May 3, 2012 – 6 PM, Penn Dixie exhibit at Science Night at Ellicott Elementary School.

May 5 & 6, 2012 – Penn Dixie open on weekends, Sat. 9 AM-4 PM &  Sun. 11 AM-4 PM

May 6, 2012, 9 AM, Penn Dixie Spring Bird Walk led by Michael Morgante, Buffalo Ornithological Society. No preregistrations required. Free.

May 12, 2012 – 10 AM, Boy Scout Geology Merit Badge Day at the Penn Dixie Site. Registration must be made through the Greater Niagara Frontier Council.

May 12, 2012, 7:30 PM – Astronomy Night at Penn Dixie to view Venus high in the west, Mars high in the south,Saturn high in the east, Cancer’s star cluster M44, Hercules Famous star cluster M13, and the bright star Vega with it’s flashing colors, will rise in the east.

Spinatrypa spinosa from Penn dixie site

May 18, 2012 – 7 PM, “Dinosaurs CSI,” by PaleoJoe, of Michigan, in the auditorium of the Gateway Executive Office, at 3556 Lake Shore Rd. Blasdell, NY 14219. $5/  person, Penn Dixie members FREE. Public invited. Scouts and children welcome. No pre-registrations required. Call (716) 627-4560 for information.

May 19, 2012 – 9 AM, Dig with the Experts and Special Event Day Regular program for fossil collecting and viewing of sunspots, plus a Special Program to “Dig with the Experts” – check web site or call (716) 627-4560 for details, cost, and registration information.

May 19, 2012 – 10 AM, Webelos Geology Badge Day at Penn Dixie Site. Registration for this event must be made through the Boy Scout Greater Niagara Frontier Council.

May 28, 2012 – Memorial Day – Penn Dixie Closed.