The Latest Happening at the Challenger Learning Center

News Archive: 2007 2008

Saturday, July 26, 2008: Beijing Olympic Games Kick-Off with Pandamonium at the Challenger Learning Center

Activities run from 11:30am to 2pm, followed by 2pm showing of Kung Fu Panda: The IMAX Experience 2008 Pandamonium Olympic events will be the “egg roll” competition, chop stick skills challenge and Kung Fu jousting. The Pandamonium will also feature martial arts demos, Your Name in Chinese posters and panda face-painting. Pre-movie activities are FREE. Also, get one FREE child admission for every regular adult ticket purchased to the 2pm Kung Fu Panda: The IMAX Experience show. For more information, call 645-STAR(7827) or 645-7796.

July 5th, 2008: Monthly Sky Guy Planetarium Show

Come on down to the Downtown Digital Dome Theater and Planetarium and enjoy a free planetarium show on Saturday July 5th at 10 a.m. This planetarium show is coordinated with the monthly Tallahassee Democrat "Sky Guy" column and is presented by the Tallahassee Astronomical Society. The sky over Tallahassee will be reviewed including prominent constellations, stars and planets. The zodiac constellation Scorpius and the three constellations of the “Summer Triangle” will be highlighted for "Learning Constellations". The “Learning Astronomy” topic this month is the seasons and includes “Why Stonehenge is round” or “A calendar too big to carry”. While you are there stay for children’s show “The Secret of the Cardboard Rocket”, the 11:00 a.m. the regular planetarium show at one-half off the regular price for those attending the 10:00 a.m. free planetarium show.