The Carl Sagan Institute is hosting a slate of events Friday and Saturday to celebrate what would have been astronomer and planetary scientist Carl Sagan’s 90th birthday, and the Cornell Plant Pathology Herbarium – a “mushroom museum” – is opening its doors for its annual open house on Saturday. Below, find a selection of other upcoming events that are open to the public. 

Climate change and migration

Journalist, author and filmmaker Abrahm Lustgarten will give a lecture on his new book, “On the Move: The Overheating Earth and the Uprooting of America,” which examines how climate change might drive population shifts in America.

• Friday, Nov. 8, 7:30-9 p.m., Call Auditorium, Kennedy Hall

Tour: How to look at art

Dan Schwarz, professor of literatures in English in the College of Arts and Sciences, will give a guided tour of the Johnson Museum’s permanent collections, with an emphasis on how to interpret and appreciate art.

• Saturday, Nov. 9, 11 a.m. to noon, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art 

Managing the holidays

The holidays can be joyful but also overwhelming. Letisha Bereola, life and career coach, will offer practical strategies to make the holidays enjoyable in a virtual conversation, Peaceful and Present: Managing the Holiday Season.

• Tuesday, Nov. 12, noon, virtual 

Find more events at events.cornell.edu.