{"id":198376,"date":"2026-03-10T15:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T15:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/198376\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T15:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T15:30:07","slug":"explore-backyard-science-at-corpus-christi-museums-geek-gala-jr-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/198376\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore &#8216;Backyard Science&#8217; at Corpus Christi Museum&#8217;s Geek Gala Jr. Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Families can dive into science and fun at the Corpus Christi Museum with Geek Gala Jr., featuring &#8220;Backyard Science&#8221; and hands on demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p>CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2014 Families looking for something fun to do during spring break will have a chance to mix science, learning and entertainment this week at the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History.<\/p>\n<p>The museum will host Geek Gala Jr. on, Thursday, March 12, from 5:00 p.m. \u2013 8:00 p.m.,\u00a0as we welcome all ages a family-friendly fundraiser designed for visitors of all ages.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s theme is \u201cBackyard Science,\u201d highlighting hands-on activities that explore the science behind everyday discoveries.<\/p>\n<p>Guests can expect interactive learning stations, a live science show, music, games, food and even dancing dinosaurs throughout the evening. The event will also give visitors a rare opportunity to see some of the museum\u2019s collections that are typically kept behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers say the event is meant to give both locals and tourists an extra activity to enjoy while visiting the Coastal Bend during spring break.<\/p>\n<p>Geek Gala Jr. will take place Thursday evening at the museum. Proceeds from the event will help support the museum\u2019s educational programs and exhibits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Families can dive into science and fun at the Corpus Christi Museum with Geek Gala Jr., featuring &#8220;Backyard&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":198377,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[155,157,156],"class_list":["post-198376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi-headlines","tag-corpus-christi-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198376\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/198377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}