The Gordon Cooper Branch is pleased to present programming for the whole family in connection with the Visions of the Universe exhibition. Events are listed below; you can also see our calendar or this downloadable schedule. All events are free and open to everyone.

Exhibit Grand Opening! ~ Friday, July 3 ~ 5:30-8 pm
Celebrate the Visions opening as part of the First Friday festivitites.

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Way Out Wednesdays ~ July 8 through August 26 ~ all day
Upper Elementary and Middle School students, explore online to discover the answer to the question of the week and win prizes!

Evening Family Times ~ July 6 through August 31
Explore an interactive display with take-home activities. The display changes every two weeks, starting on a Monday evening:

• July 6 ~ Where do stars come from and where do they go?
• July 20 ~ How to eat in space (yum!)
• August 3 ~ Photographs of outer space
• August 17 ~ Charting the night sky

Teen Space Craft: Where is Earth? ~ Tuesday, July 14 ~ 4 pm
Teens, come make a model of the solar system. No space suits required!

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Star Party at Sopris Park! ~ Saturday, July 18 ~ 8:30-11 pm
Do some star gazing with local astronomers, brought to you by the Three Rivers Astronomy Club and the Gordon Cooper Library.

Out of This World Summer Reading ~ Tuesday, July 21 ~ 10 am-noon
Bob Koper brings a Starlab to show us the night skies. Other space activities include drawing constellations and building rockets.

Lunch with an Astronomer ~ Tuesday, August 11 ~ 11:30 am
Bring a bag lunch and join an astronomy talk with a NASA Ambassador.

Teen Space Craft: Model Rockets ~ Tuesday, August 18 ~ 4 pm
Teens, put your design skills to work as you build your own spacecraft.

Thank you to our friends at 20/20 Eye Care for their sponsorship of Way Out Wednesdays and Out of This World Summer Reading!