Full Show Schedule
Public Show Schedule
- All shows approximately 45-50 minutes
- Regular show ticket price: $5 Adults, $3 Senior Citizens/Students/Children
- Laser Music Shows: All Tickets $5 (Except Holiday Laser)
- All events are posted on Facebook under PHM Arthur M. Klinger Planetarium
Notices:
If P-H-M schools are closed or P-H-M evening activities are canceled, the Arthur M. Klinger Planetarium is also closed and the shows for that day will also be canceled. If a show is canceled due to a P-H-M closure, all pre-paid tickets will be refunded. Otherwise, tickets are non-refundable.
MESMERICA: September 28 (Saturday) – 4:00, 5:15, 6:30, 7:45 pm
Mesmerica is a visual music journey that brings the mesmerizing music of Grammy-nominated composer and percussionist James Hood together with visually-hypnotic, 3D animated art curated from artists around the world, creating an immersive experience designed to transcend time, relax, soothe, and stimulate your mind and senses…“I want ‘Mesmerica’ to inspire you into taking a journey with me inside the mind, to engage your senses and feelings with a miraculous alchemy of sound and light!”- James Hood, Show Creator. Mesmerica is a WORLDS™ production, presented by Moodswings LLC, Poseidon Music Ltd and Vortex Immersion Media Inc. The PHM Klinger Planetarium serves only as the venue. Tickets can only be purchased online through Mesmerica at https://link.mesmerica.com/sbnvvp and must be purchased in advance. Tickets cannot be purchased through Vanco or the PHM Klinger Planetarium. Any questions or concerns should be directed to boxoffice@mesmerica.com.
October
FALL NIGHT SKY &LEGENDS OF THE NIGHT SKY: PERSEUS/ANDROMEDA: October 2 (Wednesday) – 6:30 pm
Legends of the Night Sky: Perseus/Andromeda engages the audience with a wonderful story filled with humorous and exciting characters, and also engages their desire to learn about astronomy. This educational, and entertaining show is for adults as well as children. Aesop the owl and Socrates the mouse tell how Perseus saves Andromeda from Cetus the Sea Monster.
Also, join us for an overview of the current night sky, which includes constellations, stars, the Milky Way, and the planets. Come see what you can look forward to in the sky this fall!
TRIP THROUGH SPACE & TWO SMALL PIECES OF GLASS: October 9 (Wednesday) – 6:30 pm
This full-dome show is a potpourri of Astronomy topics such as: moon phases, eclipses, tides, lunar surface features, the Solar System, eight winter constellations and their bright stars, the Earth’s motions and seasons, star types, galaxies, formation of stars, and the size of the Universe in general.
The second show tells how Galileo’s telescopic observations began a revolution, transforming our view of the cosmos and our place within. Discover the wonders that even a small amateur telescope can reveal and learn about the scientists that made such views possible.
MESMERICA: October 12 (Saturday) – 4:00, 5:15, 6:30, 7:45 pm
Mesmerica is a visual music journey that brings the mesmerizing music of Grammy-nominated composer and percussionist James Hood together with visually-hypnotic, 3D animated art curated from artists around the world, creating an immersive experience designed to transcend time, relax, soothe, and stimulate your mind and senses…“I want ‘Mesmerica’ to inspire you into taking a journey with me inside the mind, to engage your senses and feelings with a miraculous alchemy of sound and light!”- James Hood, Show Creator. Mesmerica is a WORLDS™ production, presented by Moodswings LLC, Poseidon Music Ltd and Vortex Immersion Media Inc. The PHM Klinger Planetarium serves only as the venue. Tickets can only be purchased online through Mesmerica at https://link.mesmerica.com/sbnvvp and must be purchased in advance. Tickets cannot be purchased through Vanco or the PHM Klinger Planetarium. Any questions or concerns should be directed to boxoffice@mesmerica.com.
Halloween Laser Shows – All tickets are $5
LASER FRIGHT LIGHT 1: October 16 (Wednesday) – 6:30 pm
Get into the spooky spirit with this special Halloween Laser Show! This must-see evening laser show combines haunting tunes and an amazing laser light show that dances across the planetarium’s 30-foot dome. The water-vapor-based haze machine makes the laser lights stretch across the room!
Soundtrack: Thriller, Godzilla, Monster Medley (Monster Mash, Purple People Eater, Boris the Spider), Enter Sandman, Men In Black, Attack of the Radioactive Hamsters, Firestarter, Dead Man’s Party, Iron Man, Another Brick in the Wall, Push It, Frankenstein, Devil Went Down to Georgia, Feed My Frankenstein.
LASER FRIGHT LIGHT 2
October 17 (Thursday) – 6:30 pm
October 29 (Tuesday) – 6:30 pm
Get into the spooky spirit with another special Halloween Laser Show! This must-see evening laser show combines haunting tunes and an amazing laser light show that dances across the planetarium’s 30-foot dome. The water-vapor-based haze machine makes the laser lights stretch across the room!
Soundtrack: Thriller, Godzilla, Monster Medley (Monster Mash, Purple People Eater, Boris the Spider), Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Men In Black, Attack of the Radioactive Hamsters, Re: Your Brains, Dead Man’s Party, Iron Man, Horror Movie Medley (Theme from Nosferatu, Psycho, Jaws, Halloween, Insidious), Frankenstein, Devil Went Down to Georgia, Feed My Frankenstein.)
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November
Mars 1001 (NEW!): November 6 (Wednesday) – 6:30 pm
Join the crew of Iris 1 on a daring 1001-day mission to fly an international crew to Mars and return them safely to Earth. This mission is an extraordinary engineering feat loaded with scientific experiments. The explorers will expand our knowledge of Mars and we will learn if mankind has a future among the stars. Experience the thrill of the grandest mission of human exploration ever undertaken!
D-DAY: NORMANDY 1944: November 12 (Tuesday) – 6:30 pm
This show is free to all veterans. June 6, 1944: The largest Allied operation of World War II began in Normandy, France. Yet, few know in detail exactly why and how, from the end of 1943 through August 1944, this region became the most important location in the world. Audiences of all ages, including new generations, will discover from a new perspective how this landing changed the world. Exploring history, military strategy, science, technology, and human values, the film will educate and appeal to all. Narrated by Tom Brokaw.
INTO THE DEEP: November 14 (Thursday) – 6:30 pm
We know more about the surface of the Moon than we do about the wonders hidden beneath the waves of our planet’s seas. The deepest parts of our oceans teem with life forms so bizarre they could be from the realm of science fiction. These fantastic creatures, all perfectly adapted to the extreme pressures and temperatures of their alien environment, inhabit a realm of underwater volcanoes, engulfed mountain ranges, and vast trenches cut into the crust of the planet. Into the Deep combines marine biology, oceanography, underwater geology, astronomy, and exploration. Audiences will experience the dive of Trieste to the Challenger Deep, the lowest point of the Mariana Trench in the South Pacific.
December
Holiday Shows (December 4th – 19th)
The planetarium will be decked out as a winter wonderland in December, so enjoy the beautiful winter wonderland! Free with every holiday show!
SEASON OF LIGHT
December 4 (Wednesday) – 6:30 pm
December 17 (Tuesday) – 6:30 pm
This show traces the development of many of the world’s endearing holiday customs, and how they involve lighting up the winter season-from the burning of the Yule log and sparkling Christmas tree lights to the lighting of the Menorah and luminarias. In addition, we will be detectives trying to solve the mystery of the Star Over Bethlehem. The planetarium will be decked out as a winter wonderland, so come enjoy the beautiful winter wonderland as well!
LASER HOLIDAYS 1
December 11, (Wednesday) – 6:30 pm
December 8, (Sunday) – 2:00 pm
December 8, (Sunday) – 3:15 pm
This is a professional laser light show, containing 12 holiday songs, including Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Silent Night, Frosty The Snowman, and accompanying laser animations. The planetarium will be decked out as a winter wonderland, so come enjoy the music, laser lights, and beautiful winter wonderland as well!
LASER HOLIDAYS 2
December 8, (Sunday) – 4:30 pm
December 12, (Thursday) – 6:30 pm
December 19, (Thursday) – 6:30 pm
This is another professional laser light show, which contains 12 holiday songs, including Up on the Housetop and All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth, and accompanying laser animations. The planetarium will be decked out as a winter wonderland, so come enjoy the music, laser lights, and beautiful winter wonderland as well!
January 2025 – Coming Soon!
There will be even more shows in 2025 including the always popular … WINTER NIGHT SKY!
Would you like to know an easy way to find and identify winter constellations? Join us for a live presentation and overview of the current winter night sky, which includes constellations, stars, colors of stars, the Milky Way, planets, and more!
Look for an updated schedule of all the January – May shows to be posted in late December!