Second Saturdays for Families: STEAM Adventures

11am–2pm activities | Free admission all day Celebrate National STEAM Day and discover what happens when art and science collide! Create a color wheel to explore the science of light and enjoy a special reading of Spark: Jim West’s Electrifying Adventures in Creating the Microphone, by award-winning scientist Ainissa Ramirez, PhD, that highlights the inventor and his world-changing creation. Stay for a free screening of Hidden Figures at 2pm and a complimentary bag of popcorn. Free. Registration encouraged. Second Saturdays…

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November 9, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

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11am–2pm activities | Free admission all day

Celebrate National STEAM Day and discover what happens when art and science collide! Create a color wheel to explore the science of light and enjoy a special reading of Spark: Jim West’s Electrifying Adventures in Creating the Microphone, by award-winning scientist Ainissa Ramirez, PhD, that highlights the inventor and his world-changing creation. Stay for a free screening of Hidden Figures at 2pm and a complimentary bag of popcorn.

Free. Registration encouraged.

Second Saturdays for Families is supported by the Art Bridges Foundation, Connecticut Health and Education Facilities Authority (CHEFA), the Andrew J. and Joyce D. Mandell Family Foundation, the Ensworth Charitable Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee, the George A. & Grace L. Long Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee, the J. Walton Bissell Foundation, Inc., the David T. Langrock Foundation, the Charles Nelson Robinson Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee. Program supplies are generously donated by S&S Worldwide.

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