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Cookie Squash Sessions
Join us for our Squash Sessions happening every Monday / Wednesday / Thursday
6pm to 8pm
or
8pm to 10pm
Suitable for beginners to the Squash Regulars. Each Session is $15 for pay per play. You can also enquire about being a member when you arrive.
We use Meetup.com to advertise the session and our members use a private whatsapp group to register. So should you be the only one signing up, you may still see a full house that evening.
Do sign up prior as we are limited to 16 pax per 2 hours sessions. Do whatsapp the organizer at 9006 0909 @Trevor to expedite the reply and confirmation of your bookings.
Hatha Yoga @ Farrer Road MRT condo
Hatha Yoga practice at a condo right by Farrer Road MRT every Monday.
🦅 08:00pm - 09:15pm
These are weekly classes where the whole group practice and progress together, working on fundamentals and slowly building up. This class is good for beginners or anyone working with injuries.
A consistent practice will build your foundation strong physically & mentally.
Details:
✨ Class time: 08:00pm - 9:15pm (75mins)
✨ Single drop in session:
$40 (SGD)
✨ Please [WhatsApp 96469599 ](https://wa.me/6596469599)(Hwee) to sign up.
✨ Minimum 5 pax to start
✨ Bring your yoga mat, face towel and yoga blocks (if you have challenge bringing yoga blocks, let me know, i will arrange something)
✨ As always, we progress step by step as we practice consistently every week, it is not a full 75mins of workout, we start of with mindfulness and end with a long mental relaxation which most people look forward to.
Please feel free to ask any questions or raise any concern.
Please reach 5mins early.
Beginner & Intermediate Private Tennis Classes @ Buangkok
**Who Is This Session For:**
Beginner tennis players with no experience or play for less than 1 year.
Intermediate tennis players who also know basic strokes, forehand, backhand.
Suitable for both **working adults and kids** who want to learn tennis on their own time.
Private classes allow you to pick up tennis fast. The coach’s attention is 100% on you, making each class highly tailored to suit you.
**What You'll Learn:**
\- Foundational tennis skills\, footwork\, forehand and backhand strokes\, volley and serve
\- Learn progressively\, in stages\, to adapt and improve on these basic skills
\- Spar with players of similar standard
\- Learn tennis from qualified and experienced coach
\- At least 2 years of coaching experience
**What To Prepare:**
Water bottle, sports attire, tennis racket will be provided to you :)
**Number Of Pax:**
1 on 1 Class - $90/class
Pair Class - $110/class ($55/pax)
**Form Your Own Group With Friends & Family!**
Group of 3 - $135/class ($45/pax)
Group of 4 - $160/class ($40/pax)
**Wet Weather Policy:**
Reschedule in case of rain, 1h before lesson
**\*If your condominium has a tennis court or you live near a public tennis court, we can arrange to meet you at your preferred location.**
**Time:**
Flexible timing, at your convenience
Please PM or Whatsapp Gabriel ([8401 4648](https://wa.me/6584014648)) if you are interested! 😊
➡️ [https://wa.me/6584014648](https://wa.me/6584014648)
**We Also Have Group Classes At Other Popular Locations**
River Valley, Buona Vista, Tampines, Punggol, Upper Thomson, Stadium, Farrer Park, Kembangan, Choa Chu Kang, Lorong Chuan, Senja Cashew CC, Bukit Batok and many more!
**View All Our Tennis Classes Islandwide! 👇**
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OFFERING OF GONGS + SINGING BOWLS SOUND
Offering of sound to the temple you reside is a purification process. The space within is cleansed and is receptive to what is. The Sounds offered in this session may intensify your presence. And that, offering presence is said to be healing .
The function of the instrument Gong and Singing Bowls are commonly used in sacred places to induce quietude and silence – the cosmic background Sound and space where life thrives best. This is a simple and gentle method to evoke stillness. And as a consequence, the act of doing is refined to be meditative and focused.
✈ The Best of 5D4N Medan 棉兰/Lake Toba/ Orangutans + Mt Sibayak Sunrise Hike
**Individual/Couple/Families With Children/Friends Are Welcome:**
**✈ The Best of 5D4N Medan 棉兰/Lake Toba/**
**Orangutans + Mt Sibayak Sunrise Hike**
**Date: 17-21 Feb 2026 (Tue-Sat)**
**Chinese New Year is fall on 17-18 Feb 2026 (Public Holiday)**
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**❈Medan / Lake Toba / Mt Sibayak Sunrise Hike / Orangutan!!**
**◾Medan is worth a visit with its rich culture, delicious cuisine, historical landmarks, natural beauty and affordable prices.**
**◾Mount Sibayak (2122m) is a stratovolcano that offers excellent views of the town of Berastagi and the neighbouring countryside, also one of the most climbed volcanoes on the island thanks to an accessible path to reach the summit after an easy 2-3 hour trek, open beginner hikers!!**
**◾Lake Toba is the largest lake created within a volcanic crater with exotic greenery and pristine blue waters make a mesmerising picture that lures thousands of tourists**
**◾Samosir is a vast volcanic island lies in the very heart of Lake Toba preserves its natural scenic highlands as well as the traditional rituals of the culturally rich Indonesia.**
**◾Sipisopiso is one of the largest waterfalls in Indonesia with a height of 120 meters. In addition, the waterfall is already very impressive and photogenic from above.**
**◾A gateway to the Sumatran Jungle, Bukit Lawang is famous for spotting semi-wild orang-utans. We will do a leisure trek through the rainforest to see Orang Hutan and boat rafting back.**
**❈Event Details:**
**Land Cost: $950/person**
**4 PERSONS PAYMENT TOGETHER: $900/person**
**EXCLUDE SELF BOOKING AIR-TICKET & TRAVEL INSURANCE**
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**4\. Whatsapp Group Chat will be created on proposed itinerary\, flight booking\, things to bring and queries to the trip**
**5\. Settle full payment 2 weeks before departure date**
**❈ INCLUDES:**
**ü Hotel accommodation with twins/double/triple sharing rooms**
**ü Meals as mentioned**
**ü Private transfer on tours**
**ü Entrance fees & sight- seeing tickets as in the itinerary**
**ü English/Chinese speaking guide**
**ü Bottled drinking water while on tours**
**❈EXCLUDES:**
**International & domestic flight tickets**
**Early check in or late check out**
**Other meals/drinks not mentioned, drinks ordered during meals**
**Travel insurance**
**Tipping to tour guide and driver**
**Other services not mentioned above**
**❈5D4N Brief Itinerary:**
**Day 1 AIRPORT- Parapat - Samosir Island (-/L/D)**
**Day 2 Samosir island -Berastagi (B/L/D)**
**Day 3 : Berastagi - Medan (B/L/-)**
**Day 4 : Medan - Bukit Lawang (B/L/D)**
**Day 5 : Medan (B)**
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🧵 thread lightly | beginner embroidery learn-with-me
***a quiet space to thread your thoughts, stitch by stitch. no experience needed.***
this session is all about slowing down through simple hand embroidery. we’ll provide everything you need: fabric, thread, needles, and calming company.
instead of focusing on perfect stitches, we’ll focus on rhythm, color, and gentle conversation (or comfortable silence).
***what to expect***
* intro to basic stitches (suited for total beginners)
* easy pattern to follow
* quiet, cozy atmosphere with background music
* solo or small-group seating options
*🪡 **who is this for***
* anyone looking to try embroidery for the first time
* introverts who enjoy calm, hands-on activities
* those who find peace in repetition and small details
*💰 **fee***
entry \| $39 per pax \(includes materials\)
please whatsapp 83370678 and make payment to secure your slot
> PayNow via UEN: 202423107Z
👥 ***participants***
1 - 8 pax
📍 ***location***
The Noodle Place,
15A Circular Road (2nd floor)
Singapore 049371
*(no outside food & drinks please!)*
***want to reach out?***
whatsapp us at 83370678
**💰 *why we charge***
fees help cover costs (venue, manpower, materials) and create a better-quality crowd, attracting attendees who are intentional and committed about their rsvp.
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Practical Philosophy Meetup - Singapore 🇸🇬
🏛️ **WHAT'S PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY ABOUT?**
Practical Philosophy is a weekly meet-up that brings critical thinkers together for an opportunity to dive deep on a topic, practice communicating, and building a community. All with no ‘official’ philosophy knowledge required! 😎
Practical Philosophy is based on the idea that philosophy should be accessible to all, and not something reserved only for academics. Each week we choose a topic, and the goal is to use the conversation to develop our critical thinking and communication as we explore that topic.
The goal is to help develop our Critical Thinking, Communication, and Community 🙌
📓 **HOW DOES IT WORK?**
Each week, we pick one topic and discuss it. The topic for the week is shared, generally in the [Whatsapp group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/Hg7zL8ClpzM3agJCvw5HDS), along with jump-off points to get the conversation going.
When groups get bigger than 7-8 people, it’s important that we break into smaller groups. This way we are able to maintain a conversational flow as opposed to having our meetups feel like a discourse or lecture.
**General Meeting Agenda**
Each Practical Philosophy meet-up follows this general timeline:
* 19:00-19:15 - People arrive and chat, get to know each other before the ‘official' start.
* 19:15-19:25 - Meeting introduction, explanation of Practical Philosophy and the topic for the week, read the guidelines and the overview so attendees know what to expect in terms of timelines.
* 19:25-20:45 - Break into small groups - introduce yourselves and general thoughts on the topic, open discussion afterwards. At this point the group can review the ‘jump-off’ questions as needed, but they are just there to help guide the conversation. It’s not obligatory to answer them.
* 20:45-21:00 - Bring everyone back together to discuss conclusions of the topic - each group gives a short 1-minute summary. Organizer concludes the meeting and everyone takes a group photo.
* 21:00 - The official meeting is over but it’s a great opportunity to get to know people in a non-structured environment, so we often stick around, chat, and get to know each other.
**🧧PRICING?**
Practical Philosophy Club is FREE to attend! We just ask that if we are meeting in a café, buy a beverage! Some chapters rent a space for us to meet, and they may ask for donations to help contribute to the cost of rent. Donations will always be 100% voluntary though!
💛 WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY
🗣 “I feel like Philosophy Club helps someone build their own belief system through a series of perspectives while not promoting what’s right and wrong” - Ekam
🗣 “I got hooked from day 1 (the topic was authority) and felt it was the right place for me. I feel it is a place where people can go to learn and discuss new perspectives and increase critical thinking and community by interacting with people who might challenge your point of views but at the same time encourage you to have openness and mind flexibility.” - Daniel
**🤓 FAQ**
* What will we talk about? What's the topic?
The topic for the week is shared every Sunday in the Whatsapp group. We try to add the topic to the comment section on this event page as well but if you don’t see it, the topic and the jump-off points will be in our [Whatsapp](https://chat.whatsapp.com/Hg7zL8ClpzM3agJCvw5HDS).
* Do I need to study or read anything to attend?
No preparation is necessary. This isn’t a study of other thinkers. We want to know what YOU think about the topic, not what an old philosopher thought. If you have a perspective from a religion or a school of thought to share, throw it on the table and we’ll discuss it, but it's not required.
* Is there a specific philosophy that Practical Philosophy is focused on?
The goal of our meet-ups is to not have dogmatic discussions, and flex our critical thinking muscles. Because of this, we want to hear from every realm of thought, and don't study a particular school.
* Is it mostly men that attend?
Surprisingly, no! Although philosophy is seen as a Candelabra affair in a dark room with a bunch of guys, our Practical Philosophy meetups are generally 50/50 between genders, and we don’t meet in any dark rooms.
* Can I come alone?
Of course you can, we encourage it :)
* Can I be late?
Please don't be! We do have a 15 minute grace period where we allow people to funnel in while we hang out, but after that if you arrive too late, it disrupts the flow of the conversation.
* Where do you meet?
The location is posted in Meetup and our [Whatsapp](https://chat.whatsapp.com/Hg7zL8ClpzM3agJCvw5HDS) group for this location. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you join the Whatsapp group! If you want to know what other cities have a Practical Philosophy Club, you can see our chapters on our [website](https://www.practicalphilosophy.club/practical-philosophy-locations/).
**PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY - Making Philosophy Available To All.** ✨
Practical Philosophy hosts weekly, in-person meetups in over 20 countries, including Canada, Spain, Japan, Mexico and many more! 🗺️
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Join our [Whatsapp group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/Hg7zL8ClpzM3agJCvw5HDS) 👈
Follow us on [Instagram](www.instagram.com/practicalphilosophyclub/) 👈
Our [website](https://www.practicalphilosophy.club/) 👈
Social Squash
Join us for our Social Squash Sessions Happening every Saturday evening 6pm to 10pm.
Suitable for Beginners to Squash Regulars. Each session is $15 for pay per play. You can also enquire about being a member when you arrive
We Use meetup.com to advertise the sessions and our members us a private whatsapp group to register. So should you be the only one signing up, you may still see packed courts
We have 4 glass courts for booking. We are limited to 20 pax over the 4 hour session. Do whatsapp the organizer at 9006 0909@trevor to get a faster reply and confirmatio of your bookings.
Free Meditation in Mandarin @Thursday 7:30pm | AZ Building | Near MacPherson
### 为什么练习霎哈嘉瑜伽?
在繁忙的都市生活中,我们往往忽略了身、心、灵的健康。霎哈嘉瑜伽冥想恰恰是现代人的需求。它给予我们瑜伽,即天人合一的状态,通过精微能量来帮助我们恢复内在的平衡。这个修复是自然而然的。
这个力量是我们内在精微系统的一部分,其中还包括了七个能量中心和三条经脉。当我们处于平衡的状态,我们并不受过去或者未来的影响,也能处于无思无虑的状态。而这个力量在梵文中指的是“昆达里尼”。
“霎哈嘉”指的是自然而然,而“瑜伽”的意思是连接联合的状态。霎哈嘉瑜伽仅涉及冥想,并不涉及任何体位瑜伽。
我们的课程: 每逢星期四傍晚7点半
地点:AZ building, 140 Paya Lebar Road, #07-15 Singapore 409015
报名方式:请联系杨小姐(98564587)
Cookie Squash Sessions
Join us for our Squash Sessions happening every Monday / Wednesday / Thursday
6pm to 8pm
or
8pm to 10pm
Suitable for beginners to the Squash Regulars. Each Session is $15 for pay per play. You can also enquire about being a member when you arrive.
We use Meetup.com to advertise the session and our members use a private whatsapp group to register. So should you be the only one signing up, you may still see a full house that evening.
Do sign up prior as we are limited to 16 pax per 2 hours sessions. Do whatsapp the organizer at 9006 0909 @Trevor to expedite the reply and confirmation of your bookings.
Into the Deep : Humanist Society Explores The Oceanarium
Visit the link below to secure your tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/into-the-deep-humanist-society-explores-the-oceanarium-tickets-1980421640438?aff=oddtdtcreator
Squash Social Gathering
Join us for Our Squash Sessions Happening every Saturday Morning 9am to 12 noon
Suitable for Beginners to the Squash Regulars. Each session is $15 for pay per play. You can also enquire about being a member when you arrive
We use Meetup.com to advertise the sessions and our members use a private whatsapp group to register. So should you be the only one signing up, you may still see a full house that morning
Do sign up prior as we are limited to 20 pax over the 3 hour session. Do whatsapp the organizer at 9006 0909 @ Trevor to expedite teh reply and confirmation of your bookings.
Quantum Physics Events Near You
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[Hybrid] Quanta and Fields: The Biggest Ideas in the Universe (2024) by Sean …
…Carroll, 304 pages [Physics]
• Hardcover
• Kindle
• Audiobook
• Library: https://fcplcat.fairfaxcounty.gov/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&pos=1&cn=611358
Check the How To Find Us section for Zoom Link **(Remember, the Zoom Link is different each month, do not bookmark)**
### Review
Praise for Quanta and Fields:
“Readers will be electrified by his discussion of wave functions, entanglement, fields, and so much more. From the most infinitesimal of subatomic particles to the seemingly vast infinities of the universe’s great expanse, Carroll’s latest inquiry illuminates, well, everything.” —Booklist
"In that void between hand-wavy popular science and academic textbook, this modern, informative and engaging account of quantum physics ticks all the boxes. Carroll the Explainer at his very best." —Jim Al-Khalili
### About the Author
Sean Carroll is Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University, and Fractal Faculty at the Santa Fe Institute. He is host of the Mindscape podcast, and author of From Eternity to Here, The Particle at the End of the Universe, The Big Picture, and Something Deeply Hidden. He has been awarded prizes and fellowships by the National Science Foundation, NASA, the American Institute of Physics, the Royal Society of London, and many others. He lives in Baltimore with his wife, writer Jennifer Ouellette.
Quantum Leap - Amazing 80's music band - Thats Amore -Rockville
All:
We have reservations under Ross. I I will have name tags for us. I will be there around 6:30, the band starts at 730.
Address is: 15201 Shady Grove Rd #1, Rockville, MD 20850
Quantum Leap is the name of a professional 80s-tribute band from the Washington, D.C. area that performs dance, pop, rock, and R&B hits from that decade. The band is known for its high-energy performances and aims to keep crowds dancing all night by playing hits from artists like Michael Jackson, Madonna, Bon Jovi, and others
Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: The Hidden Cleopatra
[Profs and Pints Northern Virginia](https://www.profsandpints.com/washingtondc) presents: **“The Hidden Cleopatra,”** an excavation through myth and slander to uncover the real Egyptian queen, with Jacquelyn Williamson, an Egyptologist and associate professor of archaeology and ancient art at George Mason University.
[Advance tickets: $13.50 plus sales tax and processing fees. Available at [https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/profsandpints/hidden-cleopatra](https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/profsandpints/hidden-cleopatra) .]
Depictions of Cleopatra are abundant in popular culture. A long list of painters have depicted her, Marilyn Monroe and Kim Kardashian have posed as her, and Vivien Leigh and Elizabeth Taylor famously portrayed her in Hollywood films.
At the end of the day, however, what most of us think we know about Cleopatra is wrong, the product of the ancient Rome’s “fake news” and anti-Egypt propaganda.
Learn about the real Cleopatra—and how our understanding of her came to be so distorted—with Professor Jacquelyn Williamson, scholar of women and power in ancient Egypt, teacher of courses on ancient Egyptian art and archaeology, and author of *Nefertiti’s Sun Temple: A New Cult Complex at Tell el-Amarna.*
Dr. Williamson will walk us through how the first Roman emperor, Octavian, created the distorted image of Cleopatra as seductress that we know today as part of his political scheming to defeat his rival Antony and end the Roman Republic once and for all.
Cleopatra has been the subject of debate and controversy ever since. William Shakespeare later relied on ancient Roman sources such as Horace and Plutarch in writing *Antony and Cleopatra*, and his play helped give rise to countless other works offering a distorted picture of her.
Professor Williamson argues that “Cleopatra was a human being, like you and I,” and “deserves the dignity of being represented as accurately as possible.” Her efforts to set the record straight have met frustration, however—after being extensively interviewed for the recent Netflix historical docuseries Queen Cleopatra, she concluded that it, too, had missed the mark.
You’ll gain a much deeper appreciation of the challenges of researching and accurately depicting the ancient past from Dr. Williamson, who also has taught at Harvard, Brandeis, and the University of California at Berkeley and is involved with an ongoing archaeological investigation of Queen Nefertiti’s sun temple. (Doors: $17, or $15 with a student ID. Listed time is for doors. Talk starts 30 minutes later.)
Image: Layla Taj portrays Cleopatra VII as part of an Egyptian Cultural Performing Arts Society production. (Photo by Amos Gvili / Wikimedia Commons.)
An Easy Intro to Feynman's Quantum ElectroDynamics (QED)
Title: An Easy Intro to Feynman's Quantum ElectroDynamics (QED)
Summary: One of the most delightful and informative physics books ever written is Richard Feynman’s QED. In this short book, Feynman undertook the daunting task of explaining his Nobel-Prize-winning theory, Quantum ElectroDynamics, without any math except in a few elaborating footnotes. Remarkably, he succeeds! In this talk, Terry replicates many of his arguments to show how you, too, can understand one of the most fundamental mechanisms of physical reality by using not much more than lots of tiny one-hand clock dials moving through space.
Speaker: Terry Bollinger is a computer scientist Speaker: Terry Bollinger is a computer scientist with BS, MS and Professional degrees from the Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: Satanic Panics
[Profs and Pints Northern Virginia](https://www.profsandpints.com/washingtondc) presents: **“Satanic Panics,”** a look at waves of fear of demonic activity as an American tradition, with Luxx Mishou, cultural historian and former instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy and area community colleges.
[Advance tickets: $13.50 plus sales tax and processing fees. Available at [https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/profsandpints/nv-satanic-panics2](https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/profsandpints/nv-satanic-panics2) .]
The 1980s found the United States gripped by fear of Satanic cults targeting children. They were believed to be corrupting young ones in daycare centers and tempting teens through subliminal messages on heavy metal albums or through the quiet inclusion of demonic rituals in role-playing games. Satanic serial killers supposedly stalked the suburbs. Doctors helped patients uncover what were claimed to be repressed memories of ritualistic satanic abuse.
Parents, police, and politicians were urged to protect impressionable youths from both moral and physical danger. With Satanic cults deemed to be a real and material threat, it was a frightening time for everyone, including those who suddenly came under suspicion for doing evil deeds.
Then, suddenly, it all faded from public consciousness, just as surely as did eighties fads such mullet haircuts, leg warmers, and Cabbage Patch Kids.
Why did it all start? Why did it stop? And has this happened before or since?
Hear such questions tackled by Luxx Mishou, a cultural historian and media specialist who has long researched the devious and villainous in cultural artifacts. She’ll discuss moral panics as a longstanding cultural tradition, with each new one stemming from fear of cultural shifts and shaped by the time and place where it occurred. Among the panics we’ll look into are the Red Scare of the 1950s and the public response to the gruesome 1969 murders committed by the Manson Family.
Delving into the 1980s panic, Mishou will describe how it began with the 1980 publication of psychiatrist Lawrence Pazder’s memoir *Michelle Remembers*, detailing the suppressed memories of ritualistic abuse reportedly suffered by a patient. As that book quickly became a best seller, its ideas saturated American culture. A California daycare center became the focus of a three-year investigation, followed by three years of trials, based on allegations that its owner had engaged in secret ritualistic abuse of the children in its care.
Mishou will lead you through the media that convinced the public that devil worshipers were among them, and she’ll talk about how reactions to imagined threats can have very real social costs. (Doors: $17, or $15 with a student ID. Listed time is for doors. The talk starts 30 minutes later.)
Image by Canva.
Weekend Meditation on Saturday morning (In person)
Dear all,
This meditation session is for folks that have already attended the beginner and intermediate levels. Please confirm with your instructor before joining this session.
We are having this mediation from 9-10am. Looking forward to meeting you in person and online https://us06web.zoom.us/j/7551126133?pwd=TmJVc3VnQlUvVU9qUzBPdU1SaWRqUT09
Directions : From Stoneridge on Rt 50 come past Rt 28, turn right on Sullyfield, it is on left past Westmorefield Dr. From Fair Oaks, take left on Sullyfield after crossing Walney and it is on Left after crossing Westmorefield
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center Star Party
Members of the public are invited to view the wonders of the universe through the telescopes of NOVAC volunteers at the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA. You do not need to be a member of the club or own any astronomical equipment to attend. Telescopes will be provided by the Smithsonian and pre-approved members of the NOVAC.
No other personal telescopes are permitted at the event.
The event will take place on the bus parking lot of the museum. **Please park your vehicle at the south end of the main visitors lot and follow signs and red lights to the observing site. As a reminder, parking during the event is free.**
Have a cosmic question? One of NOVAC's astronomers or museum staff will be happy to help you. As the sky gets dark, be prepared to enjoy the wonders of the night sky!
Don't forget to dress warmly. Please check the weather forecast. For lighting, cover a flashlight in red cellophane (the darker the better). Bring along water to keep hydrated.
Note: This outdoor event is weather-dependent and may be cancelled because of significant cloud cover or precipitation.















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