Stellar Sounds

Just heard that there are a series of great events happening at the Science Centre this weekend.

First up are two music events:

Remember Remember and Miaox Miaoux are playing a gig on Saturday the 8 October at 7:45pm
{EDIT - Just found out the Saturday night is sold out :( }

Meursault and Happy Particles are playing a gig on Sunday the 9 October also at 7:45pm.

Once upon a time I organised for the wonderful Eilidh MacAskill to put on a little performance to a packed planetarium crowd as part of her year long project Eilidh's Ukuele Ceilidh and it sound amazing. The planetarium is a great place, its got big comfy laid back seats, its nice and cosy and they put the lights off and let you see the stars drifting by. THe acoustics in the dome are also brilliant so I'm imagining the two gig's will be great.

Tickets are only £6 per person (+ £1 booking fee) Call 0141 420 5000 to book or drop in and speak to one of their sales staff. Doors open at 7.45pm, event starts at 8pm.

WARNING "Due to the starry nature of the gig we are unable to allow latecomers in after 8.00pm (they will be allowed access to the planetarium during the break at approx 8.45pm). "

And if the two gigs were not enough there are also more lectures in "The Insight Series" where experts in Science give talks about interesting aspects of space and astronomy.

The lectures this weekend are:

October 2011

Saturday 8th October - 11am

Supermassive Black Holes: Einstein's Cosmic Monsters

Prof Martin Hendry

Black holes are probably the weirdest things in the Universe: regions of spacetime where gravity is so strong that time appears to stand still and even light itself cannot escape from their clutches. Astronomers believe that a supermassive black hole - many millions of times more massive than a normal star - can be found in the centre of galaxies. Studying them can tell us a great deal about the evolution of the Universe and even about gravity itself. Come along and hear the latest about the cosmic monsters lurking at the heart of every galaxy.

FREE with Science Mall entry- collect your ticket at the sales desk!

Saturday 8th October - 3pm-5pm

Stem Cells: A Vision of the Future

Free Film screening + Q&A film director Amy Hardie and stem cell scientist Dr Clare Blackburn

To reserve a place you must register here: http://vof-glasgow.eventbrite.com/

Bookings for this event cannot be made through Glasgow Science Centre. This event is free but there is no access to Glasgow Science Centre exhibitions.

For more information about the film, visit: http://www.stemcellsvision.co.uk/

Sunday 9th October - 11am

Ask the Astronomer Royal

Prof John Brown

Bring along your questions about ANYthing to do with space, astronomy, the universe. From how do stars work to whether astronomy is worth the money - and Professor John Brown, Astronomer Royal for Scotland, will try to answer them and to encourage participation in the discussion.

FREE with Science Mall entry- collect your ticket at the sales desk!