Guests can stroll through the galleries, meet and greet speakers and curators, enjoy live music, visit the planetarium, participate in book signings, shop in The Ark in the Park Museum Store and more. Skywatching in Ancient Mesoamerica. Dr. Anthony Aveni, who is Russell B. Colgate Professor of Astronomy and Anthropology at Colgate University and one of the founders of the study of ancient astronomy, explains how the heavens influenced the development of written calendars and the architecture and designs of this Mesoamerican society's buildings and monu- ments. Aveni's presentation is co-sponsored by Cleveland State University in conjunction with its K'inal Winik celebration of Maya culture, November 2 through 9. The Explorer Series is sponsored by the Museum's Women's Committee and 90.3 WCPN radio with additional promotional support from Adelphia Cable and the Cuyahoga County Public Library system.
Light dinners are available only with pre-paid advance orders.
Museum members receive a discount. Beverages, pastries and assorted cheese, vegetable and fruit plates will be available for purchase at all events. Other Lectures Frontiers of Astronomy. No tickets or reservations are required. Sponsors of the lecture series are the Museum, Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Astronomical Society.