CINCINNATI -This weekend, Oct. 20 and 21, you can explore fossils, participate in a conversation on bullying, and travel around the globe and under the sea at Cincinnati Museum Center!
National Fossil Day – Oct. 20, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Visit with real geologists here to share their passion and amazing fossil collections during National Fossil Day. The day is filled with hands-on geology missions throughout all three museums, including You are the Geologist challenges in the LITE Lab, scavenger hunts to earn points in Nature’s Trading Post, Smartboard Geology games, cave tours in the Museum of Natural History & Science and other engaging fossil activities for visitors of all ages!
Café Conversation on Bullying – Oct. 20, 6 p.m.
Presented in collaboration with Beech Acres Parenting Center and the Autism Society, Cincinnati Museum Center invites you to join the conversation on bullying in the Duke Energy Children’s Museum Lobby. Representatives from Beech Acres Parenting Center, Cincinnati Human Relations Commission, the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati and other valuable collaborators will facilitate the conversation with important questions like: What do you do when you find out that a child has been bullied? What if a child you know is the bully? What if YOUR child is the bully? How do you equip children to safely take action against a bully? What about cyber bullying? In addition, students from Sunman Dearborn school district in Indiana will be in attendance discussing their inspiring work raising awareness around cyber-bullying.
Do your children love superheroes? Bring the entire family! The Duke Energy Children’s Museum will be open during the event for children and spouses. While you are engaged in the discussion, children will participate in a separate activity creating their own superheroes. After the discussion, children will present their superheroes to everyone.
This event is FREE but reservations are highly recommended if you are bringing the whole family. Please call (513) 287-7001 for reservations.
Latin American Culture Fest – Oct. 20, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. & Oct. 21, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Bienvenidos! The 2012-2013 Passport to the World series kicks off this weekend with Latin American Culture Fest.
Latin American Culture Fest features music, dancing, arts, crafts and food representing multiple countries including Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Columbia, Brazil, Cuba and Panama. New to the festival is a visit from a furry friend that the kids will love – the Latin American Alpaca! In the Rotunda, shop for authentic Latin American goods. Visit the Baracoa art show, where you can see real Baracoa art made by Cuban artists. See the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) altar featuring authentic artifacts imported directly from Mexico, and enjoy all of the performances on the Passport of the World Stage. You can also learn how the fiber is extracted from an Alpaca’s skin and see a demonstration of the carding process that makes Alpaca wool one of the most expensive in the world.
Activities in the museums are free for Members or included with your All Museums Pass, $12.50 for adults and $8.50 for children. Activities in the Rotunda and Historic Dining Rooms are free. Complete the Latin American Culture Fest Passport while you’re here, and you’ll receive a buy-one-get-one-free coupon for an All Museums Pass! The passport for the 2012-2013 World Series is presented by Luxottica.
The Last Reef: Cities Beneath the Sea – Now Showing in our Omnimax Theater
Fly across glistening tropical reefs, brush through a cloud of a million jellyfish and visit a world where the harder you look, the more you may find in our newest OMNIMAX film, The Last Reef: Cities Beneath the Sea.
Take a thrilling underwater journey with unprecedented cinematography – shot on locations in Palau, the Bahamas, Cancun, French Polynesia and New York – bringing the teeming world of coral reefs to life. The film explores our connection with ocean’s complex, parallel worlds, revealing a habitat more diverse and more colorful than ever imagined. The dazzling imagery submerges viewers beneath the sea, and reveals the behavior and relationship of marvelous ocean creatures; from well-loved species like spotted dolphins, reef sharks and stingrays, to lesser-known but equally fascinating reef residents, such as crocodile fish, colorful nudibranchs and delicate flatworms.
Call (513) 287-7001 or visit www.cincymuseum.org/omnimax for show times and tickets. Tickets for Museum Center Members are $5.50 for adults and $4.50 for children. Prices for Non-Members are $7.50 for adults and $5.50 for children. The film has been rated G and has a run time of 39 minutes.
We look forward to seeing you this weekend! Mark your calendars for Oct. 26 and 27, when BatFest and Chemistry Weekend come to Cincinnati Museum Center.
For information, call 1-800-733-2077 or visit www.cincymuseum.org.