Washington Pavilion

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Mary Ann Strandell

February 24-May 18, 2012

Gallery A 

The Movable Salon + Other Frontiers: Mary Ann Strandell takes a closer look at the images and ideas that frame the artist’s upbringing in South Dakota. The exhibition is a continued exploration of her ongoing theme of east meets west. 

Thanks to our friends! 2011/2012 Pavilion Performance Series show IN THE HEIGHTS! MARCH 4, 2012

Discover the Power of Earth’s Forces

Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters

 The Washington Pavilion , January 28, 2012 through May 3, 2012

Exhibition Overview: The Earth sustains us, protects us, and makes life possible; but it also humbles us with its dramatic power. The Field Museum’s exhibition, Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters, explores natural disasters through stunning displays, state-of-the-art animations, poignant, large-scale images, and cultural artifacts that reveal the dynamic relationship we have with the Earth.

Nature Unleashed focuses on four types of disasters – earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, and tornadoes. These phenomena are the spectacular results of the forces that drive our ever-changing planet. From Pompeii to Papua New Guinea to New Orleans to Greenburg, Kansas, Nature Unleashed examines the science behind the history and the headlines. The exhibition illustrates how much we know – and how much we are still learning – about nature’s terrifying power. 

Museum visitors are in for a memorable and powerful experience. They can witness what it’s like to stand inside a roaring tornado; trigger an underwater earthquake and simulate a tsunami; create a virtual volcano; touch and examine real rock and lava specimens that tell of past geologic events; discover how people adapt to living at risk; and be inspired by the resiliency of disaster survivors. The exhibition stresses that storms, volcanoes, and other forces of natures are completely natural phenomena. Whether they’re disasters or not depends on the choices we make. Nature Unleashed examines how we can prepare for, and in some cases minimize, the impact of nature’s fury. 

In recent years, scientists have studied the correlations between global warming and weather-related natural disasters. Nature Unleashed looks at how increasingly warm air and sea temperatures may have the potential to cause more severe storms. 

The exhibition, organized and developed by The Field Museum, opened on May 23, 2008 before traveling to several other venues coming to the Pavilion this January. Allstate is the corporate sponsor for the exhibition. “Allstate is proud to serve as the National Tour Sponsor of The Field Museum’s Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters exhibition” said Joan Walker, Senior Vice President of Corporate Relations and Marketing. “Nature Unleashed will foster understanding of natural phenomena and our human responses to them so that we are all better protected today and prepared for tomorrow.”

Exhibition Walk Through  

-To view the some of the information presented in the exhibition, please use the toolbar to your right to see each force of nature and its effect on our environments. 



Admission 

Admission to Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters is included in Kirby Science Discovery Center Admission. Science Center admission is priced at $9.50 for adults, $7.50 for seniors (62+) and students with ID, and $7.50 for children 3-12.



Hours 

Kirby Science Discovery Center and Visual Arts Center Hours are Tuesday–Thursday 10:00 AM–5:00 PM, Friday 10:00 AM–8:00 PM, Saturday 10:00 AM–5:00 PM, Sunday 12:00 PM–5:00 PM and both the Visual Arts Center and Kirby Science Discovery Center are CLOSED on Mondays. Box office hours are Monday–Thursday 9:30 AM–5:00 PM, Friday 9:30 AM–8:00 PM, Saturday 9:30 AM–5:00 PM, Sunday 11:30 AM–4:00 PM. Hours and availability subject to change. 



Group Admission 

Special rates are available for tour operators and groups of 15 or more. For Group rates and information please contact our group services coordinator at 605-367-6000; ext. 2319 or at groups@washingtonpavilion.org. All educators and groups please select the Visit icon to your right to learn more about special opportunities and promotions. 

Congratulations to Mamma Mia! the Musical on their 10^th anniversary! We’re excited to have them at the pavilion once more, but only for one night, February 1, 2012. Tickets on-sale for members Oct. 28 @ 5:30 PM and Oct. 29 @ 9:30 AM for general public. It’s the perfect holiday gift for your little Dancing Queen or ABBA fan this winter! 

Come enjoy Christmas a little early and see Irving Berlin’s White Christmas the Musical at the Pavilion November 3-6 before you settle in for the Midwest-Winter hibernation! Join us for one of these great performances to get you in the holiday spirit just right! http://bit.ly/lWaym8

Come enjoy Christmas a little early and see Irving Berlin’s White Christmas the Musical at the Pavilion November 3-6 before you settle in for the Midwest-Winter hibernation! Join us for one of these great performances to get you in the holiday spirit just right! http://bit.ly/lWaym8

SHREK THE MUSICAL, based on the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks film that started it all, brings the hilarious story of everyone’s favorite ogre to life on stage. Join us April 9, 10, & 11, 2012 for three amazing chances to catch this all time family favorite brought to life on-stage! 

Come enjoy Christmas a little early and see Irving Berlin’s White Christmas the Musical at the Pavilion November 3-6 before you settle in for the Midwest-Winter hibernation! Join us for one of these great performances to get you in the holiday spirit just right! http://bit.ly/lWaym8

Special thanks to all those who attended Michael Bolton last night! Rock Band Kansas is coming up this Friday and Jo Dee Messina is coming October 21! www.washingtonpavilion.org

Mamma Mia The Musical

February 1, 2011; 7 p.m.

Public On-Sale: October 28, 2011; 9:30 a.m.

Garrison Keillor

February 12, 2011; 2 p.m.

Public On-Sale: December 3, 2011; 9:30 a.m.

Midtown Men~ 4 original stars from the original Jersey Boys~

April 19, 2011; 7 p.m.

Public On-Sale: November 19, 2011; 9:30 a.m.

EMPTY BOWLS DINNER

Friday, December 2, 2011

4:30-7:30 p.m. | Leonardo’s Café

$10 per ticket* | On sale: October 15

*Price includes soup & ceramic bowl

A charity dinner to support The Banquet & Feeding South Dakota

Washington Pavilion Action Arts students from the Bowden Youth Center, the Multi-Cultural Center and the YMCA Afterschool Program will create hundreds of student-designed and created ceramic bowls for the Empty Bowls Project. The bowls will be filled with soup from Leonardo’s Café and offered to the public during an Empty Bowls Dinner on December 2 at the Washington Pavilion for $10.00. All proceeds from the dinner and bowl sale will be donated to The Banquet and Feeding South Dakota.

For tickets & more info, contact the Box Office at 605-367-6000

or visit washingtonpavilion.org

POTTERY WITH A PURPOSE

Some members of the cast of The Wizard of Oz joined the Pavilion in creating bowls for the Empty Bowls Dinner Charity. Check out some of their fun pictures below and get the chance to buy one of their pieces of pottery art at the dinner! 

Rock Band: KANSAS! At your Washington Pavilion, October 14th, 2011 @ 7 PM! They’re playing with the Augustana Orchestra & it’s sure to be one amazing experience for a classic Rock band that you won’t want to miss!

The Cast from Broadway’s Wizard of Oz takes a minute to do some fun candid shots with our Pavilion Frame! Thanks to all who attended the show this past weekend! It was great fun!