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Cosmic Surfing & Guided Stargazing
Middle Fork River Forest Preserve
3485 County Road 2700 E.
Penfield, Illinois 61862
(217) 595-5432
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Become a cosmic surfer during an interactive one-hour outdoor transformative session that includes movement, reflection, imagination, and a 16-foot Earth globe. This experience is facilitated by R. Buckminster Fuller Dome Home’s board member Steve Gariepy (SIU STEM Education Research Center). It will be an unforgettable event that embodies Fuller’s idea that we are all crew aboard Spaceship Earth. With your new perspective on our place in the cosmos, stay after the session for guided stargazing with Champaign Urbana Astronomical Society on the Dark Sky Trail from 8-10 PM.
Free. Register by Sept. 11. This program is designed for teens and adults. Registration is required for Cosmic Surfing, but not for Guided Stargazing. The Dark Sky Trail remains open 24/7.