SCI-PORT: LOUISIANA’S SCIENCE CENTER NEWS RELEASE
For immediate release 10/16/09
Media contact: Eric Gipson (318) 424-8678; egipson@sciport.org
Programs contact: Lou Papai (318) 424-8714; lpapai@sciport.org
Celebrate the season with holiday programs galore at Sci-Port!
Holiday camps, a new IMAX film, a party just for adults, candy workshops, drop cookie and gingerbread house competitions, a New Year’s celebration and more will offer something for all ages this holiday season at Sci-Port: Louisiana’s Science Center. Programs and events include:
Holiday Day Camps
November 23 - 25, December 21 - 23 & 28 - 30, January 4 - 5
Give your kids some Sci-Port fun and yourself a little sanity during the holidays! Holiday Day Camps accommodate specific grade groups. Each Day Camp is a standalone experience and explores themes ranging from archaeology and colors to boats, rainforest adventures and the amazing human body (call Sci-Port or see www.sciport.org for the complete list). Choose your dates and find out what Sci-Port has to offer this holiday season!
Times and rates
K-1st grade session: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Members $30 General $35
2nd - 5th grade session: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Members $40 General $45
Camps include a mid-morning and afternoon snack, all materials and supplies needed for the session, a thirty minute supervised lunch provided by Sci-Port’s Galaxy Café’ and an IMAX film. Extended Care Options are available for a slight charge. Call Visitor Services to register (318) 424-8660.
Holiday Affair on the Red
December 5, 7 p.m. to midnight
Perfect for small business, groups and couples, this adult-only holiday party features a lavish buffet by LA Food Service & Catering, a cash bar by Thrifty Liquor, music & karaoke by Jowers Entertainment, special Sci-Port programs throughout the evening and professional photography by Sunshine Photos (available for an extra fee). Tickets are $30 per person and tables for eight are available for $220. Holiday attire. RSVP by Tuesday, November 24 by calling Marion Smith at (318) 424-8667.
Candymaking Workshops
December 19 – December 30
Stop in during your winter vacation and stir up some sweet fun as you learn all about the science behind different kinds of candies and confections. Science never tasted so sweet! Programs include:
Edible Glass
December 19 & 27 at 1:30 p.m.; December 21 & 30 at 3:15 p.m.
Make a tasty hard candy that looks just like real glass that you can eat. Learn about melting point and a fun way to make candy very quickly (or tout de sweet)!
North Pole Bureau of Investigations – Case #007:
The Cookie Caper Catastrophe & The Best Drop Cookie Recipe Ever Contest
December 19 & 27 at 2:30 p.m.; December 22 at 3:15 p.m.
Oh No…Mrs. Claus had the perfect cookie recipe and one very absent-minded elf has misplaced it! We need your expertise to help us unravel this Cookie Caper Catastrophe give Sci-Port your Best Drop Cookie Recipe Ever! Win notoriety ArkLaTex-wide and a $25 gift certificate the Discoveries Unlimited Gift Shop just in time for the holidays. Send your Best Drop Cookie Recipe Ever to Sci-Port, Attn. Public Programs Manager. Recipe entries should include name, address, phone and email address. Deadline for entry is Friday, December 11, 2009. Winners will be notified by Wednesday, December 17, 2009 and your recipe will be used in our Cookie Caper Catastrophe holiday program!
Chocolate Balloon Bowls
December 20 & 26 at 1:30 p.m.; December 23 & 29 at 3:15 p.m.
Learn about melting points and the science of chocolate. Then use a balloon to make your own edible chocolate bowl!
Hot Chocolate Wars
December 20 & 26 at 2:30 p.m.; December 24 & 28 at 3:15 p.m.
All’s fair in fun and war! The misguided Snowman has taken one of Santa’s shiny new flutes and hidden it away in his ice fort. Come help Santa’s elves retrieve the flute using one of his most awesome and tastiest weapons – Hot Chocolate! The ice fort doesn’t stand a chance.
Gingerbread House Competition
December 20; Set-up noon – 1 p.m.; Judging: 1 – 3 p.m.; Awards Ceremony 3:30 p.m.
Let your imagination run yuletide wild! Create confectionary and edible architectural wonders and enter them into our delectable competition that has become a holiday favorite. With walls of gingerbread, candy rooftops and doorways, and icing lined driveways, these delicious creations are nothing short of edible art. Visit www.sciport.org for a complete set of competition rules and an entry form.
The Light Before Christmas IMAX film
Daily showings November 23 – January 3
Celebrate Christmas in a big way with this new giant screen film produced in stop-motion animation! The Light Before Christmas is the delightful tale of young Katie and her brother Makean, who, after losing their way in a Christmas Eve blizzard, are rescued by the Candleman, a wise, gentle man who invites them to his warm and cozy forest cottage and sparks their imagination with the timeless poem, The Night Before Christmas. Sipping hot cocoa by the fireplace, the children are magically transported into the story and actually become the central characters as it unfolds on the giant movie screen, complete with Santa’s visit to their home with his full team of reindeer, all assisted by Hob, Santa’s Chief Elf. Of course, no visit from Santa can end until the stockings hung on the fireplace are filled and gifts abound under the glittering Christmas tree. As Santa and his sleigh take off into the night sky, the children find themselves back in the Candleman’s cottage, eager to wend their way home and find what treasures await them, but not before the Candleman shows them that the true meaning of Christmas is found through giving to others unselfishly. Then, just as the film seems to end, the theatre audience is treated to a fun-filled tour of movie-making magic, watching how the artists at Tandem’s studios build life-like miniature sets and characters, while the animators bring the story to life before our eyes with their special cameras.
Santa vs. the Snowman IMAX film
Daily showings November 23 – January 3
This animated classic from the makers of Jimmy Neutron returns by popular demand! Here’s the story of a lonely Snowman who finds Santa's workshop but is chased away when he sets off the perimeter alarm. Envious, he devises a plan to take over Santa's empire and thus be the most popular figure around Christmas time this year. Having enlisted "Snow Minions Made Easy," he pits his snow army against Santa's elves and captures Santa, setting off a hilarious, epic-scale polar war. Featuring the voices of celebrated Emmy Award-winning comic Jonathan Winters, Ben Stein and Victoria Jackson.
New Year’s at Noon!
December 31, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
You don't want to stay up until midnight? Then celebrate the "noon year" at Sci-Port’s unique New Year’s Eve party! As the clock strikes noon here in Shreveport, Vietnam will be celebrating Tet Nguyen Dan (literally, "the first morning of the first day of the new period"). Sci-Port families can celebrate the traditions of Tet, and then count down to "midnight" with a balloon drop- Sci-Port-style!
Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center is a 92,000 square-foot science and entertainment center featuring 290 hands-on exhibits, a Space Center and Space Dome Planetarium, IMAX Dome Theatre, demonstration theater, daily changing programs, gift shop and cafe. Sci-Port is located at 820 Clyde Fant Parkway on the downtown Shreveport Riverfront. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday. For general information call (318) 424-3466, toll-free (877) 724-7678 or see www.sciport.org.
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IMAX Schedule
2009
Nov 23 - Jan 3
Holiday Schedule
Mon - Fri.
9:45 Animalopolis
11:00 Dinosaurs Alive!
12:00 The Light Before Christmas
1:00 Alps
2:15 Santa VS Snowman
3:30 The Light Before Christmas
Sat
11:00 Alps
12:00 The Light Before Christmas
1:30 Dinosaurs Alive!
2:30 Santa vs Snowman
3:30 The Light Before Christmas
4:30 Alps
Sun
1:30 Dinosaurs Alive!
2:30 Alps
3:30 Santa vs Snowman
4:30 The Light Before Christmas