For Immediate Release Contact: Nancy O'Shea (312) 665-7100 (For Media Use Only) Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters Education Programs ADULT LECTURE Gallery Program: Family Field Days Town Hall Meeting: Are We Ready? Join panelists for a lively discussion on how prepared we are to deal with a natural disaster from a local and national level. Saturday, September 20, 2008 2pm Free with Basic admission GALLERY PROGRAMS New! Interpretive Station: Wetlands Table Learn through a 3D model how pollution can effect delicate wetlands and what you can do to help prevent it. Debuts May 24, 2008 Free with Basic admission Kraft Story Time Take a seat in the Crown Family PlayLab, hear a story, and make an art project to take home, all in 20 minutes! Selected titles in September include When the Wind Stops, Charlotte Zolotow, Mama, by Jeanette Winter, The Wind Blew, by P. Hutchins, and Rain, by Manya Stojic. Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30pm Free with Basic admission Scientist at The Field Meet a Field Museum scientist and see rarely displayed specimens from our collections. Saturday, September 20, 2008 11am-2pm Free with Basic admission FAMILY PROGRAM Family Field Day: Weather Take part in fun and free activities in the Crown Family PlayLab and in the rest of the Museum. You can also register for a family workshop that is specially tailored for young audiences. Saturday, September 20, 2008 11am-2pm Free with Basic admission Family Workshop: The Calm After the Storm Sometimes the weather can be peaceful and calm and sometimes it can be loud and scary. Artist Ian Sherwin will guide families as they express their thoughts and feelings on this subject through a variety of open-ended art activities. Saturday, September 20, 2008 9am-10am $5, members $3 per child For each 2-6 year old child, one adult chaperone attends for free. Family Workshop: Nature Unleashed Artist Ian Sherwin will guide families through a variety of art activities relating to the ways in which we interact with the extreme forces of nature. Saturday, September 20, 2008 11am-12pm $5, members $3 per person For families with children ages 7-12. << Back to the Nature Unleashed Press kit