| Date: | May 13, 2015 |
| Time: | 5:30 - 7:30 PM |
| Venue: | Soaring Ridge Brewery |
| Description: |
The Science Museum of Western Virginia presents STEM Tavern featuring the presentation "Fossils and Folklore: Digging Dragons" on Wednesday, May 13th at Soaring Ridge Brewery in Roanoke, VA. Join our monthly STEM Tavern that features a fascinating science presentation plus good beer. For each beer sold at STEM Tavern, Soaring Ridge Craft Brewers will make a donation to the Science Museum of Western Virginia! A food truck will also be on hand. Dr. Dorothy Belle Poli and Dr. Lisa Stoneman will present the lecture. How did dragon lore originate? Could there be an environmental catalyst? Our Dragon Research Collaborative thinks so! We will relate the provocative connections between lycopod fossils and dragons around the world as we share our groups’ two-year-long, cross-curricular investigation into fossil locations that correlate with specific lore. Dr. Poli is an Associate Professor in the Biology Department at Roanoke College. Dr. Stoneman is an Assistant Professor in the Education Department at Roanoke College. Admission is free. Soaring Ridge Craft Brewery is located at 523 Shenandoah Ave in Roanoke, VA. For more information, please visit http://smwv.org/stem-tavern-soaring-ridge-craft-brewers/ |