Courtesy of NASA & Texas State University This is a FREE asynchronous, distance learning opportunities focused on NASA missions and STEM education for educators and students! Opportunities include webinars and digital badges. Come learn how to teach STEM concepts through NASA missions! Ongoing events from August through October, 2021. Please use the link below view […]
Full-dome planetarium movie focused on NASA's Apollo program. Seating is first come first serve. $3 at the door. Image Courtesy of Michael and Kimthanh Lê Planetarium
We are going back to the Moon for the first time in 21’st century, with the first woman and first person of color, with the Artemis Missions. Join the NASA STEM Engagement & Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar as we explore moon like never before – for […]
Local author and space pundit David Dickinson will give a public talk about the moon, future space exploration, and what it takes to be an amateur astronomer. Seating is first come first serve. $3 at the door. Image Courtesy of Michael and Kimthanh Lê Planetarium
On Friday Oct 8th from 6pm-7:30pm we will be doing a live reading in French of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's fabled Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince). The English version with subtitles will be projected on a giant screen behind the 20 readers who will be reading the passages. The event will commemorate the 75th anniversary of […]
Join the NASA STEM Engagement & Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar as we highlight NASA’s Artemis program that is preparing to put the First Woman, the First person of color and the Next Man on the Moon. Come learn about regolith, rocks, meteorites and craters on the […]
VMFA on the Road will feature the exhibition A View from Home: Landscapes of Virginia. The paintings, photographs, woodblock prints, and engravings from the museum’s permanent collection represent various styles and periods. Featured artists include Adele Clark, Hullihen Williams Moore, George H. Benjamin Johnson, Miwako Nishizawa, and others. A View from Home takes the place […]
Matt Sesow produces an uncommon and somewhat obsessive number of paintings from Washington, DC. After the propeller of an incoming aircraft severed his left arm at age eight, Matt survived amputation and discovered painting as an emotional response to a traumatic past. Today his works are collected worldwide. The exhibition features paintings spanning Matt's entire […]
Market on Monarch will feature a variety of local vendors, artisans, musicians and food! Each day of the Museum of the Moon Festival from 4-8pm. Brought to you by Equinox Coffee. Image Courtesy of the Community Market on Monarch
Lunar inspired live glass blowing demonstrations hosted by the Chrysler Museum of Art’s Mobile Glass Studio. Catch a demonstration each night from 6pm-9pm Image Courtesy of CMGS
Come observe the sky with local astronomers! BBAA members will set up telescopes to show the sun until it sets at 18:26. View the moon all night. Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn will each be visible for at least part of the event. We will have multiple telescopes available for the public to view through. Find […]
These hands-on STEM activities are great for the whole family! Learn about the planets and see if you have what it takes for a future in space. Activities will include a virtual reality experience and so much more! Come learn with us inside the Barry Art Museum all 3 days of the festival from 5pm-8pm […]
Logan Vath is an award-winning singer/songwriter in Norfolk, Virginia. A Midwest native, he has established himself as a biographical lyricist who finds balance in intricate phrasing and a simple, genuine connection to his audience. His songs have found themselves on Spotify’s “Roots on the Rise” and “Fresh Folk” playlists, as well as Apple Music’s “Breaking […]
Sea Level Rise Mapping/Catch the King Tide Information table with Wetlands Watch. They will be sharing their developments of their smartphone app which allows residents of Hampton Roads to map flooding. The app uses the year's highest tide, the so-called "King Tide'' to organize mappers throughout coastal Virginia. Wetlands Watch is actively looking for volunteers […]
Informational table display introducing the ICAR to the public. This will include hydrones and tablets for participatory mapping. Selfie Booth with coastal props! Image Courtesy of ICAR
For three decades, United Souls Band has mesmerized audiences with their explosive style and mesmerizing riddims! Some in the industry say their electrifying stage performance is one of the best in the game today. USB has become more than a band – it's a musical fraternity, not bound by structure for structure's sake. Whether you've […]
The field of bio-inspired robotics develops robots having functions like reliable locomotion in unstructured terrains by studying and mimicking how animals and insects achieve similar adaptive capabilities in nature. This project is focused on design of bio-inspired robotic crawlers that borrow inspiration from quadrupedal animals like frogs, lizards, elephants, and cats. Some potential applications for […]
Yoga class led by Sky’s The Limit under the moon! Click to register. Image Courtesy of Sky's The Limit
Serious Black is ODU Associate Professor of World Languages & Cultures, Liz Black and Associate Professor of English, Drew Lopenzina performing originals and covers on acoustic guitar with sweet vocal harmonies. Image Courtesy of Community Market on Monarch
The Virginia Opera will perform renditions of classical songs inspired by the moon. Catch them under the moon! Image Courtesy of Virginia Opera
Engineering is everywhere! Engineering will also drive NASA’s mission to the Moon. Join the NASA STEM Engagement & Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for a free 60-minute webinar to learn as we explore engineering design activities for students based on NASA’s real-world engineering design considerations involved in lunar exploration with the Artemis […]
We are on the cusp of our next giant leap. Artemis I is ready to go. Our Orion spacecraft is launching on the only exploration class vehicle capable of sending humans on this journey. The human analog, Campos, will journey to the Moon and far beyond as he gathers information that will set the stage […]
WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT OUR MOON Free Monthly Lecture Series -virtual- Hans-Peter Plag & Peter Eudenbach What would Earth be like if there was no moon? What would be different in Earth's physics, chemistry and biology without our Moon? Most importantly, would our lives be different on Earth without the Moon? What is it […]
