The following Saturday (August 25th) is the free public star party hosted by the
Kern Astronomical Society at Russo's Books in the Marketplace. By then the Moon will be a couple of days past first quarter so
more than half of the Moon will appear to be lit by the Sun (i.e., more than half of the Moon's daylit side will be facing us). The free star party begins shortly after sunset and goes until about 10 PM. The Moon, Mars, Saturn, and other objects such as star clusters and double stars will be on the list of things to check out through the KAS telescopes. See the
KAS website for a map to the location.