to come, with Alejandro Cárdenas-Avendaño, Feynman Fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
	Cosmic Mashups Sat, Oct 19, 2024   2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult, $6/child.         Come to the nature center planetarium for a Saturday afternoon movie! Now showing: Cosmic Mashups
	Planetarium Movie Night: Hocus Pocus Sat, Oct 19, 2024   4:00 PM - 6:30 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Special Events Admission: $7        Join us for a nostalgic night featuring a candy & popcorn bar, and screening of the 90’s Halloween classic, Hocus Pocus. The popcorn bar will open at 4 pm and the movie will start at 4:30 pm.
	Nature Playtime Mon, Oct 21, 2024   10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Audience: Children    Event Type: Nature Playtime Admission: Free.     Join local families for fun, hands-on activities, hikes, games, and stories in nature.
	Mud Duck and Tabone "Ski" the Rainer DC Route (In-Person & Live-Streamed LAM Talk) Tue, Oct 22, 2024   7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Nature Talks & Classes Admission: Free.        Tune into the October Los Alamos Mountaineers Meeting and hear from Greg Huey and Tadz Kostrubala about their adventures "skiing" the DC Route.
	Happy Ramblers Thu, Oct 24, 2024   9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Group Walks Admission: Free.     A relaxing walk with an emphasis on observation.
	Gentle Walk Fri, Oct 25, 2024   9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Audience: Adults    Event Type: Group Walks Admission: Free.         A gentle walk for which the emphasis is on discovery, not mileage gained.
	PEEC-A-BOO at the Nature Center Fri, Oct 25, 2024   4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Audience: Families    Event Type: Special Events Admission: Free.    Join us for family-friendly Halloweekend activities at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
	Halloween Astronomy Fri, Oct 25, 2024   6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult, $6/child, or $20/family.         Explore the connections between astronomy and the historical traditions of Halloween in the planetarium.
	Nature Playtime Mon, Oct 28, 2024   10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Audience: Children    Event Type: Nature Playtime Admission: Free.     Join local families for fun, hands-on activities, hikes, games, and stories in nature.
	Gentle Walk Fri, Nov 1, 2024   9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Audience: Adults    Event Type: Group Walks Admission: Free.         A gentle walk for which the emphasis is on discovery, not mileage gained.
	Night Sky in November Fri, Nov 1, 2024   7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult, $6/child.        Galen Gisler will lead a tour of the current night sky and fall constellations.
	Out There Sat, Nov 2, 2024   2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Audience: General Audience    Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult, $6/child.         This full-dome planetarium film highlights the search for planets beyond our solar system.