FORTHCOMING FRIENDS’ EVENTS Talk on “ Student field teaching on the reefs and limestones of Texas” Tuesday 26th February, 6.15 for 7.00 pm start Dr Tony Dickson (University of Cambridge). Spectacular reef landscapes in a classic area for understanding how limestones form.
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Demonstration-talk “Apping the Ante in geological education” Tuesday 8th March, 6.15 for 7.00pm start Dr. Douglas Palmer will demonstrate the way that a new computer Application has brought to life many aspects of his Mitchell Beazley book “Evolution” on geological aspects of the evidence for evolution.
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Adam Sedgwick Anniversary Celebration Dinner Wednesday 13th March, 7.00 for 7.30 pm, Queens’ College. We are delighted to confirm that Professor Iain Stewart (Professor of Geoscience Communication,University of Plymouth), the very successful TV presenter on geological topics, is to be our after-Dinner speaker. Please book by 4th March with Marjorie Veale, sending by post the standard booking form for this event that comes with this Newsletter, and including your cheque (Marjorie Veale, 176 Green Drift, Royston, Herts, SG8 5BL. (E-mail <chrisandmarve@btinternet.com>). You will be sent a ticket to confirm your booking. On the form, please give your first and family name, and those of any guests, so that we can enter you on the seating plan. Also indicate any special dietary requirements. The menu selected for non-specialists is to be i) Goat’s cheese and onion filo tart with salad, ii) Roast Pork with apple sauce and lemon thyme stuffing etc., iii) Opera gateau, etc. The College bar will be available until 11 pm after the Dinner. Dress will be informal (suits and ties for men). The cost will be £45 with wines, or £38 with soft drinks] The Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EQ Opening hours: Monday – Friday 10 am – 1 pm and 2 pm – 5 pm Saturday 10 am – 4 pm Telephone: (01223) 333456 Fax: (01223) 333450 Email: sedgwickmuseum@esc.cam.ac.uk Website: www.sedgwickmuseum.org Friends of the Sedgwick Museum Web: www.friendsofsedgwickmuseum.com
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