Events Calendar
Peaks of Otter Lodge hosts a variety of events each season, so please check back frequently to stay up to date with our latest happenings!
So, You Want To Be An Astrophotographer?
June 5, 2024
Join Greg Redfern, an adjunct professor/instructor of astronomy since 1984 and a NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador since 2003, for engaging presentations about outer space! This event takes place in the Calvin Rice Room adjacent to the lobby.
This engaging presentation will teach the audience basics on how to photograph the Blue Ridge Parkway and the sky while visiting.
If it is clear after the presentation, guests will see the night sky in all its glory while listening to sky lore and fascinating sky facts.
| Price: | Free |
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| Date: | June 5, 2024 |
| Time: | 9:00 PM |
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The Sky IS Falling - Space Rocks and You
July 10, 2024
Join Greg Redfern, an adjunct professor/instructor of astronomy since 1984 and a NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador since 2003, for engaging presentations about outer space! This event takes place in the Calvin Rice Room adjacent to the lobby.
Guests will learn about meteorites AND Greg will have real meteorites for them to see including from Mars, Chelyabinsk, Russia and the Moon.
If it is clear after the presentation, guests will see the night sky in all its glory while listening to sky lore and fascinating sky facts.
| Price: | Free |
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| Date: | July 10, 2024 |
| Time: | 9:00 PM |
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Delaware North Peaks Otter
Peaks of Otter Lodge RESERVATIONS 866-387-9905 |
The Chesapeake Bay Impact Crater - The Inside Story of Virginia's Largest Impact Crater
August 21, 2024
Join Greg Redfern, an adjunct professor/instructor of astronomy since 1984 and a NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador since 2003, for engaging presentations about outer space! This event takes place in the Calvin Rice Room adjacent to the lobby.
The world's 7th largest known impact crater is under the Chesapeake Bay at Cape Charles, VA; hear the inside story. Extremely rare geological samples from within CBIC will be available for viewing by our guests.
If it is clear after the presentation, guests will see the night sky in all its glory while listening to sky lore and fascinating sky facts.
| Price: | Free |
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| Date: | August 21, 2024 |
| Time: | 9:00 PM |
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Delaware North Peaks Otter
Peaks of Otter Lodge RESERVATIONS 866-387-9905 |
The Future of US Human Spaceflight
September 11, 2024
Join Greg Redfern, an adjunct professor/instructor of astronomy since 1984 and a NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador since 2003, for engaging presentations about outer space! This event takes place in the Calvin Rice Room adjacent to the lobby.
Learn where NASA is headed, literally, with new manned spacecraft and rockets to launch the next generation of American astronauts.
If it is clear after the presentation, guests will see the night sky in all its glory while listening to sky lore and fascinating sky facts.
| Price: | Free |
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| Date: | September 11, 2024 |
| Time: | 8:00 PM |
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Delaware North Peaks Otter
Peaks of Otter Lodge RESERVATIONS 866-387-9905 |
Our Star, The Sun
October 9, 2024
Join Greg Redfern, an adjunct professor/instructor of astronomy since 1984 and a NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador since 2003, for engaging presentations about outer space! This event takes place in the Calvin Rice Room adjacent to the lobby.
How does the Sun, shine? How was it born, live and ultimately die? Our guests will be amazed at the Sun after attending this presentation.
If it is clear after the presentation, guests will see the night sky in all its glory while listening to sky lore and fascinating sky facts.
| Price: | Free |
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| Date: | October 9, 2024 |
| Time: | 8:00 PM |
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Delaware North Peaks Otter
Peaks of Otter Lodge RESERVATIONS 866-387-9905 |