MAY 2014 FRIENDS OF THE PLANETARIUM PROGRAMMING: May 16-18, 2014
The Friends of the Planetarium organizes and hosts public programs for one weekend each month. We've chosen themes for each month, and all the activities or presentations for a given weekend will be related in some way to the chosen theme. The Friends of the Planetarium uses donations from the community to purchase digital full-dome programming to complement the library being developed by Arlington Public Schools. For a complete schedule, please visit http://friendsoftheplanetarium.org.
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The theme for May is Mathematically Speaking!
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Friday, May 16, 2014
Schoolhouse Rock® Multiplication Rock, PLUS Powers of Ten
It’s a math double feature! Remember looking forward to Schoolhouse Rock® on Saturday mornings and then singing its songs all week long? Share the fun with your children as they watch the math and multiplication episodes. This first season of Schoolhouse Rock® debuted in 1973 and taught counting and multiplying numbers from two through twelve. The catchy tunes and animated graphics taught generations of children math basics in a memorable way. Powers of Ten will be shown as a brief preview to the main show taking us on an adventure in magnitudes. Starting at a picnic by the lakeside in Chicago, this famous 1968 film transports us to the outer edges of the universe. Every ten seconds we view the starting point from ten times farther out until our own galaxy is visible only as a speck of light among many others. In 1998, Powers of Ten was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." (http://www.powersof10.com)
Suitable for family audiences. Schoolhouse Rock® is targeted to children in grades K-5.
Total Running time: approximately 45 minutes
Doors Open: 7:15 p.m. Show Begins: 7:30 p.m.
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Saturday May 17, 2014
“Movie Night at the Planetarium” featuring LITTLE MAN TATE, a 1991 motion picture about a 6-year-old who happens to be a genius, and also happens to be a little boy. Math problems solve themselves in his mind, and he plays piano at a concert level, and when he reads the paper, he gets depressed by the news. But he also needs his mom, feels tongue-tied when a lot of adults are looking at him, and gets homesick when he stays away from home overnight. (www.rogerebert.com) Jodie Foster’s directorial debut, she also stars in the film with Dianne Wiest, Adam Hann-Byrd, Harry Connick Jr., and other familiar faces.
Rated PG for strong language (Details courtesy of IMDB.com)
Running time: 99 minutes
Doors Open: 7:15 p.m. Film Begins: 7:30 p.m.
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Sunday, May 18, 2014
Star Talk - Learn about Parallax (10-15 minutes)
Introduction by Dr. Alice Monet, President of the Friends of the Planetarium: In this short lecture you will learn how astronomers use simple geometry to measure the distance to the stars, and how you can use the same method to measure the distance to objects right here on Earth.
Schoolhouse Rock® Multiplication Rock, PLUS Powers of Ten
It’s a math double feature! Remember looking forward to Schoolhouse Rock® on Saturday mornings and then singing its songs all week long? Share the fun with your children as they watch the math and multiplication episodes. This first season of Schoolhouse Rock® debuted in 1973 and taught counting and multiplying numbers from two through twelve. The catchy tunes and animated graphics taught generations of children math basics in a memorable way. Powers of Ten will be shown as a brief preview to the main show taking us on an adventure in magnitudes. Starting at a picnic by the lakeside in Chicago, this famous 1968 film transports us to the outer edges of the universe. Every ten seconds we view the starting point from ten times farther out until our own galaxy is visible only as a speck of light among many others. In 1998, Powers of Ten was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." (http://www.powersof10.com)
Suitable for family audiences. Schoolhouse Rock® is targeted to children in grades K-5.
Total Running time: approximately 1 hour
Two Show Times:
Doors Open: 1:15 p.m. Show Begins: 1:30 p.m.
Doors Open: 2:45 p.m. Show Begins: 3 p.m.
The David M. Brown Planetarium is located at 1426 N Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22207.
Admission for all programs is $3 for Children (up to age 12), $5 for Friends, Members, and Seniors (60+), and $7 for teens and adults.
Ticketing will be managed online at www.friendsoftheplanetarium.org and powered by eventbrite.com. Online ticketing will end 30 minutes prior to each show, and any unreserved seats will be made available on a first come, first served basis 15 minutes prior to the doors opening. Further details and ticket reservations/sales are available at www.friendsoftheplanetarium.org.
Schoolhouse Rock® and its characters and other elements are trademarks and service marks of American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
ABOUT FRIENDS OF THE PLANETARIUM
Founded in 2010 to save the Planetarium from being closed, Friends of Arlington's David M. Brown Planetarium is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that continues to raise funds to make the Planetarium even better, and to support Arlington Public Schools in providing enhanced science education in Arlington County. The Friends of Arlington’s David M. Brown Planetarium has an all-volunteer Board of Directors and Advisory Council. For more information about Friends of Arlington's David M. Brown Planetarium, please visit www.friendsoftheplanetarium.org.
