Monday March 29 – Sunday April 11
Easter Holidays - Children’s Workshops Strange New Planet
Daily 1-2.30pm €5.00 No booking required. Ages 6-10. Accompanied children welcomed.
‘Who might live on Strange New Planets?’
Friday April 2
First Fridays at the Castle
Blackrock Castle Observatory hosts open nights on the first Friday of every month with inspired activities for visitors of all ages.
6-8pm Cosmic Calendars 4 half hour family friendly workshops
7.00pm Cork Science Café Open discussions on Time and Risk Perception led by Dr Dylan Evans
8.00pm Tony O’ Hanlon - 2012 - Is it really the end? Tony’s talk discusses Mayan astronomy and their calendar, what the astronomical situation will be on Dec 21st 2012 and finishes with what the really long term outcome of our planet might be.
9.00pm-10.30pm April is Global Astronomy Month. Explore the theme One people One Sky as we observe Mars and Saturn.
The award-winning interactive astronomy exhibit Cosmos at the Castle is open until 9.00pm and is free to the public
CORK SCIENCE CAFÉ
Cork Science Cafe is a place where anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology and their impact on our culture. Meetings take place monthly in the relaxed surrounds of the Castle Bar and Trattoria before the headline speaker at Blackrock Castle Observatory’s First Fridays at the Castle.
Saturday April 3
10.00pm- 01.00am PULSE presents Circo Scientifico
Blackrock Castle Observatory presents Circo Scientifico. An evening of Illusion, Aerial Dance, Clowning, Film and Music is promised for all from a wide range of local and international performers and scientists. Be prepared to be amazed, awestruck and enthralled as the mysteries of science are explored through the elements of circus.
Experience
– the illusory theatricals of Fernando
– science mysteries on 4 screens
– Sagan Cinema screening Cosmos
– the revelry of the Circo Castello performers
– the grace and beauty of Chloe de Buyl-Pisco’s Dance
– the voodoo jazz and vaudeville vibes of DJ Dr Fiasco
PULSE at Blackrock Castle Observatory (BCO), is a renaissance showcase where art, science and technology come to play together in the space age multimedia environment of the centuries old Castle.
Admission: Tickets €10.00 per person (Right of Admission Reserved)
Every Saturday and Sunday
3pm-4pm That’s Why! A new science club for kids aged 9-12. €5 drop in admission fee
Let your kids join in an hour of fun filled discussion, exploring exciting themes in science, technology and astronomy. The theme for April is Astrobiology, the study of potential alien life.
Deirdre Kelleghan
National Coordinator for Global Astronomy Month
