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Twilight on the Tallgrass
"Loren Eiseley and the Denton Hills"
Saturday, September 13, 2008
5:00-10:00 p.m.
$5/person, children 12 and under free
Carpool! Adults who carpool get $1 off each admission
Directions to Spring Creek Prairie

This year's prairie festival will highlight the works of Loren Eiseley. There will also be displays by local artists, educational prairie tours, and, of course, our beautiful prairie at dusk. Featured entertainers are the Loren Eiseley Players. Bring a picnic dinner and join us for a night of fun and prairie exploration!

- Event Schedule -

5:00 p.m. - Festival opens
- Ice cream/lemonade stand opens (Picnicking is encouraged — no other food will be available.)
- Demonstration by Raptor Recovery Nebraska and an exhibit of prairie reptiles and amphibians (5:30 p.m.)

6:00-8:00 p.m. - Prairie Appreciation Trail open (artists, wildflower walks, wetland and insect explorations, bird banding, kite making and flying, and more)

8:00 p.m. - The Loren Eiseley Players
8:45-10:00 p.m. - Sundown Trail open
- Blacklighting for insects
- Night sky viewing with the Prairie Astronomy Club
- Bat-netting demonstration

Admission is $5/person, children (12 and under) are free. Adults who carpool will each receive $1 off their admission. Building and main performance area are handicap-accessible.