Bugs and more bugs ...
The San Bernardino County Museum in Redlands is hosting a free, hands-on journey into the world of bugs on Saturday. "Insectival" is geared towards families, with bug games, face painting, story telling and creep-crawly crafts.

At 1 p.m. hear how forensic entomologists use bugs to help solve crimes. Then at 3 p.m., Dr. Sean Bush of Loma Linda University Medical Center talks about why spiders and scorpions bug us. On Sunday at 2 p.m., the museum hosts a 2 p.m. talk on how beetles turn into quartz and how beautiful colors form in petrified wood. It's all part of the chemistry of fossilization.

In downtown Riverside, Sam Huang has three new works on global warming on display at the Riverside Community Arts Association. On Sunday, the association wiil host a free reception open to the public from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. as part of a celebration marking the 50th anniversary of the sister city relationship between Riverside and Sendai, Japan. Works by students will also be on display.

Sunday night, the Discovery Channel kicks off its "Planet Earth" series. The 11-episode series promises to show us planet Earth like we've never seen it before. There are three, hour-long episodes. Check your local listings for times. The first, "Pole to Pole," examines how the seasons produce the greatest spectacles on Earth, including African herds migrating hundreds of miles in search of water. The second episode is about "Mountains" and the rare animals like snow leopards that inhabit them. The third is about the "Deep Ocean." Sounds promising! If anyone catches the shows, let us know what you think.

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