Entertainment at the USGS Western Region Open House 2006
| This is a preliminary list of entertaiment for the 2006 USGS Open House in Menlo Park, California. We are expecting more information to be added as we approach the date of the Open House. Please check back often for updates. |
DUCKWEED
Live at the USGS Open House 2006
June 2nd Noon to 1PM
(School Preview Day)
June 3rd Noon to 1PM
June 4th Noon to 1PM
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Duckweed is a group of amateur musicians at the USGS Science Center in Menlo Park, California. The group meets at noon every Friday and enjoys playing traditional American and Celtic music. Instruments include the banjo, bodhran (Irish drum) and other percussion, concertina, fiddle, flute, guitar, mandolin, penny whistle, and recorder. The members represent most of the major scientific programs of the USGS in Menlo Park.
Duckweed has performed at the Menlo Park campus-wide open house, at the annual USGS library holiday celebration, and at other occasions. Duckweed was founded in 1998 by Warren Nokleberg and Vic Mossotti. Duckweed debuted as the "opener" for talks on the "Music of Earthquakes" given by Andy Michael at the USGS in 1999.
CURRENT MEMBERS:
Gretchen Luepke Bynum - flute
Guy Cochrane - mandolin
Alan Cooper - fiddle
Helen Gibbons - recorder, penny whistle, vocals
Steve Ludington - guitar
Warren Nokleberg - concertina, banjo, mandolin
Stephanie Ross - guitar, vocals
Larry Schemel - bass guitar
Steve Silva - guitar
John Tinsley - fiddle
Ray Wilson - recorder, bodhran, other percussion
Florence Wong - fiddle
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Photography by Mike Diggles
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• Natural Hazards: Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, landslides, floods, hurricanes
• Our Bay Area Home: The dynamic physical environment of the San Francisco Bay Region
• Special exhibits about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
• Environment: Climate change, biological-resource monitoring, surface and ground water pollution
• Resources: Oil and gas, minerals
• Landscape: Geologic mapping, coastal and marine science
• Technology: New initiatives to provide geospatial data and science information for the Nation, real-time digital data on the Internet
And much more!
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• Gold panning
• Dress like a Marine Scientist
• Music
• Food
• Meet the Authors
• Map sales
• Gift sales
• USGS 50 Years in Menlo Park
• Self-guided campus tour
• Rock and Garden campus tour
• A History of USGS Menlo Park Open Houses
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 Contact USGS Natural Science Network for more information:
(650) 329-4390 wmcesic@usgs.gov
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You are welcome to download and print an event flyer (2.59MB PDF)
