Sacramento Darwin Day is here!

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Mark your calendar now for Darwin Day, Sacramento's annual celebration of reason, science, humanity, and the 203rd birthday of Charles Darwin (known to the cool crowd as Chucky D).

 

You won't want to miss the 15th Sac Darwin Day gala, part of a worldwide party network (see http://darwinday.org/).

 

When? Sunday, Feb 12, 2012, 2:30 – 5:00 p.m., at La Sierra Community Center, John Smith Hall, 5325 Engle Road, Carmichael, CA 95608. (Doors open 2 p.m., arrive early to get a good seat.)

 

Fun will include:
∙ Display Tables

∙ Vendors

∙ Entertainment

∙ Live music

∙ Refreshments (oh yes, birthday cake)

∙ And of course, as always, a fabulous keynote speaker!

 

This year it's Dr. Peter M. J. Hess, Director for Religious Community Outreach at the National Center for Science Education. His topic: "Evolution and Modern Religious Thought", the religious, philosophical, and historical aspects of the evolution controversy. Dr. Hess teaches liberal studies at Saint Mary's College in Moraga, and is the author, with Paul L. Allen, of Catholicism and Science.

 

Sponsored by various community/educational groups and local science advocates, including the Anthropology and Biology Departments of Sacramento State University, the Astronomy and Physics Departments of Sacramento City College, the Humanist Association of the Greater Sacramento Area, AOF, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, ACLU - Sacramento County Chapter, the Sacramento Organization for Rational Thinking, and the Social Responsibility Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento.

 

Tickets a mere $10 at the door, $7.50 in advance (see flyer), $5 for students with ID.

 

Website: http://sacdarwinday.info
Flyer: http://hagsa.org/darwinday/darwindayflyer2012.pdf

See you there!  (Else you might just start devolving.)