2:00 shows are back for the summer!
Dream To Fly
Discover the mystery of flight with Leonardo da Vinci, the Montgolfier brothers, the Wright brothers and other inventors. Experience the adventure and find out how this immense and challenging dream, for which mankind has striven since the beginning of history, came true.
Run Time: 35 minutes Recommended for ages 10+
Tuesday - Friday
August 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14
2:00 pm (doors open at 1:30)
$3 per person
4:00 show: Selections from the One Sky Project
The One Sky Project is an international collaboration focused on increasing understanding about cultural astronomy, its historical and modern applications, and how our One Sky connects us all. We'll visit ancient Greece and find patterns in the Forge of Artemis, explore 18th-century India in Jai Singh's Dream, and visit Japan to find the patterns of the Samurai and Stars.
Recommended for ages 8+
Tuesday - Friday
4:00 pm (doors open at 3:30)
$3 per person
Saturday 7:00 show
Galileo: The Power of the Telescope
Two eyes and two pieces of glass revolutionized human understanding 400 years ago. The eyes belonged to Galileo Galilei, and the curved pieces of glass were the lenses of his telescope. Experience Galileo’s early experiments, his advocacy of the idea that the Earth revolves around the sun, and his work with early telescopes. Learn how his keen observations culminated in The Starry Messenger, an early masterpiece in which Galileo described all his dazzling discoveries. Narrated by Dava Sobel, author of the award-winning biography Galileo’s Daughter.
Run Time: 30 minutes Recommended for ages 8+
Saturday, August 1, 8, 15
7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30)
$3 per person