 Archive for the 'Arizona Science Center' TagMilitary IDs bring July 4 savings at science centerJuly 1st, 2009, 4:08 pm by Jayson PetersThe Arizona Science Center is offering a discount to people with a valid military ID on Sunday, July 4. Up to four people can use one military ID to get $2 off general admission, and “buy one, get one free” presentations in the Dorrance Planetarium. The offer is sponsored by Wells Fargo. Free Adults’ Night Out includes Arizona Science Center lectureJune 30th, 2009, 1:00 pm by Jayson PetersA bestselling author and award-winning science journalist will give a free lecture Friday night, July 3, at the Arizona Science Center in Phoenix. David Ewing Duncan will present “Experimental Man: What One Man’s Body Reveals About His Future, Your Health and Oour Toxic World” at Adults’ Night Out, a free event for anyone 18 and older. The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. with Duncan’s presentation at 7 p.m. and a showing of Sharks 3D in the IMAX Theater at 8:15 p.m. (regular IMAX fees apply). Based on award-winning stories in Wired and National Geographic magazines, Duncan’s talk will explore “the brave new world of medicine and environmental testing as he conducts the ultimate writer-as-guinea pig experience on himself. Can personalized medicine that will use not only genetics, but environmental profiles, brain scans and body scans offer tantalizing clues to diseases that could be caused by a combination of genetic mutations and toxins in the environment? Do we want to know so much about ourselves?” He will books following his lecture until 9 p.m. Books will be available for purchase on-site. Turtles bring free pizza, fun to downtown Phoenix 6/27/09June 23rd, 2009, 5:34 pm by Jayson PetersVia Nerdvana:
They’re not really teenage anymore, right? But they’re still young at heart. The Arizona Science Center will come out of its shell on Saturday, June 27, to welcome the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and their Party Bus full of video game stations and ice cream bars. The raucus reptiles are shell-ebrating their 25th birthday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in downtown Phoenix. The event is free and open to the public. Confirmed to attend: Michelangelo, the orange-garbed turtle who loves pizza and uses nunchucks to fight the robots of the evil Foot Clan. “Mikey” even writes a blog about his adventures on the Party Bus tour! There may be additional surprise guests, and CeCe’s Pizza will be giving away free slices. Read more at Nerdvana, another East Valley Tribune blog.
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