This fall, on Thursdays at 11:00, the Museum of Coastal Carolina invites preschoolers to a fun, educational series of programs called Budding Scientists. Do you know a child who loves to explore outside, collect bugs and plants, or dig for shells at the beach? Bring him or her to the museum where young science lovers can learn all about our local environment through fun science experiments. Each month, the program focuses on a different theme: September – Budding Scientists become Super Earth Protectors by learning about different types of pollution and how to help protect the environment. October – Budding Scientists learn Spooky Science by making a ghoulish potion, learning all about pumpkins, and performing some creepy chemistry experiments. November – Budding Scientists learn about Backyard Science by investigating different types of soil, birds, and bugs. December – Budding Scientists become Budding Meteorologists by learning how thunderstorms form, how to make snow, and how the ocean affects weather. These programs will be hosted by Jamie Justice, the Education Coordinator for the Museum of Coastal Carolina and Ingram Planetarium. She received her Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology from Bowling Green State University and her Master of Science in Environmental Science with concentrations in Marine and Coastal Education and Coastal Management from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Jamie is originally from Portsmouth, Ohio and moved to Wilmington, North Carolina for graduate school in 2017. Before coming to the Museum, she worked in a variety of educational positions at summer camps and schools. 
Watch museum docents feed the live animals in the Museum’s Touch Tank.
Ready for some Halloween fun? Come to the Museum of Coastal Carolina between 10:00 and 2:00 on October 30 for Trunk or Treat, when the Ocean Isle Beach Sea Turtle Protection Organization, OIB Life Church, Sunset Slush, and Sloane Realty will sponsor trunks filled with candy and other goodies in each of the museum’s galleries. Children can trick-or-treat in the museum’s educational and safe environment. Kids are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes to the museum and to bring their own trick-or-treat bags.
As part of the Trunk or Treat fun, Matthew Bookout will be on hand between 11:00 and 2:00 to share his knowledge of snakes and reptiles. Matthew has been fascinated with snakes for most of his life and acquired his first snake at the age of thirteen. He has a wealth of knowledge about venomous and non-venomous snake species and always brings along some of his favorite live snakes from his personal collection. As the local business owner of Ophidian’s Lair, he takes care of and feeds the Museum’s live non-venomous snakes.
As part of the Trunk or Treat fun, Matthew Bookout will be on hand between 11:00 and 2:00 to share his knowledge of snakes and reptiles. Matthew has been fascinated with snakes for most of his life and acquired his first snake at the age of thirteen. He has a wealth of knowledge about venomous and non-venomous snake species and always brings along some of his favorite live snakes from his personal collection. As the local business owner of Ophidian’s Lair, he takes care of and feeds the Museum’s live non-venomous snakes.
This fall, on Thursdays at 11:00, the Museum of Coastal Carolina invites preschoolers to a fun, educational series of programs called Budding Scientists. Do you know a child who loves to explore outside, collect bugs and plants, or dig for shells at the beach? Bring him or her to the museum where young science lovers can learn all about our local environment through fun science experiments.
Each month, the program focuses on a different theme:
September – Budding Scientists become Super Earth Protectors by learning about different types of pollution and how to help protect the environment.
October – Budding Scientists learn Spooky Science by making a ghoulish potion, learning all about pumpkins, and performing some creepy chemistry experiments.
November – Budding Scientists learn about Backyard Science by investigating different types of soil, birds, and bugs.
December – Budding Scientists become Budding Meteorologists by learning how thunderstorms form, how to make snow, and how the ocean affects weather.
These programs will be hosted by Jamie Justice, the Education Coordinator for the Museum of Coastal Carolina and Ingram Planetarium. She received her Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology from Bowling Green State University and her Master of Science in Environmental Science with concentrations in Marine and Coastal Education and Coastal Management from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Jamie is originally from Portsmouth, Ohio and moved to Wilmington, North Carolina for graduate school in 2017. Before coming to the Museum, she worked in a variety of educational positions at summer camps and schools.
Watch museum docents feed the live animals in the Museum’s Touch Tank.
Come to the Museum of Coastal Carolina at 11:00 on October 2 and experience Science in 3D. The museum’s newest exhibit, called Before the Dinosaurs: Coal Age Monsters, uses a virtual reality (VR) mobile classroom that allows visitors to explore the Earth before the dinosaurs existed. Put on a virtual reality headset and become immersed in this unique experience. The Science in 3D program is hosted by an educational docent who will help launch each VR adventure and answer questions about the experience.
Stuart Cooke presents a program called The Early Days of Ocean Isle Beach at 6 PM on November 9 at the Museum of Coastal Carolina. The Cooke family moved to Ocean Isle Beach (OIB) in 1963 when the island was barely four years old. They were the third family to live there and the first not related to the island’s founder, Odell Williamson.
Lomie Lou Cooke and her son, Stuart Cooke, recently co-authored a book called Ocean Isle Beach – The Early Years about their experiences living on this once-remote windswept island. Enjoy their tales of Buddy, the pony, who was kept under their beach house; riding sea turtles on the beach; riding out hurricanes; and learning about some of the business deals that set OIB on its successful trajectory – funny stories as well as mishaps and misdeeds. The Cooke’s were involved in many OIB real estate projects. Over the years, Cooke Realty has arranged hundreds of thousands of OIB vacations and sold beach property to thousands of Ocean Isle Beach property owners.
This is a fundraiser for the Museum of Coastal Carolina, Ingram Planetarium, and individual tree sponsors. The museum raises funds through admission to the festival and selling votes for favorite tree. Sponsors accrue funds through a silent auction for each tree’s lights and decorations. If the winning bidder also wants the tree, it is an additional $50 for the museum.
The Festival of Trees opens on Nov. 11 and closes on January 1, 2022. During that time the Festival will be open to the public on Thursday thru Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm. Additional public hours from 1 pm to 4 pm will be offered on the following Sundays: Nov. 14, 21, 28 and Dec. 5, 12, 19.
Holiday Night at the Museum is on Nov. 26. This is an evening of holiday cheer, food, wine, beer, live music, and activities for adults and children. This year will feature a fun food option with minimal wait times.
This fall, on Thursdays at 11:00, the Museum of Coastal Carolina invites preschoolers to a fun, educational series of programs called Budding Scientists. Do you know a child who loves to explore outside, collect bugs and plants, or dig for shells at the beach? Bring him or her to the museum where young science lovers can learn all about our local environment through fun science experiments.
Each month, the program focuses on a different theme:
September – Budding Scientists become Super Earth Protectors by learning about different types of pollution and how to help protect the environment.
October – Budding Scientists learn Spooky Science by making a ghoulish potion, learning all about pumpkins, and performing some creepy chemistry experiments.
November – Budding Scientists learn about Backyard Science by investigating different types of soil, birds, and bugs.
December – Budding Scientists become Budding Meteorologists by learning how thunderstorms form, how to make snow, and how the ocean affects weather.
These programs will be hosted by Jamie Justice, the Education Coordinator for the Museum of Coastal Carolina and Ingram Planetarium. She received her Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology from Bowling Green State University and her Master of Science in Environmental Science with concentrations in Marine and Coastal Education and Coastal Management from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Jamie is originally from Portsmouth, Ohio and moved to Wilmington, North Carolina for graduate school in 2017. Before coming to the Museum, she worked in a variety of educational positions at summer camps and schools.