UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History store to host open house

EUGENE, Ore. -- (Nov. 13, 2007) -- Three local authors will sign copies of their books during the annual holiday open house on Wednesday, Nov. 28, at Past and Presents, the store at the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History.

The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 1680 E. 15th Ave. Live music and free cider will be provided. Admission is free. For more information call 541-346-3024.

Poet Mir Starlin will autograph copies of her book, "Wait a Minute," from noon to 1 p.m. Later in the day, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., award-winning author Judith Berg, will sign copies of "The Otter Spirit, while Sarah Robertson, Register Guard garden columnist, signs copies of "A Year in the Garden."

The schedule for the day can be found at http://tinyurl.com/375tcy.

Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. Admission is $3 for adults; $2 for seniors and youths ages 17 and under and $8 for families (two adults and up to four youths). Museum members, university faculty and staff and students are admitted free. Admission is free for the public on Wednesdays.

About the University of Oregon
The University of Oregon is a world-class teaching and research institution and Oregon's flagship public university. The UO is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), an organization made up of 62 of the leading public and private research institutions in the United States and Canada. Membership in the AAU is by invitation only. The University of Oregon is one of only two AAU members in the Pacific Northwest.

Media Relations Contact: Pauline Austin, 541-346-3129, paustin@uoregon.edu

Museum Contact: Judi Pruitt, 541-346-1671, judip@uoregon.edu

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