Discovery Science Place Announces ‘Celebrating Makers’ Event April 15
April 7, 2023
Discovery Science Place Announces ‘Celebrating Makers’ Event April 15
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The Discovery Science Place is hosting “Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead: Celebrating Makers of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics,” an all day, family-friendly event on Saturday, April 15. “Celebrating Makers” will be 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Discovery Science Place, located at 308 North Broadway in Tyler.
Tickets cost $12 for adults and $10 for children and include admission into the DSP. The event features a STEM truck lab, DIY science and technology booths, chemistry demonstrations, unique handmade crafts, pottery and jewelry making, and educational workshops with music and live performances.
“This is an event to showcase the creativity and innovation of people and organizations in our community,” said Carol Whiteside, DSP interim executive director. “People of all ages can hear music, watch performances and interact with multiple booths of makers. These makers will have unique ways for participants to interact with them and learn so much.”
Tickets can be purchased online at discoveryscienceplace.org or at the door. The first 500 people to purchase tickets will receive a free string bag. Food will also be available for purchase onsite. For additional information, contact Whiteside at 903.405.3714 or cwhiteside@uttyler.edu, or Tami Urias, DSP development director, 903.705.6813 or TamiUrias@discoveryscienceplace.org.
Event sponsors are Sanderson Farms, The Genesis Group, EMA Engineering & Consulting, Altra Federal Credit Union, TransCanada Pipeline, Cavender’s Boot City, Heart of Tyler and Jasper Ventures, Inc.
The Discovery Science Place, a UT Tyler center, features more than 20,000 square feet of hands-on exhibit space, a 12,000-plus square-foot annex to house traveling exhibits and diverse educational programming designed to ignite curiosity in young minds through hands-on exploration. Founded in 1993, the DSP is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. General admission tickets are $8 for children and $10 for adults. More than 60,000 guests visit each year. For more information, visit discoveryscienceplace.org.
With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, UT Tyler offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate programs to 10,000 students. UT Tyler recently merged with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (now known as UT Tyler Health Science Center). Through its alignment with UT Tyler Health Science Center (HSC) and UT Health East Texas, UT Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, UT Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.