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The 2013 Events

All presentations, exhibits, displays, and tours are free and open to the public. No registration required.

The following artistic performance requires a paid admission:

The Katrina Letters

Performance Saturday, January 19, 2013, 9:00 pm. In the cleanup of Hurricane Katrina, a New Orleans family discovered 500 letters exchanged by their parents at the time of their courtship during World War II. Ensemble piece for actors, singers with music ranging from Schubert to Tango to Broadway. Open seating. Tickets are $15 and are available online and at the door.

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Saturday, January 14, 2012
12:00PM
Date12:00 PM

A Star is Born!

Stephan's Quintet. Credit: NASA

A presentation and a virtual journey back through space and time. Star formation in the latest stunning images from the Hubble Space Telescope with Massimo Robberto, Full Scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, the operation center for the Hubble Space Telescope and the future James Webb Space Telescope.  He has led a number of programs with the Hubble, including the Treasury Program on the Orion Nebula Cluster. This is the largest Hubble program ever dedicated to the formation of stars and has produced some of the most beautiful images ever made by the Hubble telescope.  

Jet in Carina. Credit: NASA

Butterfly Nebula. Credit: NASA