Opening October 20th, 2012
Bug Fair on Saturday, October 20th from 10am to 4pm
Bug Exhibit, October 20 – February 24

Come see what the buzz is all about! The California Oil Museum will be host to hundreds of bugs during a day-long Bug Fair and a bug exhibit in our main gallery with every kind of small creature from bugs in fossils to exotics. The Bug Fair will have featured speakers such as Steve Kutcher, well known as the ‘Bug Man of Hollywood’ (http://bugsaremybusiness.com/bio.htm), Mike Caterino, Curator of Entomology at the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum, and Bennett’s Honey will have a short film and demonstration on bees. Come join the fun with many collectors as they show their creepy crawlies! There will be Bug Fair displays from the Farm Bureau, Limoneira, Associates Insectary, Rincon-Vitova Insectaries, BioQuip, GBU Exotic Pets, and more. The California Oil Museum is located at 1001 E. Main Street. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors, $1 for students 6-17, free to members and children 5 and under. The Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10am to 4pm. For more information the website is www.oilmuseum.net and phone number is 805-933-0076.

One of the collectors displayed in this exhibit is Jerri Larsson from BioQuip. Jerri has been collecting for over 30 years and has more than 100 cases of butterflies, moths, spiders, walking sticks, beetles, just to name a few. As the technical advisor for Bioquip and owner of Insect Adventures, he is the answer-man for many problems and advice most bug collector’s need. A large portion of Jerri’s bugs will be on display as well as those from Mike Caterino, Curator of the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum, Steve Kutcher, Stuart Wilson, Susan Mulqueen, Bardsdale 4-H, Dave Mautz and Jim Brace-Thompson.

Who: Bug Collectors
What: All Kinds of Bugs!
Where: The Amazing California Oil Museum
When: October 20, 2012 to February 24, 2013, BUG FAIR ON OCTOBER 20th
Why: To see what the buzz is all about!