If Steve Rothstein has his way, a giant science museum will spring up near downtown within the next five years.
In the meantime, the president of the Colorado Springs Science Center busies himself with presenting the center's fifth annual Colorado Springs Science Festival, a nine-day, citywide conglomeration of science and technology-related hands-on activities, events, lectures, demonstrations and performances for both kids and adults. It starts Saturday and runs through Oct. 19.
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COLORADO SPRINGS SCIENCE FESTIVAL
Saturday through Oct. 19, multiple locations, many free events, check online schedule for individual ticket prices; cssciencecenter.org.
'The basic mission of the festival is celebrating our region's rich science and technology fabric,' Rothstein says. 'Our history is steeped in the stuff, and our current economy is hugely driven by science and technology.'
Four cool things for kids
- Cool Science Carnival Day - 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, free. There'll be 85 to 100 booths, including presentations, a chemical magic show and a visiting astronaut.
- Mini Maker Faire - 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 18, Library 21c, 1175 Chapel Hills Drive, free. Individually made creations by technology enthusiasts, crafters, homesteaders, scientists and garage tinkerers. 'It's really about grass-roots manufacturing,' Rothstein says. 'These fairs are a gathering of individual designers who like to make stuff, from small stuff up to big manufacturing companies.'
- 'Icarus at the Edge of Time' - Score by Philip Glass, performed by the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony, narrated by Scott RC Levy, 7 p.m. Oct. 17, Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave., $12-$32; 520-7469, ticketswest.com.
- Flight Simulator and Mars Yard - Operate a flight simulator and drive a Mars robot 4:30-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy, 4220 Pikes Peak Ave., reservations recommended, $3 reservation fee.
Four cool things for adults
- Science on the Screen - Multiple films, including 'The Incredible Bionic Man,' 'The Perfect Runner' and 'The Day the Mesozoic Died,' 3-5 p.m. Sunday and Oct. 19, 7-9 p.m. Wednesday and Oct. 17, United States Olympic Training Center Theater, 1750 E. Boulder St., free.
- Antarctic Discovery Lectures - 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday through Oct. 17, 3-6 p.m. Oct. 18, Kresge Lecture Hall, inside Tutt Science Center, 1112 N. Nevada Ave., or Olin Hall, 1010 N. Nevada Ave., free. Multiple lectures by scientists on topics including 'Water in the Rainless Polar Desert' and 'Frozen at the Bottom of Earth: The Life of Antarctica's Ice.'
- Whiskey Distillation Science - 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, Distillery 291, meet at The Blue Star, 1645 S. Tejon St., free, reservations recommended, $3 reservation fee.
- County Coroner Crime Lab Tour - For ages 14 and older, 2-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, County Coroner's Office, 2741 E. El Paso St., free, reservations recommended, $3 reservation fee. Attendees get an inside view of the lab and forensic science. 'It's like 'CSI' for real,' Rothstein says.
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