Overview

Family Science & Astronomy Festival + Makerspace
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Lunar Landing
Sat Oct 05, 2019
1:00 pm- 11:00 pm
Science/Planetarium Building 36

Family Science and Astronomy Festival is a day of free learning and fun for the young and young at heart. Featuring planetarium shows, science workshops, astronomical observations, public safety demos, and more.

The CSM Library Makerspace offers drop-in crafting, electronics, media and tinkering workshops.

The events culminate in a key note lecture by Brian Day, Lead for Lunar and Planetary Mapping and Modeling at NASA's Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute.

11:30 am - 1:00 pm	Before the event, from CSM's Workforce Hub will be presenting a Career Preparation Workshop featuring Oscar Garcia, CEO of Aspira and former LinkedIn Consultant.
1–6 pm	Planetarium Shows, with first show in Spanish
2–6 pm	Science, Astronomy, and Makerspace workshops
7:30 pm	Keynote: “Lunar Landing Sites, Past and Future” by Dr. Brian Day from NASA
9:15 pm	Telescopic observation of the celestial bodies

Parking is FREE

Recommendations:
Marie Curie lot for quick access to the Planetarium and Building 36 
Beethoven lot for quick access the Makerspace in the Library.