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*May 1^st , 6-8 pm*_
_* Discovery Night <discovery_nights.htm>*
*Live Reptile Night!: * Explore the amazing world of intricate scales
and cold blood at our Live Reptile Discovery Night!  Reptiles have been
around for 300 million years.  Today there are over 6,500 species of
reptiles still thriving. House of Reptiles from Louisville, KY will be
bringing several LIVE reptiles such as a 60 lb. African Spur Thigh
Tortoise, a 2 foot alligator, snakes, lizards, and more!  Don’t miss
your chance to touch a live alligator and learn about the importance of
reptile habitat, climate needs, and their unending dependence on the Sun.

 

*May 17th, 10 am - 3 pm
Family Fun Day*
* What’s a Community Metal Pour <Metal%20Pour.htm>?**  Participate in
this and much, much more at the Living Arts & Science Center’s Spring
Family Fun Day! * See the whole fascinating process of a molten metal
pour as guest artists Gerard Masse and Michael Maxson pour and cast
aluminum designs for use in a permanent sculpture that will be installed
on the grounds of the LASC.  You can create and keep your own aluminum
cast too! 
Also, join with LASC teachers and guest artists and scientists to:
·       Create an Art Car!
·       Participate in amazing Science Experiments!
·       See live salamanders from UK’s Department of Biology!
·       Create your own airplane designs!
·       Make beautiful beads and jewelry from sea kelp!
·       Create works of art to take home
·       Make Music!
·       Tour the LASC’s Discovery Room exhibit, /Catching the Wind:
Imagination and Flight/
·       Explore the art exhibit, /Cast Offs!, /cast metal works of art
by Gerry Massy, Michael Maxson and other local artists creating artwork
in metal.

 

*June 5^th , 6-8pm
Discovery Night <discovery_nights.htm>
Prehistoric Eggs, Skulls, & Skeletons!*: Fossils provide us with a
wonderful record of prehistoric life.  A fossil normally preserves only
part of the once-living organism, such as the bones and teeth of
vertebrates, or the exoskeletons of invertebrates.  Get a glimpse of
some of these rare finds during our June Discovery Night with special
guest collector, Jack Hankla, of Danville, KY.  Unravel the mystery of
the past as we explore items such as real dinosaur eggs, teeth, &
skeletons as well as wooly rhinoceros skulls, narwhal tusks, insects
preserved in amber, fish & lizard fossils, meteorites, and more!

 

*June 20, 5 - 8 PM*
*Gallery Hop Reception <art_exhibits_2007.htm>**/
ANIMAL PORTRAITS: / Paintings by Ken Hoffman. * If /Chicken Man/, /Fish
Man/, /Cat Woman/ or /Monkey Man/ were to show up at your front door,
you might be tempted to buy life insurance from them or perhaps open a
checking account, that is if they somehow found their ways off their
perspective canvases. Sporting suits and ties, these animals dressed as
people, or people dressed as animals (whichever the case may be) seem to
inhabit our everyday life.  One thing is for sure: Hoffman’s
animal-people have character and they’re not afraid to show it.

 

*August 7^th , 6-8pm
** Discovery Night <discovery_nights.htm>**
The Art & Science of Batik!*: Batik is an ancient process of dyeing
fabric by using a resist technique; covering areas of cloth with a
dye-resistant substance, such as wax, to prevent them absorbing colors. 
Batik is commonly found in many parts of the world, and is especially
well known for the very detailed and beautiful cloth and wall hangings
produced in Indonesia and West Africa.  The process has many steps,
which involve applying multiple layers of wax and dye to create an
incredibly colorful and dynamic design.  Our guest Batik artist, Gail
Cohen of Lexington KY, will be exhibiting her incredible Batiks and
answering questions you may have about this amazing process!  “Dying” to
create a Batik of your very own?  Guest fiber artist, Mary Nehring, will
demonstrate the process of creating a Batik; then you will have the
opportunity to create your very own Batik to take home!*
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