International Owl Awareness Day Celebration
Saturday, August 3, 2019
Tentative schedule:
All programs and events are two blocks south of the Owl Center at Houston Elementary School, 310 S Sherman Street, unless noted otherwise
9:00 - 5:00 Live owls on display, owl carving exhibition by Robin Warburton, all-owl gift shop, international kids' artwork (Owl Center)
9:30 - 4:00 Vendors (books, henna art, cookie decorating, Awareness Day T-shirts and more
10:00 - 10:30 Live Northern Saw-whet Owl program by Quarry Hill Nature Center
11:00 - 12:00 The Travels of Mini Hooston by Owl Center staff
2:00 - 2:30 Live Great Horned Owl program by Owl Center staff
3:00 - 4:00 Real Life Great Horned Owl Soap Opera program by Karla Bloem
Admission: Adults: $7; Ages 4-17: $4; Ages 3 and under and members: FREE
International Owl Awareness Day SHIRTS are now on sale before the event (online and at the Owl Center) as well as during the event. The central artwork was created by 9-year-old Mohammad Reza Kazemi, a student of Arta Institute in Iran. Please note that International Owl Awareness Day is officially August 4, which is the date on the shirt. Our celebration is on August 3 this year.
Tentative schedule:
All programs and events are two blocks south of the Owl Center at Houston Elementary School, 310 S Sherman Street, unless noted otherwise
9:00 - 5:00 Live owls on display, owl carving exhibition by Robin Warburton, all-owl gift shop, international kids' artwork (Owl Center)
9:30 - 4:00 Vendors (books, henna art, cookie decorating, Awareness Day T-shirts and more
10:00 - 10:30 Live Northern Saw-whet Owl program by Quarry Hill Nature Center
11:00 - 12:00 The Travels of Mini Hooston by Owl Center staff
- Our mini mascot has traveled to the Himalayas, climbed mount Kenya, visited kids in South Africa, helped band Little Owls and much more. Find out about the great people and owls around the world he has visited!
2:00 - 2:30 Live Great Horned Owl program by Owl Center staff
3:00 - 4:00 Real Life Great Horned Owl Soap Opera program by Karla Bloem
- First Victor evicted Wendell and Wheezy from their own territory. Then Wheezy got sick and died so Victor and Virginia ran Wendell off. When Rusty and Iris moved in, Scarlett Owl Hara showed up to try to steal Rusty and kill Alice. Virginia died, Hagar and Helga moved in, Helga disappeared and Jill left Jack for Hagar. After Hagar disappeared, Lilith showed up and attacked Jill. If this sounds like a soap opera, it is! But it’s a real life, true as true can be owl soap opera that has taken place just outside of Houston, Minnesota and has formed the basis for an in-depth vocal study on Great Horned Owls.
Admission: Adults: $7; Ages 4-17: $4; Ages 3 and under and members: FREE
International Owl Awareness Day SHIRTS are now on sale before the event (online and at the Owl Center) as well as during the event. The central artwork was created by 9-year-old Mohammad Reza Kazemi, a student of Arta Institute in Iran. Please note that International Owl Awareness Day is officially August 4, which is the date on the shirt. Our celebration is on August 3 this year.
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