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UPCOMING EVENTS: 2007
Including camps, workshops, and other news for students and teachers.

BUGS-ALL-DAY

April 7, 2007  |  11am - 3pm Explorium , Lexington, KY

Bugs-All-Day is the annual all-day spring event at the Lexington Explorium (formerly the Lexington Children's Museum).  Come for the insect petting zoo, plus games and other fun.  Free with regular admission to the Explorium.

Contact the Explorium for ticket prices, directions, and other information at: (859) 258-3253 | http://explorium.com/

JUST BUGGIN' at the LEXINGTON EXPLORIUM: On display every day at the Lexington Explorium is Just Buggin', a display featuring live and preserved arthropods.  Just Buggin' was co-designed by the University of Kentucky Department of Entomology.

Just Buggin' display at the Lexington Explorium (B. Newton, 2003)		Just Buggin' display at the Lexington Explorium (B. Newton, 2003)
RAVEN RUN NIGHT INSECT WALK
July 27, 2007  |  8:30pm - 10:30pm Raven Run Nature Sanctuary 5888 Jacks Creek Road, Lexington, KY
Join us at the Raven Run Nature Sanctuary in Lexington, KY for our Night Insect Walk.  At this annual summer event, members of the University of Kentucky Department of Entomology lead groups of intrepid people (and their parents!) into the evening woods to search for insects and spiders.  Because it's a true nature sanctuary, Raven Run has great insect diversity and is a perfect place for this exciting event!  Arrive before sunset for insect games and other activities. This event is free.   News Article Aimee Nielson from the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Communications team wrote an online article about the Night Walk in 2005.  You can read the article here: Raven Run Night Insect Walk Contact the Raven Run Nature Sanctuary for directions and more information at: (859) 272-6105
FAMILY INSECT SAFARI
August 18, 2007  |  9am-10:30am University of Kentucky LFUCG Arboretum 500 Alumni Drive, Lexington, 40503 KY (859) 257-6955 |  All Ages  |  Cost: $1 Here is the description of this new event from the UK/LFUCG Arboretum website: "Put on your safari hat and join entomologist Blake Newton for a morning hike in search of insects!  Beetles, bees, or butterflies... who knows what you might find..."
The hike begins at the Visitor Center and lasts 60 - 90 minutes.  We led the Safari for the first time in August 2006.  About 30 people joined us, and we saw all kinds of insects and spiders, including praying mantids, giant wasps, butterflies, and a large population of black-and-yellow argiopes (one of the largest spiders in Kentucky).  Join us in 2007 for another journey into the arboretum!
Open for all ages.   The cost is $1 per person.  Visit the LFUCG Arboretum website for directions and more information.
FAMILY INSECT SAFARI - EVENING EDITION
June 30, 2007  |  8pm-10pm University of Kentucky LFUCG Arboretum 500 Alumni Drive, Lexington, 40503 KY (859) 257-6955 |  All Ages  |  Cost: $1 In June 2007 we have scheduled an evening version of the Family Insect Safari at the UK-LFUCG Arboretum.  Join us on a hike into the night to see insects, spiders, and other creatures!
The hike begins at the Visitor Center and lasts 60 - 90 minutes.  Open for all ages.   The cost is $1 per person.  Visit the LFUCG Arboretum website for directions and more information.
COLLEGE OF AG "ROUNDUP"
September 2007 (time & date TBA)
Each Fall, the University of Kentucky presents the "Ag Roundup," an exhibition showcasing all of the different departments that comprise the College of Agriculture.  Entomology is present each year with live insects and other fun stuff.  The Ag Roundup occurs each September behind the Gluck Equine Research Center on South Limestone Street in Lexington, just south of the University of Kentucky Campus.
KENTUCKY ENTOMOLOGY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
June 4-8, 2007
The Kentucky Entomology Leadership Program is week-long, overnight course for high school juniors and seniors.  Have your students join us in the outdoors to experience real entomology!  Click on the link below to read more about this program, and to download the application.
Kentucky Entomology Leadership Program

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Photos courtesy B. Newton and R. Bessin, University of Kentucky Department of Entomology.