Calendar

All events included with admission to Discovery Center unless otherwise noted. General admission: $7 adults; $7 children ages 2-17; free to Members and children under 2.

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FAMILY FRIDAYS and Messy Mondays 2010

All events are included with Museum admission unless otherwise stated.

Messy Mondays
Join us every Monday starting June 21 for messy fun in our Art Studio. Local artists will lead activities from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm (on an on-going basis). Messy Mondays are included with Museum admission.

Nature’s Fury

Friday, July 23; 11:00 am - 3:30 pm
Explore the extremes of weather as you capture a tornado, get zapped by miniature lightning, and put a cloud in a jar. Construct a village that can stand up to an earthquake, model a volcanic eruption, and check the latest info on global climate change as we take a look at natural disasters.

Play with Clay with Brad Argyle

Monday, July 26: 11:00 am to 3:00 pm

Festival of Flight

Friday and Saturday, July 30 & 31; 11:00 am - 3:30 pm
Sunday August 1; 1:00-4:00 pm
Send a rocket soaring and test paper airplanes. Try your talents with stunt gliders, trim a twirly copter for maximum spin, design a kite, and more! Don’t miss the new Air and Flight gallery as part of the fun of this high-flying weekend!

Little Monster Puppets with Kim Zierke

Monday, August 2; 11:00 am to 3:00 pm

Chem Lab

Friday, August 6; 11:00 am - 3:30 pm
Measure, pour, and mix your way into the scientific method as you experiment with chemical reactions. Find out what puts the pull in silly putty as you become the chemist. Take apart pigments, create a crystal, make instant color changes, and more!

Spectacular Spin Art with Kara Rehfeldt

Monday, August 9; 11:00 am to 3:00 pm

Splish, Splash, Splat

Friday, August 13; 11:00 am - 3:30 pm
Bring some fruit to fuel our giant catapult. Make a squirter, dunk your favorite staff member, experiment with water balloon ballistics, and play with other messy stuff. Dress to get wet.