Sacramento's 11th Annual Darwin Birthday Gala February 10, 2008

The Sacramento community is invited to celebrate scientist Charles Darwin’s birthday on Sunday, February 10, from 2:00 – 4:30 p.m. The event includes an educational program, merchandise, literature tables, refreshments (including birthday cake), and camaraderie. This year’s program features a talk by Dr. Seth Shostak, a Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute http://www.seti.org/ in Mountain View, California, a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to scientific research, education and public outreach. For much of his career, Dr. Shostak conducted radio astronomy research on galaxies, and has published approximately fifty papers in professional journals.

Tickets: $8 in advance, $10 at the door, $5 for students with ID. For more info: ckprofessional@aol.com or 916.447.3589.

Official Website: http://darwinday.org/