Beginning May 25, you can get a taste of what it’s like to be a crime scene investigator (CSI) at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. The “CSI: Crime Scene Investigator” Experience, which was developed by the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History with support from CBS Consumer Products and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, […]
If you like gaming or playing Dance Dance Revolution (DDR), then Otronicon might just be up your alley. In two weeks, the Orlando Science Center in Florida will host this 10-day, non-stop gaming and DDR event. What can you expect at this event? More than 100 gaming stations, including XBox 360, PS2, Playstation 3, Wii […]
I told you I’d be back. On my drive across the U.S. to my new home in sunny California (it’s good to be back!), I found quite a bit of interesting things for the genre traveler, and I’ll be sharing them over the next few days. In the mean time, here are somethings happening in […]
Looks like a lot of events are being announced last minute, so they didn’t get into the October issue of The Genre Traveler, which I’ll be posting today or tomorrow (I hope). Here are a few that are coming up in the next couple of weeks. World Premier of Going to PiecesNext Thursday, Oct. 12, […]
The touring Marvel Super Heroes Science Exhibition will be at the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto from Oct. 18, 2006 through March 25, 2007. The exhibition allows visitors to explore and experience the real-life science of heroes from the Marvel Universe. Thanks to partnering with Mazda Canada and Yellowbrick-Holman Exhibitions, highlights at the Ontario exhibition […]
“Well, just who do you think you are, honey?” flounced the insect quivering its wings in rage, “Zaphod Beeblebrox or something?” “Count the heads,” said Zaphod in a low rasp. — The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Chapter 6 There’s a new exhibit opening at the World Aquarium at the City Museum in […]
To help raise funds for the Orlando Science Center (OSC), the Barnes & Noble Booksellers at 2418 E. Colonial Drive in Orlando, Fla., will be holding a bookfair July 25 through 27, 2006. The festivities include resident science wizard, who will create “a cavalcade of crazy chemical concoctions†on the evening of July 26. “Science […]
Next Saturday, July 22, the Orlando Science Center is host “A Pirate’s Night for Me!” For $53 per child and $40 per adult, participants will get to sleep on Dinosaur Island, search for clues in the Black Lagoon and learn how Pirates navigate ships using the stars. The cost includes a treasure map, dinner, snack, […]
No More Free Tuesdays — Sort OfIt used to be that on the fourth Tuesday of the month, you could get into the San Diego Air & Space Museum for free. That will change starting in July. The museum is experimenting with this change in policy this summer, allowing only San Diego County residents and […]
There are a bunch of events I’ve been meaning to post about, but just haven’t gotten around to it yet. So, here they are: June 12-13, 2006Uncle Orson’s Writing Class 2006Southern Virginia UniversityBuena Vista, Va.Orson Scott Card teaches this annual seminar for novice and experienced writers alike. Participants take part in two days of discussions, […]