CELEBRATE OUR TROOPS AT ARMED FORCES NIGHTS AT THE MUSEUM
Salute our country and support our troops at the South Florida Science Museum’s Armed Forces “Nights at the Museum” on Friday, May 27th. The event will be from 6 to 10 p.m. and kicks off the Blue Star Museums program which runs from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Honor soldiers oversees by creating a special card for them, make models of military vehicles, learn Morse code in the Ham Radio center, talk to local military officers who will answer questions and enjoy the sights and sounds of the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps Color Guard during the evening. Guests can also view the waning moon, rings of Saturn, the brightest star in the spring sky through the new and improved Museum’s observatory.
“Our Armed Forces Nights at the Museum is an excellent way to thank area military personnel and to kick off the summer program,” said Lew Crampton, chief executive officer for the South Florida Science Museum. “The evening will feature many fun activities and guests can also check out our newest exhibits Attack of the Bloodsuckers and Tree Houses.”
Admission to Armed Forces “Nights at the Museum” for museum members and military personnel with current ID and their family is $5.00 for adults and children are free. Non-members admission is $10.00 for adults and $6.00 for children. Children three and under are free.
Blue Star Museums is a partnership among Blue Star Families, the National Endowment for the Arts, and more than 1,000 museums across America. First launched in the summer of 2010, Blue Star Museums once again will offer free admission to active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day, May 30, 2011, through Labor Day, September 5, 2011.
The South Florida Science Museum delivers entertaining and educational journeys through the many worlds of science and technology for curious minds of all ages. The Museum features more than 50 hands-on exhibits, a digital planetarium, freshwater and saltwater aquariums, as well as natural history exhibitions. Current happenings at Museum include It’s a Nano World exhibit, Bugz! exhibit, an Amateur Radio Center open on weekends and holidays as well as aquarium feedings and shark petting on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. Each year the museum welcomes more than 125,000 visitors and reaches more than 45,000 students through workshops at the museum and outreach programs to local schools. Established in 1961, the museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to exciting curiosity and furthering the understanding and appreciation of science and technology.
The South Florida Science Museum is located at 4801 Dreher Trail North in West Palm Beach. For more information about the South Florida Science Museum, call 561-832-1988 or visit www.sfsm.org.