Head to the Los Alamos Nature Center on Tuesday, Nov. 12 for PEEC’s monthly Family Star Party and Family Night. The evening will kick off at 5:30 p.m. Both programs are free thanks to PEEC’s sponsors New Mexico Bank & Trust and Kiwanis Club. Photo Courtesy PEEC

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Head to the Los Alamos Nature Center on Tuesday, Nov. 12 for an evening of family fun! The night will kick off with a Family Star Party in the planetarium at 5:30 p.m. and continue with Family Night from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Both of these programs take place on the second Tuesday of every month and are free thanks to PEEC’s sponsors! New Mexico Bank & Trust sponsors Family Star Parties and Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos sponsors Family Nights.

Participants will explore the transit of Mercury at the Family Star Party and share stories about the moon. If time and weather allows, they may head outside for some full moon gazing. PEEC Educator Elizabeth Watts leads Family Star Parties. At Family Night, attendees will learn how to fold geometric shapes from paper and then put those shapes around tiny LED lights so they can be hung up! Mesa Public Library’s Melissa Mackey hosts Family Nights. Parents are required to stay with their children at both programs.

The Los Alamos Nature Center is open until 8 p.m. on Tuesday evenings, so families can stay after these programs to play and explore the exhibits.

For more information about this and other PEEC programs, visit www.peecnature.org, email programs@peecnature.org or call (505) 662-0460.

PEEC was founded in 2000 to serve the community of Los Alamos. It offers people of all ages a way to enrich their lives by strengthening their connections to our canyons, mesas, mountains, and skies. PEEC operates the Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road, holds regular programs and events, and hosts a number of interest groups from birding to hiking to butterfly watching. PEEC activities are open to everyone; however, members receive exclusive benefits such as discounts on programs and merchandise. Annual memberships start at $35. To learn more, visit www.peecnature.org.