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Storytime Sprouts: The Stars at Night
Nov 18, 2025 10:00AM—11:00AM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterEnjoy the night sky with stories and songs about the stars. This month, we’ll go to the planetarium and pretend it’s night under the stars. Storytime Sprouts is an early childhood program for children 2-6 years old. Only register and pay for children actively participating in Sprouts. There is no charge for adults.
View MoreStorytime Sprouts: The Stars at Night
Nov 05, 2025 10:00AM—11:00AM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterEnjoy the night sky with stories and songs about the stars. This month, we’ll go to the planetarium and pretend it’s night under the stars. Storytime Sprouts is an early childhood program for children 2-6 years old. Only register and pay for children actively participating in Sprouts. There is no charge for adults.
View MorePlanetarium Show: Moles: What is Out There?
Aug 16, 2025 11:00AM—12:00PM
Planetarium in the Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
Children will meet Plato, a very curious young mole and his best friends, earthworms Alfa, Beta, and Gamma. With the help of Professor Socrates, a very distinguished beetle, children along with Plato and his friends will discover why we have night and day, why the Moon looks different every night, what are the stars and…
View MorePlanetarium Show: The Cowboy Astronomer
Jun 21, 2025 11:00AM—12:00PM
Planetarium in the Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
Learn about the night sky from the unique perspective of a Cowboy Astronomer. Our cowboy will tell us about stars, their properties, their motion, and seasonal changes in the sky. You’ll learn about constellations and some of the other objects in the night sky like the Pleiades star cluster, the Andromeda Galaxy, nebulae, and supernovas…
View MorePlanetarium Show: Astronomy- 3000 Years of Stargazing
Mar 08, 2025 11:00AM—12:00PM
Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
Join us as we learn about our first and oldest science – Astronomy! From our earliest ancestors and throughout time, humans have been fascinated by the sky, and it has inspired wonder and curiosity. Be amazed by what the earliest astronomers learned about the Sun, Moon, planets, and the motion of the stars using only…
View MorePlanetarium Show: Astronomy- 3000 Years of Stargazing
Mar 07, 2025 7:00PM—8:00PM
Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
Join us as we learn about our first and oldest science – Astronomy! From our earliest ancestors and throughout time, humans have been fascinated by the sky, and it has inspired wonder and curiosity. Be amazed by what the earliest astronomers learned about the Sun, Moon, planets, and the motion of the stars using only…
View MoreStories of the Wintertime Stars
Feb 28, 2025 7:30PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
Join TWC Astronomy Club for Stones of the Wintertime Stars presented by Dave Gill. Registration required.
View MorePlanetarium Show: Spark- The Universe in Us
Feb 07, 2025 7:00PM—8:00PM
Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
Where did the building blocks of life come from? From the oxygen we breath to the iron in our blood to the water we drink to the uranium that warm’s Earth core, we owe it all to the stars. Journey across space and time to discover the celestial origins of the elements we all have…
View MorePlanetarium Show: Spark- The Universe in Us
Feb 08, 2025 11:00AM—12:00PM
Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
Where did the building blocks of life come from? From the oxygen we breath to the iron in our blood to the water we drink to the uranium that warm’s Earth core, we owe it all to the stars. Journey across space and time to discover the celestial origins of the elements we all have…
View MoreStar Watch with TWC Astronomy Club
Feb 07, 2025 8:00PM—9:30PM
Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
The night sky is a place of wonders! Be inspired by constellations, craters on the Moon, the rings of Saturn, stellar nurseries, galaxies filled with stars, and more! Come to our monthly, first Friday Star Watch hosted by the Wilderness Center’s Astronomy Club. Star Watch is free and fun for the whole family. Explore our…
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