Public shows, Spring 2010

(last updated 3/14/10)

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Admission fees: (each show requires a fee)

$5  Adults

$3  Children

$3  Rowan students with ID

$3  Seniors over 60

Note: we do not accept credit cards!

Tickets for both shows go on sale at 6:30 p.m. We do not sell advance tickets before that time, nor do we take reservations. We will sell up to four tickets to one person if others in her party are not present (this is mainly for the laser show).

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Playing Mar. 20-May 6

(theater closed Easter weekend, April 3)

Saturdays, 7 p.m.

Star show: Skywatchers of Ancient Mexico. As a result of the recent publicity about the "end" of the Mayan calendar in 2012, you may have wondered if those amazing claims about the astronomical knowledge of those long-ago skygazers were true. In Skywatchers, you'll learn what the Mayans, the Aztecs, and other peoples of Mesoamerica knew about the sky, and what ingenious tools--sometimes entire buildings!--they devised to measure the heavens long before the invention of the telescope.

Saturdays, 8:15 p.m.

Laser show: Pink Floyd: The Wall. One of Floyd's most ambitious albums, The Wall deals with themes of isolation, tyranny, and guilt. In this show, you'll see the various characters of this famous rock opera come to life... in light!

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Family shows

Family shows are a new feature at Edelman Planetarium. Designed with young children in mind, these Sunday afternoon presentations are a better choice for youngsters than our usual Saturday night shows. This year we'll be doing these the third Sunday of each month (except December) at 3 p.m. as an experiment. By the way: these programs will be of interest to adults, too!

Please note that very young children often do not enjoy the dark environment of the planetarium. We don't recommend bringing anyone less than five years of age to any of our shows.

March 21, 3 p.m.: The Case of the Disappearing Planet

Pluto has vanished from the list of planets! The children in third-grade teacher Ina Frenzy's class are frantic! Where has Pluto gone? Is it really a planet? Where did Pluto come from in the first place? Only ace detective Skye Watcher with her Brooklyn accent can solve this case!

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Directions:

Science Hall is centrally located on the Rowan campus, on the north side of Rt. 322 between Savitz Hall and Westby Hall, across from Robinson Hall on Mediation Walk. For a campus map, visit http://www.rowan.edu/map.

Weekend parking is available in the large Lot A at the northwest end of the campus, along Route 322. Coming from the east on 322, you can turn into Lot A, then get out and walk back to the southeast past Westby Hall to the Science Hall.

Coming from the west on Route 322, technically you cannot legally turn into Lot A any longer (this is a recent change). If you want to follow the rules, you should turn left at Bowe Blvd., and turn right into campus on North Campus Drive, which is the next turn; then immediately turn right onto the winding road called Chestnut Br. on its sign (but S. Roadway on the online map), which will bring you into the north end of Lot A. Go to the other end and park, then walk past Westby Hall to the Science Hall.

Alternatively, you can park on the south side of Route 322 in the visitors' lot, then walk across the road to the Science Hall.

The Science Hall and planetarium have no permanent signs yet, but we put temporary signs out on the sidewalk to help you find us. We apologize for being so elusive!