The next regular meeting of the BPS is Monday, November 2, 2009, 7-9 pm at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.

Our speaker will be James Lamb, Paleontologist at the McWane Science Center.  We will show the Discovery Channel presentation of "Megabeasts - The Mosasaur" on the large screen in our meeting room.  James Lamb is the featured paleontologist in this episode, and his talk will be "Megabeasts - The Making of the Mosasaur Episode".   A Paleo Lab tour will follow the presentation.

It's time for a celebration !  September marks the 25th year of existence for BPS, and we will host a Celebration of this event at our Monday, OCTOBER 5 meeting.  We were formed in 1984 by paleontologists who worked at the Red Mountain Museum, and needed extra eyes and field labor to assist with museum acquisitions.  And here we are 25 years later, still going strong!  All current members, former members, general public, basically anyone interested in fossils are encouraged to attend, come celebrate with us!

BPS will be having our Not-So-Annual Rummage Sale on Saturday, October 10.  There are numerous items for sale, from furniture and household items, to good quality clothing of all sizes.  The location is 309 Fieldstown Road, Gardendale, in the Hoss Automotive parking lot.  Take Exit 271 from I-65, go east towards Gardendale about 1 mile, and the Rummage Sale will be on the right.  Sale will

The teacher workshop will be offered again this October 2009, cosponsored by the Geological Survey of Alabama education committee, The University of West Alabama, and Discovering Alabama, with volunteer support from members of the Birmingham Paleontological Society.

The September 2009 meeting will occur on the 2nd Monday of the month due to the Labor Day Holiday.  See you on September 14, 2009.

Our speaker will be Jun Ebersole, Curator at the McWane Science Center.  His topic will be "The Evolution of our Perception of Neandertals".  This talk will examine how the scientific and popular views of Neandertals and cavemen have changed over the past 100 years.

Free parking; Enter the The McWane Science Center parking deck from 2nd Ave. North, proceed to yellow level "C", enter the door marked "Special Events" and bear to the left.

Update: Check your schedule for the air time, the show is now scheduled for 10pm ET, which is 9pm Central time here in Birmingham.  The mosasaur episode is titled "T-rex of the Deep".  The "Terror Bird" episode is now scheduled for 8pm Central time.