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SUMMARY:The Greencastle Urban Fossil Tour: Discover Ancient Life Around You!
DESCRIPTION:Self-Guided Walks: Nov. 7 – 16\nGuided Walks & Activities: Saturday\, Nov. 8 & 15 \nDownload a self-guided map and daily schedules by clicking here!  \nJoin an all-ages community-wide fossil adventure blending science\, nature\, and art! Explore Greencastle’s buildings and the DePauw Nature Park on your own with a custom map or participate in a guided tour. Visit Fern Cliff’s vivid green sandstone\, make fossil prints and poems\, hear from experts\, and trade your Paleo Art for a fossil cookie. \nThe Greencastle Urban Fossil Tour was designed with flexibility in mind! \n\nSelf-Guided Walks: Pick up a walking tour “fossil map” of downtown Greencastle and the DePauw Nature Park at the Putnam County Museum (1105 N. Jackson St.) or the Putnam County Convention & Visitors Bureau (aka\, “Welcome Center\,” 12 W. Washington St.). Hours vary but are open most weekdays until 3PM. After touring the area—and noting what you saw—return to the Welcome Center to collect your fossil-shaped cookie!\n\n\nSaturday Sessions & Guided Walks: On Saturdays\, guests and their families can attend interactive presentations at the Putnam County Museum with paleo-artist Janet Panoch (11/8) and geologist Tim Cope (11/15). Activities include fossil rubbings\, art displays\, short poetry exercises\, and optional guided fossil walks in the DePauw Nature Park (1400 W. CR 125 S.). Saturday sessions are from 1 – 4PM. There is a more detailed agenda posted on the registration page.\n\nSpecial Instructions: Please verify hours for the DePauw Nature Park\, Putnam County Museum\, and Putnam County Convention & Visitors Bureau before picking up a self-guided walking tour map.\nMost areas on the tour are ADA compliant. \nQuestions? Contact 317-748-8462 or jpanoch@iu.edu. \nEvent Organizers: A partnership between paleo-artist Janet Panoch\, Putnam County Museum\, DePauw University\, DePauw Geosciences Club\, and The Doc’s Inn. \nRegistration: Click here to register.
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/the-greencastle-urban-fossil-tour-discover-ancient-life-around-you/
LOCATION:Putnam County Museum\, 1105 Jackson St.\, Greencastle\, 46135\, United States
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SUMMARY:Nature and the Transcendent in Marilynne Robinson's Gilead
DESCRIPTION:“This is an interesting planet. It deserves all the attention you can give it.” — Marilynne Robinson\, Gilead \nThis quote captures the heart of Gilead\, Robinson’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel that invites us to behold the world with reverence and attention. In a time when speed and distraction dominate our days\, Gilead offers a counter-testimony: that light\, water\, speech\, and blessing are sacred gifts—natural things that point us toward the beautiful and the good. \nLed by Dr. Richard Gunderman\, Chancellor’s Professor at IU Indianapolis\, this reflective session—part lecture\, part reading group—will explore Gilead through a series of guided readings and visual illustrations. Participants will read and discuss selected passages from Gilead\, including a father’s blessing of his prodigal namesake\, a summer evening transformed by a lawn sprinkler\, and a moment of astonishment at beauty found in a graveyard bathed in moonlight. \nWhether you’re a longtime admirer of Robinson’s work\, a student encountering Gilead for the first time\, or simply someone drawn to stories that speak quietly but profoundly to life’s deeper questions\, this event offers space to reflect\, discuss\, and reconnect with both the inner life and the natural world. \nQuestions? Contact 317-873-3149 or askalib@hmmpl.org. \nEvent Organizers: A partnership between scholar Dr. Richard Gunderman and Hussey Mayfield Memorial Library. \nRegistration: Click here to register.
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/nature-and-the-transcendent-in-marilynne-robinsons-gilead/
LOCATION:Hussey-Mayfield Public Libary – Zionsville Branch\, 250 N. 5th St.\, Zionsville\, 46077\, United States
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