NRC 24-Hour Grand Opening [2]
Plan Your Visit [3]
Daily Planet Schedule [4]
Outdoor Displays & Activities [5]
Indoor Activities [6]
Walk-throughs of the NRC will start at 5pm Friday and continue through the evening, late night and into the next day until 4pm on Saturday.
Friday, April 20
| Time | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 4 pm | Shaw University Band | Administration Plaza |
| 4:30 pm | Grand Procession featuring Paperhand Puppets | Governor’s Residence to SECU Daily Planet Stage |
| 5 pm | Opening Ceremony featuring Kidznotes, Chuck Davis, Ira David Wood & NASA Associate Administrator for Science Mission Directorate Dr. John M. Grunsfeld | SECU Daily Planet Stage |
| Nature Research Center – Walk-throughs will continue through the evening, late night and into the next day until 4pm on Saturday. | NRC Jones Street entrance | |
| 5:30 pm | Sensory Expressions Steel Drums | Bicentennial Plaza Stage |
| 6 pm | Improv Everywhere's Mp3 Experiment [7] | SECU Daily Planet Stage |
| Burt’s Bees Bonanza Tent Sale, 6-10 pm; up to 80% off! | Bicentennial Plaza | |
| Animal of the Hour: top of every hour & half hour until 3:30 pm Saturday, except 10 am Saturday. | Windows on the World | |
| 7 pm | Coastal Cohorts | SECU Daily Planet Stage |
| The Ohm Jazz Quintet | Bicentennial Plaza Stage | |
| Save the Frogs: The Wild World of Frogs | Museum Auditorium | |
| 8 pm | Global Town Hall: Innovative Solutions for a Changing Planet featuring the Rolex Young Laureates | SECU Daily Planet |
| Kid Power’s Operation Lunch Line 3D | Museum Auditorium | |
| 8:30 pm | Karen Smith Linehan | Museum Lobby |
| 9 pm | Liquid Pleasure | SECU Daily Planet Stage |
| Wayne & Margaret Martin | Bicentennial Plaza Stage | |
| 9:30 pm | Michael Stanwood | Museum Lobby |
| 10 pm | The Chromatics: AstroCappella — A Musical Tour of the Universe | Museum Auditorium |
| The Ohm Jazz Quintet | Museum Lobby | |
| 10 pm–1 am | The Science of Beer Making | Acro Café |
| 10:30 pm | UNC-G Salutes NC Jazz | Bicentennial Plaza Stage |
| 11 pm | Save the Frogs: The Wild World of Frogs | Museum Auditorium |
| 11:30 pm | Hopscotch Band: Gang, Gang Dance [8] | SECU Daily Planet Stage |
| Midnight | Earth: The Operators’ Manual | Museum Auditorium |
| Midnight–2 am | “A scientist walks into a bar …” Science Comedy with Brian Malow | Daily Planet Café |
Saturday, April 21
| Time | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1–7 am | AV Geeks Creature Feature Marathon | Museum Auditorium |
| 7 am | Science Café: Bungee Jumping for Big Science: New perspectives on solutions to climate change with Richard Alley | Daily Planet Café |
| 7:30 am | Yoga with Pam | Bicentennial Plaza Stage |
| Yoga with Blue Lotus | SECU Daily Planet Stage | |
| 8:30 am | Kid Power’s Operation Lunch Line 3D | Museum Auditorium |
| Karen Smith Linehan | Bicentennial Plaza Stage | |
| 9 am | The Ohm Jazz Quintet | Museum Lobby |
| Wayne & Margaret Martin | SECU Daily Planet Stage | |
| Burt’s Bees Bonanza Tent Sale, 9 am–4 pm; up to 80% off! | Bicentennial Plaza | |
| 9 am–3 pm | Book signing with author Julia Heckathorn | Museum 3rd Floor Tropical Gallery |
| 9:30 am | Michael Stanwood | Bicentennial Plaza Stage |
| 10 am | Kid Power’s Operation Lunch Line 3D | Museum Auditorium |
| Storytime with author Julia Heckathorn | Windows on the World | |
| 11 am | Animal Costume Parade with Karen Smith Linehan | SECU Daily Planet Stage |
| Global Town Hall: Trees Are Us, moderated by NRC Director Meg Lowman | SECU Daily Planet | |
| Eli Wittman Solo Jazz | Museum Lobby | |
| 11:45 am | Sensory Expressions Band | Bicentennial Plaza Stage |
| Noon | *Surprise* | SECU Daily Planet Stage |
| Kid Power’s Operation Lunch Line 3D | Museum Auditorium | |
| 12:30 pm | Meet and Greet the Animals and the Costume Designer | Museum Lobby |
| 1 pm | Sustainable Style: Reduce, Reuse, Restyle | SECU Daily Planet Stage |
| 1:30 pm | Trash March led by Paperhand Puppets. Visitors can make their own creations from Scrap Exchange. | Bicentennial Plaza Stage |
| 2 pm | Richard Alley, ETOM (Earth the Operators' Manual) | Museum Auditorium |
| The Entertainers Beach Band | SECU Daily Planet Stage | |
| Fashion Parade Up Close and Personal | Museum Lobby | |
| Southern String Band | Museum Lobby | |
| 3 pm | The Chromatics: AstroCappella — A Musical Tour of the Universe | Bicentennial Plaza Stage |
| 4 pm | Southern String Band joined by Michael Stanwood | SECU Daily Planet Stage |
| 4:30 pm | Trash March led by Paperhand Puppet Intervention | Bicentennial Plaza Stage |
| 5 pm | Citizen Science Charge, Dr. Meg Lowman, NRC Director | SECU Daily Planet Stage |
Schedule of events is subject to change