Sun Journal previews April shows at Emera Astronomy Center
The Sun Journal previewed April shows at the University of Maine’s Emera Astronomy Center. Shows include “Sesame Street — One World, One Sky” at 10 a.m. April 2; “Habitat Earth” at 7 p.m. April 5, 12, 19 and 26; “Linkin Park Numb” at 9 p.m. April 5, 12, 19 and 26; “Earth, Moon, and Sun” at 2 p.m. April 19; “Life of Trees” at 2 p.m. April 7, 14, 17, 21 and 28; “Magic Treehouse: Space Mission” at 2 p.m. April 15; “Cosmic Recipe” at 2 p.m. April 16; and “Dawn of the Space Age” at 2 p.m. April 18. Tickets for all programs are $6 for adults; $5 for UMaine students, veterans and senior citizens; and $4 for children under 12. Tickets are available online, by calling 581.1341, or at the box office prior to the show. The Sun Journal article also noted the April lineup will include an installment of the Science Lecture Series with Grant Tremblay, an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Tremblay will discuss the Hubble Space Telescope, the Chandra X-ray Observatory, and the future of space telescopes. The Science Lecture Series is a partnership project with the Maine Science Festival and takes places on the third Thursday of each month, featuring research from a variety of disciplines around the state, according to the article. Season passes for the October 2018–April 2019 series can be purchased by calling 581.1341 or by inquiring at the box office. More information is online.