THE MUSEUM'S ANNUAL DINNER AND TALK    
Reserve a ticket.
Thursday, April 24, 2025  |  5:30 to 8:30 p.m.      
Giustina Ballroom, Ford Alumni Center 

Seating is limited and advance reservations are required. Tickets are on sale now through April 5.

Each ticket includes a three-course dinner, wine, and a pre-dinner cocktail and appetizers. Tickets are $135 for MNCH members and $160 for the public. Tables of eight are available for $875.

Join us for an enlightening evening of food, drink, and compelling connections to the fossil record with paleontologist Meghan Emery-Wetherell. 

Fossil Forensics: What is a species, and why does it matter? 

Identifying a new species from a fossil is surprisingly difficult. Join paleontologist and UO alumnus Dr. Meaghan Emery-Wetherell as she explores how we can confuse 'weirdness' for new species in long-dead animals, and how museum collections provide clues to untangle the fossil record.

For more information, call 541-346-1671 or email rhyde@uoregon.edu.

 

TICKETS 

Each ticket includes a three-course dinner, wine, and a pre-dinner cocktail and appetizers. Tickets are $135 for MNCH members and $160 for the public. Tables of eight are available for $875. Reserve your ticket by April 5.

Payment for tickets can be made in-person at the museum, by paying over the phone during office hours 541-346-1671, or mailed to Museum of Natural and Cultural History, 1224 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403. Tickets are only confirmed when they are paid.

 

MENU

 

Hors d'Oeuvres

To be announced

First Course

Salad

Entree (choice of one)

Roast French Cut Chicken Breast (contains dairy) with spinach cream sauce, roast garlic mashed potato, and honey-glazed Brussel sprouts

Cheese Manicotti (vegetarian, contains gluten, nuts, and dairy) with spinach cream sauce, sundried tomato pesto, and honey-glazed Brussel sprouts

Mushroom Cacciatore (vegan and gluten-free) on spinach poleta

Dessert

Pavlova

Coffee

For questions about food allergies and related accommodations, call 541-346-1671 or email rhyde@uoregon.edu.