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Save Saturday, October 17 for a day and evening of fun in Klondike Park. The St. Charles County Parks, the Arts Council of St. Charles County, and the Alliance for Astronomy invite you to spend the afternoon and evening visiting with artists and purchasing their art, participating in the Arts Council’s ―Sunny Days and Starry Nights arts happening for kids, enjoying performing artists while picnicking, learning about astronomy, and savoring the beauty of the night sky through telescopes. While you are in the park, hike the trails, fish, and go birdwatching. Consider visiting the wineries and appreciating the fall foliage along Highway 94.
We will utilize the picnic shelters for art activities and, in the event of rain, we will use the Curt Loupe Conference Center. The park is approximately 14 miles south of the Highway 40/94 interchange. Take Highway 94 south and pass the Busch Wildlife Area and the town of Defiance. Turn left into Klondike Park before reaching Augusta.
We invite artists to contact the Arts Council for information on exhibiting and selling art work or participating in the Plein Aire event. For additional information on the day’s events visit www.stccparks.org and www.ASEMonline.org .
Stay for a day of viewing artists at work, buying art, and participating in the arts. Bring a picnic supper and beverages and enjoy the beautiful setting and performing artists. Then stay for the star party with the Alliance of Astronomy in a location just made to watch the heavens. Your time at Klondike Park will be unforgettable.
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Alliance For Astronomy
The Alliance for Astronomy, Inc. is a non-profit corporation organized to enhance the educational resources for science, math, engineering, and technology in St. Charles County and the surrounding region. It uses the almost universal human interest in astronomy to foster greater interest and study of math and science. The Alliance sponsors the Astronomical Society of Eastern Missouri (ASEM) as its main outreach effort. ASEM holds regular monthly meetings at the Astronomy Center at Weldon Spring for beginning and more advanced amateur astronomers. ASEM also provides public opportunities to view the skies with telescopes, especially in St. Charles county parks (usually Broemmelsiek and Klondike) and at school, scout, and other gatherings. ASEM membership is open to all and ASEM meetings are always open to the public and free.
The Alliance believes that science and the arts are interconnected and have participated in the St. Charles County Arts Council’s Arts Happening for Kids in February 2008 and will co-host the Van Gogh, Galileo, and Friends: Arts and Science in Klondike Park on Saturday, October 17. The two groups retain membership in each other’s organizations and support each other in various endeavors. An Alliance member, Gregg Ruppel, has had his digital photography of the moon, planets, constellations, and solar systems on display and for sale at the St. Charles County Arts Council’s Lillian Yahn Gallery.
This is the International Year of Astronomy and the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s use of the telescope as a scientific instrument to study the heavens. Join in a star party this summer and fall – May 30, July 25, Aug. 22, Sept. 19, and Oct. 17. Please visit the web sites for more information at www.ASEMonline.org or www.st-charles-astro.org.
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