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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Dr. John Abbott and Kendra Abbott
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Land Trust of North Alabama and Abbott Nature for a Speaker Series talk about “The Secret Lives of Dragonflies” at the Downtown Huntsville Public Library auditorium on Saturday\, April 11th\, at 3:00 p.m.  This event is free and open to the public. \nThe Abbotts are the authors of Insects of North America. If you would like to purchase the book for delivery at the event\, you can do so from the following link\, from local bookstore\, Snail Books:   https://snailonthewall.com/land-trust                                                                                                                                                                           \nDr. John Abbott and Kendra Abbott are professional nature photographers\, educators\, and outdoor enthusiasts based in Bessemer\, Alabama and are at The University of Alabama. John is Chief Curator and Director of Research and Collections for the UA Museums and Kendra is a Researcher in the Department of Biological Sciences. John has focused on dragonflies and damselflies for much of his career and is the author of three books on these beautiful subjects. \nKendra is an ecologist and focuses on endangered species and conservation issues. Together\, they have authored Insects of Texas\, and\, most recently\, Insects of North America\, published by Princeton University Press. All their books feature their nature photography. \nJohn and Kendra travel extensively and enjoy taking photos of everything in nature\, in Latin America\, Africa\, and other parts of the globe. They teach photography workshops worldwide and have worked with major production companies like Disney\, National Geographic and Netflix on nature documentaries such as A Real Bugs Life\, Life on our Planet and Nightmares of Nature. They feel lucky to teach and pass on their excitement about the amazing biodiversity of our world through travel\, photography\, workshops\, and doing nature outreach events and other programs for adults and children. \nYou can learn more about their work and see their photography at: https://www.abbottnature.com/
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LOCATION:Huntsville-Madison County Public Library\, 915 Monroe St SW\, Huntsville\, AL\, 35801\, United States
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SUMMARY:Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Join us at VFW Post 2702 for the 5th Annual Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Guest Speaker Mr. Cledo “Clay” Davis\, PMP\, Commander\, US Navy (Ret.) and President of the Madison County Heritage Commission will be honoring the WWII heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice. \n🇺🇸 FREE Event \n🗓 Dec 7\, 2025 | 2–4 PM CST \n📍 VFW Post 2702\, 2900 N Memorial Pkwy\, Huntsville\, AL \nThis free community event is open to all. \nContact: (Ret.) John Perry | 256-658-2010 | john.perry@irtc-hq.com \nLet’s remember and honor together. 🇺🇸
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SUMMARY:A Sci-Fi Journey with Les Johnson
DESCRIPTION:Join The Snail on the Wall on a journey through time and space with physicist\, NASA technologist\, and prolific sci-fi author Les Johnson. We’ll be not only celebrating the release of his newest book\, Pluto\, but also exploring the sci-fi genre with one of its masters. \nThe event will be at The Snail on the Wall bookstore on Wednesday\, November 19 at 6 pm. Tickets are $5\, with $5 going toward any book purchase at the event. \nBuy Tickets Here \nAbout Les Johnson:\nIn his day job\, Les Johnson is chief technologist at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center here in Huntsville. Johnson is the author or co-author of multiple popular science and science fiction books. After the 2020 death of co-author and Hugo Award–winner Ben Bova\, Les Johnson completed the book Pluto\, with the approval of the Estate of Ben Bova. Bova’s Outer Planets series takes a Grand Tour of the human settled solar system\, with a final encounter on Pluto. Johnson is a member of the International Academy of Astronautics\, a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America\, co-founder of the Interstellar Research Group\, and a member of MENSA. His nonfiction book A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars is a brief guide to the real science of interstellar travel. Learn more at lesjohnsonauthor.com.
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LOCATION:The Snail on the Wall bookstore @ 816 Wellman Avenue\, Huntsville\, AL\, United States
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