Friday, 29 August, 2008 15:17
by Pat Gill
Media contacts: Eric Gipson (318) 424-8678; egipson@sciport.org and Programs contact: Robert McGuire (318) 424-8714; rmcguire@sciport.org
Shreveport, LA— Sci-Port Discovery Center, the hands-on science and entertainment center on the Shreveport Riverfront, will offer a special “Buy One/Get One Free” admission discount to hotel, campground and emergency shelter occupants who have evacuated to this region due to Hurricane Gustav.
To receive the discount, hotel occupants can show their room key, and campground and shelter evacuees can present photo identification with address.
Sci-Port, recently named one of America’s Top-10 Science Centers by Parents magazine, features 290 science, space science, technology and math exhibits, daily changing programs, an IMAX Dome Theatre, Space Dome Planetarium, gift shop and café. Sci-Port is located at Clyde Fant Parkway at Lake Street on the downtown Shreveport Riverfront. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through 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 visit Sci-Port’s website at www.sciport.org.