{"id":375780,"date":"2026-08-19T17:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T17:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/375780\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T17:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T17:30:08","slug":"orlando-science-center-presents-adult-night-laser-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/375780\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando Science Center presents adult night, laser shows"},"content":{"rendered":"

The upcoming edition of the adults-only event at Orlando Science Center<\/a> will feature a mishmash of M words, from microgravity to mythbusting to music from the \u201990s.<\/p>\n

Oh, and more.<\/p>\n

Science Night Live returns to the museum Saturday, Aug. 22.\u00a0 Attendees will hear producer-director Natasha Tsakos<\/a>, founder of Space Wonders<\/a>, discuss \u201cParaboles,\u201d a multimedia performance created in microgravity, an intersection of art, science and spaceflight.\u00a0 She will reveal how performers\u2019 preperation included underwater training, acrobatic flights, virtual reality before they experience \u201cbursts of weightlessness aboard a parabolic aircraft,\u201d the science center says.<\/p>\n

The evening also will include the debut of Myth Lab, an interactive experience that will work to increase media literacy and critical thinking.\u00a0 Visitors will be part of a journalistic investigation sequence that, on Saturday, will include Central Florida Public Media<\/a> journalists Brendan Byrne, Molly Deurig and Joe Mario Pedersen. It\u2019s part of the science center\u2019s Mythbusing Misinformation campaign, an initiative supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The museum\u2019s new laser-light shows<\/a> for the evening will featuring music from \u201990s alternative artists \u2014 think Rage Against the Machine, Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters and others \u2014 at 9:15 p.m., 10:15 p.m. and 11:15 p.m. Seats in the Dome are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. There will also be a live planetarium show there at 8:15 p.m.<\/p>\n

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Science Night Live-goers can meet STEM professionals from Lockheed Martin<\/a> during \u201cMeet the Engineer\u201d sessions and learn about the company\u2019s activities in Orlando. In addition, there will be trivia sessions hosted by Curtis Earth<\/a> (at 8:45 p.m., 9:30 p.m., and 10:15 p.m.), telescope viewing and hands-on workshops in The Hive: A Makerspace.<\/p>\n

The event is designated for ages 18 and older, and it runs from 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Tickets, which cost $25, include access to the center\u2019s four floors of exhibits. A traveling exhibit now on the second level is \u201cPhenomena,\u201d which delves into the science of illusions and human perception.<\/p>\n

Food, beer, wine and cocktails are available for purchase during Science Night Live.\u00a0For tickets or more information, go to OSC.org\/snl<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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