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Events
Music and Astronomy Under the Stars
Dr. Donald Lubowich, Coordinator of the Astronomy Outreach Program at Hofstra University, will give concertgoers a glimpse of the heavens this summer throughout Long island and at the Tanglewood Music Festival. Sponsored by a NASA grant, the star-gazing will include telescope observations of the sun prior to the concerts and of the moon, planets, stars, and nebulae after the events, combined with a multimedia astronomy presentation. The Amateur Observers' Society of New York is a partner with this program.
| Events | Times |
|---|---|
| July 30 (rain date July 31) |
Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI, 10 am – 7 pm. See "Galileo" demonstrating his telescope combined with observations of the Sun and the sounds of the Sun. Skyscrapers, Inc. (Providence) and South Shore Astronomical Society (Boston) will assist with this program. www.newportfolkfest.net |
| August 2 | Tanglewood on Parade, Tanglewood Music Festival, Lenox, Mass., 2-11 p.m. Boston symphony, Boston Pops Orchestra. All day astronomy activities with "Galileo" demonstrating his telescope. See the Sun, Moon, Saturn, multi-colored double stars, star clusters, nebulae and hear and radio telescope sounds of the Sun. Springfield STARS, The Dudley Observatory, and Williams College Deptartment of Astronomy will assist with this program. www.bso.org |
| August 5 | Ravinia Music Festival, Highland Park IL, 8 pm Yo-Yo-Ma and the Chicago Symphony. 8 pm. See the Sun, Moon, Saturn, multi-colored double stars, star clusters, nebulae and hear and radio telescope sounds of the Sun. The Adler Planetarium, Calumet Astronomical Society, Chicago Astronomical Society, Northwest Suburban Astronomer, and Skokie Valley Astronomers will assist with this program. www.ravinia.org |
| August 13 | The Long Island Philharmonic at the 46th Huntington Summer Arts Festival, Chapin Rainbow Stage, Heckscher Town Park, Huntington, NY, 8:30 pm See the Sun, Moon, Saturn, multi-colored double stars, star clusters, nebulae and hear and radio telescope sounds of the Sun. www.huntingtonarts.org |
| August 14 | Woodstock Anniversary Concert with Blood, Sweat, and Tears, Tommy James and the Shondells and the Family Stone; Bethel Woods, Center for the Arts, Bethel, NY, 6:30 pm. See the Sun, Moon, Saturn, multi-colored double stars, star clusters, and nebulae with telescopes. www.bethelwoodscenter.org |
| August 17 | A Billy Joel Tribute, Henry Haide Glass Houses, E. Village Green, Levittown, NY, 8 pm See the Sun, Moon, Saturn, multi-colored double stars, star clusters, nebulae and hear and radio telescope sounds of the Sun. www.toh.li/content/rc/performing.html |
| August 19 (rain/cloud date August 20) | Rush Tribute Band 2012, Central Mall boardwalk bandshell, Jones Beach State Park, Wantagh, NY, 7:30 pm. See the Sun, Moon, Saturn, multi-colored double stars, star clusters, and nebulae with telescopes – and hear the sounds of the Sun. www.nysparks.state.ny.us |
| September 24 | Family Fall and Halloween Festival Syosset-Woodbury Community Park, Syosset NY, 1- 4 pm See the Sun, Moon, and hear and radio telescope sounds of the Sun. www.oysterbaytown.com |
| October 15 (rain/cloud date 16) | The 27th Anniversary Oyster Festival, Theodore Roosevelt Park, Oyster Bay, NY, 11 – 6 pm See the Sun and hear and radio telescope sounds of the Sun. www.theoysterfestival.org |
| October 28 (rain/cloud date October 29) | Spooky Walk nighttime Halloween fright garden, Clark Garden, Albertson, N.Y. 6- 9 pm. (tentative) See the Sun, Jupiter, multi-colored double stars, star clusters, nebulae and hear and radio telescope sounds of the Sun. www.northhempstead.com |
Past Events
| Events | Times |
|---|---|
| July 23 | John J. Burns Town Park, Massapequa, NY, 8 pm. See the Sun, Saturn, multi-colored double stars, star clusters, nebulae and hear and radio telescope sounds of the Sun. www.oysterbaytown.com |
| July 16 | The Long Island Philharmonic: Salute to the Armed Forces of the USA, Heckscher State Park, East Islip, NY, 8 pm, See the Sun, Moon, Saturn, multi-colored double stars, star clusters, nebulae and hear and radio telescope sounds of the Sun. www.islipartscouncil.org |
| July 12 | Bye-Bye Birdie by Plaza Theatrical Productions, Oceanside Park, Oceanside, NY, 7:30 pm, See the Sun, Moon, Saturn, multi-colored double stars, star clusters, nebulae and hear and radio telescope sounds of the Sun. www.toh.li/content/rc/performing.html |
| July 8 (Rain date 9th) | National Mall Washington, DC, 6 - 11 pm. Telescopes located next to the National Air and Space Museum, between 4th and 7th St. See the Sun, Moon, Saturn, multi-colored double stars, star clusters, nebulae and hear and radio telescope sounds of the Sun. Participants include The National Air and Space Museum, NASA, STScI, American Astronomical Society, the National Science Foundation, the National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Astronomical Association of Greenbelt, National Capitol Astronomers, Goddard Astronomy Club, and the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club |
| June 20 | Irish-American Family night, Eisenhower Park Lakeside Theatre, East Meadow, NY, 7:30 pm www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/Parks/2011SummerSchedule.html |
| June 12 | Deep Purple. Bethel Woods, Center for the Arts, NY, 7:30 pm. See the Sun, Moon, Saturn, multi-colored double stars, star clusters, and nebulae. http://www.bethelwoodscenter.org |