[STEM-Announce] Invitation: 2020 Hokie BugFest @ Mon Oct 12, 2020 12pm - 2pm (UTC) (stem-announce at lists.rbtc.tech)

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Title: 2020 Hokie BugFest
The Virginia Tech Department of Entomology presents the 10th Annual Hokie  
BugFest as a virtual event starting on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 through  
Saturday, October 17, 2020.

Hokie BugFest celebrates the fun and exciting science of entomology, and  
the Virginia Tech tradition of learning and discovery, through outreach and  
engagement. This unique, virtual event will feature 10 days of activities  
that culminate with a full day of online programming. The longer format is  
a key feature of the new virtual event, designed to increase engagement  
over an extended period. Festival goers can tune in each day to discover  
one of the 10 most extreme insects on Earth, go on a backyard scavenger  
hunt, download a daily at-home activity, or get a sneak peek at one of the  
festival’s main exhibits

The full festival begins on October 17th with over 30 virtual exhibits  
featuring insect videos, virtual tours, countless at-home activities, and  
other STEAM-inspired (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math)  
adventures for all ages.

Virtual Hokie BugFest will include a spectacular photo gallery, including  
3D arthropod imaging. You can meet the infamous members of the Hokie BugZoo  
on a virtual tour, watch honeybees in action on the Virginia Tech Hive Cam,  
or tune in for how-to videos like Gardening for Pollinators.

In addition to on-demand content, October 17 will have a schedule of  
featured events including:
• “How to Bake Grasshopper Pie” with Virginia Tech Executive Chef Scott  
Watson;
• Hokie BugFest’s new Cockroach Derby with pre-race voting;
• Insect stories read in English, Spanish, and American sign language;
• Performances from Tony Gustin the Bug Whisperer, local meteorologist  
Brent Watts from WDBJ7 and bug magician Brandon Owens.

Through the Hokie BugFest Facebook page, you can post your funniest bug  
joke on the new Arthropod Comedy Wall, enter the Buggy Art Contest or new  
Lego Bug Challenge and win a prize. Be sure to vote for your favorite  
contest entry and cockroach racer during the 10-day lead up period. You can  
also earn your Junior Entomologist Certificate by completing fun online  
activities.

This event highlights an ongoing youth education program hosted by the  
Virginia Tech Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech College of  
Agriculture & Life Sciences, Virginia Cooperative Extension's 4-H program,  
and the department's student-run professional organization, the W. B.  
Alwood Entomological Society. Since its inception in 1966, Alwood Society  
members have engaged over 30,000 children by hosting department tours,  
visiting schools, and supporting special events like the Hokie BugFest.

For more information, visit:  
https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2020/10/CALS-Ent-HokieBugFest-10.html or  
http://www.hokiebugfest.org or https://www.facebook.com/hokiebugfest.

Cost: See Description
When: Mon Oct 12, 2020 12pm – 2pm Coordinated Universal Time
Where: Online Virtual Event
New River Valley, VA 24073
Calendar: stem-announce at lists.rbtc.tech
Who:
     * RBTC STEM Event Announcer

Event details:  
https://www.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=bGNwMGlqOGxmYmhjMjA1cHQxNW80MDBsbjAgc3RlbS1hbm5vdW5jZUBsaXN0cy5yYnRjLnRlY2g&tok=NTIjdG1yODdhbzc0N2IwNG0wajhxdnY0dnYya2tAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbTE5MjIxM2YzZDEzZmRhNDNkOGExYTQ5MWJmMDU5ZGJhNDVmNmY2NTQ&ctz=UTC&hl=en&es=0

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