Events Calendar

Apr 26 Fri
Earth Night Celebration at Nurture Nature Center @ Nurture Nature Center
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Join us for Nurture Nature Center’s “Earth Night” celebration, an evening of art and music to support NNC’s new Urban Recycle Garden project. Enjoy two new art opening exhibits (shows include “Midstream” by artist Todd Stone and “Selected Works” by the Lehigh Art Alliance) and live music, as you learn more about NNC’s new Urban Recycle Garden project and ways you can support it.

Apr 27 Sat
NNC Science Theater and Exhibits @ 518 Northampton Street
10:00 am – 1:30 pm

Visit Nurture Nature Center exhibits and see our Science on a Sphere.

Live Science on a Sphere show from 12:00pm-1:00pm.

SHOWING THIS WEEK: Greatest Show on Earth

Admission to exhibits: $2.00 per person

May 2 Thu
Open House at Nurture Nature Center
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Come visit our art galleries and watch movies on our Science on a Sphere between 6pm and 9pm.

Short films will include:

Blue Planet: This film provides viewers with an overview of how water shapes our planet and nearly every aspect of our lives.

Footprints by NASA: In this 15 minute film, discover how and what humans have explored beyond planet Earth.

Cooking up a Storm: Cooking Up A Storm is a video presentation that teaches the audience about the atmospheric ingredients that go into a typical severe weather day in Tornado Alley.

Loop: Everything moves, but not everything circulates. The cyclic nature of circulation systems compels our scientific curiosity and inspires creative exploration. Circulation generally describes the pursuit of equilibrium in complex systems.

Frozen: FROZEN features the global cryosphere, those places on Earth where the temperature doesn’t generally rise above water’s freezing point.

May 4 Sat
NNC Science Theater and Events @ 518 Northampton Street
10:00 am – 1:30 pm

Visit Nurture Nature Center exhibits and see our Science on a Sphere.

Live Science on a Sphere show from 12:00pm-1:00pm.

SHOWING THIS WEEK: Journey through the Solar System

Admission to exhibits: $2.00 per person

May 9 Thu
Midstream: Artist’s Talk by Todd Stone @ 518 Northampton Street
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Join us for a presentation by Todd Stone, whose work is featured in our quarterly art gallery.

May 11 Sat
NNC Science Theater and Events @ 518 Northampton Street
10:00 am – 1:30 pm

Visit Nurture Nature Center exhibits and see our Science on a Sphere.

Live Science on a Sphere show from 12:00pm-1:00pm.

SHOWING THIS WEEK: Best of the Sphere

Admission to exhibits: $2.00 per person

May 16 Thu
Marcellus Misinformation: Misperceptions about the Environmental Impacts and Benefits of Natural Gas Extraction in Pennsylvania @ 518 Northampton Street
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Join us for a presentation by Professor Dru Germanoski at Nurture Nature Center. Also, get the latest information on the status of drilling in the Delaware River Basin.

May 18 Sat
NNC Science Theater and Events @ 518 Northampton Street
10:00 am – 1:30 pm

Visit Nurture Nature Center exhibits and see our Science on a Sphere.

Live Science on a Sphere show from 12:00pm-1:00pm.

SHOWING THIS WEEK: Greatest Show on Earth

Admission to exhibits: $2.00 per person

Art of Journaling Workshop: Observation through the lens. @ 518 Northampton Street
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Topic:
Observation through the lens. Finding inspiration in your own backyard.

Presenters:
Gabby Salazar, accomplished wildlife photographer, National Geographic Young Explorer, and Editor of Nature’s Best Photography Students magazine.

Cost: $15.00. Registration required. Call 610-253-4432 or email Gabby Salazar at gsalazar@nurturenaturecenter.org.

May 23 Thu
CLOSED for Building Maintenance @ Nurture Nature Center
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Come visit our art galleries and watch movies on our Science on a Sphere between 6pm and 9pm.

Short films will include:

Blue Planet: This film provides viewers with an overview of how water shapes our planet and nearly every aspect of our lives.

Footprints by NASA: In this 15 minute film, discover how and what humans have explored beyond planet Earth.

Cooking up a Storm: Cooking Up A Storm is a video presentation that teaches the audience about the atmospheric ingredients that go into a typical severe weather day in Tornado Alley.

Loop: Everything moves, but not everything circulates. The cyclic nature of circulation systems compels our scientific curiosity and inspires creative exploration. Circulation generally describes the pursuit of equilibrium in complex systems.

Frozen: FROZEN features the global cryosphere, those places on Earth where the temperature doesn’t generally rise above water’s freezing point.