The Center for the Study of Art, Architecture, History & Nature (C-SAAHN)         Sponsored the following presentation: Downtown Library 2009 (http://www.buffalolib.org) 2010 - 2011 Downtown Library Noon-Hour Lecture/Discussion Series "Why are Buffalo Niagara's Art, Architecture, History, and/or Nature Important?" Presented by: Jerold C. Bastedo Executive Director, Penn Dixie Paleontological and Outdoor Education Center, Hamburg Natural History Society, Inc. Jan. 25, 2011 C-SAAHN  sponsors the Noon-Hour Lecture/Discussion series on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at the Buffalo & Erie County Downtown Central Library. The theme for the 2010 - 2011 Series on the 4th Tuesday is "Why are Buffalo Niagara's Art, Architecture, History and/or Nature Important?" The January 25, 2011 speaker was Jerold C. Bastedo Executive Director, Penn Dixie Paleontological and Outdoor Education Center, Hamburg Natural History Society, Inc. The Penn Dixie Paleontological and Outdoor Education Center is a 54-acre outdoor educational site, not a museum, available for children 2-102 to have a hands-on experience 'Where Science Comes Alive!" Provides on-site and off-site programs in fossil collecting, geology, astronomy, birding, wetland investigations and studies, summer day camps for children, and other programs in the natural sciences. In 2010, Penn Dixie had visitors from 39 states, Washington, D.C., and 11 countries. Penn Dixie has member support in 23 states and Canada, Japan, and Mexico, in 2010. The audience was made aware of the Penn Dixie Site, widely known beyond our borders and ready to become a major lifelong learning center for interested students of all ages. --- By Dennis Galucki AUDIO