Jordan Planetarium Offers Laser, Music Shows February 16-27
Contact: Alan Davenport, (207) 581-1341
ORONO — SkyLase laser system is returning to UMaine’s Jordan Planetarium for school vacation week with a variety of rock, holiday and storytelling treats, all illustrated with laser animation and sweeping patterns Feb. 16-26.
Music lovers can enjoy popular rock favorites and star legend tales on the planetarium’s acoustically tuned audio system under the dome in Wingate Hall on the Orono campus. These light shows offer domed musical entertainment to the regular star shows already enjoyed by family audiences each week.
A variety of the most popular music programs include pop rock songs and Beatles to please the whole family, while Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Metallica rock out for music lovers of more esoteric persuasions, says planetarium director Alan Davenport. Each showing also features a seven-minute laser prologue, “Paradigm Shifts,” about changes from ancient mythology to science process. This series of colorful shows includes evening and weekend showings for $4. Tickets are on sale and can be purchased by cash or check by mail or in person at the Jordan Planetarium in Wingate Hall.
For avid laser-philes and groups of eclectic taste, private showings can be arranged to view any of the several Skylase programs, according to Davenport. Private group cost is $40 plus $2 per person, and reservations should be made well in advance. More information and complete show listings are available at the Jordan Planetarium web site at GalaxyMaine.com.
The schedule is: Feb. 16, 7 p.m., Pink Floyd’s “The Wall”; Feb. 17, 7 p.m., Hypnotica; Feb. 18, 8:15 p.m., Laser Pop; Feb. 19, 2 p.m., Laser Metallica, 3 p.m., Laser Magic, 8:15 p.m., Laser Beatles; Feb. 20, 3 p.m., Led Zeppelin, 7 p.m. Laser Beatles; Feb. 21, 7 p.m. Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon,” 8 p.m., Laser Pop; Feb. 22, 7 p.m., Pink Floyd’s “The Wall,” 8 p.m., Laser Magic; Feb. 23, 7 p.m., Laser Metallica, 8 p.m., LaseRetro; Feb. 24, 7 p.m., Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon,” 8 p.m., Pink Floyd’s “The Wall”; Feb. 25, 8:15 p.m., Laser Beatles; Feb. 26, 2 p.m., Laser Beatles, 3 p.m., Laser Metallica, 8:15 p.m., Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon”; Feb. 27, 3:15 p.m., Laser Star Lore.
For more information call the Jordan Planetarium 581-1341 or surf to www.GalaxyMaine.com.