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This Month's Events

Thu 26

WIFR Kids News Studio 10:00am @ Discovery Center Museum

Current events come to life in the TV NewsStudio. Children can forecast the weather in front of the chroma-key, report the latest happenings at the newsdesk, direct and work as camera crew and technic


Thu 26

Math and Puzzles Exhibit 10:00am @ Discovery Center Museum

This exhibit features math and puzzles so children can learn how dimensions and arithmetic affect their lives everyday.


Thu 26

Power House Exhibit 10:00am @ Discovery Center Museum

Learn more about lightning in the Power House exhibit. You'll be "magnetically drawn" to this exhibit -- explore shock, static, polarization and more.


Thu 26

Amusement Park Science 10:00am @ Discovery Center Museum

As soon as you enter the Discovery Center, you'll find yourself among mini roller coasters, a Ferris wheel and more! Discovery Center's permanent exhibit features ten engaging components, in


Thu 26

Tot Spot Exhibit 10:00am @ Discovery Center Museum

'Crime Lab Detectives' lets guests be the real Sherlock Holmes as they examine clues such as fingerprints, hair and DNA. From tire marks left outside the crime scene to a cloth fiber on a pi


Thu 26

Team Up! Explore Science and Sports Exhibit 10:00am @ Discovery Center Museum

Do you know the proper trajectory it takes to make a three-point basket? How should the face of a tennis racquet be angled to achieve the shot you want? The answers to these questions and many more ar


Thu 26

Color and Light Exhibit 10:00am @ Discovery Center Museum

Learn more about prisms at the 'Color and Light Exhibit.' Explore how light affects the colors you see everyday in this vibrant hands-on experience.


Thu 26

Wild Weather Exhibit 10:00am @ Discovery Center Museum

Learn more about vortices in the atmosphere in this exhibit. The planet's atmosphere provides a wealth of surprises. Learn about them in the 'Wild Weather Exhibit.'


Thu 26

Robotics Lab 10:00am @ Discovery Center Museum

Design your own mars rover, space station or robot.


Thu 26

Air and Flight Exhibit 10:00am @ Discovery Center Museum

The 'Air and Flight Exhibit' teaches in a visual and interactive way the four basic principals of flight: gravity, lift, thrust and drag. It demonstrates important properties of air pressure


Thu 26

Heart Health - KCH Blood Pressure Clinic 10:00am @ Kishwaukee Community Hospital

Would you like the convenience of having a KCH community wellness nurse monitor your blood pressure weekly? At your visit, you will receive blood pressure...


Thu 26

Future Leaders 11:00am @ Rockford Public Library - Main Branch

Future Leaders is designed for children between the ages of three and six. This story time uses letters, numbers, stories and songs to help the children prepare for the transition into kindergarten.


Thu 26

The Carboniferous Coal Forest 12:00pm @ Burpee Museum of Natural History

State-of-the-art technology is combined to create a two-story tall prehistoric coal forest. Thrill to the thunder and lightning of a sudden tropical rainstorm as you explore the local landscape, insec


Thu 26

The First People 12:00pm @ Burpee Museum of Natural History

This exhibit features a full-size wigwam and tipi, an American Bison, and a dugout canoe that you can climb into. Make sure to visit the video kiosk on your way out to learn what it's like to liv


Thu 26

Geoscience 12:00pm @ Burpee Museum of Natural History

Visit the second level to learn how the earth was formed and the forces still at work shaping the planet. Visitors will see a 10-foot glacier model, extraordinary displays of unusual rocks, gems, and


Thu 26

The Dean Olson Specimen Viewing Lab 12:00pm @ Burpee Museum of Natural History

Located on the lower level, the viewing area's large glass windows reveal the biology and paleontology laboratories where specimens are prepared for the Museum's collections and exhibits.


Thu 26

Jane: Diary of A Dinosaur 12:00pm @ Burpee Museum of Natural History

"Jane" the Rockford T. rex is a renowned juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex discovered in the Hell Creek Formation in southern Montana. After four years of preparation, Jane is now on display as the


Thu 26

The Ordovician Sea 12:00pm @ Burpee Museum of Natural History

Discover the ancient sea that covered the region and see fossils of the critters who called it home long before you did.


Thu 26

Windows to Wilderness: Exploring Nature in the Rock River Valley 12:00pm @ Burpee Museum of Natural History

Focusing on the wildlife of the Rock River Valley, this exhibit offers a fun, interactive approach to the world around you. See your environment in a new way as you explore this hands-on exhibit, enco


Thu 26

Safety and Self Defense: Level II 07:00pm @ OSF Saint Anthony Center for Health

Community Day at Bergners is a charity event that aims to raise money for local nonprofit organization through the sale of coupon booklets.