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	Head in the Clouds - Needle Felting Workshop Fri, Jul 26, 2024 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM Audience: General Audience Event Type: Nature Talks & Classes Admission: $25/member, $30/non-member. An artist workshop for all skill levels.
	Fulldome Film: Unveiling the Invisible Universe Sat, Jul 27, 2024 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Audience: General Audience Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: See description Join us for a fulldome film in the planetarium!
	Summer Family Evening: Los Alamos Art Council Sponsored by Del Norte LOV Foundation Wed, Jul 31, 2024 6:00 PM Audience: Families Event Type: Special Events Admission: $0/member family, $5/non-member family. Admission is paid at the door. Stop by the nature center for nature crafts! Summer Family Evenings are made possible by the Del Norte LOV Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Del Norte Credit Union!
	Happy Ramblers Thu, Aug 1, 2024 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Audience: General Audience Event Type: Gentle Walks Admission: Free. A relaxing walk for which the emphasis is on observation, not mileage gained.
	Beginners Backpacking Trip Sat, Aug 3, 2024 - Sun, Aug 4, 2024 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Audience: General Audience Event Type: Hikes & Outings Admission: See description Join Jean Dewart and Sylvie Adam for an easy, beginning backpacking trip from the Santa Fe ski basin to Puerto Nambe.
	Fulldome Film: Superpower Dogs Sat, Aug 3, 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!
	Los Luceros Birding Walk Sun, Aug 4, 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!
	Night Sky in August Tue, Aug 6, 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 summer constellations.
	Suds & Shows: Game Night Thu, Aug 8, 2024 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Audience: General Audience Event Type: Special Events Admission: $7; cash bar. Game night at the nature center featuring video games, tabletop games, and a cash bar hosted by Pajarito Brewpub and Grill.
	Fulldome Film: One Sky Project Sat, Aug 10, 2024 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Audience: General Audience Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult, $6/child. This full dome planetarium movie explores different perspectives of the constellation Orion from around the world.
	Wildflower Walk Mon, Aug 12, 2024 5:30 PM Audience: General Audience Event Type: Hikes & Outings Admission: Free. Take a gentle stroll with Chick Keller and learn about our local wildflowers.
	The Bear Necessities of New Mexico Thu, Aug 15, 2024 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Audience: General Audience Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: FREE Explore the world of black bears with SFBG Educator Robin Baer.
	Fulldome Film: Forward to the Moon! Sat, Aug 17, 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!
	Bears in Space Tue, Aug 20, 2024 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Audience: General Audience Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult, $6/child. Join PEEC for a special planetarium presentation.
	Bear Dinner Fri, Aug 23, 2024 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Audience: General Audience Event Type: Nature Talks & Classes Admission: $35/non-member, $30/PEEC member. Join PEEC and the Land of Enchantment Wildlife Foundation (LEWF) for your chance to eat like a bear, and learn about them too!
	Bear Festival, sponsored by Century Bank Sat, Aug 24, 2024 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Audience: General Audience Event Type: Special Events Admission: Free. Join PEEC for our annual Bear Festival and discover more about the amazing black bears and other wildlife with which we share our home! Thanks to Century Bank for sponsoring Bear Festival!
	Fulldome Film: River of Bears Sat, Aug 24, 2024 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Audience: General Audience Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: See description Come to the nature center planetarium for a Saturday afternoon movie!
	Forest Explorers Fall 2024: 4th - 6th Graders Tue, Aug 27, 2024 - Thu, Dec 12, 2024 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Audience: Children Event Type: Hikes & Outings Admission: $420/non-member, $350/PEEC members. A super awesome after-school club for those kids in your life that want to do a little exploration in the outdoors! This program meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays and is for current 4th-6th graders.
	Forest Explorers Fall 2024: 1st - 3rd Graders Tue, Aug 27, 2024 - Thu, Dec 12, 2024 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Audience: Children Event Type: Hikes & Outings Admission: $420/non-member, $350/PEEC members. A super awesome after-school club for those kids in your life that want to do a little exploration in the outdoors! This program meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays and is for current 1st-3rd graders.
	Adventures in Indonesia (In-Person & Live-Streamed LAM Talk) Tue, Aug 27, 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 August Mountaineers meeting and a presentation by James Hunter and Beth Cortright about their recent trip to Indonesia.
	National Parks Adventure Movie Sat, Aug 31, 2024 2:00 PM Audience: General Audience Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult, $6/child Visit the Los Alamos Nature Center and view the full-dome planetarium film National Parks Adventure.
	Los Luceros Birding Walk Sun, Sep 1, 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!
	Night Sky in September Fri, Sep 6, 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 summer constellations.
	Fulldome Film: Explore! Sat, Sep 7, 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!
	Geologic Tour To Ship Rock, El Malpais, and Mount Taylor, NM Fri, Sep 13, 2024 - Sun, Sep 15, 2024 7:30 AM - 7:30 PM Audience: General Audience Event Type: Hikes & Outings Admission: Coming Soon! Explore the geology of northwestern New Mexico on this overnight tour with Fraser and Cathy Goff.
	The "Anatomy" of a Star (Live-Streamed Astronomy Talk) Fri, Sep 13, 2024 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Audience: General Audience Event Type: Virtual Astronomy Talks Admission: Free. We think of stars as twinkling sources of light. But what's really going on? Join LANL scientist Joyce Guzik for a discussion about the properties and processes inside a typical star like the Sun.
	Fulldome Film: SunStruck Sat, Sep 14, 2024 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Audience: General Audience Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: $8/adult, $6/child. Explore heliophysics and how life on Earth both depends on and is threatened by the Sun.
	Wildflower Walk Mon, Sep 16, 2024 5:30 PM Audience: General Audience Event Type: Hikes & Outings Admission: See description Take a gentle stroll and learn our local wildflowers.
	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: Maya Archeoastronomy Sat, Sep 21, 2024 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Audience: General Audience Event Type: Planetarium & Astronomy Admission: See description Come to the nature center planetarium for a Saturday afternoon movie!
	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.
	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!