EVENTS & NEWS
Spring 2013
Tuesday, January 22 ....................Museum re-opens for Spring semester
Tuesday, February 5 ....................Educational Programs Begin
Saturday, February 9 ...................Save a Sandhill: The Longleaf Pine Ecosystem
10am - 1pm
Saturday, March 16 ..................... Brain Facts: Learn with Neuroscientists
10am - 1pm
Saturday, April 20 ....................... Earth Day at the Gillespie: Keeping it Green
10am - 1pm
Fall 2012
Saturday, September 29 ........... Smithsonian Museum Day at the Gillespie Museum
10am - 1pm We join other museums nationally for a day of museum hopping. Free admission and a chance to experience our rich museum culture in West Volusia.
Wednesday, October 24 ............. **NEW PROGRAM!!** Science Cafe
7pm-9pm Nanotechnology: When Science Fiction Becomes Reality Presented by Stetson chemistry professors Harry Price and Allan Thomas. Informal conversation about the impact of this technology — with coffee and chocolate **Qualifies for Cultural Credit**
Click here to see a few scenes from this event
Saturday, October 27 ............... Mostly Green Halloween
10am - 1pm A showcase of hands-on activities & experiments, demonstrating mysterious and unusual animal behaviors and plant habits, designed by Stetson undergraduates.Open to all, free admission, costumes encouraged!
Activities include:
- Fluorescent jack-o-lanterns
- Florida cave with spooky bats
- Scavenger hunt & rock quarry
- Potions Lab & crafts
- Refreshments
Thursday, November 1 .................Guitar on the Rocks (Student Recital)
7pm
Saturday, November 3.................Homecoming Open House & Harvest
10am - 1pm Join Hatter Harvest and The Sandhill Gang for some garden work and landscape restoration.
Wednesday, November 21-23.......Museum closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
Thurs. & Fri., December 6-7.........Holiday Open House at the 10am-4pm Museum Gift Shop
Enjoy complimentary cookies and cider while you browse the gift shop. Free gift wrapping!
Friday, December 14, 4pm............Museum closes for Christmas Break