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    The Café Botanique lecture series at the Denver Botanic Gardens features monthly talks on botanical science, research, and art. The informal presentations are given by scientists, artists, and others and aim to enrich the public's knowledge of the Gardens and its exhibits. They also seek to engage the community in botanical topics, bring together researchers and the public, and involve both scientists and non-scientists in the Gardens' education programs. The lectures are held in the evening once or twice a month and include a 30-40 minute presentation followed by discussion. Admission is free and no registration is required.

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    The Café Botanique lecture series at the Denver Botanic Gardens features monthly talks on botanical science, research, and art. The informal presentations are given by scientists, artists, and others and aim to enrich the public's knowledge of the Gardens and its exhibits. They also seek to engage the community in botanical topics, bring together researchers and the public, and involve both scientists and non-scientists in the Gardens' education programs. The lectures are held in the evening once or twice a month and include a 30-40 minute presentation followed by discussion. Admission is free and no registration is required.

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    Science lecture series ‘Café Botanique’ at Denver Botanic Gardens

    The lectures create an atmosphere where botanical science, research and art provide
    communication topics for academia, artists and general public at Denver Botanic
    Gardens’ Botanical Art and Illustration
    The lectures and debates are committed to

    • enrich the knowledge of the general public about Denver Botanic Gardens’
    exhibits and Botanical Art and Illustration Program
    • debate the current exhibits and the topics of BI-courses among scientific experts
    and artists
    • engage the public in botanical science
    • bring together the BI-community with a cross-section of the general public
    • involve scientists and non-scientists alike in Denver Botanic Gardens’ Education
    and Interpretation programs

    How does it work?


    Café Botanique generally meets every first and third Thursday evening of the month at
    Denver Botanic Gardens, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
    An invited speaker will give a 30-40 min informal presentation followed by questions,
    answers and general discussion.
    There is no admission fee and pre-registration is not required. Refreshments will be
    provided.
    Participation to one lecture gives 1 elective credit hour for students in the BI-program.
    Lectures will be announced to the public at least one week ahead of time introducing the
    speaker and the talk with a short abstract.
    The complete list of lectures, locations and times dates will be posted at the gardens
    website, the blog and announced publicly as soon all the speakers have confirmed.
    For more information or to be added to our email list for bi-weekly notifications of Café
    Botanique events, email us at: mervihj@botanicgardens.org

    Date - Speaker - Topic

    Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.


    Place: Morrison Center, Denver Botanic Gardens (SE corner of York St & 11th Ave)

    • January 17: Kim Todd, Science writer, Author: On the footsteps of Maria Sibylla Merian in
    Surinam
    • February 7: Mark A. Klingler, Garnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, PA: From Field to Studio
    • February 21: Thomas Lemieux, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UC Boulder: The Power of
    Desire: A Short History of Asian Spices
    • March 20: Sandra Henderson, Ph.D., NCAR, Boulder: Citicen Science for all Seasons (Project
    BudBurst)
    • April 3: Scott Havlick, J.D. , Holland and Hart, LLP, Boulder: Copy, Right?
    • April 17: Susan Spackman Panjabi, Colorado Natural Heritage Program, CSU: Rare in
    Colorado.
    • May 8: Carolyn L. Crawford: The Legacy of Ida Pemberton.
    • May 22: Sarah Jack Hinners, Ph.D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology: The “Burbs and the
    Bees”:Pollinators in Denver’s suburban landscape
    • June 5: Mark P. Simmons, Ph.D., CSU: Celastraceae and Friends from Madagascar
    • August 13: Betsy Neely, Senior Conservation Planner, The Nature Concervancy, Boulder: TBA
    (Colorado Rare Plant Initiative)
    • September 4: Susan Saarinen, SLA, Saarinen design and flowers
    • September 18: John McKay, Ph.D., CSU: How Local is Local? (about local adaptation,
    conservation and restauration)
    • October 2: Larry V. Benson, Ph.D., USGS: Corn and the Fall of Anasazis
    • October 16: Judith Reynolds, Durango, CO: TBA (about Nordenskjöld and Mesa Verde)
    • November 6: Alexander Viazmensky, St Petersburg, Russia: Mushroom Magic (mushroom
    hunting in Russia)
    • November 20: Roy Roath, Ph.D., CSU: TBA (Colorado Grasslands and Range management)

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