It is shaping up to be a hot, Dino-mite summer with the introduction of Dino Saturdays, the last Saturday of July and August, at the Royal BC Museum, starting this weekend.
This summer the museum is hosting SUE: The T. rex Experience, Dinosaurs of B.C. and Dinosaurs of Antarctica to celebrate our scaly (and sometimes feathered) friends all summer long.
Activities at the event include Dino Dice and inventing your own dinosaur.
The event runs 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday. It is included with general admission, no registration required. The event takes place on the second floor of the museum.
Let your creativity soar with an Art Class for Adult, which encourages original self-expression in a safe, supportive environment, at the Royal BC Museum, Sunday.
Art instructor Geri Engen from Kudzu Studio will lead a series classes, with Abstract Forest Painting this Sunday, Tide Pool Abstracts, August 13 and Owl Soft Cut Stamp, August 27.
Classes are $45 each. Class runs 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday in The Community Room, Royal BC Museum.
Visitors to the museum on Saturdays and Sundays can join Natural History Tours to discover the highlights and hidden gems of the immersive ode to British Columbia.
Museum staff will take visitors for a guided tour of the Natural History Gallery.
The tour is included with general admission, no registration required. Tours run 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Sept. 3, on the second floor of the museum.
On top of the dinosaur exhibits, other feature exhibitions on through January include Angkor: The Lost Empire of Cambodia and Sacred Journey.
Regular admission applies. The museum is open late Fridays and Saturdays until 10 p.m. until Sept. 9, at 675 Belleville St.
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Winging It walk focuses on bats
Learn about our nocturnal neighbours at Winging it with Bats, a guided walk that will provide an introduction to the wonderful world of bats, Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park, Saturday evening.
At the event you will join naturalists with CRD Regional Parks and the Habitat Acquisition Trust on an informative walk. You may see local bats in action as they swoop through the air feeding on flying insects.
The event is appropriate for all ages and is free to join. It runs 7:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday. People interested in attending are asked meet at the picnic shelter at the Filter Beds parking lot at Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park, Beaver Lake Rd. The walk is one kilometre long on a variable trail surface with slight incline.
Parking on site. The park is serviced by B.C. Transit routes #70, #72 or #75 .
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Exhibit retraces stories of Chinese migrants
The Victoria Chinatown Museum is hosting First Steps: Chinese 91原创 Journeys in Victoria, a new temporary exhibition that highlights important starting points for Chinese 91原创s in Victoria, until Sept. 30.
Produced by Chinese 91原创 Museum in cooperation with Victoria Chinatown Museum Society, the exhibit displays stories of intergenerational resilience, community support, entrepreneurship and personal accomplishment.
Continue your visit with Gold Mountain Dream!, an exhibition which examines the personal stories and sacrifices of early Chinese migrant workers who came to B.C. in search for prosperity during the Fraser Valley Gold Rush in the 1850s. This exhibition is produced by Royal B.C. Museum in collaboration with the 91原创 Museum of History.
Admission is by donation. The museum is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday to Sunday at the museum, 10-14 Fan Tan Alley.
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Learn about cultural significance of wildlife to Indigenous peoples
Take the whole family to appreciate the cultural significance of birds and animals through a First Peoples lens at Exploring Indigenous Perspectives through Storytelling, a guided walk/storytime for all ages at Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park, Saturday.
In this program, offered by CRD Parks, participants discover how First Peoples passed down teachings of the cultural significance of birds and animals from their respective territories to upcoming generations through the time-honoured tradition of storytelling.
The event begins with a traditional welcome and territory acknowledgement and then a history and importance of the site to the First Peoples of the area.
Moving along along the trail, you will meet some interesting characters who will share their knowledge and wisdom to help further an understanding of how they are interconnected with First Peoples.
The event is free to join. It runs 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Participants will meet at the information kiosk at the Filter Beds parking lot at Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park, Beaver lake Rd. The walk is 800 metres long on a compact surface with roots. The event is wheelchair accessible and there is no incline.
Parking on site. The park is serviced by B.C. Transit routes #70, #72 or #75 .
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