Friends Folio October 2019

2019 EVENTS, NV STATE MUSEUM, LV All events held at the museum and are free with paid admission or membership. No registration required unless otherwise noted. Friends general meetings are the 3rd Thurs. of month. The museum is at 309 S. Valley View Blvd., inside Springs Preserve, LV 89107
DATE	TIME	EVENT	SPEAKER/LEADER	CONTEXT
Sat Sept 14	2-4pm	What Can Nevada Extract from Cannabis?	The legalized marijuana industry in Nevada is new. What can our state expect in terms of entrepreneurship, tax revenues, pain relief, and recreational use? Hear a panel of business, health, and other experts discuss Nevada"s cannabis industry and its impacts moderated by Jon Ralston.	Museum event
Thu Sept 19	6-8pm	Friends General Meeting	Kish LaPierre, an archaeologist who works at Nellis Air Force Base, will talk about Nevada rock art.	Friends event
Sat Sept 21	9:00am-12:00pm	Fossil Factory for Families	At Fossil Factory, children will learn how fossils form. They'll touch fossils, make an amber fossil "model," and study the ichthyosaur, which is Nevada's gigantic state fossil.	Museum event
Sat Sept 28	12:30pm-3pm	Smokey Bear Lecture	In honor of the fire prevention bear's 75th birthday in 2019, a speaker will discuss Smokey's origin and evolution, as well as address how wildfire prevention works in Southern Nevada.	Museum event

To see the complete schedule for the year, please go to our Events page.

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