2009 Whirligig Festival - November 7 & 8

The event lasts for two fun-filled exciting days during the first weekend in November each year. Approximately 20,000 people attend the festival each year. The "main street" of Wilson is closed, as well as many of the surrounding side streets, and filled with stages, vendors, artisan booths, non-profit tables, kids games and more! Many of the downtown organizations, such as the Art Council and Imagination Station Science Museum sponsor additional events during the weekend. There is fun, shopping and food for the entire family.

Whirligigs are whimsical, wind driven works of art that dot the landscape around downtown Wilson and across the country.

Thank You Target Volunteers!

We had a group of volunteers from Target helping us paint the entrance to each floor of the museum. They took this:





And turned it into this:

Stegarecyclasaurus

Thanks to Wayne Webb we are hosting his dinosaur creation through December of this year. Wayne made this artistic rendering of a Stegasaurus out of scrap metal. It's quite impressive. Come check it out if you get a chance!

Egg Drop Contest 2009

Science on Wheels in the News

Here's a great article about our Science on Wheels program that was in the Daily Reflector:

http://www.reflector.com/news/in-house-field-trip-579532.html

Fabulous Friday - Egg Drop 2009

Summer Camp 2009

Visit our summer camp website to get all the details about our summer camps. We have exciting camps for children ages 5-13. It's going to be a great summer!

Fabulous Friday - NanoDays

Visit http://www.nisenet.org/sandbox for more information on nanotechnology.

Wilson Rotary Club Golf Tournament

Imagination Station would like to thank the Wilson Rotary Club for committing all proceeds from their 5th annual golf tournament to Imagination Station Science Museum. Please support Imagination Station by entering a team in the tournament or by having your business be a Tee Box sponsor. To access registration forms or Tee Box sponsor forms please click here.

Fabulous Friday in Wilson Times

There was a great article with some even better pics of March's Fabulous Friday. You can see the article here:

http://www.wilsontimes.com/News/Local/Story/Kids-free-their-imaginations--

We are looking forward to April's!

Join us for Fabulous Friday

6th-8th grade student/teacher team grants

Applications for the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge, administered by Discovery Communications, the National Science Teachers Association and the Siemens Foundation, will be accepted through March 15. Teams of two to three students (in 6th, 7th or 8th grades) who work with a teacher or mentor can submit projects that identify an environmental issue within their communities, research it, develop a plan, collect and analyze data and share the results. Each student from the first place team will receive a $5,000 savings bond and the opportunity to appear on the network Planet Green. Various prizes will be awarded to the second and third place teams.

http://www.wecanchangetheworldchallenge.com

Thank You Dippin Dots - Fabulous Friday

Thanks to Dippin Dots of Wilson, NC generous sponsorship, 275 people received free admission to Imagination Station Science Museum this past Friday from 2 pm to 6 pm. The first Friday of every month is free admission from 2 pm to 6 pm. Check back in for the exciting activities being planned for March's Fabulous Friday.

Dippin Dots new Wilson store is located at 2503 Forest Hills Rd.

To receive great Dippin Dots coupons and offers visit:

www.bogorewards.com

If you would like to sponsor a Fabulous Friday click here for the incredible benefits your company will receive.