Sunday, February 10, 2008

The Planet-arium

Hey there friends!
Sorry for all of you who missed out on last weeks WhoaBam Reno event! The Carson City Hot Springs were FAN-freakin'-TASTIC! This may become a reoccurring event. :) There was even some partial nudity, which although unplanned, was suggested to me as a big draw for future events!


Enough about last week, let's check out the next fun and exciting Whoa Bam event! We will be going to the Planet-arium. As usual, here's a little history for those of you interested:

"Fleischmann Planetarium is part of the University of Nevada, Reno and Extended Studies. We offer public star shows and large-format films showing daily in our dome theater, and public star observing courtesy of the Astronomical Society of Nevada. Built in 1964 and originally called the “Fleischmann Atmospherium-Planetarium,” we were the first planetarium in the world to project full-dome movies (of time-lapse clouds and weather phenomena).

After recently undergoing upgrades, Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center is now one of the first of a handful of planetariums around the world to utilize the Spitz SciDome digital projector, a high-resolution, state-of-the-art immersive visualization tool that produces extraordinarily bright and colorful 3-D images. The new projector is also adaptable to a number of disciplines and uses, supporting collaborations among the planetarium, other University departments and programs, and community organizations."


The down side of the planet-arium is that it's only open until 7pm. Boo! This week is out, so we are heading there next week on Tuesday, February 19th. The last official tour/exhibit starts at 6pm, so let's plan on meeting at 5:30 if people want to carpool.


The delicious dish of the week is Pub N' Sub (1000 Ralston St.)!

Monday nights from 6-9 they have awesome pizza and beer specials! You know who likes pizza and beer? Everyone.


Have a suggestion for what should be added to the chart? Email them to Blink at WhoaBamReno@gmail.com !


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