Newcomers and Neighbors Club of Waco
Are you new to Waco or are you wanting to make new lifetime friends? If so, Newcomers and Neighbors of Waco is for you. Since 1982 this nonprofit, social club has been extending a friendly, welcoming hand to all women in Central Texas. Please join us for the November lunch meeting at 11:30 am on November 15th at the Ridgewood Country Club at 7301 Fish Pond Road. For reservations send an e-mail to reservationsnnn@gmail. com before 5:00 pm on 11/9/17. The fee for the lunch is $20.00. For more information send e-mail to kathynorthrupnandnpresident@aol.com or call 254-836-5170. To learn more about our club and our events, please visit our website at www.newcomersandneighborsofwaco.com.
16th Annual Leatherneck 5K Run
Saturday, November 4th, 2017, 8:00 AM at Cameron Park East For more information call: 254-744-5437
Halloween in Design Den
October 12, 2017 at 5-8PM. Join us for a spooky time in Design Den at the Mayborn Museum! In the front area, all ages are invited to make music to add to our Scary Symphony using Makey Makey. In Design Den Studio, visitors ages 8 and up (with a parent or guardian signature) can create costume accessories, including paper masks, LED light up jewelry, hair accessories, and more! Admission to the museum includes Halloween in Design Den activities. Baylor University students and museum members receive free admission.
Earth Sciences Week
Find a Way, Not an Excuse: Women in STEM
Oct. 9 – 13, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Now – March 25, 2018
Find a Way, Not an Excuse: Women in STEM presents the lives of 19 women and their contributions to the science, technology, engineering, and math fields, including five from Baylor University. From the clothes we wear to the phones we use, and from the food we eat to the health of our bodies, our quality of life has been improved by female pioneers in STEM. Women have contributed in STEM fields for generations, often without credit. The exhibit focuses on pioneering innovations in STEM with the hope of inspiring a fierce desire to learn continuously and encourage curiosity to lead to discovery.
MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD
MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD Now showing at the Mayborn Museum with selected screenings available through December 22nd. Experience events that unfold too slowly for human perception; “see” the beauty, drama, and even humor of phenomena that occur in the flash of a microsecond; enter a microscopic world once reserved for scientists, but now made accessible to the rest of us; and begin to understand that what we actually see is only a fraction of what there is to see on Earth. Scheduled Screenings: Saturdays - 11 am, 1 pm, & 3 pm; Sundays - 2 pm & 4 pm; Monday through Friday – 11 am. Additional showings may be available upon request. Show times are subject to change. Please call (254)710-1110 for more information. Running time: 40 minutes
The Mayborn Museum Complex is proud to host Earth Sciences Week. Earth Science Week, an annual national program, promotes awareness of what geoscience tells us about human interaction with the planet’s natural systems and processes. The Museum and Baylor University researchers will offer learning resources and activities to engage young people and others in exploring the relationships between human activity and the geosphere (earth), hydrosphere (water), atmosphere (air), and biosphere (life).
Octoberfest
St. Philip Catholic Church in China Spring, 13095 Old China Spring Highway, presents 2017 Octoberfest from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 14th. Authentic German Meal served from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. - $10 for adults and the Children/Senior plate is $5. Silent auction, book nook, bake sale, arts and crafts, kids world, and the Texas Heartbeat Bank.
Cowboys, Cattle & Culture of the Chisholm Trail Mayborn Museum Complex. Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 11:00am. Distinguished public speaker, Doug Harman, lectures about the cowboys who blazed the Chisholm Trail, the cattle they diligently herded, and the culture that embalmed their journey. Admittance to the lecture is free for members and included in general admission for the public ($8 for adults, $7 for seniors, and $6 for children). Coffee and pastries will be provided prior to the lecture.
Send Community Event Information at least 2 weeks in advance to Jacob.Hogan@wacotrib.com
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