# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Little Known Arctic: Rare Plants and Rarer Fossils - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: Engaging, thought provoking lectures by experts, professors and storytellers in Ottawa barsAbout this Event?Lecture: "The Little Known Arctic: Rare Plants and Rarer Fossils"?Speaker: Paul Sokoloff (Botanist) and Danielle Fraser (Palaeontologist ) at Canadian Museum of NatureThe Arctic is an iconic region of Canada’s North. Homeland to Inuit since time immemorial, it is a region filled with vibrancy and culture, and is well known for snow, ice, and large mammals like polar bears and narwhals. But if you look closer, the Arctic is a dynamic region rich in biodiversity, past and present.Get on your knees to discover a staggering array of beautiful, rare and wonderful plants. Look closer at the rocks beneath them and uncover worlds long past, teeming with surprising creatures.Join two scientists from the Canadian Museum of Nature, botanist Paul Sokoloff and palaeontologist Danielle Fraser as they take us into the Arctic they know through years of research and fieldwork. Journey with Paul through a world of tiny, beautiful plants and lichens that cover the Arctic landscape and support life from the smallest insects to the largest muskox. Then travel back in time with Danielle to an Arctic so different you might not recognize it, and discover the ancient camels, bears and even rhinos that once called it home.Along the way, we’ll get a glimpse into what doing science in the Arctic actually looks like from Twin Otter landings and helicopters to working with northern communities and how this research is collected and shared. From the plants growing above the ground to the fossils hidden beneath it, come discover an Arctic rich in biodiversity at every level, and what its past and present can teach us in an age of rapid climate change.?Get a drink, connect and learn at Tipsy ScholarsAgenda6:00pm - Doors open: Grab a seat, order drinks and food and settle in.6:55pm - Host Introduction7:00pm - Lecture starts7:45pm - Q&A with Audience8:00pm onwards- Socialize, make friends, grab more drinks - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/the-little-known-arctic-rare-plants-and-rarer-fossils/100001998560462142 - **Event Categories**: fitness, science-fair - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 17.74, max: 31.59, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Ottawa - **state**: ON - **country**: Canada - **location**: Lowertown Brewery, ByWard Market - **lat**: 45.4288189 - **long**: -75.69219249999999 - **full address**: Lowertown Brewery, ByWard Market, 73 York Street, Ottawa, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The Little Known Arctic: Rare Plants and Rarer Fossils - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/0a658706e51907130a0fa68f07ccbf2abcf8c1adb9533fba6d98258469117302-rimg-w1200-h600-dce8e8d8-gmir.jpg?v=1789151482 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The Little Known Arctic: Rare Plants and Rarer Fossils being held? - **A:** The Little Known Arctic: Rare Plants and Rarer Fossils takes place on Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Lowertown Brewery, ByWard Market, 73 York Street, Ottawa, Canada. - **Q**: Who is organizing The Little Known Arctic: Rare Plants and Rarer Fossils? - **A:** The Little Known Arctic: Rare Plants and Rarer Fossils is organized by TipsyScholars. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "The Little Known Arctic: Rare Plants and Rarer Fossils", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/0a658706e51907130a0fa68f07ccbf2abcf8c1adb9533fba6d98258469117302-rimg-w1200-h600-dce8e8d8-gmir.jpg?v=1789151482", "startDate": "2026-09-16", "endDate": "2026-09-16", "url": "https://allevents.in/ottawa/the-little-known-arctic-rare-plants-and-rarer-fossils/100001998560462142", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Lowertown Brewery, ByWard Market", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "73 York Street", "postalCode": "K1N 5T2", "addressLocality": "Ottawa", "addressRegion": "ON", "addressCountry": "CA" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "45.4288189", "longitude": "-75.69219249999999" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Engaging, thought provoking lectures by experts, professors and storytellers in Ottawa bars", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-25", "availabilityEnds": "2026-09-16", "validFrom": "2026-09-25", "lowPrice": "17.74", "highPrice": "31.59", "price": "17.74", "url": "https://allevents.in/ottawa/the-little-known-arctic-rare-plants-and-rarer-fossils/100001998560462142" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/SoldOut", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-25", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-09-25", "url": "https://allevents.in/ottawa/the-little-known-arctic-rare-plants-and-rarer-fossils/100001998560462142", "price": "17.74", "name": "Early Bird" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/SoldOut", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-25", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-09-25", "url": "https://allevents.in/ottawa/the-little-known-arctic-rare-plants-and-rarer-fossils/100001998560462142", "price": "25.57", "name": "General Admission" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-25", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-09-25", "url": "https://allevents.in/ottawa/the-little-known-arctic-rare-plants-and-rarer-fossils/100001998560462142", "price": "31.59", "name": "Last Chance" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "TipsyScholars", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/tipsyscholars/27361189", "description": "Curated lectures over drinks" } ] } ] ```