June 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Making of a Star and Her Entourage UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States The Making of a Star and Her Entourage traces the evolution of humankind’s understanding of the universe. Discover the long journey beginning with the Earth-centered model of the universe in which the Sun was considered a planet to our current understanding that the Sun is a star centered in the Solar System and is one... Free
June 26 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Seeing! A Photon’s Journey Across Space, Time and Mind UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States Follow the journey of a single photon as it is produced in a distant star, before travelling across the vast expanse of space to land on someone’s retina. This fulldome planetarium show explores some of the fascinating processes of the cosmos, from astrophysics to the biology of the eye and brain. Funded through a generous... Free
July 1 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Out There – The Quest for Extrasolar Worlds UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States For thousands of years, humankind thought that the Earth was the center of the universe. Thanks to our curiosity, imagination and urge to explore, we now know that planets like our Earth are not special in the cosmos. The Sun is just one ordinary star among hundreds of billions in our galaxy, the Milky Way.... Free
July 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm From Earth to the Universe UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States 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 humanity's oldest shared intellectual experience. Yet only recently have we truly begun to grasp our place in the vast cosmos.... Free
Featured Featured July 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Polish Choir Concerts UWSP Noel Fine Arts Center 1800 Portage Street UWSP COFAC, Stevens Point, WI, United States A choir with the University of Gdansk in Poland will take part in a series of concerts and a historical lecture in Stevens Point July 3 and 5, reconnecting with a University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point faculty member who sang with them while abroad. Non Serio will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, at... Free
Featured Featured July 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Planets of the Solar System (LIVE) UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States We will visit the Sun and the eight planets of the Solar System. Our itinerary will allow us to see our close celestial neighbors in great detail. Join this live presentation, led by associate professor Sebastian Zamfir, director of the Blocher Planetarium and Pejsa Observatory. We will describe these amazing worlds and reveal some of... Free
July 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm The Hot and Energetic Universe UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States The planetarium documentary “The Hot and Energetic Universe” presents with the use of Immersive Visualizations and real images the achievements of the modern astronomy, the most advanced terrestrial and orbital observatories, the basic principles electromagnetic radiation and the natural phenomena related to the High Energy Astrophysics. This full dome film immerses viewers in real life... Free
July 15 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm IBEX- The Search for the Edge of the Solar System UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States Join scientists who are investigating the boundary between our Solar System and the rest of our galaxy in IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System. Designed for visitors with an appreciation for the challenges of space science and a desire to learn more about science research, IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar... Free
July 17 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Forward! To the Moon! UWSP | Science Building 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point, WI, United States NASA’s 21st century Artemis program, named after the Greek moon goddess and twin of Apollo, is the next step in our mission to explore the universe and land the first woman and person of color on the surface of the Moon. Using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before, NASA uses what... Free
July 22 @ 4:00 pm American Suzuki Institute Student Honors Recital UWSP | Michelsen Hall Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage Street, Stevens Point, United States Free and open to the public.
July 22 @ 7:00 pm American Suzuki Institute Guest Artist recital featuring Ting-lan Chen, violin with Nathan Buckner, piano Sentry Theater at 1800 1800 Northpoint Drive, Stevens Point, WI, United States Violinist Ting-lan Chen and pianist Nathan Buckner will perform at 7 p.m. Monday, July 22, at Sentry Insurance Theater, 1800 North Point Drive, Stevens Point. Free and open to the public.
July 23 @ 4:00 pm American Suzuki Institute Student Honors Recital UWSP | Michelsen Hall Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage Street, Stevens Point, United States Free and open to the public.