Stories Under the Sky
Along with Abby Gancz, I co-run an event series called Stories Under the Sky. We tell myths and folktales about the stars, Sun, Moon, and sky from cultures all around the world. We also talk about how people have used the sky for navigation, timekeeping, and understanding the cosmos. Following the stories, we give a guided tour of the sky, including pointing out constellations and letting attendees look through a telescope. Past events have taken place at the Penn State Arboretum (funded by the Tygel Endowment), the Lemont Village Green, the Davey Lab Planetarium, and AstroFest. Please contact me if interested in learning more or collaborating.
- Thursday, August 5, 2021 in the Penn State Arboretum
- Thursday, August 12, 2021 in the Penn State Arboretum
- Thursday, August 26, 2021 in the Penn State Arboretum
- Thursday, September 2, 2021 in the Penn State Arboretum
- Friday, June 3, 2022 in the Penn State Arboretum
- Friday, July 8, 2022 in the Penn State Arboretum
- Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at AstroFest
- Thursday, July 14, 2022 at AstroFest
- Friday, July 15, 2022 at AstroFest
- Saturday, July 30, 2022 on the Lemont Village Green
- Saturday, August 27, 2022 on the Lemont Village Green
- Friday, September 2, 2022 in the Penn State Arboretum
- Monday, September 12, 2022 at Easterly Parkway Elementary School *stories in Spanish/cuentos en espaƱol*
- Friday, November 4, 2022 at the Davey Lab Planetarium
Past Stories Under the Sky
- Tygel Endowment
- Penn State Arboretum
- Lemont Village Association
- AstroFest
- State College Area School District
- Astronomy Department
- Central Pennsylvania Observers
- Tim Gleason
- Tim Gould
- Rebecca Horwitt
- Abdul Rahman Latif
- Qian Zhang
- Abiola Ibirogba
- Chiamaka Anyanwu
- Brock James
- Laura Perez
- Bill Warden
- Kelly Kutz
- Eric Feigelson
- Sue Smith
- Ron Smith