Dinosaurs take over OMSI
The exhibit of animatronics, skeletons, fossils and more opens March 20; so, stay away COVID
Will it be third time s the charm for the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry?
Not unlike what has happened with other museums and public attractions, OMSI opened two exhibits in the past year and had to shut down each of them because of the COVID-19 pandemic and government restrictions Body Worlds lasted a week, and then a while more after reopening, and Genghis Khan only two weeks.
Now, the museum is planning Dinosaurs Revealed, March 20 through Sept. 6. It s a big, new exhibit with 26 animatronic dinosaurs, skeletons and fossils, and you can time-travel in the form of designated environments and presentations for the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
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March 01 2021
Other items include Oregon Zoo red pandas, Oaks Park Amusement Park and Cascade Festival of African Films.
Theater shows
• Triangle Productions presents a livestreamed show My Life As I Want to Tell It, a documentary about former Oregon governor candidate Gracie Hansen, March 4-20. It s an hourlong documentary about one of the most original women in the Northwest. It s voiced by Julianna Jaffe, who played Hansen in the 2014 musical Gracie a musical adventure. The cost is $15 for a 24-hour viewing. To watch: www.fiveohm.tv/triangle-productions/gracie-hansen.
• Profile Theatre presents Paula Vogel s The Mineola Twins via streaming March 5-21. The story: Identical twins battle each other through the years Myrna is the good twin and Myra is the evil twin. They re both played by Miriam Schwartz. It livestreams March 5-7 for $20. For more: www.profiletheatre.org/the-mineola-twins.
Science activism and environmental justice topics of Oregon State Science Pub talk
February 26, 2021
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Science activism and the role it plays in aiding communities vulnerable to environmental risks will be the topic of the Oregon State University Science Pub on March 8.
The virtual event, a joint effort of Oregon State University in Corvallis and OSU-Cascades in Bend, will feature a talk by, an associate professor of environmental justice and philosophy at Oregon State’s School of History, Philosophy, and Religion His presentation is called “The Moral Terrains of Science Activism and Environmental Justice.”
Environmental justice addresses the intersection of social justice and the environmental conditions in which people live, work and play. The environmental justice movement, now the largest and continuously growing social movement in the world, continues to mobilize people of color, the poor and marginalized communities impacted by a wide-range of enviro
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