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Tellus Museum’s Hottest Topic: The Sun

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Solar Max is what scientists are calling the peak of an 11-year sunspot cycle that will hit Earth in 2013.  The solar flare-up will bring more coronal mass ejections, geomagnetic storms and auroras than we have experienced in quite some time.

Tellus Astronomer David Dundee will tell you everything you’ll ever want to know about these fascinating happenings on Wednesday, February 27, 2013, during this month’s Lunch and Learn presentation.

No outside food is allowed, but you’re invited to purchase lunch from the Tellus Café and enjoy it during the message.  Presentations are recommended for ages 8 and up (unless otherwise indicated) and begin at 12:15.

A select few individuals will be allowed to witness the world of digital astronomy in an amazing way at Tellus!

Their partnership with the Smithsonian Institution allows Tellus to train a few dozen individuals to operate the MicroObservatory robotic telescopes at Smithsonian observatories in Arizona and Massachusetts.

Is that cool or what?  Sure beats video games.

A mere 60 people will learn how to download and process images captured by the robotic telescopes at your command.

Your homework will be to process and share your best images with Tellus.  The best shots will be used in a future exhibit!

This exciting opportunity promotes increased interest, awareness, and knowledge of astronomy content, understanding of technology and proficiency in real scientific research skills.

This limited event will take place on Friday, March 1, 2013, from 8 PM until 11 PM.

Pre-registration is mandatory.

Please Note: Those chosen to take part in this experimental class must promise never to push the buttons marked “Photon Torpedos” or “Plasma Flammagation Modules.”  Thank you.

Contact Information

Location: I-75 at Exit 293 in Cartersville, Georgia

Address: 100 Tellus Museum Drive, Cartersville, Georgia  30120

Phone: 770-606-5700

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Construction Fun at Tellus

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tellus giant truckForget pyramids, abstract art, that stupid picture of the soup can and dusty historical artifacts that kids cannot touch or throw at one another.  Tellus Science Museum knows what kids want!

Giant trucks and stuff they can climb on!

Take the family — even the Wild Ones — to Tellus for a night of fun on Family Science Night, Friday, February 8th, from 5 PM until 9 PM.

Kids are encouraged to build cool stuff and climb on the humongous mining and construction vehicles brought into the Great Hall just for this event.

While supplies last, all kids under 12 will be given special trading cards with pictures of the trucks and stuff.  These Tellus Trading Cards are only available at select events.

Take memorable pictures of your family with the Tellus Can Do Crew.  Then, stay for Tellus’ most popular planetarium show: “Thrill Rides to the Max.”

Family Science Night is also full of hands-on activities, such as:

  • Personalize your own construction hat.
  • Build a balloon-powered car.
  • Help build a giant ball maze in the Great Hall.

The Solar House will be open until 9 PM.  The observatory will be open until 10 PM with the telescope aimed at Jupiter and the constellation Orion.

Family Science Night activities are free for members and are included in regular admission for non-members.

Planetarium shows are $2 for members and $3.50 for non-members.

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Tellus Lecture: The Most Diverse River System

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The Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville kicks off 2013 with another fascinating lecture.  (Who knew lectures could be fascinating?)

Ecologist Amos Tuck embarked on a 22-day, 200-mile river odyssey last year.  He set out from the headwaters of the Conasauga River in the North Georgia mountains and paddled down the Oostanaula and Coosa Rivers – all the way to Weiss Lake in Alabama.

Along the way, he witnessed inspiring sights: breathtaking sunsets, beautiful fish and fighting snakes.

Makes you wonder how snakes fight, doesn’t it?

Amos Tuck is the program coordinator for the Coosa River Basin Initiative.  During his trek, he documented the ecology and biodiversity of the river system.

On Friday, January 11, 2012 at 7 PM, Amos will share his photographs, videos and stories of North America’s most biologically unique river basin at Tellus.

Lectures are free for members and included in regular admission for non-members.

For members of Tellus, the evening will also include:

  • Planetarium preview of “Undiscovered Worlds” ($2 per ticket)
  • Observatory viewing 5 PM – 10 PM

 

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Tellus “Lunch & Learn” on December 21st

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There weren’t many Kodak cameras around when dinosaurs roamed the earth, so scientists make educated guesses about what the behemoths, leviathans and other seriously spooky critters might have looked like.

Every now and then, sci-geeks say “Ooops!” and recalculate their designs, just as we do after we say to ourselves, “Sure, disco outfits are out of style … but what the heck!  I’m going to wear it anyway!”

Therefore, the Appalachiosaurus on display at Tellus is about to change.  Now it will have shorter arms, in response to the most currently accepted description of the dinosaur.

Lunch & Learn — at noon on Friday, December 21, 2012 — will host a moderated panel.  Paleontologist Dr. David Schwimmer, Tellus Curator Julian Gray and Tellus Director Jose Santamaria will talk about what led to the change and how science is always changing.

Lunch and Learn is free for members and included in regular admission for non-members.  No outside food is allowed, but everyone is welcome to bring in food from the Tellus Café.

Presentations are recommended for ages 8 and up (unless otherwise indicated) and begin at 12:15.

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Tellus’ Member Appreciation Day

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Tellus Science Museum could not exist without its faithful members.

Members — and prospective members — are invited to come to Tellus for Member Appreciation Day on Saturday, December 1st from 9:30 AM until 4 PM.  They’ll even provide lunch for members.  Observatory Viewing takes place from 2 PM until 8.

Member Appreciation Day will feature members-only perks throughout the museum, including:

  • Free lunch (available 11 AM – 3 PM)
  • Special children’s activities
  • Preview “Space Spinoffs” exhibit before public opening
  • Extra 10% discount on Store purchases (in addition to member discount)
  • Free preview of a new planetarium show
  • Door prize drawings throughout the day
  • Special observatory viewing hours from 2-8 PM for members-only
  • Free month of membership when you renew on or before December 1, 2012

Admission: Members: FREE.  Adults: $14.  Children 3-17: $10.  Student with ID: $10.  Active Military w/ ID: Free.  Seniors (65+): $12

Museum Hours: Daily 10 AM – 5 PM.  Closed Major Holidays.

Location: 100 Tellus Drive, Cartersville, GA 30120. I-75, Exit 293 in Cartersville

Phone: 770-606-5700

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LaserFest at Tellus Science Museum

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Family Science Night at Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville will light up with interactive laser exhibits, Mad Scientists and a unique planetarium laser show during LaserFest on Friday, November 2nd.

The exhibits — developed by Georgia Tech’s Research Institute (GTRI) — are shining examples of the global celebration of the laser’s 50th anniversary in 2010.

GTRI researchers have volunteered to share their knowledge about lasers and optical science with the young and the young at heart.  Tellus Mad Scientists will be performing optics and light demonstrations in the theater every hour.

This is a show you’ve got to SEE!

The planetarium will offer a sensational laser show combining laser art with pop music in exchange for a few measly dollars.

The observatory will be open for the evening.  If the skies are clear, you’ll be able to view Mars, the red planet; Alberio (a double star in the constellation Cygnus the Swan); and, the Andromeda Galaxy, one of our closest galaxies at 2.1 million light years away.

Details

  • When: Friday, November 2, 2012, from 5-9 PM.
  • Cost: Members: FREE.  Non-members: Regular admission covers this special event.
  • Planetarium laser shows are $2 for members, $3.50 for non-members.

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Acworth’s Love the Lake Festival

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The 2012 Love the Lake Festival in Acworth promises to be the best ever!

The theme is: GO FOR THE GOLD: Celebrating the Olympics.

It all starts at 9:30 AM on Saturday, September 1st with the Lake Festival Parade down Main Street.  There’s serious prize money for floats that reflect this year’s theme – First Place: $275; Second Place: $150; and, $75 for Third Place.

The parade begins at Acworth First Baptist Church, turns south on Main St. and ends at Lake Acworth’s Cauble Park, where all the fun takes place.

The City of Acworth and the Acworth Business Association have lined up 150 arts & crafts vendors to help you trade your meager dollars for priceless treasures.

The delicious food, games, kids zone and family fun will include water ski demonstrations, two stages for musical entertainment and much, much more.

Don’t let summer fizzle away.  Bring the family to the Love the Lake Festival for a memorable day at the beach.

Details

Where: Cauble Park, near downtown Acworth, GA

Directions: Take I-75 to Exit #277, Highway 92.  Go west onto Cowan Road.  Turn right onto Main Street.

Shuttle Stops will be available throughout Downtown Acworth!

When: Saturday, September 1, 2012 from 9:30 AM until 6 PM and Sunday from Noon until 6 PM.

Information: Call the Parks and Recreation office at 770-917-1234.

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Reminder: Tellus’ Night at the Museum IV

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Cartersville’s Tellus Science Museum gets better and better.

Tellus’ popular Night at the Museum returns on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 from 6 – 10 PM.

Night at the Museum IV will rock your kids into loving science!

Imagine!  No more pleading with them to study science and math that you and I could not possibly understand.  Ever.

A few fun hours at Tellus might inspire your kids to become scientists and inventors of stuff like the electric spoon!  Don’t miss this opportunity to become as rich and famous as the people who invented Post-It Notes and spam.

Besides, even if your kids think you’re a dork for asking if they want to go to a museum on a Friday night … what kid doesn’t want to enter a costume contest?

Night at the Museum features more than 40 costumed characters, including the Wright Brothers, Marie Curie, Galileo, Dr. Who, characters from Star Wars and Star Trek and more!

Children ages 12 and under are invited to dress up as either a person from science or science fiction.  Awards will be presented in both categories for different age groups.

(No, adults.  This costume contest is for kids.  Only kids.  No, you cannot dress up.  No, not even if you have Spock ears or your own functional Romulan Warbird [unless the cloaking device works].  Sorry.)

Every child gets a free autograph book to collect signatures of some of the biggest names in science and science fiction!

Night at the Museum IV also features a new planetarium show.

Tickets are $10 for members and $20 for non-members.

Tickets can be purchased at the front desk or by calling 770-606-5700 ext. 431.

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Georgia Mountain Fair Opens July 20th

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The most friendly place in Georgia is the Mountain Fair in Hiawassee.

The 62nd annual Georgia Mountain Fair opens on Friday, July 20th and spreads joy, mirth and happiness all the way until Sunday, July 29th.

No wonder the Georgia Mountain Fair was chosen as a “Top 20 Event “ by the Southeast Tourism Society.

This year’s festival has

•  enough arts & crafts to make Martha Stewart pass out

•  so much Country music, you’ll want to steal your best friend’s honey and drive off in their pickup singing along with Willie and the Gang

•  so many cloggers in wooden shoes you’ll think you’re in Holland (if they clog in Holland).

Oh, yeah.  The 62nd annual Georgia Mountain Fair has that and MORE!  But it won’t be perfect without you.

You want it?  The Mountain Fair has it:

  • flower shows
  • cooking competitions
  • the pioneer village
  • blacksmithing
  • soap & hominy making
  • arts & crafts
  • handy tips on improving your moonshine
  • the Miss Georgia Mountain Fair Pageant and
  • the famous GA Mountain Fair Parade at 11 AM, Saturday, July 21st.

If that’s not enough — and it should be — you can go on Carnival rides until you’re crazier than your in-laws.

Mountain Fair performers include:

  • Lee Greenwood
  • Marty Stuart
  • Janie Fricke
  • Larry Gatlin
  • Crystal Gayle and
  • The Cleverlys

Summer wouldn’t be summer without going to the Georgia Mountain Fair.

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