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Event Series: 2nd Saturday at CSU Spur

2nd Saturday at CSU Spur (Be My Neighbor)

Name: 2nd Saturday at CSU Spur (Be My Neighbor)
Start: 2026-02-14T10:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-02-14T14:00:00-07:00
Location: CSU Spur

February 14 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

On 2nd Saturday, visit CSU Spur for free, family-friendly fun presented by Canvas Credit Union. The theme this 2nd Saturday is Be My Neighbor, in partnership with Rocky Mountain PBS. Join us to explore activations across all three CSU Spur buildings, including engaging with local community partners, story time, assembling baby bags for WeCycle, tasty snacks, and a very special guest, Daniel Tiger!

February 2nd Saturday activities include:

Timed events:

10:30-11 a.m.: Dance party with Daniel Tiger (Vida 2nd floor)
11-11:30 a.m.: English and Spanish story time with Wiz Kid and PBS (Hydro 3rd floor)
11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.: Dance party with Daniel Tiger (Vida 2nd floor)
12-12:30 p.m.: English and Spanish story time with Wiz Kid and PBS (Hydro 3rd floor)
12-1:30 p.m.: Meet the mural artist, Detour (Hydro/Terra bridge)
12:30-1 p.m.: Dance party with Daniel Tiger (Vida 2nd floor)
1-1:30 p.m.: English and Spanish story time with Wiz Kid and PBS (Hydro 3rd floor)
1-2 p.m.: Spur Music Lab: Voice lab rehearsal room (Hydro 2nd floor)
1:15-1:45 p.m.: Temple Grandin Equine Center equine-assisted services demonstration (Vida 2nd floor)

Ongoing programs (10 a.m.-2 p.m.):

Flower crafts and sign up for a library card with the Denver Public Library (Hydro lobby)
Learn about local trees with the Colorado State Forest Service (Hydro lobby)
Decorate meal bags with Project Angel Heart (Hydro lobby)
South Platte River virtual reality, ages 9+ (Hydro 1st floor)
Paul Lukes art exhibition (Hydro 1st floor)
Spur Music Lab: Black American music songwriting and improvisation sessions (Hydro 1st floor)
Spur Music Lab: Mini Musico’s Explorer’s Room for ages 0-6 (Hydro 2nd floor)
Spur Music Lab: Solo practice lab for ages 7+ (Hydro 2nd floor)
Spur Music Lab: Open studio lab / pop-up recording studios for ages 12+ (Hydro 2nd floor)
Spur Music Lab: Amateur open mic with guest artist Kayla Marque (Hydro 2nd floor)
Interactive stream table (Hydro 2nd floor)
Trout tank (Hydro 2nd floor)
Priscila De Carvalho art exhibition (Hydro 2nd floor)
Charlie Bloede art exhibition (Hydro 2nd floor)
Practice the skills of a scientist in the kids’ mock lab (Hydro 3rd floor)
Assemble baby bags for WeCycle with PBS (Terra 1st floor)
Mexican chicken tinga with totopos (tortilla chips) demonstration + samples with Sabor Comunitario (Terra 1st floor)
Blue Silo art exhibition (Terra 1st-5th floors)
Valentine’s cards and crafts (Terra 3rd floor)
Pretend to be a chef in the kids’ mock kitchen (Terra 3rd floor)
Insect games with Denver Extension (Terra 4th floor)
Green roof and greenhouse tours (Terra 4th floor)
Sci on the Fly trailer (outside Vida)
Bird Brain trivia with Bird Conservancy of the Rockies (Vida 1st floor)
Help build Glow City with the Nancy Richardson Design Center Makerspace (Vida 1st floor)
Pretend to be a veterinarian in the kids’ mock vet clinic (Vida 1st floor)
Humane Colorado surgeries (Vida 1st and 2nd floors)
Human + Animal Connection art exhibition (Vida 2nd floor)
Cyanotypes art exhibition (Vida 2nd floor)

Plus, enjoy food, coffee, and drinks available for purchase from Little Finch.

*All activities subject to change or cancellation.

Details

Date: February 14
Time:
10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Series:

2nd Saturday at CSU Spur

Organizer

CSU Spur
Phone 303-534-6290
Email csusystemspur@colostate.edu
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Venue

CSU Spur
4777 National Western Drive
Denver, CO 80216 United States + Google Map
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KATHLEEN GALVIN

University Distinguished Professor, College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State University

Dr. Kathleen Galvin is a University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Geography and former Director of the Africa Center at Colorado State University. She is also an Advising Faculty member for the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, where she founded the Human-Environment Interactions specialization for graduate students interested in a robust academic background in social-ecological systems.

She has conducted interdisciplinary social-ecological systems research in the drylands of East Africa and East Asia. Galvin has worked with local communities on land-use change, biodiversity conservation, food security, and climate change impacts and adaptation. She uses social-ecological systems frameworks, simulation modeling, and geospatial tools to understand human-environment issues and interactions. Her current research examines local perceptions of climate change and environmental issues, and explores actions to achieve viable solutions in Kenya. Another project focuses on understanding the trade-offs of community-based conservation for people and the environment throughout Africa. She has just completed a NASA grant to understand household decisions, ecosystem change, and atmospheric water recycling in Kenya through modeling for water futures.

She has taken on transdisciplinary science, linking science with society to ensure that her work’s impact goes well beyond the academy. As a lead author of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES, 2019), she was instrumental in linking the science of biodiversity and ecosystem services with diverse governance and knowledge systems worldwide.

She is a Fellow in the Society of Applied Anthropology, a past Fellow in the Aldo Leopold Leadership Program, and a contributor to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. In 2012, she received the National Sustainability Science award from the Ecological Society of America for her team’s efforts to use their scholarship to collaborate with pastoral communities and policymakers in eastern Africa. In 2017, the College of Liberal Arts awarded her the John N. Stern Distinguished Professor Award, recognizing a career of outstanding research, teaching, and service achievement.

2nd Saturday at CSU Spur (Be My Neighbor)

Details

Organizer

Venue

Hours

Location

CHRIS SHAFFNER

JAMES HENDERSON

EMMA TROLLER

PETER CULP

KATHLEEN GALVIN

CHRISTINA SOHN

BORIS NIKOLAEV

ELIZABETH BABCOCK

ALEX BUDAK

KAREN SCHLATTER

LINDSAY ROGERS

JARED ROMERO

JULIE DAVIES O’SHEA

GIGI KARMOUS-EDWARDS

MARA WALLER

TOM VILSACK

KATE WATKINS

TONY FRANK

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