Programs at Scotts Bluff National Monument this weekend will cover old and new, archaeology and original music.

Hudson-Meng Education and Research Center director Dennis Kuhnel offers a talk titled “Hudson-Meng: Interpreting 40 Years of Archaeological Conclusions” on Saturday at 3:00 pm.

Kuhnel has been at Hudson-Meng just under 2 years and spent more than 5 years before that in archaeology, cultural resources management and public interpretation with the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service. His academic area of expertise is Native North America and the American West.

Musician and artist Bill Snocker will demonstrate his skills with the first Sunday at 2:00, offering vocals, guitar and the harmonica. Snocker has played since he was 12 years old, jamming with friends and playing with the Green Valley Homesteaders at various functions all over Nebraska, Eastern Wyoming and Colorado.

He also has two CDs : Hands of Blessing and Better Give Thanks, the latter with the Green Valley Homesteaders and fiddle player Jackson Heggem.

Both programs will be in the visitor center Landmark Room. There is no fee for the programs, but all visitors must have a valid park entrance pass.

The Scotts Bluff National Monument visitor center is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The summit road is open from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.  All Monument trails are open from sunrise until sunset.

Please inquire about the Bi-Park Annual Pass valid at both Fort Laramie National Historic Site and Scotts Bluff National Monument.  Additional information about Scotts Bluff National Monument programs and schedules may be obtained at the visitor center, by calling 308-436-9700.