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Science Pub: The 1925 Santa Barb... June 9 at Dargan's Irish Pub & Restaurant, 18 E. Ortega Street Macrophotography in the Butterfl... June 10 at the Museum | Sprague Butterfly Pavilion Extended Hours at the Sea Center June 12 at the Sea Center on Stearns Wharf Star Party June 14 at the Museum | Palmer Observatory
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