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MUSEUM OF COASTAL CAROLINA 21 East Second Street Ocean Isle Beach, NC 28469910-579-1016 JAN. 3 – MAY 16, 2020: Open Fri. & Sat. 10 am-3 pm Additional open days Apr. 13-15 Closed Apr. 25 during the dayDirections

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UPCOMING MUSEUM EVENTS

Mar

20

Fri

11:00 am Touch Tank Feeding @ Museum of Coastal Carolina

Touch Tank Feeding

@ Museum of Coastal Carolina Mar 20 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Help Museum docents feed the live animals in the Touch Tank.

Mar

21

Sat

11:00 am OIB Shell Exploring @ Museum of Coastal Carolina

OIB Shell Exploring

@ Museum of Coastal Carolina Mar 21 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Take a walk on the beach with Roy Revis and learn about the shells you

find.

Mar

27

Fri

11:00 am Touch Tank Feeding @ Museum of Coastal Carolina

Touch Tank Feeding

@ Museum of Coastal Carolina Mar 27 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Help Museum docents feed the live animals in the Touch Tank.

Mar

28

Sat

11:00 am Budding Scientists — Exciting Ec... @ Museum of Coastal

Carolina

Budding Scientists — Exciting Ec... @ Museum of Coastal Carolina Mar 28 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm From the freezing arctic to the blistering desert, many exciting ecosystems are waiting to be explored. Museum guests will adventure throughout the world, stopping at three different ecosystems: the rain forest, the arctic and the

Apr

3

Fri

11:00 am Touch Tank Feeding @ Museum of Coastal Carolina

Touch Tank Feeding

@ Museum of Coastal Carolina Apr 3 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Help Museum docents feed the live animals in the Touch Tank.

Apr

4

Sat

11:00 am NC Science Festival Kick Off — P... @ Museum of Coastal

Carolina

NC Science Festival Kick Off — P... @ Museum of Coastal Carolina Apr 4 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Mosquitoes and fire ants are annoying and persistent. Why do they persist? How do they survive despite our attempts to eradicate them? Shawn Janairo will tell you. Shawn has had many years of practical

experience

Apr

7

Tue

6:00 pm Living in the Future’s Past (Movie) @ Museum of Coastal

Carolina

Living in the Future’s Past (Movie) @ Museum of Coastal Carolina Apr 7 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges guides you on a journey into the heart of human nature and explores how our species operates in an inescapably interconnected world. Far from being an alarmist film on

the

Apr

10

Fri

11:00 am Touch Tank Feeding @ Museum of Coastal Carolina

Touch Tank Feeding

@ Museum of Coastal Carolina Apr 10 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Help Museum docents feed the live animals in the Touch Tank.

Apr

11

Sat

10:00 am Family Day — Special Admission $3 @ Museum of Coastal

Carolina

Family Day — Special Admission $3 @ Museum of Coastal Carolina Apr 11 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Spring is nearly here, which means Family Day at the Museum of Coastal Carolina is not far behind! The exciting family event will be 10 am – 2 pm Saturday, April 11, rain or shine.

Apr

17

Fri

11:00 am Touch Tank Feeding @ Museum of Coastal Carolina

Touch Tank Feeding

@ Museum of Coastal Carolina Apr 17 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Help Museum docents feed the live animals in the Touch Tank.

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WANT TO SEE MORE? FIND US HERE: WINE FEST: HAVE YOU RESERVED YOUR TICKETS? WINE FEST LIVE AUCTION FEATURES EXCITING ITEMS Ocean Isle Museum Foundation’s annual Wine Fest fundraiser, set for 6:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at the Museum of Coastal Carolina, will feature some exciting new events as well as traditional guest

favorites.

The event offers guests an opportunity to sample a variety of wines from in addition to bidding in silent and live auctions. In keeping with this year’s theme, Roaring 20s: Then and Now, Wine Fest also will feature a speakeasy room with gaming tables. There will also be a cork pull and other fun activities. Guests are welcome to dress to the theme or in evening attire. Gabe Ross, WECT meteorologist, will once again serve as Master of Ceremonies for 2020 Wine Fest live auction. Among the live auction items Ross will feature this year a getaway vacation package at Blew Skyy Beach House in Ocean Isle Beach, an exciting travel package to Napa Valley: Backroads and Railways (air included) and a mystery getaway to New York City. In our silent auction, to name a few of the items available, we have a two-hour sunset cruise on Follow Me Two! (a 42-foot boat), a hand-made leather bag, a toddler-bed, home-sewn quilt, a sea turtle crocheted afghan, Vera Bradley items, golf certificates and much, much, more. Reservations are $50 per person and can be purchased in advance by calling 910-579-1016 or downloading the form below. Wine Fest 2020 Reservation Form Wine Fest 2020 Sponsorship Form Wine Fest 2020 Auction Donor Form WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING? SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER!

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INGRAM PLANETARIUM

7625 High Market StreetSunset Beach, NC 28468910-575-0033 JAN. 3 –

MAY 16, 2020:

Doors open 11:30 Fri. Doors open 10:30 Sat. Additional open days Apr. 13-15Plan to arrive at least 15 min. before show is scheduled to begin. DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS,

NO LATE ADMITTANCE

ONCE SHOW BEGINS.Directions Map UPCOMING PLANETARIUM EVENTS

Mar

20

Fri

12:00 pm The Sky Tonight @ Ingram Planetarium

The Sky Tonight

@ Ingram Planetarium Mar 20 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Discover the stars you’ll see in your own backyard in our LIVE star

show!

1:00 pm From Earth to the Universe @ Ingram Planetarium From Earth to the Universe @ Ingram Planetarium Mar 20 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm The night sky, both beautiful and mysterious, has been the subject of campfire stories, ancient myths and awe for as long as there have been people. A desire to comprehend the Universe may well be 2:00 pm Dynamic Earth @ Ingram Planetarium

Dynamic Earth

@ Ingram Planetarium Mar 20 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Journey to the farthest reaches of space or discover the stars you’ll see in your own backyard in our immersive theater. All Sky Theater shows include a LIVE star show! 3:00 pm Astronaut @ Ingram Planetarium

Astronaut

@ Ingram Planetarium Mar 20 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Journey to the farthest reaches of space or discover the stars you’ll see in your own backyard in our immersive theater. All Sky Theater shows include a LIVE star show!

Mar

21

Sat

11:00 am Accidental Astronauts @ Ingram Planetarium Accidental Astronauts @ Ingram Planetarium Mar 21 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Journey to the farthest reaches of space or discover the stars you’ll see in your own backyard in our immersive theater. All Sky Theater shows include a LIVE star show! 12:00 pm The Sky Tonight @ Ingram Planetarium

The Sky Tonight

@ Ingram Planetarium Mar 21 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Discover the stars you’ll see in your own backyard in our LIVE star

show!

1:00 pm From Earth to the Universe @ Ingram Planetarium From Earth to the Universe @ Ingram Planetarium Mar 21 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm The night sky, both beautiful and mysterious, has been the subject of campfire stories, ancient myths and awe for as long as there have been people. A desire to comprehend the Universe may well be 2:00 pm Dynamic Earth @ Ingram Planetarium

Dynamic Earth

@ Ingram Planetarium Mar 21 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Journey to the farthest reaches of space or discover the stars you’ll see in your own backyard in our immersive theater. All Sky Theater shows include a LIVE star show! 3:00 pm Astronaut @ Ingram Planetarium

Astronaut

@ Ingram Planetarium Mar 21 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Journey to the farthest reaches of space or discover the stars you’ll see in your own backyard in our immersive theater. All Sky Theater shows include a LIVE star show!

Mar

27

Fri

12:00 pm The Sky Tonight @ Ingram Planetarium

The Sky Tonight

@ Ingram Planetarium Mar 27 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Discover the stars you’ll see in your own backyard in our LIVE star

show!

1:00 pm From Earth to the Universe @ Ingram Planetarium From Earth to the Universe @ Ingram Planetarium Mar 27 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm The night sky, both beautiful and mysterious, has been the subject of campfire stories, ancient myths and awe for as long as there have been people. A desire to comprehend the Universe may well be

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MUSEUM OF COASTAL CAROLINA JANUARY 3 – MAY 16, 2020: Open Friday & Saturday 10:00-3:00 Additional open days: April 13-15 Closed during the day April 25 April 25 – Wine Fest – 6:30-9:30 PM ADMISSION: Most events are free for Museum and dual Museum/Planetarium members, active military, and disabled veterans. Non-member all-day admission (includes NC sales tax): $9.50 adults, $8.50 seniors (62+), $7.50 children (3-12), free for age 2 & under Present your same-week Planetarium receipt at the Museum and receive $2 OFF your Museum admission. Questions? Call the Museum of Coastal Carolina at 910-579-1016. RECIPROCITY WITH THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF WILMINGTON By displaying a Museum or Planetarium membership card, a visitor can enjoy HALF-PRICE ADMISSION to The Children’s Museum of Wilmington. By displaying a Children’s Museum membership card, a visitor can enjoy HALF-PRICE ADMISSION to the Museum and/or Planetarium. Non-members can receive $1 OFF regular admission to any of the three facilities by displaying a cash register receipt from a previous visit to The Children’s Museum, the Museum of Coastal Carolina, or Ingram Planetarium within the past seven days. The Children’s Museum of Wilmington is located at 116 Orange Street, Wilmington, NC 28401. For more information about The Children’s Museum of Wilmington, call 910-254-3534 or visit www.playwilmington.org. INGRAM PLANETARIUMJANUARY 3 – MAY 16, 2020: Doors open 11:30 Friday Doors open 10:30 Saturday Additional open days: April 13-15 Admission: Most events are free for Planetarium and dual Museum/Planetarium members, active military, and disabled veterans. Non-member per-show admission (includes NC sales tax): $9.50 adults (13-61), $8.50 seniors (62+), $7.50 children (3-12), and free for ages

2 and under.

Plan to arrive at least 15 minutes early. DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS, ENTRY IS NOT ALLOWED ONCE DOORS CLOSE FOR A

SHOW.

Present your same-week Museum receipt at the Planetarium and receive $2 OFF your Planetarium admission. Questions? Call Ingram Planetarium at 910-575-0033. Website By The Website Factory

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