Come to the Museum of Coastal Carolina at 11:00 on October 2 and experience Science in 3D. The museum’s newest exhibit, called Before the Dinosaurs: Coal Age Monsters, uses a virtual reality (VR) mobile classroom that allows visitors to explore the Earth before the dinosaurs existed. Put on a virtual reality headset and become immersed in this unique experience. The Science in 3D program is hosted by an educational docent who will help launch each VR adventure and answer questions about the experience.
Witness the seven ancient wonders of the world examine the theories of how these wonders were created. Explore the universe’s greatest wonders. This film is narrated by British actor Sean Bean, who played Boromir in the feature film trilogy Lord of the Rings. The film is followed by a live star show.
Follow Mike Brown and his team at CalTech as they uncover dwarf worlds like the remarkably bright Eris; Haumea, an egg-shaped object rotating incredibly fast; and Sedna, whose orbit takes it deep into the far reaches of the Solar System. Is there a new planet beyond these distant objects? Tag along on Mike Brown’s first night searching for the ninth planet at the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii. This film is followed by a live star show.
This film takes a detailed look at how Neal Armstrong made history as the first human to walk on the surface of the moon. Look back on that historic day and the events leading up to it. The film is followed by a live star show.
This is a live star show. The presenter will display the night sky on the planetarium’s dome ceiling and take you on a tour, pointing out the stars, planets, and constellations that are visible in our area. Later, as you are walking along the beach on a clear night, you will be able to recognize by name the celestial sights you see.
Join this sensory experience unlike any other as live lighting and laser effects accompany classic hits heard through the area’s best sound system.
Come and enjoy an array of stories inspired by the stars in this relaxing Sunday afternoon star show.
This program concerns North Carolina ocean animal rescue efforts including the Sea Biscuit Wildlife Shelter and the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center. The program will also include a discussion of the largest marine mammal hospital in the world in California that has rescued over 25,000 sea lions and seals. All of these rescue efforts have a similar purpose: rescue, rehabilitation, and release. The program will detail why an animal needs to be rescued, how it is rescued, and what determines if and when the animal is released. The program will have a brief discussion of how the health of ocean animals is connected to the health of the ocean. The program will include an art activity for children.
Stuart Cooke presents a program called The Early Days of Ocean Isle Beach at 6 PM on November 9 at the Museum of Coastal Carolina. The Cooke family moved to Ocean Isle Beach (OIB) in 1963 when the island was barely four years old. They were the third family to live there and the first not related to the island’s founder, Odell Williamson.
Lomie Lou Cooke and her son, Stuart Cooke, recently co-authored a book called Ocean Isle Beach – The Early Years about their experiences living on this once-remote windswept island. Enjoy their tales of Buddy, the pony, who was kept under their beach house; riding sea turtles on the beach; riding out hurricanes; and learning about some of the business deals that set OIB on its successful trajectory – funny stories as well as mishaps and misdeeds. The Cooke’s were involved in many OIB real estate projects. Over the years, Cooke Realty has arranged hundreds of thousands of OIB vacations and sold beach property to thousands of Ocean Isle Beach property owners.