Category: Programs and Events | Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium's Blog

Planetarium

Posted: November 19, 2018| Categories: Planetarium News, Programs and Events

Winter hours: Shows at 12:30 PM every day, and 3:30 PM Saturdays and Sundays. Shorter days mean more night sky and fantastic stargazing. Whether you’re seasoned or just starting to explore, take a tour through the cosmoses in our Lyman Spitzer Jr. Planetarium. Our live presenters guide you through the visible… Read More

William Eddy Lecture: Abdi Nor Iftin

Posted: October 2, 2018| Categories: Fairbanks Museum, Programs and Events

November 9, 7:00 at the St. Johnsbury School Growing up in Somalia, Abdi Nor Iftin was known as “Abdi American.” He fell in love with the United States from afar, teaching himself English by watching movies like The Terminator and listening to Michael Jackson. He cheered the arrival of US… Read More

Mark Bowen

Posted: August 29, 2018| Categories: Fairbanks Museum, Museum News, Planetarium News, Programs and Events

Physicist and author Mark Bowen presents at the Fairbanks Museum on Friday, September 28, at 6:00 PM! Author Mark Bowen will read from his recent book The Telescope In The Ice, followed by a brief Q&A and a book signing. Books will be available to purchase in our Nature Store… Read More

New World Record Set!

Posted: August 13, 2018| Categories: Planetarium News, Programs and Events, StarGazing

What a day! What a party! What a tremendous event! August 10 is a day to remember. That’s when more than 1,701 people gathered on the green across the street from the Fairbanks Museum for the largest astronomy lesson ever. This extraordinary event started as an idea to do something… Read More

Saint J. Subaru Stargazing Party (Weather Looking Good!)

Posted: June 26, 2018| Categories: Eye on the Sky, Fairbanks Museum, Mark Breen, Museum News, Planetarium News, Programs and Events

We are go for today’s event, the weather is looking good! An RSVP is NOT required to attend this event. Please navigate to fairbanksmuseum.org/stargazingparty for up to date information. We like to think big here at the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium and August 10th, 2018 is no exception. On that… Read More

Science Fair

Posted: April 9, 2018| Categories: Learning, Programs and Events

April 13 Franklin Fairbanks would be delighted to welcome students to the museum to present their projects during our first-ever Home School Science Fair! We’re eager to see what imaginative, creative, thoughtful presentations come through … and we’re looking forward to having lots of fun. The fair will be set… Read More

Franklin Fairbanks Award

Posted: March 23, 2018| Categories: Fairbanks Museum, Programs and Events

Saturday, May 5 Richard W. Brown will receive the 2018 Franklin Fairbanks Award during a celebration at the Museum. The Franklin Fairbanks Award is given each year to an individual for lifelong creative and dedicated service to the residents of Vermont and New England. In selecting the Franklin Fairbanks Award… Read More

Astronomy Camp

Posted: March 14, 2018| Categories: Astronomy Camp, Planetarium News, Programs and Events

April 17 – 19 Our Astronomy Camp is a blast. Literally. We build and launch rockets. And it’s so cool to see something you’ve created soar into the sky! This year we will focus on the James Webb Space Telescope, an infrared telescope that is more sensitive and has… Read More

Vacation Destination

Posted: February 27, 2018| Categories: Eye on the Sky, Planetarium News, Programs and Events

Daily tours of the cosmos are waiting for you to take off! Want to do something out-of-this-world during school vacation? A visit to Vermont’s only public planetarium won’t let you down. “Our new digital projector provides sharper images of stars and the upgraded software allows us to easily ‘fly’ using… Read More

Beekeeping Basics

Posted: January 26, 2018| Categories: Fairbanks Museum, Programs and Events

Saturday, March 10: North Country Beekeepers – Have you ever thought about keeping honey bees? Then this introductory workshop is for you. The following areas will be covered during the program: history of beekeeping, basic, honeybee biology, apiary location, equipment, bee behavior, working in hives, colonies, nucs, packages, swarms, and new… Read More