BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND:20240712T000000Z UID: 68104d42eb494 DTSTAMP:20250428T225338Z LOCATION:Viking Plaza DESCRIPTION:All-ages are invited to tour PlantBot Genetics' ArtLab and explore beetles on July 11 at Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's Viking Plaza\, 820 38th St.\, Rock Island. The event will be set up by 7 p.m.\, and the insect lights will be turned on around 8 p.m.PlantBot Genetics was co-founded by artists Wendy DesChene and Jeff Schmuki\, who are traveling nationally in the off-grid ArtLab trailer to celebrate local biodiversity with a focus on beetles\, which represent a fifth of all living multicellular organisms. The Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø event is co-hosted by Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø biology professor Dr. Tierney Brosius.Attendees can see live beetles collected from the surrounding area in the ArtLab and join organizers in setting up lights along Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's Slough Path to discover more beetles and night-flying insects on campus. Attendees will learn why beetles are essential in the world and enjoy a solar-powered environment featuring singing and dancing robotic plants. URL;VALUE=URI:/about-us/events/2024/plantbot-genetics-artlab-tour SUMMARY:PlantBot Genetics ArtLab tour DTSTART:20240712T000000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR