About this Event
Join KEET-TV, the Humboldt County Library, and the McKinleyville Kiwanis Club for Leonardo da Vinci Day! Celebrate da Vinci’s genius with a fun, free, hands-on event packed with activities inspired by the upcoming Ken Burns documentary LEONARDO DA VINCI premiering on PBS November 18 &19, 2024.
Event Highlights:
- 11 am: Start with a kid-friendly 10-min screening of the fil introducing da Vinci.
- Noon: Adults, enjoy a half-hour preview screening of the documentary, followed by a panel discussion on da Vinci's lasting legacy
- 1 pm-ish: We will show the second screening of LEONARDO DA VINCI
FOR KIDS from 11 a.m to 2 p.m: Da Vinci STEAM Stations for KIDS.
- Flying – Wings of Imagination: Build and test paper planes and twirling devices
to learn about aerdynamics! - Anatomy – Inside Out: The Human Body: Explore human anatomy through 3D models, light cube X-rays, and tactile felt kits.
- Bridges – Build-a-Bridge: Collaborate to build large bridges and experiment with mini
bridge-building kits! - Parachutes – Perfect Parachutes: Design parachutes using coffee filters and test
how soft your design can land. - Boats – Buoyant Boats: Craft aluminum foil boats and see how many marbles your boat can hold before sinking!
- Backward Writing – Mirror, Mirror: Leonardo’s Secret Writing: Try your hand at da Vinci’s famous backward
writing style using a mirror! - Trebuchet – Pom Pom Launch: Build mini trebuchets and launch pom-poms across the room—how farcan you go?
Don’t miss this creative and educational day of discovery!
Corporate funding for LEONARDO da VINCI was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and by The Better Angels Society and by its individual members The Paul and Sandra Montrone Family; Stephen A. Schwarzman; Diane and Hal Brierley; Carol and Ned Spieker; Michael and Sandy Collins; Mario J. Gabelli; The Lynch Foundation; McCloskey Family Charitable Trust; Cappy and Janie McGarr; and John and Leslie McQuown. Funding was also provided by Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha Darling; the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; and the Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Humboldt County Library, 1313 3rd Street, Eureka, United States
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