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This Month's Events

Sun 08

Tot Spot Exhibit 12:00am @ 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


Sun 08

Open Sundays 12:00am @ Mary's Place


Sun 08

Safe Sitter Class 09:00am @ Rockford Memorial Hospital

The Safe Sitter program is a nationwide not-for-profit, medically-oriented instructional program designed to train young persons aged 11 to 13 how to be safe...


Sun 08

Windows to Wilderness: Exploring Nature in the Rock River Valley 10:00am @ 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


Sun 08

The Carboniferous Coal Forest 10:00am @ 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


Sun 08

The Ordovician Sea 10:00am @ 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.


Sun 08

Geoscience 10:00am @ 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


Sun 08

The First People 10:00am @ 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


Sun 08

Jane: Diary of A Dinosaur 10:00am @ 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


Sun 08

The Dean Olson Specimen Viewing Lab 10:00am @ 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.


Sun 08

Color and Light Exhibit 12:00pm @ 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.


Sun 08

WIFR Kids News Studio 12:00pm @ 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


Sun 08

Team Up! Explore Science and Sports Exhibit 12:00pm @ 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


Sun 08

Math and Puzzles Exhibit 12:00pm @ Discovery Center Museum

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


Sun 08

Trains, Trains and More Trains 12:00pm @ Midway Village and Museum Center

All types and sizes of trains will be on display at Midway's 'Trains, Trains and More Trains' train show. Exhibitors will share building and maintenance techniques.


Sun 08

Unveiled: Restorations Revealed 12:00pm @ Rockford Art Museum

Explore the process of paintings and sculptures being restored.


Sun 08

Outsider Art in 12:00pm @ Rockford Art Museum

This group exhibit will feature work by Charlie Lucas, Georgia Speller, Jimmy Lee Suddeth, Alyne Harris and Archie Byron.


Sun 08

Power House Exhibit 12:00pm @ 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.


Sun 08

Wild Weather Exhibit 12:00pm @ 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.'


Sun 08

From Another Perspective: the Francis and June Spiezer Collection 12:00pm @ Rockford Art Museum

This exhibit features up and coming artist and their glass/ceramic piece. Richard Marquis, Joel Philip Myers and Jun Kaneko are just a few of the artist that are featured.