The Colorado State University Spur campus at the National Western Complex comes alive every second Saturday of the month for a day full of FREE interactive, hands-on activities that the whole family can enjoy. The next 2nd Saturday at Spur is Saturday, November 9, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This month’s theme is “Wonders of Wheat,” and visitors will have the chance to interact with scientists from CSU and partner organizations while learning about all things wheat. BONUS: Everything is indoors!
Here’s a sampling of what visitors can expect to see this 2nd Saturday at Spur:
- A Colorado wheat activity table and event passport prize station in the Terra lobby.
- An Ardent Mills cookie baking demonstration as well as the opportunity to learn how to make bread.
- Wheat flour and cookie tasting sensory experiences.
- Pests and wheat diseases activity table.
- Wheat domestication and breeding activity.
- Wheat weaving.
- Activities commemorating the Day of the Dead including:
- A community altar.
- Aztec dance performances.
- Folkloric Ballet “Dance of the Garbanceras Skulls.”
- Sugar skull decorating activity.
- Face painting.
- Making papel picado.
- A stream table showing the power of water and erosion.
- Veterinarians performing live surgery on dogs and cats in the Denver Dumb Friends League Veterinary Hospital.
- Virtual reality demonstrations on the first floor of the Vida Building.
- Music activities in the CSU Spur Music Lab from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Hydro building.
CSU Spur is a free educational year-round public life-long learning destination in Denver focused on engaging Pre-K-12 students, families and visitors around food, water and health.
CSU Spur showcases the work of the CSU System campuses: CSU, CSU Pueblo, and CSU Global, and offers degree programs that originate from the campus offerings.
Spur is built upon the land-grant mission of access to education and the belief that students can be anything they want to be.
The CSU Spur campus provides immersive learning experiences and cutting-edge research across three buildings: Vida, Terra, and Hydro. Learn more at CSUSpur.org.
The CSU Spur campus at 4777 National Western Dr. in Denver’s National Western Center.
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