Catawba Science Center
Imprints in Science
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www.CatawbaScience.org
June 2016
Now Open


Now - September 4

Sponsored By:

Jerry & Loudella Francis
Pope & Peggy Shuford
Tom & Diane Taylor

Alan & Eleanor Barnhardt
Karen Bennett & Andy Brinkley
George & Carolyn Moretz
David & Pat Jones
David & Martha Underdown
Rob & Townes Wessels
Chip & Lynn Young
Benny & Cherrie Yount
 
 &
 
Other 2016 Italian Dinner Fund-A-Cause Supporters
 
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 Now - August 28

Sponsored By:
                    
Italian Dinner Great Success Thanks to You!
                      
The 30th Annual Italian Dinner & Auction: Bella Notte held on April 9th, 2016 at Lake Hickory Country Club was another wonderful success! A sold-out crowd of over 300 people attended and enjoyed an evening of dinner, dancing and auctions to support Catawba Science Center's mission to change lives and inspire learning through science and wonder. The generous support of the community helped raise over $95,000 enabling CSC to continue offering top-notch science education in our area. A live action was emceed by longtime friends and supporters, Chad East and Frank Young, who both grew up going to the Creative Museum for Children which later become Catawba Science Center. This year's Fund-A-Cause raised $30,000 to help bring back the beloved Flutter-By Butterfly Habitat in conjunction with sponsorship from Alex Lee, Lowe's Foods and MDI. A huge thank you to the CSC Guild for their hard work and dedication to the event as well as our Nova Sponsors, loyal donors and all attendees' for making it one of CSC's best fundraising events ever. Thank you for helping to ensure that our children have a future place to explore, discover and grow!
 
If you are interested in becoming part of the Guild or sponsoring the 2017 Italian Dinner & Auction, please contact Taylor Young at 828-322-8169 ext. 313.   
Become a Paleontologist For a Week With
Lead Naturalist, Bruce Beerbower
                      
Join CSC's Lead Naturalist, Bruce Beerbower & Dr. John Foster, Director of the Moab in Moab Utah for a once in a lifetime experience. 
You could:
-Explore sites of the Great American West including canyons, buttes, and mesas at Dead Horse Point and Arches National Park.

 

 -Prospect for dinosaur bone and other fossils, walk in dinosaur tracks, work at a dinosaur dig site, and view Native American rock art.

 

-Raft on the Colorado River and visit the Dinosaur National Monument.

 
For more information about how you can join the expedition, click here.        
CSC to Host "Eat Drink and Be Local"


CSC is happy to host Eat Drink and Be Local participants on Thursday, June 23rd for a Home brewing review. Get tips from a home brewer, learn a bit about beer styles and enjoy local beer from American Honor.
 
Tickets required ($8 members, $10 nonmembers) and pre-registration is requested. Participants must be 21+. Beer will be available for purchase.
 
Fore more information contact Erin Graves, Director of Programs at 828-322-8169 ext. 305.


Summer Fun 2016
Limited Registration STILL OPEN!

11 weeks of Hands-On Science Camps for Youth Pre-K to Rising 9th Grade

June 13 - August 26, 2016

 

 

For more information call 828.322.8169 or visit www.CatawbaScience.org 

 

To get a copy of the brochure online click here.  

 

 

For information on pricing and registration, click the picture.
Now Showing at Millholland Planetarium
In this adventure, Little Star learns what makes each star special, and discovers that stars combine to form star clusters and galaxies. Little Star even finds his planets and each is introduced with basic information about our Solar System.

The deep sea is one of the most mysterious and little-explored regions of Earth. We know more about the surface of the Moon than we do about the wonders hidden beneath the waves of our planet's seas. The show shares glimpses of rarely seen marine organisms: bioluminescent frogfish, jellyfish, vampire squid, viperfish, pelican eels, and the mysterious fangtooth.

LazerDaze
 
Featuring music from Foreigner, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Genesis,
and ZZ Top, enjoy the sights and sounds of LaserDaze,
CSC's latest laser show.

Click here for planetarium showtimes.
Imagine & Discover A World You Can't See!
                  

      

Nano is an interactive exhibition that engages family audiences in nanoscale science, engineering, and technology. Hands-on exhibits present the basics of nanoscience and engineering, introduce some real world applications.

  • Explore progressively smaller magnetic materials.
  • Build a giant model of a carbon nanotube.
  • Try a series of interactive challenges.
  • Spin disks containing small and large plastic beads, comparing the relative effects of static electricity and gravity on different size beads.

More Information about all permanent exhibits here
 
Birthday Parties
 Celebrated with Science
in May
 
 Happy Birthday from CSC!
Nicole Ciaca
Joseph Crump
Aleron Frye
Isaiah Hooper
Valentina Kobyakova
Ava Obar
Abe Rash
Thaxton Thompson
Toni Valenti
Grayson Van Duren
Evan Vaughn
Brooklyn Watson
Members receive a discount on Birthday Parties.

More information, click here.
in this issue
Italian Dinner Success
Paleontologist Expedition
Summer Fun
Planetarium Shows
Nano
Birthday Parties
contact us
Catawba Science Center
On The SALT Block
243 3rd Avenue NE
Hickory, NC 28603
828.322.8169

info@catawbascience.org
www.catawbascience.org

www.facebook.com/catawbascience
Hours
Monday - Closed (offices open)

Tuesday-Friday 10 am - 5 pm

Saturday 10 am - 4 pm

Sunday 1 pm - 4 pm
Shark Feedings Daily


Weekdays 1:15 pm 

Weekends 3:15 pm

 

(Feeding times subject to change without notice.)

 

 

 
 
THANK YOU
to CSC's
Very Generous

PARTNERS 
in 
SCIENCE
2015-2016
Broome Associates
Century Services
Joyce Corbett
Davidson, Holland, Whitesell & Co., PLLC
John G. Fuller, Attorney at Law
Hickory Kiwanis Club
HK Research Corporation
Kelle & Jonathan Huffman
Medical Center Pharmacy Inc. of Hickory
Pepsi-Bottling Company of Hickory, N.C., Inc.
Sharp Business Systems
Shuford Yarns LLC
Taylor & Viola Structural Engineers
Trailer Sales & Services, Inc.
Wells Fargo Bank
Rob & Townes Wessels

2014-2015

Biology/Human Body
Abingdon Glen Village
Acclarent
Broome Associated Insurance Agency
Century Services
Dr. & Mrs. Sanjay & Angela Patel
Medical Center Pharmacy, Inc.
Unifour Anesthesia Associates, P.A.

Biology/Plants & Animals
BB&T/Cline Southern Insurance
First Citizens Bank
Turf Pro Landscaping
 
Biotechnology
American Emergency Vehicles
Taylor & Viola, Inc.
 
Chemistry
HK Research Corp.
Lenoir-Rhyne University
 
Earth Science
Drillers Service, Inc.
Neill Grading & Construction Company, Inc.
 
Environmental Science
Cloninger Ford of Hickory
Plastic Packaging. Inc.
Sharp Business Systems
 
Numbers
Davidson, Holland, Whitesell & Co.
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Sowers & Webber, Wealth Management Group
 
Physical Science
American Roller Bearing Company
Hickory Brands, Inc.
Hi-Tech Fuses, Inc.
Piedmont Natural Gas
Shuford Yarns
von Drehle Corporation
 
Preschool
Aiken-Black Tire Service, Inc.
Baker Furniture, Inc.
CR Laine Furniture
Carolina Tape & Supply Corporation
David E. Looper & Company
Hickory Kiwanis Club
Joyce Corbett
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Hickory NC, Inc.
Timmerman Manufacturing, Inc.
United Beverages of NC, LLC
Vanguard Furniture
Wells Fargo Bank

Space Science
Corporate Management Services
US Conec Ltd.


 
Now Playing Millholland Planetarium

Little Star That Could & Seasonal Stargazing
(double feature)
Thurs 2:30 pm
Sat 1:30 pm
Sun 2:30 pm
 
 
Into the Deep & Seasonal Stargazing (double feature)
Tues, Wed, & Fri 2:30 pm
 

Seasonal Stargazing &
LaserDaze (double feature)
Fri 3:30 pm
Sat 3:00 pm

Check website for showtimes. 

Daytime planetarium and laser shows are included in CSC's General Admission, on a first-come, first-seated basis.
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