December 2018
DECEMBER 21 – KEITH BEHUNIN AND HIS FERTILE DIRT BAND
The Fertile Dirt Band is an audience interactive bluegrass band utilizing the musical instruments that were available in the days of the pioneers. Our audience will recreate the pioneer music sound with washboards, spoons, cow bells, jugs, washtub bass and bending saws, the sound of which have not been heard for 150 years. Fun takes precedence over aural (of the ear) sensuousness!
Find out more »DECEMBER 28 – NO LECTURE DUE TO HOLIDAY WEEKEND
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a great New Year holiday. We are looking forward to seeing you all in 2019!!
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JANUARY 24 – LOGANDALE, NEVADA MUSEUM
The old Logandale School Historical and Cultural Society (OLSHACS) has restored a historic school that includes a museum of pioneer artifacts and library. It was constructed of native stone and consisted of four classrooms, a bell tower, a gym and stage. We will be visiting with Breezy Tobiason, a local champion of Moapa Valley historic preservation.
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FEBRUARY 28 – LYTLE RANCH PRESERVE & WOODBURY DESERT STUDY AREA
Thirty-six miles west of St. George, Utah, across the Beaver Dam Mountains, is a natural oasis known as the Lytle Ranch Preserve. This remarkable area of beauty and biological diversity - one of Utah's most delicate and unique ecosystems - is preserved for study and enjoyment. Consisting of more than 600 acres the Preserve is situated along the Beaver Dam Wash drainage at an approximate elevation of 2800 feet, one of the lowest points in Utah.
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MARCH 28 – SILVER REEF MUSEUM AND YANT FLAT
Silver Reef was a mining boom town in the late 1800's with the discovery of silver in sandstone -a- geological rarity. Silver Reef still displays some of the ruins of the former boomtown. Once called the finest stone building in Southern Utah, the restored former Wells Fargo Express office, now serves as a museum. If weather and road conditions allow, we will also travel onto Yant Flat at the base of Pine Valley Mountain. High clearance vehicles are recommended.
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