Public Shows

Family shows are offered year ‘round on Saturdays and Sundays, during winter and spring school breaks, and during Summer Wednesdays Hands-on Happenings.

General audience shows are offered Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays.
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Ticket Purchases - Advance purchase of tickets for fee-based events can be made in person at the Museum or by phone with a credit/debit card. Call 269/373-7990 or 800/772-3370. All tickets are $3/person. No refunds will be made on advance tickets. There is no late seating.

In My Backyard
Sat. 11 a.m., Sun. 1:30 p.m.
January 3 - March 29, 2009
With songs and stories, Fred Penner leads children on an exploration of the universe from their own backyards. The program explores changing weather with the seasons, star pictures in the night sky, and the planets of our solar system.
Grades K – 2; 45 minutes.

In My Backyard

Orion Nights
Wed. 3 p.m., Sat. 2 p.m.
January 3 - March 28, 2009
Orion rises on his side beginning an examination of the bright stars of the winter sky. Bright stars are tinted with colors revealing their temperatures, and faint objects hidden in the constellations are evidence of the birth and death of stars. This show mixes stargazing, mythology and science.

Orion Nights

Hubble Vision
Sat. and Sun. 3 p.m.
January 4 - March 29, 2009
Orbiting 300 miles above the Earth, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) observes and photographs distant phenomena, adding to our understanding of the stars, the galaxies and the universe.
Grades 5 and up; 45 min.

Galaxies