JANUARY 2012

Please note: The Museum will be CLOSED for cleaning January 1-6 and January 29. We will be OPEN on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 16

Safari Sprouts

4th Wednesday of every month

Wednesday, January 25, 10:15-11:15 am

$8/child (or purchase a 4-class card for $28), adults free

Call 815-895-9777 to register (walk-ins welcome too)

Spend a morning discovering nature at the Museum through games, crafts, stories, and songs, plus a live animal visit each month! Designed for ages 3-5 with an adult. This month's topic: Birds!

Groundhog Gala

sponsored in part by NB&T

Saturday, January 28, 6-9:00 pm

Tickets: $30/one or $50/two (ages 21+)

Save the date for the Museum’s biggest event of the year! Our winter fundraiser is unlike any other, featuring displays and demonstrations by natural history experts, live music, treats from around the world, and an open bar. This year's exhibitors feature paleontologist Scott Williams from Burpee Museum, primatologist Leila Porter from Northern Illinois University, tarantula experts, a coffee specialist, and more! Call or stop by to purchase your tickets: 815-895-9777.

Click here for information on sponsorship and silent auction donations.

The Museum thanks its 2012 Groundhog Gala sponsors!

When you are shopping, think local. These businesses support our community.

NB&T

Lundeen's Discount Liquors

Castle Bank

Tom & Joan Fenstermaker

Yvonne Johnson

Steph & Larry Forsberg

Banner Up Signs

Bethany Animal Hospital

Driv-Lok

 

Please note: The Museum will be CLOSED for cleaning on January 29.