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May 1st, 6-8 pm
Discovery Night
Live Reptile Night!:
Explore the amazing world of intricate
scales and cold blood at our Live Reptile Discovery Night! Reptiles have
been around for 300 million years. Today there are over 6,500 species of
reptiles still thriving. House of Reptiles from Louisville, KY will be
bringing several LIVE reptiles such as a 60 lb. African Spur Thigh Tortoise,
a 2 foot alligator, snakes, lizards, and more! Don’t miss your chance to
touch a live alligator and learn about the importance of reptile habitat,
climate needs, and their unending dependence on the Sun.
May 17th, 10 am - 3 pm
Family Fun Day
What’s a Community Metal Pour?
Participate in this and much, much more at the Living Arts & Science
Center’s Spring Family Fun Day!
See the whole fascinating
process of a molten metal pour as guest artists Gerard Masse and Michael
Maxson pour and cast aluminum designs for use in a permanent sculpture that
will be installed on the grounds of the LASC. You can create and keep your
own aluminum cast too!
Also, join with LASC teachers and guest artists and scientists to:
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Create an Art Car!
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Participate in amazing Science
Experiments!
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See live salamanders from UK’s
Department of Biology!
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Create your own airplane
designs!
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Make beautiful beads and jewelry
from sea kelp!
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Create works of art to take home
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Make Music!
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Tour the LASC’s Discovery Room
exhibit, Catching the Wind: Imagination and Flight
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Explore the art exhibit, Cast
Offs!, cast metal works of art by Gerry Massy, Michael Maxson and other
local artists creating artwork in metal.
June 5th, 6-8pm
Discovery Night
Prehistoric Eggs, Skulls, & Skeletons!:
Fossils provide us with a wonderful
record of prehistoric life. A fossil normally preserves only part of the
once-living organism, such as the bones
and teeth of vertebrates, or the
exoskeletons of
invertebrates. Get a glimpse of
some of these rare finds during our June Discovery Night with special guest
collector, Jack Hankla, of Danville, KY. Unravel the mystery of the past as
we explore items such as real dinosaur eggs, teeth, & skeletons as well as
wooly rhinoceros skulls, narwhal tusks, insects preserved in amber, fish &
lizard fossils, meteorites, and more!
June 20, 5 - 8 PM
Gallery Hop Reception
ANIMAL PORTRAITS:
Paintings by Ken Hoffman.
If Chicken Man, Fish Man, Cat Woman or
Monkey Man were to show up at your front door, you might be tempted
to buy life insurance from them or perhaps open a checking account, that is
if they somehow found their ways off their perspective canvases. Sporting
suits and ties, these animals dressed as people, or people dressed as
animals (whichever the case may be) seem to inhabit our everyday life. One thing is for sure: Hoffman’s animal-people have character
and they’re not afraid to show it.
August 7th, 6-8pm
Discovery Night
The Art & Science of Batik!:
Batik is an ancient process of dyeing fabric by using a resist technique;
covering areas of cloth with a dye-resistant substance, such as wax, to
prevent them absorbing colors. Batik is commonly found in many parts of the
world, and is especially well known for the very detailed and beautiful
cloth and wall hangings produced in Indonesia and West Africa. The process
has many steps, which involve applying multiple layers of wax and dye to
create an incredibly colorful and dynamic design. Our guest Batik artist,
Gail Cohen of Lexington KY, will be exhibiting her incredible Batiks and
answering questions you may have about this amazing process! “Dying” to
create a Batik of your very own? Guest fiber artist, Mary Nehring, will
demonstrate the process of creating a Batik; then you will have the
opportunity to create your very own Batik to take home!
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