The only things rising from the dead this Friday the 13th are fossils! Join esteemed paleontologist Robert Gastaldo for a presentation about his work, stories about dig sites, fossil research, and the methods used to reconstruct prehistory.

This event is free and open to all in the Portland Public Library’s Rines Auditorium.

Grab a sketchbook and set out on foot into polar bear country! Join illustrator Claire Loon Baldwin as she shares a first-hand illustrated account of the intrepid scientists in Northeastern Greenland National Park. In this world without roads, polar bears and musk oxen roam wild under the midnight sun. These scientists have journeyed to the ends of the earth to study 2,000 climate data variables, and gain critical insight into the climate's future.

This event is free and open to all in the Portland Public Library’s Rines Auditorium.

Dinosaur illustration can be fanciful, scientific and everything in between!  Illustration institute is excited to present this panel discussion of professional illustrators whose work has involved dinosaurs, moderated by Scott Nash, author of Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp. 

Panelists include Sean Closson, Kevin Hawkes, and Giselle Potter. Attendees will hear the panelists talk about their inspirations, process, references used to draw dinosaurs, their commitment to (or departure from) scientific accuracy, and get to ask the panelists questions at the end.

This event is free and open to all in the Portland Public Library’s Rines Auditorium.