what's on at life may - november 2013

Life Science Centre is an award-winning attraction and a great value day out forfamilies and grown-ups too. One ticket gets you a whole day of exhilaration, exploration and FUN! Spend a whole day with the dinosaurs and MORE!

One ticket gets you everything

Supported by:

Age of the Dinosaur is Life’s NEW exhibition which comes from the Natural History Museum in London. Prepare to be transported back in time more than 65 million years to a Jurassic forest and Cretaceous desert, home to some weird, wonderful and now extinct plants and animals including dinosaurs like Tarbosaurus, the fearsome cousin of T.rex. Come face-to-face with stunning animatronic dinosaurs and other animals, real fossils and dinosaur bones, all set inultra-realistic habitats with intriguing sounds - and smells!

The exhibition combines stunning imagery, animatronic dinosaurs and CGI film footage withmore than 60 specimens from the Museum collections. Other stars of the show include fossilsof Pterosaurs, Pliosaurs and ammonites as well as animatronic models of Protoceratops, Oviraptor and Velociraptor.

And remember Your ticket gets you this and EVERYTHING else, including live theatreshows, the North East’s only 4D Motion Ride and the North’s biggest planetarium. You can also enjoy the hands-on Curiosity Zone andthe Young Explorers’ Zone just for under 7s..Details overleaf.

For more information visit life.org.uk or call (0191) 243 8210. For bookings call (0191) 243 8223.

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Science Theatre

Young Explorers’Zone

Explore the stars and moon and meet the little monsters in Britain’s most popular planetarium! Various showsthroughout the day. Shows change throughout the year. For details of what’s on when, visit life.org.uk

Watch our Science Explainers bring science to life in ourbrilliant Theatre. Shows change throughout the year.

Enjoy our amazing Young Explorers’ Zone with your littleones, where they can discover, wonder and create in apurpose-built, safe and fun environment.

The Sun Show

Naughty Monsters in the Skyand Naughty Monsters Explore the Planets

WhatHappensNext?

No rules and no swallowingloads of facts, just a chance to dive into our

hands-on world where you can sculpt magnetic art, create your ownmassive machine, make your own music and build marble runs.

See, smell and feel the action on the North East’s only 4D Motion Ride. Surprises guaranteed!


4D Motion Ride

Young Explorers’ Zone

until 4 October 5 October - 8 November Timechasers

Frankenstein Escape the Monster

Can you predict what the next event will be in this live show?

from 24 September

For safety reasons, you need to be at least 4ft/1.2 metres in height to use the 4D Motion Ride.

Curiosity Zone

PlanetariumLive SkiesPresenter-led showson weekends andschool holidays

Age of the Dinosaur

The Curiosity Zone is assisted by grants from the Northern RockFoundation and the Garfield Weston Foundation.

Come face-to-face with stunning animatronic dinosaurs andother animals, real fossils and dinosaur bones, all set in ultra-realistic habitats with intriguing sounds - and smells!

Buy an Annual Pass and you can make the most of Life all year round, including the amazing Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition opening in November 2013.

You can enjoy everythinglisted below as part ofyour Science Centre ticket

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until 22 September

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The Young Explorers’ Zone is funded by SITA Trust, as part of their “No More Waste”programme.

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TOP TIP!Watch out for our lovely,smiley Science Explainers in red polo shirts. They’reon hand to help you get the most out of your visit. They love to talk!

What YOU say:About our Curiosity Zone: “I’m not sure who has more fun here,me or my nine yearold daughter.” Tom from Sunderland

About our Young Explorers’Zone: “...Life has to beabout the mostchild-friendly placein the universe...the under 7s area...is the best I haveever seen in aNorth East venue.”‘North East with kids’ blog.

Life's schools' programme provides hands-on, minds-on, hearts-on science education that cannot be replicated in the classroom. We are the largest provider of schools science workshops in any Europeanmuseum or science centre, providing over 40,000 educational experiences to school students every year. For more information and a full list of workshops, visit life.org.uk/education

Party! Party!

For the grown-ups

What we do for schools

Life has developed a programme of excitingevents and activities for adults including...

Cocktail evenings and dinners with a difference - explore the science and stories behind the food and drink you’re eating. Don’t miss your chance to have Dinner with the Dinosaurs.

Lates at Life - unusual, adults-only events where you can explore the Science Centreafter hours (including Age of the Dinosaur).

Mini Series - evenings sessions, usually running over six weeks, that offer the chance to explore popular science subjects in an accessible and interesting way. Ideal for curious adults and young people exploring career or study options. Designedfor ages 14+.

Bright Club - comedy nights that blend music, science, variety, new writing and anything else that happens on a stage.

See the events section for details.

Whether you want a children’s birthday party amongst the dinosaurs or an adult dino-dinner with more bite - Life is an ideal venue for your event.

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Mini Series in Foodand NutritionDelivered in partnership with Northumbria University.

16 April - 28 MayTuesday evenings7.00pm - 9.00pm

£45 for the entire course. Booking essential. For ages 14+.

Stargazer andAstronomerBadge Day

4, 5, 11 and 12 May

Specially tailored visits to helpBrownies towards their ScienceInvestigator badges.

Science InvestigatorBadge

18 and 19 May

£8.95 per child (1 free group leaderper 5 children). Booking required.

NewcastleGateshead’s legendary after-hours culture crawl. Glimpse the dinosaurs before the exhibition officiallyopens, take a trip with psychedelic fractals in the planetarium and try our infamous cocktails.

18 May7.00pm - 11.00pm

Free (over 18s only). Cocktails chargedseparately.

Specially designed so that young children can enjoy and explore the Science Centre. Extra activities provided.

Pre-school Day21 May £5.50 per adult; accompanying children (4 and under) free. Maximum3 children per adult. Free for Annual Pass holders.

25 May - 3 November

Included in your Science Centre ticket

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£45 for the entire course.Booking essential. For ages 14+.

Back for its second year, TheTony Sarma Mini VeterinarySchool is an exciting, bite-sizedlecture series, with an extrapractical session to end thecourse.

Tony Sarma Mini Veterinary School

18 April - 23 MayThursday evenings7.00pm - 9.00pm

Events 2012 - 2013

Experience amazing animalmagic as we welcome scalyand furry friends to Life, plusenjoy everything else Life hasto offer.

Animal Magic4 - 6 MayMAY BANKHOLIDAY

Included in yourScience Centreticket.

Specially tailored visits tohelp Brownies and Cubs towards their Stargazer andAstronomer badges.

£8.95 per child (1 free group leaderper 5 children). Booking required.

An interesting, bite-sized lecture series including an extra practical session. Ideal for curious adults and studentsconsidering a career or furtherstudy in food and nutrition.

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25 May - 3 November

£13.95 per child. Booking essential.1 adult goes free with every 4 children.

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Pre-school Day18 June £5.50 per adult; accompanyingchildren (4 and under) free. Maximum 3 children per adult.Free for Annual Pass holders.

Specially designed so that young children can enjoy and explore the Science Centre. Extra activities provided.

family groups

Audience key:youngexplorers (under 7) children (7-12) teenagers and

older children adults schools uniforms(rainbows, beavers,brownies,cubs,guidesandscouts)

Bright Club NewcastleOrganised in association with Newcastle and Northumbria Universities.

22 July 8.00pm - 10.30pm

£4 per person (over 18s only). Booking recommended via the website.

The thinking person’s variety night. Blending comedy, music, art, new writing, science,performance and anything elsethat happens on a stage. Venue:The Stand Comedy Club.

20 July - 1 September


It’s opening week of Age of the Dinosaur –be amongst the first to get up close to thesestunning animatronic dinosaurs, other animals, fossils and dino bones.Your ticket gets you everything including theNEW live theatre show Dino-mighty and achance to ‘excavate’ dino fossils and solve a pre-historic mystery in the Centre. Climbaboard the 4D Motion Ride for the latest adventure - Timechasers.

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25 May - 2 June

SUMMERHOLIDAYS

Get up close to our dinosaurs in the stunningAge of the Dinosaur exhibition. Your ticket getsyou everything: you can ‘excavate’ dino fossilsand solve a pre-historic mystery in the Centre,climb aboard the 4D Motion Ride, get stuck in to our hands-on Curiosity Zone, enjoy a show in the North’s biggest planetarium and enjoy the amazing Dino-mighty show in the Theatre. Our lovely Science Explainers are always onhand to help you get the most of out of your visit.



23 August - 8 September

For details of all Life Eat! NewcastleGateshead events,visit life.org.uk

The annual festival of adventures in food returns andLife will be part of the action.

MSc Public Engagement with Science Delivered in association with Northumbria University (subject to validation).

From September2013

For further information visitwww.northumbria.ac.uk/pes or contact Programme Leader, Carole Marshall at [email protected]

Delivered jointly by Northumbria University and the Centre for Life,this high profile partnership will deliver a course which encompassesboth academic and practicalcomponents, providing a balancedtechnical and theoretical programme aimed at maximisingoutreach and public engagementwork in science.

7 - 12 September

For details ofall Life BSF events, visitlife.org.uk

This vibrant celebration of science, engineering and technology comes to Newcastle in 2013 and Life will be part of it.

British Science Festival

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Lates at Life12 September Explore the Science Centreafter dark - including theamazing Age of the Dinosaurexhibition. Part of British Science Festival.

Science InvestigatorBadge Day

28 and 29 September

£8.95 per child (1 free groupleader per 5 children).Booking required.

Specially tailored visits to help Brownies towards theirScience Investigator badges.

Stargazer and Astronomer Badge Day

5, 6, 12, 13,19 and 20 October

£8.95 per child (1 free groupleader per 5 children).Booking required.

Specially tailored visits to help Brownies and Cubs towards their Stargazer and Astronomer badges.

Mini Series in Biomedicine (Allergies and autopsies...behind lab doors.)Delivered in partnership with Northumbria University.

3 October - 14 November

£45 for the entire course.Booking essential.

A bite-sized series exploringthe fascinating work of biomedical scientists - the people who test autopsy samples, test for allergies and work on potential newvaccines.

Do Play With Your Food! Pre-school Day Delivered in partnership with Northumbria University.

10 September £5.50 per adult; accompanying children (4 and under) free. Maximum 3 children per adult. Free for Annual Pass holders.

In association with NorthumbriaUniversity, Life presents a special pre-school day on a foodie theme! Part of BritishScience Festival and EAT! NewcastleGateshead.

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7 September11.00am and3.00pm

£5.00 per person. Booking recommended.

TV’s most extreme scientist, from‘Brainiac’, reveals nature’s mostspectacular science: volcanoes,tornadoes, thunder, and lightning...live on stage. Expecthuge bangs, giant clouds, fire,tornadoes, floods and more. Part of British Science Festival.

Dr Bunhead is Volcano Head!

£4 per person (over 18s only). Booking recommended. For details of all Life BSFevents, visit life.org.uk

9 September8.00pm-9.00pm

£5.00 per person. Booking recommended.

Join Mark Henderson, author of the Geek Manifesto, Head of Communications at the Wellcome Trust and the first ever winner of the JBS HaldaneLecture, to discuss the miscommunication of geneticsand what this means for publicperceptions and the potential uptake of useful genomic technologies. Part of British Science Festival.

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Lates at Life:Halloween

31 October £4 per person (over 18s only). Free forAnnual Pass holders.Booking recommended.

A frighteningly good night out,with our infamous cocktailsand a Science Centre with nokids in the way - plus the newFrankenstein 4D Motion Ride.

SleepoversVarious dates £25 per child (1 free groupleader per 5 children).Booking required. Forgroups of 10+. Groups of100+ can hire the ScienceCentre exclusively.

Amazing sleepovers for scouting and girl guiding groups,with full overnight access to the Science Centre, supper and breakfast included and a special indoor campfire.

Science ClubVarious dates £5.50 per child. Booking essential.

A club for children aged 7-12with experiments, craft activitiesand the occasional field trip.

Science SessionsVarious dates £5.50 per teenager. Booking essential.

Hands-on sessions for teensaged 13+ with experimentsand engineering projects.

Coming soon! Skate and Sleigh Ride 4D returns November 2013Combine a skate on the outdoor rink with indoor thrills on the region’s only 4D Motion Ride.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year - opens 30 November 2013

Life is spooktastic this half term with slimeworkshops and Frankenstein: Escape theMonster on the 4D Motion Ride - completewith spine tingling special effects (includingsmells!). It’s also your last chance to seeour amazing exhibition, Age of the Dinosaur. Remember your ticket gets you everythingincluding our planetarium, live shows in theScience Theatre and the brilliant hands-on Curiosity Zone.

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...Life is a charity and our mission is to support word-class science in the region and to be thebest place in the UK for inspiring and nurturing a passion for science in everyone. Pre-schoolers,families, teachers, teenagers, students, curious adults – we’re here for everyone.

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The world’s most prestigious photographic showcase of wildlife photography comes to Life! See the winning entries from the 2013 competition.

Images taken from Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012 exhibition.

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