Talks

Open House at Monrovia Canyon Park,
with a couple of budding scientists

ENTOMOLOGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PRESENTATIONS & EVENTS

Please contact me for current updates.

Steven R Kutcher MA, is a world-famous entomologist and environmentalist (Please see his Biography). He has given hundreds of environmental talks in different venues, including schools (from kindergarten through graduate school) and civic groups. His work as a teacher and in the entertainment field has worldwide recognition. Below is a list of possible speaking topics. Please contact him for details as well as other possible topics.

Over the years, I have appeared and spoken at such venues as the Santa Fe Film Festival, the San Diego Bird Festival, various Audubon and Sierra Club workshops, Los Angeles Environmental Education Fairs, Topanga Docents meetings, the annual Insect Fair at the L.A. County Arboretum (here in Arcadia), various universities and libraries as well as museums and nature centers nationwide, and the annual Bug Fair — which I helped found — at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. Please contact me if you’d like to arrange an appearance with your group.

Appearances

Be sure to check my calendar on BugArtBySteven.com
FEATURED
YOUTUBE VIDEO  E-Zip Bug Collector http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGmdUsJiFa0
FEATURED
‘Bug
Man Of Hollywood’ Shares Tips How To Train Bugs For The Big Screen  
with Sandra
Mitchell   Kcal
(CBS) 2012  Channel 2
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/video/7991854-bug-man-of-hollywood-shares-tips-how-to-train-bugs-for-the-big-screen/
FEATURED
Yahoo Animal Nation  Shine  “The Bug Wrangler”
with Bridget Marquardthttp://shine.yahoo.com/animal-nation/bug-wrangler-220500025.html
(NOT AVAILABLE)
 2017
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July 8
 Hawthorn Library insect talk. 
May
20-21
 Insect
Fair, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. L.A. Co. Natural History Museum, Exposition Park, Los
Angeles. 
April 30 ?   Docent Training, Natural Art
 Malibu Creek Sate Park
March 11 Environmental Fair
 L.A Co. Arboretum, Arcadia. 
May
21-22 		 Insect
Fair, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. L.A. Co. Natural History Museum, Exposition Park, Los
Angeles. 
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May
17-18 		 Insect
Fair, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. L.A. Co. Natural History Museum, Exposition Park, Los
Angeles. 
May Garden Club 
FEATURED 
NPR  WEEKEND EDITION INTERVIEW WITH STEVEN KUTCHER  MARCH 2014
2013
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Nov 3-Dec 1 bug art on
display		 Austin Tex.  see
bugartbysteven.com
Oct 30 Cambria  7 pm Verterans Hall showing of
Arachnophobia and short talk. SLO Film Festival
Oct 24 La Crecenta Library 3
pm		  La Crecenta
Library,  La Crecenta, Tthe world of insects
Oct 19 Peabody Essex
Museum		 Salem Mass. exhibit Beyond
Human Demonstration of my Bug art and talk
Sept 24 Monrovia GardenClub 7:pm Insects in the
Garden   Monrovia
July 25   Rosemead
Library   3 pm		 Rosemead,
CA   World
of Insects
July 21   Tinker
Fair  10am-4 pm		 Santa Barbara Museum of
Natural History, Santa Barbara  Bug Art
July 11   Alondra
Library 4 pm		 Norwalk, CA  World of
Insects
July 9   Topanga
Library  3 pm		 Topanga, CA  World of
Insects
May 31-June 2 Nature Knowledge Workshop, Sierra
Club San Diego Chapter
May
18-19		 Insect
Fair (Bug Fair), 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. L.A. Co. Natural History Museum, Exposition Park, Los
Angeles. 
May 3 Garden Grove Elementary
School  Simi Valley Ventura, Co.
Mar
9
9am-4 pm		 L.A. Environmental Ed
Fair.  L A. Co Arboretum, Arcadia  9am-4pm
2012
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Contact
me .  for updates
Dec 18 El Camino Library, Pico
Rivera
Oct
30		 Quartz
Hill Library , Quartz Hill, CA 3 pm
Oct
27		 Eaton
Canyon Night  Open House  Pasadena  6 pm
Oct
20		 Santa Paula Bug Fair at the
Oil Museum, Santa Paula 10am-4pm
Oct
17		 Monrovia
County Park, Monrovia  7 pm
Sept 15 Pollution Festival  and
Family Day Rialto    Park near City Hall
Sept 9 Star Eco Station, Bug Fair,
Culver City 
Aug TV and Radio
appearances   Chicago WCIU , NY, Tampa
June 25
3 pm		 La
Canada Library,   4545 Oakwood Ave La Canada  91011
June Sierra Club Nature Knowledge
workshop first or second weekend in June (more later)
May
19-20 		 Insect
Fair, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. L.A. Co. Natural History Museum, Exposition Park, Los
Angeles. 
May
5   TBA		 AOasis
Garden Club, New Port Beach  (more later)
April
4    Noon		 San Clamente Garden Club,
San Clemente at noon,
St Andrews by the sea Methodist church,
2001 Calle Frontera, San Clemente, 
92673
Mar 10
9am-4 pm		 L.A. Environmental Ed
Fair.  L A. Co Arboretum, Arcadia  9am-4pm
Feb 17 Roots and Shoots Sherman
Oaks
Jan
28  (Sat) **WLAC morning		 Open
Hike to Sturdevent Falls Santa Anita Cyn Arcadia.  All former West
students can meet at my house for a 4 mi round trip walk to the
falls.  For more instructions and times email me.  If we are
weathered out  the hike will take place the following Sat.
Jan
19
Placerita Canyon Nature Center Docent training 9am-noon
2011            
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me .  for updates
Oct.
25		  Kiwanis
Club lunch talk  Sierra Madre
Oct.
15
Pico Rivera Library, Pico Rivera
Sept  27 Quartz Hill Library, Quartz
Hill 2:30 pm
Sept 20 Sierra Club,
Encinitas,  at Senior Center 
Sept
17		 Rialto
Family Day , 10am-3pm, City Hall Rialto
July 9-10 San Diego Botanic Gardens,
Insect Festival, Encinitas
June 28 Galster
Park Nature Center, West Covina 7 pm
May
15-16		 Insect
Fair, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. L.A. Co. Natural History Museum, Exposition Park, Los
Angeles. 
May
7		 Oasis
Garden Club, Corona Del Mar
Jan
12		 Flower
color and art.  Ca Native Plant
Soc.
7:30 pm-9:30pm    Sepulveda Community Gardens.
Encino    
2009
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Agoura
Hills Library   
July
22		 Camp
Pendleton Libraries
June
12-14		 Sierra
Club (San Diego) Ecology Workshop.  Laguna Mountains.  Contact
me for information.
June
2      6 pm		 Kidspace
Pasadena Childrens poetry night.
June
2      2 pm		 So.
Cal. Entomological Assoc.  L.A. Co. Arboretum. Arcadia.
May
16 – 17		 Insect
Fair, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. L.A. Co. Natural History Museum, Exposition Park, Los
Angeles.
May 2 Wild Birds Unlimited,
Mission Viejo 8:45 AM
April 23  5:00 pm Bug Art  (my film) will
be shown at the Riverside International Film Festival in Riverside,
CA  www.riversidefilmfest.org
I will do Q and A
April 17 L.A. Co. Science Fair,
Convention Center, L.A.
April 4 Science Fair Balboa Park San
Diego
March 14 Environmental
Fair, Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and  Los Angeles
County Arboretum, Arcadia, CA.
2008
November 1 Ojai
Nature Center  open house
October 18-19 Cal
Poly, Pomona Insect Fair ( I do not plan to exhibit)
October 28 Topanga State Park 10 am
Docent training
October 4 Eco Station,  Culver
City   11am- 3 pm
Aug 23 Monrovia Canyon Park
Biodiversity Fair
Aug 20 San Fernando
Public Library,  3 p.m..
Aug 9 Summer
reading. Contact me.
Aug 1 Charter Oaks Public Library,
Covina  11 a.m.
July 22 Moorpark Public
Library  2:30-3:30 p.m.
July 10 Paso Robles
Public Library  2 pm 
July
1		 Camp
Pendleton Libraries, all three, and 7 p.m. evening  at the Mainside
library.
June
25		 Montclair Library,
3 p.m.
June
21		 La Verne
Library, 2 p.m.
June
14-15		 Sierra
Club (San Diego) Ecology Workshop.  Laguna Mountains.  Contact
me for information.
June
7 – 8		 Sierra
Club (Los Angeles) Ecology Workshop.  San Bernardino Mountains
(near Big Bear).  Contact me for information. Contact
me  
May
30-31		 Santa Monica
Mountains Bio Blitz; Paramount Ranch
May
17 – 18		 Insect
Fair, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Natural History Museum, Exposition Park, Los
Angeles.
May 16 Campbell Hall,  Roots
and Shoots
May
1		 Eaton
Canyon Nature Center.  urban park nature talk
April
26		 Ojai Docent
Training. Wheeler Gorge Visitor Center
April
12		 Saturday,
Earth Day 2007. FREE EVENT hosted by Central Basin MWD and Los Angeles
County Sanitation Districts, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 1955 Workman Mill Road,
Whittier, 
March 26 Ojai Docent training
March 8-9 Environmental
Fair, Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 12 noon to 4 p.m. Los Angeles
County Arboretum, Arcadia, CA.
Feb. 9   7-11
pm		 Nucleus Gallery, Alhambra
2007
December
9 – 12		 ESA
Conference in San Diego – Bug Art will be on display.
November
18		 Pigments
and paint in Joshua Tree
October
20 – 21		 Cal
Poly, Pomona Insect Fair
October
13		 Ojai
Docent Training at Ranger Station
June
11 – 12		 Sierra
Club Ecology Workshop, Angeles Chapter, Big Bear. Contact
me for information.
June
4 – 5		 Sierra
Club Ecology Workshop, San Diego Chapter. Contact
me for information.
May
19 – 20		 Insect
Fair, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Natural History Museum, Exposition Park, Los
Angeles.
April
21		 ENVIRONMENTAL
EXPO 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. CSUSB, San Bernardino, CA. For more information,
contact the office: 909-537-5681.
April
14		 Saturday,
Earth Day 2007. FREE EVENT hosted by Central Basin MWD and Los Angeles
County Sanitation Districts, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 1955 Workman Mill Road,
Whittier, CA. Contact Valerie, 310-436-2652.
March
17 – 18		 Oscar
Clark celebrates the completion and arrival of Oscar Clarke’s FLORA OF
THE SANTA ANA RIVER AND ITS ENVIRONS with References to World Botany.
OPEN HOUSE 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. A time to visit, meet new friends, and see
old friends. If you like, pick up a copy of the book and get it signed
by the authors: Oscar Clarke, Daniel Svehla, Greg Ballmer, Arlee
Montalvo. Their publisher, Malcolm Margolin, will also be there.
Refreshments will be served. And Marcia will have a video installation
to share with you in her studio. Riverside, CA (Contact
me for more information).
March
10 and 11		 Environmental
Fair, Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 12 noon to 4 p.m. Los Angeles
County Arboretum, Arcadia, CA.
Jan.
30		 Rowland
Heights Library, Rowland Heights, CA, about 4 to 6 p.m. (Check library for exact time.)
Jan.
10		 Valencia
Library, Valencia, CA, about 3 p.m. (Check library for exact time.)
2006
Oct.
21		 Eaton Canyon Nature Center,
Pasadena
Oct.
14		 Topanga Docents
Sept.
30		 Ojai Docent Training, Ojai
Sept.
16		 Family Day,  Rialto,
CA
Aug.
26		 Monrovia Canyon Park Open
house, Monrovia
Aug.
18		 Viva Gallery Sherman Oaks 7
PM. I will talk about my Bug Art
Aug.
13		 Summer Reading Contact me.
July
29		 Bug Class for Kids
Descanso
Gardens
July
19		 Wilderness
Park, Arcadia
July
7		 Covina Library
March
11 – July 6		 Contact for details  San
Diego Gas and Electric + others
March
10		 Opening
Reception for “Bugology” art exhibit (See below), Armory Art
Museum, main gallery and balcony gallery, 6-10 p.m. FREE (as part of
Pasadena “Art Night”)
February
25 – May 21		 Artist
in Residence — with room of “Bug
Art,” film about my artwork, bugs, etc. — for “Bugology”
exhibit (aesthetic investigations into the world of insects), curated by
Tricia Waitts, at the Armory Art Museum, 145 N. Raymond Ave., Old
Pasadena. (See also notice of Opening Reception, above)
2005
October
27		 Canyon
Country Public Library. 3:30 PM.
October
6		 Talk on Bugs in
the Movies and Insect Art at the San Diego Museum of Natural History.
October
1		 A
Date with Nature, Campo Amantes, Rancho Mission Viejo, San Juan
Capistrano, 2:30 – 6:00 PM.
September
25		 Talk
on Insects in the Movies etc., Fernwood Nature Center, Niles, MI.
September
24		 Talk
on Insects in the Movies etc., Potowatami Zoo, South Bend, IN.
July
24		 Wild
Birds Unlimited, Woodland Hills
July
23		 Montebello
Library
July
20		 Wilderness
Park, Arcadia
July
19		 Brea
Community Center
June
27		 Lancaster
Public Library
June
26		 Sunday.
Class hike up Mount Wilson Trail. Contact me for information.
June
11-12		 Sierra
Club (Los Angeles) Ecology Workshop, San Bernardino Mtns. (near Big
Bear). Contact me for information.
June
4-5		 Sierra
Club (San Diego) Ecology Workshop, Laguna Mtns. Contact me for
information.
May
21-22		 Insect
Fair, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Exposition Blvd.
May
14		 Talk
on Bugs in the Movies and Insect Art, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural
History, 1:30 PM.
March
12		 Environmental
Fair, Los Angeles County Arboretum, Arcadia, CA.
February
29-30		 Turtle
Bay Exploration Park, Redding, CA. Insects in the Movies, How to Handle
Insects, and Insect Art. My Insect Art was on display during the first
two weeks of February.
2004
December
16		 Kidspace
Children’s Museum opens in Pasadena, CA. I am working on the insect
exhibits. Contact me.
October
28		 Tree
People, Night Hikes.  Coldwater Canyon.  7 PM.
October
16		 Topanga
Docents.  Topanga State Park.  9 AM.
June
12 – 13		 Sierra
Club (San Diego) Ecology Workshop.  Laguna Mountains.  Contact
me for information.
June
5 – 6		 Sierra
Club (Los Angeles) Ecology Workshop.  San Bernardino Mountains
(near Big Bear).  Contact me for information.
May
22 – 23		 Bug
Fair at the Natural History Museum, Exposition Park, Los Angeles.
April
1		 Texas
Tech.  Lubbock, TX.
March
27		 CCPNS
(California Council Parent Participation in Nursery Schools), Session
#3.  How to Prevent Transferring Fear of Insects to Children.
Glendale Hilton Hotel, Glendale, CA.
March
21		 Wild
Birds Unlimited (Bird Store), Woodland Hills, CA.  1 PM.
March
13		 Environmental
Education Fair.  Los Angeles County Arboretum, Arcadia.

List of presentations

Below is a list of talks and presentation I enjoy.

  1. Entomology talks in primary and secondary schools (See below)

  2. Insects in the movies   (examples history and how do I  “train” them)

  3. Cultural entomology (Insects in art, movies, music, etc.)

  4. Insects in the garden and butterfly gardening.

  5. Introduction to spiders and other arachnids.

  6. The disappearance of open space in the urban environment  (How city and urban open space affects children and adults)

  7. Flower color,  the biological significance of flower color

  8. Insect life cycles and development. 

  9. Bug Art.  (Creating art using insects. ) See:   BugArtBySteven.com

  10. Outdoor field and ecology lectures and hikes.

  11. Natural art using found objects

  12. Awareness outdoors (outdoor hazards?) Problem life you might encounter

  13. An overview of the animal Kingdom, Steven loves animals, (involvement with the animal kingdom)

  14. History of bee keeping.

  15. Insect fear and dislike.

  16. Insects for teachers (In-service for teachers on insects), Insects and the environment

© 2003 Clark Thompson (slightly cropped and modified)

Primary and secondary school talks

1.  ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TALK, (more info: search, google “Bugs Are my Business” web site)

TOPICS COVERED:  WHAT IS AN ARTHROPOD?  WHAT IS AN INSECT?  ANATOMY, CLASSIFICATION, and  DIVERSITY OF ARTHROPODS, HOW AND WHERE TO FIND AND KEEP INSECTS,  HOW TO COLLECT ARTHROPODS,  HOW TO MAKE AN INSECT ZOO.  HOW TO HANDLE A TARANTULA,  LIFE CYCLES AND METAMORPHOSIS IN ARTHROPODS,  THE IMPORTANCE OF INSECTS (food production, medical , as food,   products, in art, the ecology, etc.).  INSECT HABITATS/  INSECT BEHAVIOR,  THE FEAR OF ARTHROPODS,  INSECTS IN THE MOVIES

CULTURAL ENTOMOLOGY (iNSECTS IN ART, POEMS, MOVIES ETC.) 

  SOME OF THE PROCEEDING SUBJECTS, AS WELL AS OTHER TOPICS, ARE COVERED.

EXHIBITS:  I present projected media and or videos, insect displays, collecting equipment and a live insect zoo.    I have tarantula the students may shake hands with, if they wish.