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Walking through the badlands is like walking through a western novel: canyons cut through the prairie, exposing layers of brown, gold, black and white sediment. Clichés keep popping up: tumbleweeds roll by, cactus pop out from unexpected places, and cattle skulls bleach in the sun. Scorpions hide in coal seams, soaking up the sun’s heat from the black rock that camouflages them. It’s a bit overwhelming at first, but once you accept the fact that you’re in a place unlike anywhere else in Canada, it all becomes simple and beautiful.
July 22
Mark Farmer recently returned from an expedition to the badlands of southern Alberta with Dr. David Evans, Associate Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the ROM, in search of dinosaurs. Join us as Mark and Dr. Evans put up their notes from the field, detailing discoveries, how dinosaurs are found and excavated, life in the field and more.
Cod. Photo by *Saipal. Flickr Creative Commons.
July 13-14, 2011
Extant Jesters return to the ROM August 20 and 21 to perform Water: The Play. Photo by Thomas Gallezot.
By Jovanna Scorsone, Program Coordinator of ROMkids Studio and Camp Director of ROM Summer Club.
July 20
Antonia takes a closer look at the mystery beetle while solving the case of the unwelcome summer camp critters.
Hina P. Ansari’s relationship with Bollywood goes way back to the burgeoning of the industry. Her grandfather was a multi-faceted filmmaker known as one of the leading and first film noir directors of the Mumbai-based industry.