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January 2009
January 6th	Cerveny Middle School 9:00-10:00am and Noon-1:00pm Detroit, MI Two one-hour stage shows demonstrating elementary chemistry to 7th and 8th graders using Elephant Toothpaste, the Flame Tube, Potassium Permanganate, Non-Burning Money, Polymer Milk Jug, and the Blue Shaking Solution..	Completed!
January 7th	Wilcox Elementary 1:30 to 2:30pm Holt, MI A one-hour program including five stations with elementary demonstrations of gravity.	Completed!
January 8th	Kinawa Middle School Okemos, MI Five one-hour shows illustrating Newton's laws and simple machines. Science Theatre was recognized in Kinawa's February 2009 newsletter.	Completed!
January 20th	Lewton Elementary School 3:30-5:00pm Lansing, MI An after school program discussing electricity and waves.	Completed!
January 22nd	Kinawa Middle School Okemos, MI Five one-hour shows illustrating concepts in fluid dynamics. Science Theatre was recognized in Kinawa's February 2009 newsletter.	Completed!
January 26th	First Spring Semester General Body Meeting BPS 1400 at 6:30pm We will welcome our members back for the new semester with pizza and soda, discuss this semester's very full slate of upcoming shows, and briefly describe the officer elections that will take place later this year.	Completed!
February 2009
February 1st	Sidney Harris Premiere 1:30-3:00pm at the MSU Museum Science Theatre performed at the reception for the opening of an exhibit on science cartoonist Sidney Harris's work at the MSU Museum. We had hands-on demonstrations of tie-dye milk, polymer balloons, predator-prey relationships and adaptation, and helped you make your own silly putty! MSU's student newspaper The State News featured an article on Science Theatre's performance at the MSU Museum for MSU's celebration of the Darwin bicentennial.	Completed!
February 7th	Girls Math and Science Day 11:00am-3:30pm at East Lansing High School	Completed!
February 10th	West Utica Elementary School Utica, MI Four one-hour shows for kindergarten classes consisting of elephant toothpaste, polymer milk jug, bernoulli demonstrations, Where's the doorknob?, non-burning dollar, and the stroboscope.	Completed!
February 21st	Okemos Science Fun Day Okemos, MI	Completed!
February 23rd	Second Spring Semester General Body Meeting BPS 1400 at 6:30pm We will hold officer elections for the 2009-2010 academic year! Please remember to nominate yourself by email between Feb. 2nd and Feb. 9th at 8AM. You should have received details through a listserv email - send a message to an officer as soon as possible if you are interested in running for a position and did not receive the informational email. As always, we will also have pizza and soda and discuss this semester's slate of upcoming shows.	Completed!
February 26th	Pansophia Academy Science Fair Coldwater, MI Four Science Theatre members performed hands on demonstrations for elementary school students and their families.	Completed!
February 27th	Science Night at Alaiedon Elementary 5:30-8:00pm Mason, MI Eight Science Theatre members performed hands on demonstrations for elementary school students.	Completed!
March 2009
March 7th	Homeschool Science Fair 2:30-3:15pm in Milford, MI	Completed!
March 9-10th	Spring Break Trip to the Upper Peninsula Delta County, MI Nine Science Theatre members traveled to Michigan's Upper Peninsula during MSU's Spring Braek to perform 25 shows throughout Delta County on March 9th and 10th. The volunteers split into three groups, performing liquid nitrogen, pressure, and general science shows. PRESSURE [March 9th] -9:00am - 9:45am Webster Elementary School -10:00am - 11:00am Webster Elementary School -12:45pm - 1:45pm Franklin Elementary School [March 10th] -9:00am - 9:45am Lemmer Elementary School -10:00am - 10:45am Lemmer Elementary School -11:51am - 12:37pm Esky Middle School -12:39pm - 1:25pm Esky Middle School -1:27pm - 2:14pm Esky Middle School LIQUID NITROGEN [March 9th] -9:00am - 10:00am Webster Elementary School -10:00am - 11:00am Webster Elementary School [March 10th] -7:15am - 7:55am Gladstone High School -7:55am - 9:24am Gladstone High School -9:29am - 9:54am Gladstone High School -10:04am - 11:30am Gladstone High School -11:33am - 12:12pm Gladstone High School -12:12pm - 1:41pm Gladstone High School -1:46pm - 2:47pm Gladstone High School GENERAL SCIENCE [March 9th] -9:00am - 9:45am Rapid River Elementary School -10:00am - 10:45am Rapid River Elementary School -12:50pm - 1:35pm Soo Hill Elementary School -2:00pm - 2:45pm Soo Hill Elementary School [March 10th] -9:00am - 9:45am Gladstone Middle School -10:00am - 10:45am Gladstone Middle School -12:45pm - 1:45pm Franklin Elementary School -1:45pm - 2:45pm Franklin Elementary School Read about the trip in the Daily Press or watch the video feature on Channel 6 News.	Completed!
March 19th	Lewton Elementary School Science Club 4:00-5:00pm in Lansing, MI Science Theatre will perform four hands-on demonstrations for 2nd through 5th graders at an after-school science club.	Completed!
March 21st	Cub Scouts Banquet St. Michaels church in Grand Ledge, MI	Completed!
March 26th	Ralya Science Fair 6:00-8:00pm at Ralya Elementary School, Haslett, MI	Completed!
March 28th	Nano Day at Impression 5 10am-5pm in Lansing, MI	Completed!
April 2009
April 2nd	CHESS Science Fair 7-9pm, Holy Cross Community Building in Lansing, MI	Completed!
April 3rd	Bath Elementary School Bath, MI Eight Science Theatre volunteers performed a variety of demonstrations addressing topisc in physics, biology, and Chemistry.	Completed!
April 15th	Science Night at Williams Elementary School 6:30-8pm, Jonesville, MI Science Theatre will be performing a variety of hands-on demonstrations illustrating chemical and physical concepts.	Completed!
April 16th	Third Spring Semester General Body Meeting BPS 1400 at 7:30pm Join us for Science Theatre's year-end celebration! We will have a free assortment of Subway sandwiches and cookies, cakes, and MSU Dairy Store ice cream. We will be presenting our first-annual Honorable Member Awards for volunteers who have made exceptional contributions to Science Theatre this year. Finally, we will hold focus-group sessions to give you a chance to suggest improvements to Science Theatre for next year.	Completed!
April 24th	Madison Elementary School 8:30-11:00am in Dearborn Heights, MI	Completed!
May 2009
May 1st	Knapp Forest Elementary School 1:45-2:45 in Grand Rapids, MI Science Theatre will be performing demonstrations on the states of matter, light and color, and other concepts for a 4th grade class.	Completed!
May 2nd	Michigan State Science Olympiad MSU Campus	Completed!
May 11th	Blanche Sims Elementary School Lake Orion, MI	Completed!
May 12th	Anderson Elementary School 1:00-2:00pm in Flint, MI Science Theatre will perform biology and chemistry demonstrations for 75 3rd-5th graders.	Completed!
May 13th	Herbison Woods School DeWitt, MI	Completed!
May 14th	Sts. Peter and Paul School Ionia, MI	Completed!
May 14th	Children's Water Festival MSU Campus	Completed!
June 2009
June 13th	Rhino Romp! Potter Park Zoo, Lansing, MI	Completed!
June 30th	Grandparents University MSU Campus	Completed!
July 2009
July 21st	Summer Program for Youth in Foster Care 2-3pm, Lansing	Completed!
August 2009
August 18th	Impressions Summer Camp 10:00-10:45am, West Bloomfield, MI	Completed!
September 2009
September 1st	Freshman Welcome Week Activities MSU Campus Science Theatre volunteers will staff recruiting booths at the following welcome events: Sparticipation - 5-8pm - Munn field College of Natural Science Colloquium Lyman Briggs College Colloquium College of Education Colloquium College of Engineering Colloquium Honors College Convocation	Completed!
September 14th and 17th	Introductory General Body Meetings Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building Rm. 1400 Science Theatre welcomes all interested MSU students to its introductory general body meetings. Free pizza and cookies will be provided. The meetings will last approximately one hour and will provide an overview of Science Theatre and our events for the 2009-2010 academic year. Come to whichever meeting time works better for you - the content of each meeting is the same! Monday September 14th at 7:30pm Thursday September 17th at 6:30pm Each meeting will be held in the Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building Rm. 1400 Minutes are available here.	Completed!
September 19th	Science Theatre's First Fall Social Meeting Uncle Johns Cider Mill in St. John's, MI Science Theatre members will be gathering for a social meeting with food, fun, and a corn maze at Uncle Johns Cider Mill in St. John's, MI. Transporation will be provided. Contact PR Director Stephen DeCamp (decampst@msu.edu) fro more information or to RSVP.	Completed!
September 25th	HOM-TV's Fun Factory Meridian Township-area broadcast Science Theatre officers Tyler Jones and Asra Shaik guest star on HOM-TV's Fun Factory with a performance of elephant toothpaste! You can watch the video here - it starts 6 minutes and 10 seconds in.	Completed!
September 26th	SCI-MA-TECH Famous Science Speaker Event 1pm in Traverse City, MI Science Theatre will perform a variety of stage demonstrations for a large audience at 1pm in the Lars Hockstad Auditorium of Central Grade School in Traverse City, MI. The more than hour-long performance will include Methanol Cannons, Non-Burning Money, Bernoulli's, and Liquid Nitrogen! Read the Press Release for more information.	Completed!
September 30th	Science Theatre's 2nd Fall General Body Meeting 6:30-8:30pm in the Abrams Planetarium at MSU Science Theatre members will pitch in for fall cleaning of Science Theatre's headquarters in the Abrams Planetarium. Pizza and refreshments will be provided, but attendance is by RSVP only due to limited space. Please email the Director, Shannon Morey (moreysh1@msu.edu), to RSVP.	Completed!
October 2009
October 10th	National Chemistry Day Impression 5 Science Museum, Lansing Science Theatre will perform a variety of hands-on demonstrations.	Completed!
October 12th	Lyons Elementary School 3:45-4:45 in Lansing, MI	Completed!
October 13th	Lewton Elementary Scool 4:00-4:50 in Lansing, MI	Completed!
October 13th	Woodcreek Elementary Scool 3:45-4:45 in Lansing, MI	Completed!
October 13th	Quantum Mechanics Show for Homeschool Students Foster Community Center, Lansing Science Theatre will perform its Quantum Mechanics Show for homeschool students.	Completed!
October 22nd	General Body Meeting - Favorite Demonstrations Series Chemistry Building Rm. 138 Science Theatre will hold a general body meeting featuring the first in our Favorite Demonstrations series of lectures by Dr. Paul Hunter of the Department of Chemistry. Dr. Hunter has been performing chemistry demonstrations in the classroom at MSU for over three decades! He will perform two exciting and explosive chemistry demonstrations and share performance tips. All MSU students are welcome to attend. Free food will be served in room 138 of the Chemistry Building at 4:45pm. Dr. Hunter's lecture will begin promptly at 5pm. Following Dr. Hunter's lecture, we will announce upcoming volunteering opportunities and discuss special projects.	Completed!
October 23rd	Threshold Academy Orleans, Michigan	Completed!
October 30th	Science Theatre's Halloween Party 5:00-6:00pm at Abrams Planetarium, MSU Campus Science Theatre's Halloween Party is a free event open to the general public, perfect for 3rd-5th graders! See spooky demonstrations, go trick or treating, and enter a costume contest - all in MSU's Abrams Planetarium! Doors open 5-6pm, you must RSVP to guarantee space at the event (capacity: 200 students and adults).	Completed!
November 2009
November 19th	Ecology and Ecosystems Show Herbison Woods School, DeWitt Science Theatre will perform a variety of hands-on demonstrations related to ecoly and ecosystems.
November 24th	Optics Show for Homeschool Students 2:30 to 3:30pm Foster Community Center, Lansing Science Theatre will perform a variety of demonstrations related to optics and lead a discussion of modern physics for homeschool students.
December 2009
December 3rd	Woodcreek Elementary Science Club 3:45 to 4:45pm Lansing Science Theatre will perform a variety of chemistry and physics demonstrations for Woodcreek Elementary School's after-school science club.

Performances in previous years
(shows from 1991 through Fall 2008 are not listed)

July 2008
July 19th	Goodland Township Agriculture Fair Goodland Township, MI Shannon, Nathan, and Asra led three agriculture-related hands-on demos (onion DNA extraction, predator/prey, and tie-dye milk) and performed two stage shows with the bed of nails.	Completed!
August 2008
August 21st	MSU Honors College Freshman Convocation 5pm at Wharton Center, MSU Shannon, Tess, and Nathan greeting incoming Honors College students with a small hands-on demo (Surface Area and Reaction Rate with potassium permanganate and glycerol) in the Wharton Center lobby.	Completed!
August 23rd	Sparticipation 2008 The field at the Auditorium, MSU Shannon, Jessie, Steve, Dave, Tess, Nathan, and Asra manned a booth near the Auditorium passing out candy and flyers for the first general body meetings. Before rain ended the event, methanol cannons and colored water with dry ice were set up at the booth to draw attention.	Completed!
September 2008
September 8th	First Fall General Body Meeting (primary date) 6:30pm BPS 1400, MSU Steve and Dave demonstrated wave mechanics with the flame tube and illustrated temporal aliasing with the stroboscope. New members were oriented with the group and upcoming shows were announced. Pizza and pop was enjoyed by all.	Completed!
September 16th	First Fall General Body Meeting (secondary date) 5:30pm BPS 1400, MSU Steve and Dave demonstrated wave mechanics with the flame tube and illustrated temporal aliasing with the stroboscope. New members were oriented with the group and upcoming shows were announced. Pizza and pop was enjoyed by all.	Completed!
October 2008
October 7th	Second General Body Meeting 6:00pm BPS 1400, MSU The organizational meeting for National Chemistry Day, included a special presentation by Adriane Slaton, doctoral student in Urban Science Education. Pizza and pop was provided.	Completed!
October 25th	National Chemistry Day Impression 5 Science Museum, Lansing Science Theatre members presented six demos simultaneously and continuously for six hours! Demos presented: Doppler ball, polymers, buffers and blood, angular momentum, density rainbow, collisions and conservation of energy.	Completed!
November 2008
November 10th	Third Fall General Body Meeting 6:00pm BPS 1400, MSU We discussed upcoming events remaining in this semester and those already planned for next semester. We were joined by Jaclyn Hofmann of the Department of Theatre, who gave a short lecture to help us improve our skills for all our presentations and especially for stage shows in front of large audiences.	Completed!
November 12th	Lyons Elementary School 3:00-6:00pm Lansing, MI Demonstrations addressing motion, sound, light, and electricity.	Completed!
November 19th	Wexford Elementary's After-school Program 3:45-5:30pm Lansing, MI Performance showcased the Liquid Nitrogen show; exploring what it means for something to be cold.	Completed!
November 20th	Woodcreek Elementary School 3:00-6:00pm Lansing, MI Demonstrations addressing motion, sound, light, and electricity.	Completed!
November 21st	Laingsburg Christian School 1:30-3:00pm Laingsburg, MI Demonstrations addressing motion, sound, light, and electricity.	Completed!