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Entries from October 2010

Family Program: Treat Tote Screen Print

Oct 9 | 2pm Learn to screen print a cool container for collecting and keeping all of your Halloween goodies. $6 members  |  $7 non-members REGISTER ONLINE NOW or call 414.765.8625. Space is limited!

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Adult DIY Class: Craft Heads

Photo Session:  TUES  |  OCT 5    |  2pm OR 7pm Assembly Session:  TUES  |  OCT 12  |  6-10pm Be yourself this Halloween with a 3D model of your own head! Made from heavy duty paper, these lightweight, wearable physical caricatures are sure to turn heads at any party. Stop by the TV Studio for a [...]

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MPTV Community Cinema: Deep Down

Thursday, November 4 | 6:30pm DEEP DOWN Who controls, consumes, and benefits from our planet’s shrinking supply of natural resources? A mountain community in eastern Kentucky finds itself in the center of a contentious battle over energy and environment. The 1-hour documentary is followed by an open discussion of the issues presented in the film [...]

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Ale through the Ages: The Anthropology & Archaeology of Brewing

Now in its third season, this adult education program continues to expound upon the ancient art of brewing beer, while gaining new insights into both the origins of beer, as well as the ethnographic variations of this fermented beverage throughout the world. Taught by Discovery World’s staff archaeologist and aficionado of ancient brewing methods, participants [...]

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Secret Labs Radio Theater

Discovery World and WMSE 91.7FM Frontier Radio Celebrate Halloween with Live Radio Theater Oct 28 at 7pm 7pm Live Music – Uncle Larry 7:30pm Secret Labs Radio Theater $5.00 DW members & students | $7.00 General Public This is an adult & teen experience 60-minute show We are not alone in the Universe. The aliens [...]

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NEW Scout Program Launch: Scouting Discovery World

Saturday, October 16, 2010 Regular Admission Hours Scouts in uniform will get in for free! Come to explore Discovery World and learn more about the launch of our NEW Scout programs. We now offer an exciting Scout curriculum for young men of every scouting rank. When you join us on the 16th, you’ll receive information [...]

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MEMBERS NIGHT

THUR | OCT 28  |  5:30-9pm Join us for this spooktacular and  fun-filled evening! Festivities Include: • Trick or Treating throughout all of  Discovery World • A Costume Contest! • Behind-the-Scenes Reiman Aquarium Tours • Spooky Science Demonstrations: Slime • Dry Ice • Fire • Free Parking (while spaces remain available) • And More! Come [...]

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Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology & Maritime History Conference

Saturday, Oct 16 | 10am-5pm Location: Discovery World Digital Theater This conference, co-hosted by the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association (WUAA) and Discovery World, will bring together underwater archaeologists, sport divers, marine historians, shipping buffs, among others, for a full day of fascinating discussion about recent and ongoing underwater archaeology projects in Lake Michigan. $15 per [...]

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Friends of the S/V Denis Sullivan Launch Party

Thurs  | October 7, 2010 | 5:30 – 8pm | Location: Discovery World Join us for the Friends of the S/V Denis Sullivan launch party and fundraising event! Learn how you can: •  Support Wisconsin’s Flagship •  Support this U.S. Coast Guard-Certified Sailing School Vessel •  Support this United Nations Environment Affiliate •  Support the [...]

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Adult DIY Class: Halloween Open Circuit Bending Workshop

FRI  |  OCT 22  |  6-10pm Circuit Bending is the art of rewiring and short-circuiting a device to create entirely new sonic possibilities. In the spirit of Halloween we will be providing a spooky toy plus all the tools and parts necessary to convert it into a 30 second loop bender. Also feel free to [...]

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CSI: Milwaukee

OCT 28-29    9am-4pm | OCT 30    10am-5pm | Members: FREE* | Non-Members: Included in price of admission* Find out what it’s like to be part of a crime-scene investigation! CSI: Milwaukee is brought to you in conjunction with MATC’s Criminal Justice – Law Enforcement Program, the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office, and the FBI. • Meet [...]

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MPTV Community Cinema – Habitat Destruction On The Gulf Coast: An Outdoor Wisconsin Report

Oct 7 | 6:30pm | FREE to the general public | Discovery World parking $1.00 for cinema patrons. How does the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster and 70 years of dredging, channeling and damming of the Mississippi River and its tributaries affect us? Find out in this revealing half-hour Special. The short and long-term effect are [...]

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