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X-WR-CALNAME:Celebrate Snow! Festival
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DESCRIPTION:A family-friendly festival celebrating snow at Rice Creek Field
  Station! Part of winter Cruisin' the Campus.\n\n10:00 am until noon: Face
  painting by Leanna Chapman from Leanna's Art Room.10:00 am until 2:00 pm:
  Make a Snow Monster\, hosted by At the Art Studio. Mixed-media art projec
 t suitable for little ones and older children.10:00 am onwards: Snow-inspi
 red henna tattoo by Natural Henna Tattoo of Oswego.11:00 am. Story Hour: S
 nowflake Bentley. As a child\, Wilson Bentley saw beauty where no one else
  noticed it and drew hundreds of snowflakes by eye. As an adult\, he went 
 on to develop the first camera that could photograph a snowflake. Come lis
 ten to his story\, and then make your own snowflake to take home! 11:00 am
  until 2:00 pm: Indoor play activities with the Children's Museum of Osweg
 o!12:00 pm. "Winter is not what it used to be:  The future of winter aroun
 d the Great Lakes" 20-minute presentation by SUNY Oswego's Dr. Eric Hellqu
 ist.12:00 pm. Snow Person/Snow Animal Building. Make your own snow creatio
 n! Every child who participates will receive a goody bag to take home. If 
 snow cover isn't sufficient for building\, visitors can make 'snow' figure
 s out of air-hardening clay.1:00 pm. Presentation: The Science of Snow. Th
 is presentation will cover how snow forms\, the critical role that snow an
 d ice play in the lives of our local animals and plants\, and how these cr
 eatures survive winter.2:00 pm. Mammal Tracks on Snowshoes. We'll see what
  animals are out and about in the snow! Adult-sized snowshoes are availabl
 e to participants.All-day (9:00 am – 3:00 pm).Catch & Observe Snowflakes
 . Examine snow using magnifying glasses! See how many shapes you can find.
  Draw the shapes you see.Learn about the Chemistry of Snow!Snow crafting. 
 Kid-friendly easy and fun crafts & activities related to snow.Snowshoeing.
  Adult-sized snowshoes are available. BYO cross-country skis & snowshoes d
 awn to dusk.Winter Bird Citizen Science. Spend a few minutes watching bird
 s. The data you record will contribute to the international Project Feeder
 watch program from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. A naturalist can help w
 ith bird identification.All programs are open to the public. Tickets for t
 he event are $1\, and are available through the campus box office. Tickets
  can also be purchased at the event. \n\nPlease dress for the weather\, an
 d note that children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult.
GEO:43.429945;-76.543244
LOCATION:Rice Creek Field Station
SUMMARY:Celebrate Snow! Festival
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.oswego.edu/event/celebratesnow
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
CATEGORIES:Nature programs
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