BugFest crawls into action in downtown Raleigh

From technicianonline.com:

Although many people may avoid or kill bugs during any other time of the year, more than 30,000 people swarmed the Museum of Natural Sciences, Jones Street and Edenton Street, drawn by meal worms, crickets and praying mantises this past weekend. BugFest, the museum’s largest annual event of the year, attracted its biggest crowd yet and made use of its new 80,000 square foot wing, the Nature Research Center.

According to Meg Lowman, director of the Nature Research Center of the Museum of Natural Sciences and a research professor at N.C. State, BugFest has grown every year and has continued to add new exhibits and activities to its family-friendly schedule. This year, the museum expanded its “dining options” with help from Raleigh chefs including Michael Lee, the Executive Chef of Sono, and Oscar Diaz, the Executive Chef of Jibarra. The two chefs competed in an Iron Chef-like cooking competition that kicked off the event.

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