Charles Darwin was one of the most influential and disruptive scientists of the modern era. Born on the very same day as Abraham Lincoln – February 12th, 1809 – Darwin ignited a firestorm of controversy with his theory of evolution by natural selection. This month, the Friends of the Planetarium will be observing Darwin Day for the second year in a row with a weekend devoted to Darwin and Evolution. Join us for a screening of a full-dome planetarium digital program, a lecture about the possible evolution of life on other planets, and a full-dome movie that teaches children about the cells in our bodies.

Admission for these shows is $3 for children and seniors, and $5 for adults.

Seats can be reserved on this website right now. Just click on the event you would like to attend in the boxed schedules at the top or bottom of this page and use our online form to buy tickets and reserve your spot. Some of the seating will be held for walk-in visitors. Unclaimed reserved seats will be released when the show begins. Tickets purchased in advance are refundable for any reason until the show for which they were purchased begins. Online ticketing will end 30 minutes prior to each show, and any unreserved seats will be made available on a first come, first served basis.

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