

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Bug in a Bag with Dr. Turpin
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: What’s inside the bag?

Bugs, of course!

Join us for Bug in a Bag, a lively, hands-on program where you’ll explore the incredible world of insects and even have the chance to gently interact with them.

Perfect for the curious (and the brave)

There will be two sessions of this program:

12:00 pm for kids and families

2:00 pm for teens and adults

Dr. Thomas Turpin, retired from Purdue University, is an entomologist who loves helping people discover the amazing world of insects. Creator of Purdue’s annual Bug Bowl, Dr. Turpin is known for making insects accessible and interesting to all audiences.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/west-lafayette/bug-in-a-bag-with-dr-turpin/200029844477755
- **Event Categories**: kids, workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 10

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029844477755?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=west+lafayette-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: West Lafayette
- **state**: IN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 208 W Columbia St, West Lafayette, IN, United States, Indiana 47906
- **lat**: 40.4251
- **long**: -86.90744
- **full address**: 208 W Columbia St, West Lafayette, IN, United States, Indiana 47906

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: West Lafayette Public Library (https://allevents.in/org/west-lafayette-public-library/21198988)

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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/476c717080620fe0ce43ccb666a7a7035bc96aa374ae108537255ea1b61d7df9-rimg-w300-h300-dcf5f4f2-gmir?v=1774142155

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 208 W Columbia St, West Lafayette, IN, United States, Indiana 47906
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** West Lafayette Public Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** kids, workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Bug in a Bag with Dr. Turpin ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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