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It's 1023XLC's BIG DEAL - a weekly contest that gives our valued Club XLC members exclusive opportunities to win BIG DEAL items!
Each and every Friday we'll announce a new great package that you can use your hard earned points to enter to try to win. Contesting will be open for one full week and you can enter as many times as you want!
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Looking for Spring Break Plans? Head downtown and spend a day in Chicago at The Field Museum!
This week's BIG DEAL item:
An 8-pack of All-Access Passes to The Field Museum.
Enter as many times as you'd like for this BIG DEAL - we'll draw the winner on Friday, March 15th at 4:30PM.
Contest Opens Friday, March 8th at 4:30PM
Contest Closes Friday, March 15th at 4:30PM
With 4.5 billion years under one roof, The Field Museum is your passport to travel the world and back in time! Come face to face with SUE, the largest and most complete T. rex ever found. Descend into an ancient Egyptian tomb featuring 23 mummies or shrink to the size of a bug in Underground Adventure.
The All-Access Pass lets you see it all, plus our Special Exhibitions:
Creatures of Light: Nature's Bioluminescence
March 7, 2013 - Jan 5, 2014
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Have you ever captured a glowing firefly? On a warm summer evening, its light seems rare and magical, yet there are thousands of other living things that blink, glow, flash, and flicker. Creatures of Light delves into the mysterious world of bioluminescence – from the glowworms dangling from the ceiling of New Zealand’s famous Waitomo Caves, to the deep-sea fishes that illuminate the perpetually dark depths of the oceans. Discover the variety of ways in which light is used to attract a mate, lure unsuspecting prey, or defend against a predator, and see how scientists study this amazing ability to glow. Immerse yourself in these magical environments and revel in the beauty of this remarkable natural phenomenon. |
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Scenes from the Stone Age: The Cave Paintings of Lascaux
March 20 - Sept 8, 2013
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Discovered by chance in 1940 by four teenagers, the Lascaux caves in southern France have inspired and awed anthropologists, pre-historians, scientists, and artists ever since. Beautifully subtle paintings and engravings of animals line the deep cave walls – sophisticated artwork created at the hands of our early ancestors nearly 20,000 years ago. In an effort to preserve their fragile existence, the caves have remained closed indefinitely, denying us even a glimpse of their shadowed majesty.
But now, during its North American debut, experience your own thrill of discovery in the new exhibition, Scenes from the Stone Age: The Cave Paintings of Lascaux. Walk through exact cave replicas by flickering light, marveling at full-size copies of the paintings—including some never before seen by the public—and see them through the eyes of ancient artists. Deconstruct the paintings' many layers of complexities, meet a lifelike Stone Age family, and discover why the true meaning and purpose of the caves remain a mystery even today. For a limited time, uncover the birthplace of artistic creativity, only at The Field Museum.
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Creatures of Light: Nature's Bioluminescence is organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, in collaboration with The Field Museum, Chicago and the Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada.
Major Sponsor: Discover
Scenes from the Stone Age: The Cave Paintings of Lascaux exhibition was created by The General Council of Dordogne, with support provided by the Regional Council of Aquitaine, the French Ministry of Culture and Communication, and the European Union.
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