Category Archives: Events

Twitter note

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Kerry

Over Thanksgiving break, I decided to quit Twitter. I don’t want to follow the Musk melodrama, nor become invested in the platform given its current instability, nor subject myself to the disruption of threads of people I follow due to … Continue reading →

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I’ll remember this day

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Kerry

Such a strange feeling this memorable day brings. I received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on the same day we passed the milestone of half a million deaths from Coronavirus in the United States — in only a … Continue reading →

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The Road I Call Home

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Kerry

Candace and I enjoy visiting art museums when we travel, so we were delighted when we discovered that the Springfield Art Museum was hosting one of the sessions of the annual meeting for the Missouri Association of Museums and Archives. … Continue reading →

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Dancing in the Minefields

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Kerry

Thursday morning, May 2nd, for Wildwood’s young mom’s group, The Well, Candace presented a partly autobiographical talk on the nature of hope: “Dancing in the Minefields: Life Lessons on Learning to Hope.” Two songs by Andrew Peterson anchored the presentation: … Continue reading →

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The Sky Tonight

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Kerry

Last night Brent Purkaple and I were honored to present the final talk in the 2019 series sponsored by the Medieval Fair and the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Despite the rain, there was a full turnout, and the … Continue reading →

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Flaming Oaks star party

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Kerry

At a star party last night, 13 central-Oklahoma amateur astronomers treated residents of the Flaming Oaks neighborhood to beautiful views of the universe from our own front yard. We traced the constellations of the Winter Hexagon and the circumpolar stars. … Continue reading →

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Coloring party, with sneak peak at the new Sky at Night gallery

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Kerry

Saturday morning, Aug 20, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Details at the Galileo’s World meetup group.

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