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Science Museum of Western Virginia MegaDome Theatre Features Australia

For Immediate Release
November 10, 2008
 
For more information, contact Fran Ferguson
fferguson@smwv.org
 
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Australia: Land Beyond Time
Science Museum of Western Virginia MegaDome Theatre
Through June 28, 2009
 
Exotic, weird and beautiful: giant screen film travels through the Land Down Under
 
(Roanoke, VA)— Australia: Land Beyond Time is a breathtaking journey through the exotic, surreal and dramatic natural environment of Australia. With its endless coastline and vast expanses of parched, sandy desert, this continent harbors unique inhabitants and striking scenery.
 
Movie-goers will watch kangaroos bound larger than life across the Museum’s 40-foot dome. The giant screen brings to life koalas, burrowing mice, thorny devils, platypus, giant lizards and an assortment of fish, frogs, birds and dingoes—with survival skills that surpass any TV reality show. The film explores the continent’s incredible landscape and its inhabitants’ amazing ability to adapt, overcome and even flourish in the most threatening and tumultuous of conditions. The didgeridoo sounds throughout the score and narration is by Alex Scott, a well-known Australian Shakespearean actor
 
Australia: Land Beyond Time is produced by Living Pictures (Australia) Pty Limited, in collaboration with the Houston Museum of Natural Science; Museum of Science, Boston; Cincinnati Museum Center; Denver Museum of Nature & Science; and the Museum of Science, Museum Victoria (Australia).
 
Australia: Land Beyond Time meets Virginia Science Standards of Learning: K.6; 1.5, 1.7b, 1.8a; 2.5, 2.6a, 2.7; 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10; 4.5, 4.6b; 5.7; 6.5, 6.7; LS.4, LS.7, LS.8, LS.9, LS.10, LS.11, LS.12, LS.14; ES.8, ES.12a; BIO.3a, BIO.8, BIO.9; and Virginia History and Social Studies Standards of Learning: K.4, K.5; 2.5; 3.5; USI.2; WG.1, WG.2, WG.4.
 
For showtimes, visit www.smwv.org or call 540/342-5710.
 
Africa: The Serengeti continues in the MegaDome Theatre through March 15, 2009
 
Africa: The Serengeti is a giant screen safari into the "last great place on earth"—the Serengeti plains, a place where life and death dramas are played out daily within the most important animal sanctuary on earth. Travel with the wildebeests from Tanzania to Kenya and back, a journey of over 500 miles. The film, which is narrated by James Earl Jones, features the lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, monkeys and other incredible species that inhabit the plains of East Africa.
 
For showtimes, visit www.smwv.org or call 540/342-5710.
 
About the Science Museum of Western Virginia
 
The Science Museum of Western Virginia is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization located in downtown Roanoke at Center in the Square. 540/342-5710. On the web: www.smwv.org
 
The Science Museum of Western Virginia is the oldest science museum in Virginia and is among the fewer than five percent of museums across the country that are nationally accredited by the American Association of Museums.
 
During its 38-year history, the Science Museum has served millions of visitors, strengthening education and economic development throughout the region. Through hands-on exhibits, programs, and wide-screen films, the Museum nurtures lifelong learning and a greater understanding of science and technology among visitors of all ages.
 
In November 2006, the Science Museum announced a major Reinvention plan which will completely transform the Museum’s exhibits and programs over the next five years. The Science Museum is actively seeking funding toward its Reinvention goal, including its goal to match the Carilion Foundation’s challenge grant by January 19, 2009. 

Science Museum Announces New Officers and Trustees

For Immediate Release
November 1, 2008
 
For more information, contact Fran Ferguson
fferguson@smwv.org
 
The Science Museum announces new Officers and Trustees for 2008-2009
 
Andrew Gentiluomo has been elected President of the Museum's Board of Trustees. Gentiluomo is an Associate with National Financial Services, Inc.
 
Lynne Pope has been elected Vice-President. Pope is a retired Roanoke County Public School Principal.
 
Carole Massart has been elected to the Board of Trustees and elected Secretary. Massart is a retired Biology teacher and Science Coordinator 9-12, for Roanoke City Schools. Massart was a founding Trustee of the Museum when it was incorporated in 1970, is a Past President of the Board of Trustees, and has served the Museum extensively as a volunteer in a number of other capacities.
 
Rob Vaughan has been re-elected to the Board of Trustees and re-elected Treasurer. Vaughan is Vice President for Finance and Treasury for the Carilion Clinic.
 
Elizabeth Jamison has been elected to the Board of Trustees. Jamison is the Director of Radford University's Leadership Development Center.
 
Todd Morgan, MBA, has been re-elected to the Board of Trustees. Morgan is a past President of the Board, and is President of Martin Bros. Contractors, Inc.
 
David Robertson, PhD, has been elected to the Board of Trustees. Robertson is President of Robertson Marketing and an Adjunct Professor at Roanoke College.
 
Kendall White has been elected to the Board of Trustees. White is Senior Director for Technology Services for the Carilion Clinic.
 
Leah Wiley has been re-elected to the Board of Trustees. Wiley is a performer and education advocate.
 
About the Science Museum of Western Virginia
 
The Science Museum of Western Virginia is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization located in downtown Roanoke at Center in the Square. 540/342-5710. On the web: www.smwv.org
 
The Science Museum of Western Virginia is the oldest science museum in Virginia and is among the fewer than five percent of museums across the country that are nationally accredited by the American Association of Museums.
 
During its 38-year history, the Science Museum has served millions of visitors, strengthening education and economic development throughout the region. Through hands-on exhibits, programs, and wide-screen films, the Museum nurtures lifelong learning and a greater understanding of science and technology among visitors of all ages.
 
In November 2006, the Science Museum announced a major Reinvention plan which will completely transform the Museum’s exhibits and programs over the next five years. The Science Museum is actively seeking funding toward its Reinvention goal, including its goal to match the Carilion Foundation’s challenge grant by January 19, 2009

Science Museum of Western Virginia - That Seventies Event

For Immediate Release
October 27, 2008
 
For more information, contact Fran Ferguson
Media use only: 540/342-5718 or fferguson@smwv.org

Save the date for That Seventies Event at the Science Museum 2009!
 
(Roanoke, VA)—The Science Museum of Western Virginia announces the date for That Seventies Event at the Science Museum: Saturday, April 25, 2009, sponsored by Martin Bros. Contractors.
 
This past spring, the Museum inaugurated this special fund-raising event to celebrate its founding in 1970. The event was a huge success, with live music, great food, and party-goers in their grooviest 70s-style attire!
 
Expect another great party in 2009, with 70s dance hits by Monkey Fuzz, and dinner by Carrabba’s Italian Grill. Sponsorship opportunities are now available. Please call 540/342-5718 for more details about how your firm can be the hit of the party!
 
More details coming soon, on the web: www.smwv.org
 
About the Science Museum of Western Virginia

The Science Museum of Western Virginia is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization located in downtown Roanoke at Center in the Square.

540/342.5710.
 
The Science Museum of Western Virginia was one of the very first science centers to open in the United States and is now among the fewer than five percent of museums across the country that are nationally accredited by the American Association of Museums.
 
During its 38-year history, the Science Museum has served millions of visitors, strengthening education and economic development throughout the region. Through hands-on exhibits, programs, and wide-screen films, the Museum nurtures lifelong learning and a greater understanding of science and technology among visitors of all ages.
 
In November 2006, the Science Museum announced a major Reinvention plan which will completely transform the Museum’s exhibits and programs over the next five years. The Science Museum is actively seeking funding toward its Reinvention goal, including its goal to match the Carilion Foundation’s challenge grant by January 19, 2009.

Science Museum of Western Virginia Announces Teacher Appreciation Night

For Immediate Release
September 15, 2008

For more information, contact Fran Ferguson
Media use only: 540/342-5718 or fferguson@smwv.org

Science Museum announces Teacher Appreciation Night!

(Roanoke, VA)—The Science Museum of Western Virginia loves our region’s teachers! Each year, school groups visit from forty school districts all across western Virginia and eastern West Virginia, as well. In all, 52,000 students visited the Museum’s exhibits in 2007-2008, watched a star show or film, and/or participated in a class at the Museum.

Teacher Appreciation Night is Thursday, October 16, 2008 from 3-6pm. Teachers in all grade levels pre-K to 12 are encouraged to attend! At this free event, teachers can explore the exhibits, preview a new MegaDome film and a new planetarium star show, network with other teachers, learn how to schedule a field trip or a Museum Educator’s visit to your school, and earn recertification points. Appetizers will be provided by Café Madrid, located on Main and Market Streets in Salem.

This event is a special opportunity for the region’s teachers, but teachers are also encouraged to visit the Museum for a free preview at any time before a field trip. To receive a complimentary adult admission, teachers must show their school ID at the fourth floor admissions desk.

For more information, please call 540/857.4381. On the web: www.smwv.org

About the Science Museum of Western Virginia
The Science Museum of Western Virginia is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization located in downtown Roanoke at Center in the Square. 540/342.5710.

The Science Museum of Western Virginia was one of the very first science centers to open in the United States and is now among the fewer than five percent of museums across the country that are nationally accredited by the American Association of Museums.

During its 38-year history, the Science Museum has served millions of visitors, strengthening education and economic development throughout the region. Through hands-on exhibits, programs, and wide-screen films, the Museum nurtures lifelong learning and a greater understanding of science and technology among visitors of all ages.

In November 2006, the Science Museum announced a major Reinvention plan which will completely transform the Museum’s exhibits and programs over the next five years. The Science Museum is actively seeking funding toward its Reinvention goal, including its goal to match the Carilion Foundation’s challenge grant by September 30, 2008.