Forest Glen Adventures is pleased to host the Yarmouth Municipality portion of the YAS StarParty on Sept 22, 2023.
Event Schedule
5:00pm Doors open at Forest Glen Community Centre
5:30 Acadia First Nations prayer and drumming (Virtual presentation)
6:00 Introduction, Counting Stars - Tim (Virtual presentation)
6:30 Mi’kmaw Moons - Cathy LeBlanc & Dave Chapman - in person
7:45 Hot chocolate & smores
8:00-10:00 Binocular & Telescope Stargazing with Tony & Wayne - in person
We will gather at the Forest Glen Community Centre. Doors will be open at 5 pm.
There will be a video presentation by Dave Chapman and Cathy LeBlanc co-authors of Mi'kmaw Moons, Through the seasons From 6:30 - 7:30 pm.
Then we move back towards our Stargazing Hill, with a stop at the Meadow Brook Bunkie for Hot chocolate or Forest Glen Tea and s'mores.
We are super excited to have Tony Schellinck as a presenter on Stargazing with Binoculars. He will be able to give 3 group sessions of up to 25 people. Tony will also be bringing his friend Wayne Mansfield to show us some things with his telescope.
This is a BYOBinocular StarParty
There will be a BBQ and canteen put on by the Community Centre until 7 pm.
Things to remember:
Your Binoculars if you have some, bring $ for the canteeen. dress warm, bring a chair, comfortable footwear, no flashlights please.
The StarParty is a FREE event.
Looking forward to looking up!