Saturday, 8/29/09 - Wednesday, 12/23/09
University Museum, 3219 Hudson Road, Cedar Falls Experience the beauty of our natural world with two photography exhibits this fall at the University Museum. Open Aug. 29-Oct. 24, "Fragile Nature" is a breathtaking view of the most fearsome, delicate and endangered species of our world through the lens of National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore. On display Nov. 2-Dec. 23, the photography of Jim Brandenburg is featured in "Touch the Sky," a tribute to the beautiful vistas and iconic creatures of the American prairie. Open Monday-Friday 9:00am-4:30pm and Saturdays 1:00-4:00pm.
. Tickets/Registration: Free
Saturday, 2/13/10 - Saturday, 5/8/10
University Museum, 3219 Hudson Road, Cedar Falls Explore the environmental and social impacts of the coffee industry, one of the world's most widely traded commodities, and learn how it has affected cultures, economies, and environments across the globe. Discover the impacts of caffeine on your body, examine coffee's early controversial reputation as a "revolutionary drink," and consider the culture that surrounds coffee in the twenty-first century. Coffee: The World in Your Cup has been organized by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture in Seattle, Washington.
. Contact: phone: 319-273-2188. Tickets/Registration: Free
6:30 pm - 8 pm, Marshall Center School, 23rd & Indiana, UNI campus Experience Christmas in the 1930s with an evening of crafts and caroling at the Marshall Center One-Rooom School.. Contact: phone: 319-273-2188. Tickets/Registration: Free
2 pm, University Museum, 3219 Hudson Road, Cedar Falls Join us for the exhibit opening reception and awarding of prizes in the museum's "Our World in Focus" photo contest. All entries will be on display through January 30.
. Contact: phone: 319-273-2188. Tickets/Registration: Free
