Go Where the Wild Things Are Pathfinders offer bluegrass and barbecue at Museum of Natural Sciences

October 3, 2002
For Immediate Release
For calendar and feature editors
Contact: Marjorie Terry (919) 733-7450, ext. 305

Join the Pathfinders--the Friends of the Museum’s membership group for young professionals--and go Where the Wild Things Are! Enjoy bluegrass, barbecue, beverages, and “beasties” at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Thursday, October 10, 2002, from 7 to 10 p.m. The Museum is located on Bicentennial Plaza, between Jones and Edenton Streets, in downtown Raleigh.

Chow down on home-cooked barbecue from Larry’s Catering. Clog the night away to bluegrass music by Chatham County’s own, The Bluegrass Experience. Enjoy frothy microbrews from Greenshields Brewery & Pub. Meet live critters at animal presentations by Museum educators. Holler with the best and the loudest at the “Wild Thing” calling contest.

Tickets are $5 for Pathfinders members, and $10 for non-members. Admission includes music, food, and non-alcoholic beverages. Microbrews available for $2 each. For tickets, contact 919/733-7450, ext. 303.

The event is for adults age 21 and older. Event sponsors include Greenshields Brewery & Pub, Highwood Properties and Cranfill, Sumner and Hartzog, LLP.

A Friends of the Museum membership group, Pathfinders provides young professionals age 21 and over the opportunity to connect with people who enjoy unique social events and nature outings. For more detailed information on Pathfinders events, please visit their Web site at www.ncpathfinders.org, or see the Museum’s Web site at www.naturalsciences.org.

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, in downtown Raleigh, documents and interprets the natural history of the state of North Carolina through exhibits, research, collections, publications, and educational programming. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sun., noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Visit the Museum on the web at www.naturalsciences.org. The Museum is an agency of the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, William G. Ross Jr., Secretary.

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