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  • Trellis Making Workshop

    Trellising has been a longstanding garden tradition for both function and beauty. The trellis is an essential garden structure for healthy plants that can also bring aesthetic beauty to your landscape. Let your creative side run wild with willow branches and jute twine to design and construct your own custom garden trellis to incorporate into your garden at home. Trellis-making materials and tools are provided as part of the registration fee for each participant to design and build their own garden trellis. Please bring a vehicle large enough to transport your creation! LIMIT: 12. $35/person. Register in advance: This program is for adults. It is a 2-hour outdoor program, so please dress for the weather! Rain location provided! COVID RESTRICTIONS APPLIED, MASKS REQUIRED. No refunds unless the event is canceled. Click here to purchase tickets.

    $11.30

  • Small Eyes Under the Skies

    Bring the family out to the Schoolyard Observatory and take a trip through the solar system on the meadow as we learn about the size and distance of our closest neighbors. Take our interactive trip followed by an adventure through the telescope to view the planets and other amazing objects. "Space" is limited to 10 […]

    $12

  • Beneath the Cosmos

    Relax in a zero-gravity chair while we guide you through the night sky, using our laser pointer to show you stars, planets, constellations, galaxies, and other objects of interest, while explaining their relationships and significance. Each 2-hour tour will be confirmed by email at least 24 hours before scheduled according to the cloud cover forecast […]

    $12

  • Through the Lens

    Take turns looking through our 16-inch telescope at binary stars, dim planets, distant galaxies, and other sky objects. Between individual views in the observatory dome, receive a guided sky tour standing outside under the stars to appreciate the broader picture of what you see through the telescope. Each 2-hour session will be confirmed by email […]

    $12

  • Wine Wednesday Under the Stars

    Relax in a zero-gravity chair with your own wine or beverage you bring while we guide you through the night sky, using our laser pointer to show you stars, planets, constellations, galaxies, and other objects of interest, while explaining their relationships and significance. Each 2-hour tour will be confirmed on the observatory website 24 hours […]

    $12

  • Small Eyes Under the Skies

    Bring the family out to the Schoolyard Observatory and take a trip through the solar system on the meadow as we learn about the size and distance of our closest neighbors. Take our interactive trip followed by an adventure through the telescope to view the planets and other amazing objects. "Space" is limited to 10 […]

    $12

  • Beneath the Cosmos

    Relax in a zero-gravity chair while we guide you through the night sky, using our laser pointer to show you stars, planets, constellations, galaxies, and other objects of interest, while explaining their relationships and significance. Each 2-hour tour will be confirmed by email at least 24 hours before scheduled according to the cloud cover forecast […]

    $12

  • Through the Lens

    Take turns looking through our 16-inch telescope at binary stars, dim planets, distant galaxies, and other sky objects. Between individual views in the observatory dome, receive a guided sky tour standing outside under the stars to appreciate the broader picture of what you see through the telescope. Each 2-hour session will be confirmed by email […]

    $12

  • Small Eyes Under the Skies

    Bring the family out to the Schoolyard Observatory and take a trip through the solar system on the meadow as we learn about the size and distance of our closest neighbors. Take our interactive trip followed by an adventure through the telescope to view the planets and other amazing objects. "Space" is limited to 10 […]

    $12

  • Mother Nature & Me: Plants

    Purchase Tickets Here Explore the Mysterious Live and Artistry of Plants Why do some plants grow super-tall while others stay low to the ground?  Why are there so many different shapes and colors of leaves?  Learn the answers to these questions and many more!  In Mother Nature & Me:  Plants, we will draw inspiration from the plants […]