Bushkill Creek Bug Symposium

An illustration of a bug and words that include Bushkill Bug Symposium

DUE TO WEATHER, THE BUG & BURGER BBQ WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 7, FROM 5-8 PM

Join the Karl Stirner Arts Trail as we welcome the newest installation on the trail: Brandon Ballengée’s Love Motel for Insects: Anax Junius Variation.

  • The Bug & Burger BBQ at the sculpture site, 13th Street arts trail entrance, is rescheduled from Sept. 6. Bug collection and discussions will be led by Ballengée.
  • Saturday, Sept. 7: Symposium in Landis Cinema, Buck Hall
    • 9:30: Coffee and breakfast bites
    • 10-11:30 a.m.: 10-15-minute presentations by our guests on their specialty in relation to Bushkill Creek
    • 11:30: Roundtable discussion with all presenters
    • Noon: Lunch on the plaza, bug display, fly casting and tying demonstrations, plus other related displays and demos
    • 1-2:30 p.m.: Demonstrations and projects at the KSAT “blue bridge,” including seining, river rock investigation and creature collection, and fly fishing demonstration
    • 2:30: Streamside chat, an open forum to share stories and observations of Bushkill Creek
  • Monday Sept. 9: Brandon Ballengeé residency at Lafayette College, 4:15 p.m. lecture on campus
  • Tuesday, Sept. 10: Additional morning classes, lunch, and early afternoon class

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