ADLER AFTER DARK: GAME ON - Thursday, April 20, 2017 6:00-10:00
NEW TO ADLER AFTER DARK?
Don’t fret! We recommend the following approach:
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• First, grab a drink or snack! The food is in Café
Galileo’s, and most of the bars are on Level 4.
• Choose a sky show/panel/lecture (or 2) you
want to see and make sure you’re a few minutes
early! (If you purchased a Doane Tour, don’t
attend a show during your scheduled tour time.)
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• Before/after/between shows, explore the
museum and check out the exhibits, hands-on
programs, and more!
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BUILDING-WIDE
THE QUEST SCAVENGER HUNT
6:00-9:30 • Building-Wide
[Start & Finish in Café Galileo’s]
Embark on a dangerous journey through the
bowels of the museum to locate the SWORD OF
KNOWLEDGE and the GEM OF TRUTH. Pick up
your guide in Café Galileo’s!
LEVEL 4
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N64 ON THE DOME
6:15-7:15 • Grainger Sky Theater
Calling all N64 fans! We’re playing your favorite
titles (like Mario Kart) on the dome, and we need
players, so compete against your fellow guests in
this no-holds-barred nostalgia fest!*
*Four players can compete at once, and will
rotate out after every round/race. Non-players
are welcome to watch and cheer on their
favorite player.
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BADERBRÄU BREWERY – BEER TASTING
6:00-9:45 • Café Galileo’s (while supplies last)
Taste some delicious brew, including Chicago Pils
and Lawnmower Lager, from our friends at the
Baderbräu Brewery right here in the South Loop!
Limit two samples per person.
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GAMING STATION – WITH DICE DOJO
6:00-9:30 • Curiosity Station
Challenge your friends to some space-inspired
board and card games with our friends from
Dice Dojo.
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GAMING STATION –
WITH GALLOPING GHOST ARCADE
6:00-9:30 • Upper Level Hallway
Join our friends from Galloping Ghost Arcade
to try out some classic cabinet arcade games.
GAMING STATION – COMPETITION
KITCHEN WITH THE NERDOLOGUES
6:00-9:30 • Mission Moon
Do you have the Space Munchies? Come
demo the newest party game on Kickstarter,
Competition Kitchen (imagine if you could
play Iron Chef, but at home and without all
the mess).
VR DEMO – WITH FLOAT SIXTY
6:00-9:00 • Planet Explorers
Experience new VR tech and check out the
science (and health benefits) of “floating”
from the folks a Float Sixty.
GIANT WORD WINDER
6:00-9:30 • Classroom B
Giant Word Winder is a (giant) strategy
game you play on the floor. Face off against
multiple opponents to discover who is the
best wordsmith!
EXIT:
TELESCOPE VIEWING
6:00-9:30 • South Terrace
*Weather permitting
DOANE OBSERVATORY
Rear of Adler – Exit at South Box
Office/Mid-Level South
Open Visitation: 6:00-7:45
Ticketed Tours: 8:15-9:45
(tours depart every 15 minutes at Level 2 South)
AIRSHIP CHALLENGE
6:00-9:00 • The Universe: A Walk
Through Space and Time
Steer a giant helium balloon with 3D-printed
propellers and DIY electronics. See if you can
hit a target all the way across the gallery!
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ATWOOD SPHERE
6:00-9:45
Navigate the night sky as seen above Chicago in
a 103-year-old mechanical planetarium.
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MAKEY MAKEY WORKSHOP
6:00-9:30 • Atwood Sphere Gallery
Build your own banana piano, play Tetris or Mario
using Play Doh, or design something wholly
original with MaKey MaKey, the fun invention kit
that combines art, science, and engineering.
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CONTRAPTION CONTEST
6:00-9:30 • Community Design Lab
If you loved the game Mouse Trap, you’ll love
this hands-on activity. Create your own Rube
Goldberg-inspired contraption to perform a
stupidly simple task.
GAME ON PHOTO OP
6:00-9:30 • Our Solar System
Grab some of our 8-Bit props and give us your
game face at the Game On Photo Op!
LEVEL 3
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ASTRONOMY CONVERSATIONS
6:00-10:00 • Space Visualization Laboratory
Check out what’s happening in your universe
with talks from local physicists, who will be
covering topics ranging from exoplanets to dark
matter and beyond.
LEVEL 1
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GAME ON TRIVIA –
WITH JACKBOX GAMES
7:00-8:00 • Samuel C. Johnson Family
Star Theater
Join the developers of the classic You Don’t
Know Jacktrivia game to try out their new party
pack games Guesspionage and Trivia Murder
Party*!
*Games will begin every few minutes starting at
7:00 pm. Guests are welcome to come and go as
they like. Prizes will be awarded.
LEVEL 2
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EXHIBIT: CHASING ECLIPSES
6:00-10:00
Don’t miss our new exhibit that guides you
through the history of “chasing” solar eclipses
and will help you prepare for the “Great
American Eclipse” on August 21, 2017!
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PANEL: VIDEO GAMES AS SOCIAL TOOLS
8:30 • Samuel C. Johnson Family Star Theater
Join game designers Brice Pils, Robert
Lockhart, and Ashlyn Sparrow at a roundtable
discussion on the social impact of video games,
their experiences with creating games with
learning goals, and how those lessons can
lead more accessible experience for a
general gaming crowd.
SHOWS & PRESENTATIONS*
*Please choose the shows you’d like to see when
you arrive, and plan your evening around those
show times. Plan to arrive 15-30 minutes before
each show time. All shows are between 20-30
minutes long.
PLANET NINE
7:30, 8:30, 9:30 • Grainger Sky Theater
Follow Mike Brown on a journey to the outer
Solar System and the hunt for Planet Nine.
SKYWATCH LIVE!
7:15, 8:00, 9:30 • Definiti Space Theater
Explore the spectacular sights of tonight’s
sky in this live show.
COSMIC WONDER
6:30, 8:45 • Definiti Space Theater
This live show tells the story of how, through
time, we have pieced together an understanding
of the cosmos.
GAME ON TRIVIA – WITH JACKBOX GAMES
7:00-8:00 • Samuel C. Johnson Family Star Theater
PANEL: VIDEO GAMES AS SOCIAL TOOLS
8:30 • Samuel C. Johnson Family Star Theater
WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSE
9:30 • Samuel C. Johnson Family Star Theater
From the surface of the Earth to a supercluster
of galaxies a billion lightyears away, explore
space first hand in this show.
JOIN THE CONVERSATION
Look for the Adler
After Dark: GAME ON
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ATWOOD SPHERE
DOANE
OBSERVATORY
EXHIBIT:
CHASING ECLIPSES
PLANET
EXPLORERS
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COMMUNITY
DESIGN LAB
OUR SOLAR
SYSTEM
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CURIOSITY
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MISSION
MOON
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GRAINGER
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SKYLINE TERRACE
SOUTH ENTRANCE
LEVELS 2 & 3
LEVEL 4
SPACE VISUALIZATION LAB
COAT CHECK
MAIN ENTRANCE
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N64 ON THE DOME
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BADERBRÄU BREWERY – BEER TASTING
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GAMING STATION – WITH DICE DOJO
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GAMING STATION – WITH GALLOPING
GHOST ARCADE
BARS
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Single bar
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Triple bar
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Triple bar
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Single bar
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Single bar
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GAMING STATION –COMPETITION KITCHEN
WITH THE NERDOLOGUES
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VR DEMO – WITH FLOAT SIXTY
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GAME ON PHOTO OP
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GIANT WORD WINDER
DJ – MISS CHESS
SPECIALTY COCKTAIL
The Level-Up
ADLER STORE
6:00-10:00
STAIRS TO
JOHNSON
THEATER
MAIN BOX OFFICE
6:00-9:00 • Café Galileo’s
DINNER FOR PURCHASE
6:00-9:00 • Café Galileo’s
ATM
Level 4 - North Stairs
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LEVELS 3N/3S
Off the blue and red stairs.
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EXHIBIT: CHASING ECLIPSES
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CONTRAPTION CONTEST
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AIRSHIP CHALLENGE
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ASTRONOMY CONVERSATIONS
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ATWOOD SPHERE
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GAME ON TRIVIA – WITH JACKBOX GAMES
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MAKEY MAKEY WORKSHOP
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PANEL: VIDEO GAMES AS SOCIAL TOOLS
RESTROOMS
Level 3 – North and South
LOCKERS & VENDING
Level 2 South
ADLER AFTER DARK: GAME ON
Thursday, April 20, 2017 6:00-10:00