Feb
12
Sat
Accidental Astronauts @ Ingram Planetarium
Feb 12 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

In this animated adventure, Robokids Cy, Annie, and their dog Armstrong get a lot more than they expected from their class field trip in an impromptu adventure. Explore the Sun, Earth, and Moon with a witty star ship computer as navigator and guide. Race along the surface of the Moon! Collect an asteroid sample in low gravity! Survive a solar storm! Find a new appreciation for the unique beauty of Earth. Journey along with the Accidental Astronauts in this epic adventure. This is a great show for little explorers. The movie is followed by a live star show.

Funding for this film was provided by The Town of Sunset Beach through its Accommodation Taxes.

 

Beach Features: Groins, Jetties, and Seawalls @ Museum of Coastal Carolina
Feb 12 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Join the Museum of Coastal Carolina for a presentation on natural and man-made sea structures. What are those huge lines of boulders we sometimes see on the beach? We’ll explore the difference between different types of hardened structures including groins, jetties, and seawalls, why we build them, and any potential environmental impacts that come from building these structures. The Groins, Jetties, and Seawalls presentation is part of the Museum of Coastal Carolina’s Beach Features program, where you can learn about the structures you see on the beaches and why they exist.

Our Education Coordinator, Jamie Justice will present this fun, interactive program. Jamie received her Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology from Bowling Green State University and her Master of Science in Environmental Science with concentrations in Marine and Coastal Education and Coastal Management from the University of North Carolina, Wilmington.

A Place Like No Other (NEW) @ Ingram Planetarium
Feb 12 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Alaska is a place like no other. For many people, a trip to Alaska is a life-long dream. For the people who live there, they depend on and protect an enduring way of life. But there are places in Alaska that are so remote and so wild, few Alaskans have ever gone there. This program will take you to these places — to the remote wilderness to see iconic animals and to landscapes that define the Last Frontier — places that make Alaska…Alaska.

Seven Wonders @ Ingram Planetarium
Feb 12 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Laser Music Show: Tom Petty (NEW) @ Ingram Planetarium
Feb 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Join this sensory experience unlike any other as live lighting and laser effects accompany classic hits heard through the area’s best sound system.

Feb
13
Sun
Sunday Star Stories @ Ingram Planetarium
Feb 13 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Come and enjoy an array of stories inspired by the stars in this relaxing Sunday afternoon star show.

Feb
14
Mon
Ocean Animal Rescue @ Museum of Coastal Carolina
Feb 14 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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.

 

 

Feb
17
Thu
Accidental Astronauts @ Ingram Planetarium
Feb 17 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

In this animated adventure, Robokids Cy, Annie, and their dog Armstrong get a lot more than they expected from their class field trip in an impromptu adventure. Explore the Sun, Earth, and Moon with a witty star ship computer as navigator and guide. Race along the surface of the Moon! Collect an asteroid sample in low gravity! Survive a solar storm! Find a new appreciation for the unique beauty of Earth. Journey along with the Accidental Astronauts in this epic adventure. This is a great show for little explorers. The movie is followed by a live star show.

Funding for this film was provided by The Town of Sunset Beach through its Accommodation Taxes.

 

Budding Scientists (Preschool groups welcome) @ Museum of Coastal Carolina
Feb 17 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

The Museum of Coastal Carolina invites preschoolers to a fun, educational series of programs called Budding Scientists. Do you know a child who loves to explore outside, collect bugs and plants, or dig for shells at the beach? Bring him or her to the museum where young science lovers can learn all about our local environment through fun science experiments.

In February the theme is For the Love of Bugs. Each week we will learn about the many important roles bugs play in the environment, how bugs help plants grow, and how they help us determine how clean our water is.

These programs will be hosted by Jamie Justice, the Education Coordinator for the Museum of Coastal Carolina and Ingram Planetarium. She received her Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology from Bowling Green State University and her Master of Science in Environmental Science with concentrations in Marine and Coastal Education and Coastal Management from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Jamie is originally from Portsmouth, Ohio and moved to Wilmington, North Carolina for graduate school in 2017. Before coming to the Museum, she worked in a variety of educational positions at summer camps and schools.

A Place Like No Other (NEW) @ Ingram Planetarium
Feb 17 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Alaska is a place like no other. For many people, a trip to Alaska is a life-long dream. For the people who live there, they depend on and protect an enduring way of life. But there are places in Alaska that are so remote and so wild, few Alaskans have ever gone there. This program will take you to these places — to the remote wilderness to see iconic animals and to landscapes that define the Last Frontier — places that make Alaska…Alaska.