Ever wonder “what’s up” in the night sky? Explore the planets, constellations, and other celestial events happening in the sky tonight. This live program focuses on what you can see if you stepped outside and looked up to the heavens. Is there a meteor shower? Can you see the International Space Station? Find out how to identify these objects. This program will also comment on the latest breaking news in astronomy.
In this animated adventure, Robokids Cy, Annie, and their dog Armstrong get a lot more than they expected from their class field trip in an impromptu adventure. Explore the Sun, Earth, and Moon with a witty star ship computer as navigator and guide. Race along the surface of the Moon! Collect an asteroid sample in low gravity! Survive a solar storm! Find a new appreciation for the unique beauty of Earth. Journey along with the Accidental Astronauts in this epic adventure. This is a great show for little explorers. The movie is followed by a live star show.
Funding for this film was provided by The Town of Sunset Beach through its Accommodation Taxes.
Alligators, wolves, foxes — and more! Learn about the critters and creatures that inhabit the Green Swamp, the forces of nature that created the swamp and maintain its watery environment, and Carolina Bays and the Waccamaw river basin. Explore the ecological intricacies of the Green Swamp through our diorama in the Water Ways Gallery of the Museum of Coastal Carolina. Ed Ovsenik will be the presenter.
Mr. Ovsenik received a BA in Biology, worked towards an MS in Marine Botany, and has a Juris Doctorate in Law. His career was centered on Environmental, Health, and Safety compliance in government and industry, including technology driven companies in the chemical and computer software sectors. Mr. Ovsenik currently advises clients on Governance, Risk, and Compliance issues impacting their for-profit and non-profit organizations. During his career, Mr. Ovsenik worked closely with students on technical and scientific matters, advising, guiding, and mentoring those students in elementary through college ages. Mr. Ovsenik’s current interests include researching the genesis of Carolina Bays, photographing the Green Swamp ecosystem, and researching the timber and lumber industry of the Green Swamp and the Marine Stores industry in Brunswick County during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Alaska is a place like no other. For many people, a trip to Alaska is a life-long dream. People who live in Alaska depend on and protect an enduring way of life. But there are places so remote, so wild, that few Alaskans have ever gone. Here in the planetarium, we’re going to take you to these places, to the remote wilderness to see iconic animals and landscapes that define the Last Frontier, places that make Alaska…Alaska.
Come learn about the next frontier in Human Space exploration in this Ingram Planetarium original production in celebration of NASA’s newest member in the Mars Rover family, Perseverance.
Narrated by actor Liam Neeson, this show explores the inner workings of Earth’s climate system. With visualizations based on satellite monitoring data and advanced supercomputer simulations, this cutting-edge production follows a trail of energy that flows from the Sun into the interlocking systems that shape our climate: the atmosphere, oceans, and the biosphere. Audiences will ride along on swirling ocean and wind currents, dive into the heart of a monster hurricane, come face-to-face with sharks and gigantic whales, and fly into roiling volcanoes. This movie is followed by a star show.
Ever wonder “what’s up” in the night sky? Explore the planets, constellations, and other celestial events happening in the sky tonight. This live program focuses on what you can see if you stepped outside and looked up to the heavens. Is there a meteor shower? Can you see the International Space Station? Find out how to identify these objects. This program will also comment on the latest breaking news in astronomy.
Join us in a sensory experience unlike any other as LIVE lighting and laser effects accompany classic hits heard through the area’s best sound system.
In Living in the Future’s Past, Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges guides us on a journey into the heart of human nature and explores how our species operates in an inescapably interconnected world. Featuring experts from across cultures, scientific disciplines, and political philosophies, the film contextualizes our modern predicament within a geologic time frame. Far from another alarmist film on the impending destruction of our planet, Living in the Future’s Past illuminates how each of us can contribute to saving Earth and furthering humanity. This film is produced and presented by Jeff Bridges along with filmmaker Susan Kucera.
This film has won the following prestigious awards: 1st place on the International Film Festival Scientific Documentaries –Godolo International Film Festival, Gold Medal for Best Documentary on Climate Change and Sustainability—New York Film Festival, Best Narrator, Cannes—AFI World Peace Initiative, Best in Show—IndieFEST, and many more prestigious awards.
The filmmaker’s statement: “Living in the Future’s Past is a definitive departure from the usual ‘ecological documentary.’ As a documentarian, I’ve always been interested in what makes us and other animals tick. The film gives us a greater understanding of both the physical and unconscious , mechanisms at play in our inner and outer world, like ‘optional foraging strategy’ or sexual selection. We’re not the only animals with social and economic relationships to the environment.” – Susan Kucera.
This documentary movie is 83 minutes long, so run time will exceed our normal one-hour program.
Come learn how you as an individual can make a difference regarding our past and into the future!
Terry Bryant will present this movie. Terry has been the Executive Director of the Ocean Isle Museum Foundation since July of 2012. She retired with the state of North Carolina after serving in the field of education in the community college system. She also spent seven years at the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher. She has a two-year degree in accounting, a bachelor’s in recreation/leisure studies, and a master’s in educational media: instructional computer technology. She is married to Ronnie Bryant, former CIO at Brunswick County Community College.
In this animated adventure, Robokids Cy, Annie, and their dog Armstrong get a lot more than they expected from their class field trip in an impromptu adventure. Explore the Sun, Earth, and Moon with a witty star ship computer as navigator and guide. Race along the surface of the Moon! Collect an asteroid sample in low gravity! Survive a solar storm! Find a new appreciation for the unique beauty of Earth. Journey along with the Accidental Astronauts in this epic adventure. This is a great show for little explorers. The movie is followed by a live star show.
Funding for this film was provided by The Town of Sunset Beach through its Accommodation Taxes.