Our Athens branch invites all ages to this year’s Steampunk Spectacle 2018: From the Earth to the Moonon Saturday, September 29 from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm!Playful reinterpretations of Victorian social customs and c
Make a Moon Mask from EVA Foam!
Part of Steampunk Spectacle 2018: From the Earth to the Moon!Create a 3-dimensional, moonscape-inspired face mask out of an EVA foam floor
mat using various sculpting techniques under the tutelage of Steampunk
The romance of the Moon has inspired humankind since prehistoric times, frequently appearing in poetry and painting from the earliest days of arts and literature.
Saturday Afternoon Movie. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Saturday Afternoon is a great time to meet friends at the library for a movie.Snack and Drinks ProvidedFree and Open to the publicrated PG 13
Sounds of Science Fiction: The Amazing Theremin!
The theremin is history's first electronic musical instrument, and of all the innovations that came after it in the field of electronics, it has the most otherworldly sound.
Steampunk Cinema: Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon and Charles Schneer's First Men in the Moon
The theme of this year's festival is largely taken from the fascination in Victorian science fiction with making an actual voyage to our closest neighbor in the Solar System.
Croquet, badminton, lawn bowls, anyone? Righto!
Long before television, radio and movies, games were invented in Victorian times to amuse people during leisure time-- Join us in playing some of the most popular ones! Recommended for ages 5th grade upwards and teenagers.
Cometo build and launch a water rocket to the moon – or at least into
the troposphere! Using two and one liter pop bottles, we will build
moon rockets with fins and a nose cone to launch at a distant moon.
A Century Ago Through the Telescope
Astronomy in the 19th and early 20th centuries was as exciting as it is now. Their instruments and knowledge were not as advanced as ours today, but the discoveries were coming fast and furious.
Venue:The Central Venue, 29 East Carpenter Street, Athens, Ohio
Date:
Saturday, September 29th
Time:
7:00pm till 10:00pm
Coordinators:
Airship Athena & Southeast Ohio History Center