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	April 2024
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	1	2	3 Expedition Reef Expedition Reef April 3, 2024 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm 26 minutes Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth—while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing. Show Begins at 2:00 PM Solar System Odyssey Solar System Odyssey April 3, 2024 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm 28 minutes Solar System Odyssey is a character-driven adventure set in the future, in a time when humans have depleted the resources of their home planet. A business tycoon recruits our hero, Jack Larson, on a mission to discover a new home for humans to colonize. Show Begins at 3:00 PM • •	4 Expedition Reef Expedition Reef April 4, 2024 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm 26 minutes Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth—while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing. Show Begins at 2:00 PM Solar System Odyssey Solar System Odyssey April 4, 2024 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm 28 minutes Solar System Odyssey is a character-driven adventure set in the future, in a time when humans have depleted the resources of their home planet. A business tycoon recruits our hero, Jack Larson, on a mission to discover a new home for humans to colonize. Show Begins at 3:00 PM • •	5 Expedition Reef Expedition Reef April 5, 2024 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm 26 minutes Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth—while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing. Show Begins at 2:00 PM Solar System Odyssey Solar System Odyssey April 5, 2024 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm 28 minutes Solar System Odyssey is a character-driven adventure set in the future, in a time when humans have depleted the resources of their home planet. A business tycoon recruits our hero, Jack Larson, on a mission to discover a new home for humans to colonize. Show Begins at 3:00 PM • •	6 Expedition Reef Expedition Reef April 6, 2024 11:00 am - 11:30 am 26 minutes Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth—while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing. Show Begins at 11:00 AM Solar System Odyssey Solar System Odyssey April 6, 2024 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm 28 minutes Solar System Odyssey is a character-driven adventure set in the future, in a time when humans have depleted the resources of their home planet. A business tycoon recruits our hero, Jack Larson, on a mission to discover a new home for humans to colonize. Show Begins at 2:00 PM Expedition Reef Expedition Reef April 6, 2024 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm 26 minutes Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth—while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing. Show Begins at 3:00 PM • • •
7 Solar System Odyssey Solar System Odyssey April 7, 2024 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm 28 minutes Solar System Odyssey is a character-driven adventure set in the future, in a time when humans have depleted the resources of their home planet. A business tycoon recruits our hero, Jack Larson, on a mission to discover a new home for humans to colonize. Show Begins at 2:00 PM Expedition Reef Expedition Reef April 7, 2024 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm 26 minutes Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth—while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing. Show Begins at 3:00 PM • •	8 Incredible Sun Incredible Sun April 8, 2024 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Every second the Sun emits million times more energy than the world consumes every year. Where does such a huge amount of power come from? Discover our star through the breathtaking timelapses. Thanks to the real images taken by the Solar Dynamics Observatory and processed by advanced mathematical methods, you will experience the true nature of the Sun and find out that it is far from being as calm as it seems at first glance. Show Begins at 1:30 PM Incredible Sun Incredible Sun April 8, 2024 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Every second the Sun emits million times more energy than the world consumes every year. Where does such a huge amount of power come from? Discover our star through the breathtaking timelapses. Thanks to the real images taken by the Solar Dynamics Observatory and processed by advanced mathematical methods, you will experience the true nature of the Sun and find out that it is far from being as calm as it seems at first glance. Show Begins at 2:30 PM Incredible Sun Incredible Sun April 8, 2024 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Every second the Sun emits million times more energy than the world consumes every year. Where does such a huge amount of power come from? Discover our star through the breathtaking timelapses. Thanks to the real images taken by the Solar Dynamics Observatory and processed by advanced mathematical methods, you will experience the true nature of the Sun and find out that it is far from being as calm as it seems at first glance. Show Begins at 3:30 PM • • •	9	10 Solar System Odyssey Solar System Odyssey April 10, 2024 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm 28 minutes Solar System Odyssey is a character-driven adventure set in the future, in a time when humans have depleted the resources of their home planet. A business tycoon recruits our hero, Jack Larson, on a mission to discover a new home for humans to colonize. Show Begins at 3:00 PM •	11 Expedition Reef Expedition Reef April 11, 2024 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm 26 minutes Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth—while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing. Show Begins at 3:00 PM •	12 Solar System Odyssey Solar System Odyssey April 12, 2024 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm 28 minutes Solar System Odyssey is a character-driven adventure set in the future, in a time when humans have depleted the resources of their home planet. A business tycoon recruits our hero, Jack Larson, on a mission to discover a new home for humans to colonize. Show Begins at 2:00 PM Expedition Reef Expedition Reef April 12, 2024 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm 26 minutes Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth—while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing. Show Begins at 3:00 PM • •	13 Expedition Reef Expedition Reef April 13, 2024 11:00 am - 11:30 am 26 minutes Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth—while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing. Show Begins at 11:00 AM Solar System Odyssey Solar System Odyssey April 13, 2024 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm 28 minutes Solar System Odyssey is a character-driven adventure set in the future, in a time when humans have depleted the resources of their home planet. A business tycoon recruits our hero, Jack Larson, on a mission to discover a new home for humans to colonize. Show Begins at 2:00 PM Expedition Reef Expedition Reef April 13, 2024 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm 26 minutes Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth—while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing. Show Begins at 3:00 PM • • •
14 Solar System Odyssey Solar System Odyssey April 14, 2024 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm 28 minutes Solar System Odyssey is a character-driven adventure set in the future, in a time when humans have depleted the resources of their home planet. A business tycoon recruits our hero, Jack Larson, on a mission to discover a new home for humans to colonize. Show Begins at 2:00 PM Expedition Reef Expedition Reef April 14, 2024 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm 26 minutes Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth—while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing. Show Begins at 3:00 PM • •	15	16	17 Solar System Odyssey Solar System Odyssey April 17, 2024 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm 28 minutes Solar System Odyssey is a character-driven adventure set in the future, in a time when humans have depleted the resources of their home planet. A business tycoon recruits our hero, Jack Larson, on a mission to discover a new home for humans to colonize. Show Begins at 3:00 PM •	18 Expedition Reef Expedition Reef April 18, 2024 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm 26 minutes Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth—while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing. Show Begins at 3:00 PM •	19 Solar System Odyssey Solar System Odyssey April 19, 2024 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm 28 minutes Solar System Odyssey is a character-driven adventure set in the future, in a time when humans have depleted the resources of their home planet. A business tycoon recruits our hero, Jack Larson, on a mission to discover a new home for humans to colonize. Show Begins at 2:00 PM Expedition Reef Expedition Reef April 19, 2024 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm 26 minutes Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth—while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing. Show Begins at 3:00 PM • •	20 Expedition Reef Expedition Reef April 20, 2024 11:00 am - 11:30 am 26 minutes Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth—while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing. Show Begins at 11:00 AM Solar System Odyssey Solar System Odyssey April 20, 2024 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm 28 minutes Solar System Odyssey is a character-driven adventure set in the future, in a time when humans have depleted the resources of their home planet. A business tycoon recruits our hero, Jack Larson, on a mission to discover a new home for humans to colonize. Show Begins at 2:00 PM Expedition Reef Expedition Reef April 20, 2024 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm 26 minutes Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth—while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing. Show Begins at 3:00 PM • • •
21 Solar System Odyssey Solar System Odyssey April 21, 2024 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm 28 minutes Solar System Odyssey is a character-driven adventure set in the future, in a time when humans have depleted the resources of their home planet. A business tycoon recruits our hero, Jack Larson, on a mission to discover a new home for humans to colonize. Show Begins at 2:00 PM Expedition Reef Expedition Reef April 21, 2024 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm 26 minutes Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth—while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing. Show Begins at 3:00 PM • •	22	23	24 Solar System Odyssey Solar System Odyssey April 24, 2024 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm 28 minutes Solar System Odyssey is a character-driven adventure set in the future, in a time when humans have depleted the resources of their home planet. A business tycoon recruits our hero, Jack Larson, on a mission to discover a new home for humans to colonize. Show Begins at 3:00 PM •	25 Expedition Reef Expedition Reef April 25, 2024 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm 26 minutes Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth—while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing. Show Begins at 3:00 PM •	26 Solar System Odyssey Solar System Odyssey April 26, 2024 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm 28 minutes Solar System Odyssey is a character-driven adventure set in the future, in a time when humans have depleted the resources of their home planet. A business tycoon recruits our hero, Jack Larson, on a mission to discover a new home for humans to colonize. Show Begins at 2:00 PM Expedition Reef Expedition Reef April 26, 2024 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm 26 minutes Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth—while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing. Show Begins at 3:00 PM • •	27 Expedition Reef Expedition Reef April 27, 2024 11:00 am - 11:30 am 26 minutes Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth—while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing. Show Begins at 11:00 AM Solar System Odyssey Solar System Odyssey April 27, 2024 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm 28 minutes Solar System Odyssey is a character-driven adventure set in the future, in a time when humans have depleted the resources of their home planet. A business tycoon recruits our hero, Jack Larson, on a mission to discover a new home for humans to colonize. Show Begins at 2:00 PM Expedition Reef Expedition Reef April 27, 2024 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm 26 minutes Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth—while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing. Show Begins at 3:00 PM • • •
28 Solar System Odyssey Solar System Odyssey April 28, 2024 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm 28 minutes Solar System Odyssey is a character-driven adventure set in the future, in a time when humans have depleted the resources of their home planet. A business tycoon recruits our hero, Jack Larson, on a mission to discover a new home for humans to colonize. Show Begins at 2:00 PM Expedition Reef Expedition Reef April 28, 2024 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm 26 minutes Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth—while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing. Show Begins at 3:00 PM • •	29	30

Tiffany F.

We love the Science Center! I take my 2 and 4 year old boys weekly to play and enjoy the exhibits. The staff are wonderful and the classes offered are excellent! We are so blessed to have such an amazing resource in our area.

– Tiffany F.

Denise G.

Fabulous and I don’t often give praise. We took our grandson and were there for hours. He loved it and so did we.

– Denise G.

Larry W.

Took the kiddos and they loved it. Employees were nice and helpful. If your looking for something to do with the kids give this place a shot.

-Larry W.

Meredith C.

What a wonderful place to visit! Great environment to learn and the staff is very helpful! Hickory is lucky to have great family education and entertainment.

– Meredith C.

Sam H.

This place was great. We have kids from 8 to 1 and they all had a great time. What I really liked is most of the exhibits are hands on and that really kept them occupied.

– Sam H.

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