Washington Pavilion Hosts SPOOKY SCIENCE

Join the Washington Pavilion for their annual Spooky Science event on Saturday, October 20 from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. The event features sensational and spooky activities for all ages at the Kirby Science Discovery Center and the Visual Arts Center.

Spooky Science encourages children to explore the wonders of science and art through experimentation, discovering and creating through hands-on activities for all ages. Event favorites include boo bubbles, squishy slime, black cat origami and hands-on interactive science and art activities and experiments. All children will also go home with a bag of Halloween goodies! Costumes are encouraged but not required.

New this year: Mascot Radley Rex, the Washington Pavilion's newest team member, will be making appearances throughout the event and handing out his special coloring book.

Enjoy engaging and fun activities from organizations such as 'Hood Magazine, Delta Dental of South Dakota, the Siouxland Libraries, Sanford Promise, the USD Chemistry Club and many more! The South Dakota State University SciSquad team returns this year with the Pumpkin Squashing Institute. This fun and explosive demonstration will include exploding pumpkins, oozing pumpkins and pumpkin tossing.

Tickets are on sale now and may be purchased at the Washington Pavilion Box Office, online at www.washingtonpavilion.org, or by calling (605) 367-6000. Admission to Spooky Science is free for Washington Pavilion members.

The Washington Pavilion is the region's home for the arts, entertainment and science. Located in a beautifully renovated historic building in downtown Sioux Falls, it is one of only a few facilities in the world to bring together under one roof the performing arts, visual arts and interactive science. The vast array of high quality programming and educational activities available through the Husby Performing Arts Center, Kirby Science Discovery Center, Visual Arts Center and the Community Learning Center ensures that people of all ages and walks of life can rely upon the Washington Pavilion to inspire, educate, entertain and enrich. There is, indeed, something for everyone here. For information about our programs, please call (605) 367-7397 or, (toll free) at 1-877-Wash Pav or visit our website at www.washingtonpavilion.org.

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