Discovery after dark

CSIRO Discovery Centre presents a FREE evening of science fun for grown-ups. You ought to reward yourself after a long hard day at work. CSIRO Discovery Centre invites you to an evening of after-hours fun.

While exciting new local band Graveyards provide the ambience, you can: * bring out your inner child in our hands-on laboratory * let our 3D theatre blow your mind * watch our sticks insects and turtles teach you who’s boss in our Live Creatures show.

To cap off the night, we present an open-mike event. Celebrating International Year of Biodiversity, bring along your own performance piece on the theme of biodiversity, nature, science or discovery. It could be a poem, story, song, drama, comedy piece or party trick! It must be your original creation and not more than two minutes in duration.

Compete for massive prizes – A$1000 in book voucher prizes.

Event details 5.30 pm – Doors open and cocktails served 6.00 pm – Local indie band Graveyards play in the Discovery atrium 6.30 pm – Live creatures show 7.00 pm – SPECIAL OPEN MIKE EVENT – emcee local experimental poet Hal Judge.

Flyer and more details available at http://www.csiro.au/resources/Discovery-After-Dark-biodiversity.html