First Fridays - April 2, 2010 | Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
Once a month, the Museum stays open late, and the adults come out to play.
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Friday, April 2, 2010
Tour and Discussion (5:30 pm - 7:30 pm)
Tour (5:30 pm): Living On The Edge: Coping With Earthquakes In California Interactive Presentations with Lindsey T. Groves, Collections Manager of Malacology and Alyssa Morgan, Collections Manager of Mineral Sciences
Representatives from the Southern California Earthquake Center will be at the event promoting The Great California ShakeOut, the annual statewide earthquake drill, which will occur Thursday, October 21, 2010.
Discussion (6:30 pm): “Living in the Plate Boundary: Our Torn, Twisted (and Shaky) Landscapes” with Dr. Tanya Atwater
With photos, maps, and computer animations, Atwater will describe the peculiar patterns of Southern California’s mountains, valleys, and coastlines. Then she’ll show how these were formed—one earthquake at a time—by the grinding between the huge North American and Pacific plates.
Atwater's research in tectonics has taken her to the bottoms of the oceans and to mountains on many continents. She is especially well known for her works on the plate tectonic evolution of western North America and the San Andreas Fault system.
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Performances (8:00 pm - 10:00 pm)
In the diorama halls are Breakestra and Fitz & the Tantrums
In 1996 DJ “Musicman” Miles Tackett formed Breakestra, a funk orchestra featuring Mixmaster Wolf and an everchanging lineup of local talent. The Los Angeles-based ensemble fuses elements of hip hop, funk and soul to create a unique, infectious sound. Back in LA after playing SXSW, Fitz and the Tantrums’ soulful '60s inspired style will make you want to jump up and dance.
DJs (5:30 pm - 10:00 pm)
Resident DJ, Them Jeans (a.k.a. Jason Stewart) and headliner, Cosmic Kids
With musical tastes spanning from hardcore punk to dancefloor-friendly hip-hop, post-rock to ambient electronic, Them Jeans never fails to deliver a set with the perfect mood for the gathering.
Tour (5:30 pm): Living On The Edge: Coping With Earthquakes In California Interactive Presentations with Lindsey T. Groves, Collections Manager of Malacology and Alyssa Morgan, Collections Manager of Mineral Sciences
Representatives from the Southern California Earthquake Center will be at the event promoting The Great California ShakeOut, the annual statewide earthquake drill, which will occur Thursday, October 21, 2010.
Discussion (6:30 pm): “Living in the Plate Boundary: Our Torn, Twisted (and Shaky) Landscapes” with Dr. Tanya Atwater
With photos, maps, and computer animations, Atwater will describe the peculiar patterns of Southern California’s mountains, valleys, and coastlines. Then she’ll show how these were formed—one earthquake at a time—by the grinding between the huge North American and Pacific plates.
Atwater's research in tectonics has taken her to the bottoms of the oceans and to mountains on many continents. She is especially well known for her works on the plate tectonic evolution of western North America and the San Andreas Fault system.
[In the diorama halls are Breakestra and Fitz & the Tantrums
In 1996 DJ “Musicman” Miles Tackett formed Breakestra, a funk orchestra featuring Mixmaster Wolf and an everchanging lineup of local talent. The Los Angeles-based ensemble fuses elements of hip hop, funk and soul to create a unique, infectious sound. Back in LA after playing SXSW, Fitz and the Tantrums’ soulful '60s inspired style will make you want to jump up and dance.
Resident DJ, Them Jeans (a.k.a. Jason Stewart) and headliner, Cosmic Kids
With musical tastes spanning from hardcore punk to dancefloor-friendly hip-hop, post-rock to ambient electronic, Them Jeans never fails to deliver a set with the perfect mood for the gathering.