Ella’s Patio Party
Thursdays @ 5:50pm – 7:30pm
From June 13th – August 29th
$5 per person / FREE for members
Join Ella Sharp Museum for another summer season of Thursday evenings for live music, small plates from local favorites, and a cash bar on Ella’s Patio. Cover charge and donations benefit museum educational programming, events, and general operations.
Margaret and the Moon
Thursday, June 17
2-3pm: Margaret and the Moon
4-5pm: The Astronaut Who Painted the Moon
$5 per person per event / $10 for both presentations / 3 years and under FREE
From 2-3pm: Margaret and the Moon: How Margaret Hamilton Saved the First Lunar Landing is a nonfiction picture book about a pioneering scientist who turns her love of math into a celebrated career with the United States space program. When this problem-solver discovers a new invention called a computer, she uses it to solve one of the hardest problems ever—flying astronauts to the moon. In the process, she breaks boundaries for women and becomes an American hero.
From 4-5pm: Timed to the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 in 2019, The Astronaut Who Painted the Moon: The True Story of Alan Bean is a nonfiction children’s picture book about the only artist to travel in outer space. Alan Bean is both a brave astronaut and a painter who expresses his feelings through art. After the Apollo 12 mission, he pursues a one-of-a-kind dream: painting the magic and mystery of his trip to the moon.
Murder Mystery at the Museum: Rescue Mission in Space
October 26 @ 6:00pm – 9:00pm
$60 per person/$110 per couple
$55 per person/$100 per couple for members
Join us for another stimulating evening of fine dining and engrossing live theater as we host our second annual Mystery Dinner. In keeping with our year-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Hurst Planetarium, our production this year will be “Rescue Mission in Space”, an exciting story of black holes, disappearing planets and lady heroes. Costumes encouraged.
