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Beginning in 1985, Pittsburgh's original Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science (1939-1991) offered special events and free general admission each year on the Summer Solstice, usually June 21. It started by offering free admission to anyone who brought with them a snowball [yes, a real snowball !); this offer was publicized during the Winter months prior to the Summer Solstice. The snowballs were evaluated for chemical composition, while melting.

Later on, Buhl simply publicized the annual "Solstice Day" as a free-of-charge day for everyone.

Recently, Pittsburgh's Carnegie Science Center has ressurrected the event, along with the free-admission-with-snowball offer.

gaw

Glenn A. Walsh, Project Director,
Friends of the Zeiss < http://friendsofthezeiss.org >
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SPACE & SCIENCE NEWS, ASTRONOMICAL CALENDAR:
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Author of History Web Sites on the Internet --
* Buhl Planetarium, Pittsburgh: 
  < http://buhlplanetarium.tripod.com >
* Adler Planetarium, Chicago:
  < http://adlerplanetarium.tripod.com >
* Astronomer, Educator, Optician John A. Brashear:
  < http://johnbrashear.tripod.com >
* Andrew Carnegie & Carnegie Libraries: 
  < http://andrewcarnegie.tripod.com > 
* Duquesne Incline cable-car railway, Pittsburgh: 
  < http://incline.pghfree.net >
* Public Transit:
  < http://andrewcarnegie2.tripod.com/transit >


--- On Thu, 10/2/08, Jeff Rosenblatt <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: Jeff Rosenblatt <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Free Science Night Questions
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Thursday, October 2, 2008, 1:55 PM
> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of
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> 
> Thought I would throw this question out there one more
> time....
> 
>  
> 
> What kind of free public events does any other science
> center out there
> do?  I'm talking totally free event, $0 to get in to
> your place (if you
> normally charge admission).
> 
>  
> 
> If anybody does, or has done, free events at their science
> center, have
> any of these free events promoted science professionals in
> the
> community, and/or science careers?  I appreciate any input
> from all
> science center-techy's out there.  Thanks.
> 
>  
> 
> --Jeff--
> 
>  
> 
> Jeff Rosenblatt
> 
> Director of Science City
> 
> Union Station
> 
> ph:  816-460-2218
> 
> email:  [log in to unmask]


      

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