News Release

Release Date: December 5, 2003
Contact: Ganesh Ganpat, Executive Director, (806) 355-9547 ext. 24
g.ganpat@dhdc.org

Celebrate “Noon” Years Eve
at the Don Harrington Discovery Center & Space Theater

The Don Harrington Discovery Center will be hosting a special event on Wednesday, December 31st, to celebrate the coming of the New Year.

The museum will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Reduced admission of $.94 will be charged per person. There will be a countdown to Noon and hundreds of balloons will be dropped from the ceiling. Party favors, noisemakers and prizes will be offered free to guests. This event is ideal for children who are not able to stay awake until the official countdown to midnight. Visitors are encouraged to come early to the event.

There will be over 55 hands-on exhibits on display focusing on light, sound, structures, helium, weather, optical illusions, fish, coral and reptiles. The Space Theater presentation of “Wonders of the Universe” will be free with admission and will be shown at 9:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 12:30, 1:00 and 1:30.

The museum is a private, not-for-profit organization that makes science exciting, relevant and interesting to all types of learners by providing interactive exhibits and programs that actively engage children, adolescents and their families. It fosters inquiring minds and nurtures the individual genius that is within each of us.