Moonlit Memories

Bell Museum resident artist and poet Erin Sharkey will offer a reminder to look up as she leads an open writing workshop to reflect on experiences on Earth’s Moon and nature at night. Enjoy a night at the museum. Tonight, we are open until 10 p.m. to give you a chance to the the stunning Museum of the Moon as the sun sets, when it glows even brighter in Horizon Hall. Whether you’re sketching, photographing, painting, or coloring, let lunar-inspiration be your guide as you curate your evening from a host of activities, including a show in the Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium, a Moon tour, or a special writing workshop.

Special Guest: Erin Sharkey, 7 p.m. Bell Museum resident artist and poet Erin Sharkey will lead an open writing workshop to reflect on experiences on Earth’s Moon and nature at night. Participants will leave with a new piece of writing and a reminder to look up. The workshop is open to all, no experience necessary. Bring your writing implement of choice. Erin is a poet, essayist, producer, educator, and community organizer who spent a decade working on an urban farm. She is using her Bell residency to explore a new “Farmer’s Almanac” for the modern urban farmer. In addition, Erin’s ongoing research into unpublished WPA-sponsored narratives by ex-slaves is inspiring new works that imagine community vegetable gardens as locations of autonomy and connection to nature and culture.

Moon Tour: 6:30, 7:30, or 8:30 p.m. Join a short, guided tour of Moon geography, geology, and important landmarks in history at the Museum of the Moon.

Planetarium: 6 p.m. Space Mission Update; 7 p.m. Minnesota Night Sky; 8 p.m. Phantom of the Universe

Activities free with gallery admission. Planetarium ticket fees apply.

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