NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Contact : Robin Kelly-Goss, 252-338-6117,
Chrissy Benton,
252-338-6117, chrissy@portdiscover.org
Port Discover’s Afterschool Science on October 24th
“Fireballs, Meteors,
and Bolides, Oh My!”
Elizabeth City, NC — Will meteors hit the Earth? Will there be
manned missions to nearby asteroids in the future? Join astrophysicist Dr.
Malcolm LaCompte, as he presents
“Fireballs, Meteors, and Bolides, Oh My!” Port Discover’s Afterschool Science
on Thursday, October 24th , at 4:00 pm.
Afterschool Science is Port Discover’s free, interactive science program featuring a
different and timely topic each month. Afterschool
Science is made possible thanks to the City of Elizabeth City.
Port Discover is located at 611 East Main Street
in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The science center’s hours
are Tuesday through Friday
from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, and
Saturday from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. Programs can be arranged at other times for
special groups. To register for this program please call 252-338-6117 or
email portdiscover@portdiscover.org.
Find out more about Port Discover at www.portdiscover.org.
Visit us on Facebook!
A hands-on science museum for the kid in all of us, Port Discover
is a community-based, non-profit organization, established to enhance the
public’s understanding and enjoyment of science through engaging programs,
activities, and exhibits. Elizabeth City
State University
along with the Elizabeth City Area Chamber of Commerce initiated the project
that has attracted broad community support, including Elizabeth City Morning
Rotary, College of the Albemarle, Albemarle Hospital,
Museum of the Albemarle, Elizabeth City Area
Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Elizabeth
City-Pasquotank Public
Schools. Port Discover is also a member of ASTC and the NC
Grassroots Science Museum Collaborative.
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Chrissy
Benton
Science
Educator
Port
Discover
252-338-6117
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