Public Shows at the Planetarium

 How do STEM workers, NASA professionals, athletes, and business executives cope with stress? Mindfulness. Meditation is a powerful tool for maintaining psychological health and resilience. Since the planetarium offers a dark and quiet space for relaxation, it is the perfect place for meditation. Enjoy a guided meditation experience in the comfortable, reclined seats in the RVCC Planetarium. Relax under a night sky filled with stars, then travel from Earth to beyond our galaxy. (Recommended for ages 10-adult)

How do STEM workers, NASA professionals, athletes, and business executives cope with stress? Mindfulness. Meditation is a powerful tool for maintaining psychological health and resilience. Since the planetarium offers a dark and quiet space for relaxation, it is the perfect place for meditation. Enjoy a guided meditation experience in the comfortable, reclined seats in the RVCC Planetarium. Relax under a night sky filled with stars, then travel from Earth to beyond our galaxy. (Recommended for ages 10-adult) 

Join Jack and Annie as they discover the secrets of the Sun, Moon, planets, space travel, and more.  Who can help them answer the questions left for them by the mysterious "M"?  This show is based on the same-titled, best-selling series of novels.  (Recommended for ages 5 and older)

Join us for an astronomy show AND a laser concert in one hour!  
Coyote thinks he knows everything about the sky, but he’s surprised by how many misconceptions he has about eclipses, moon phases, and the motion of the day and night skies. Then rock out to about 20 minutes of songs and lasers. (Recommended for ages 6-12)

How do STEM workers, NASA professionals, athletes, and business executives cope with stress? Mindfulness. Meditation is a powerful tool for maintaining psychological health and resilience. Since the planetarium offers a dark and quiet space for relaxation, it is the perfect place for meditation. Enjoy a guided meditation experience in the comfortable, reclined seats in the RVCC Planetarium. Relax under a night sky filled with stars, then travel from Earth to beyond our galaxy. (Recommended for ages 10-adult)

Kari Byron from Crash Test World and MythBusters launches us on a journey beyond the Earth towards a sustainable future in space. NASA’s 21st Century Artemis program, named after the Greek moon goddess and twin of Apollo, is the next step in our mission to explore the universe.  (Recommended for ages 8-adult)

The Summer is just getting started! Break out your Hawaiian shirts and listen to songs that remind us of summertime.  “School’s Out” by Alice Cooper, “Glory Days” by Bruce Springsteen, “Hawaiian Roller Coaster” from Lilo & Stitch, “Summer of ‘69” by Bryan Adams, “California Gurls” by Katy Perry, "Margaritaville" by Jimmy Buffet, "Rock Lobster" by the B-52's, and "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals are on this playlist.   (Recommended for ages 8-adult)

Robo-kids Cy, Annie, and their dog, Armstrong, get a lot more than they expected from their class field trip in an impromptu adventure. Travel along exploring the Sun, Earth and Moon, with a witty starship computer as navigator and guide. Race along on the surface of the Moon! Collect an asteroid sample in low gravity! Survive a solar storm! Find new appreciation for the unique beauty of Earth. Journey along with the Accidental Astronauts in this epic dome theater adventure. (Recommended for ages 5-10)

All the songs in this show have a “space” theme.  “Star Wars” theme song, “Across the Universe” by The Beatles, “Drops of Jupiter” by Train, “Bright” by Echosmith,  “Sky Full of Stars” by Coldplay, “Space Oddity” by David Bowie, “Flash” by Queen, “Spaceman” by The Killers, “Walking on the Moon” by The Police, and more.

Join our eclectic group of witches and wizards as they guide visitors through a Harry Potter-themed tour of the night sky. Learn how J.K. Rowling used astronomy as the inspiration for some of her characters' names. (Recommended for ages 8-adult)

All the songs in this show have a “space” theme.  “Star Wars” theme song, “Across the Universe” by The Beatles, “Drops of Jupiter” by Train, “Bright” by Echosmith,  “Sky Full of Stars” by Coldplay, “Space Oddity” by David Bowie, “Flash” by Queen, “Spaceman” by The Killers, “Walking on the Moon” by The Police, and more.

Put on your space suit and blast-off into outer space to visit the Moon, Sun, planets, and constellations. A lively experience for young people with selected music from "Journey Into Space" by Jane Murphy. (Recommended for ages 3-8)

Our youngest audience members are encouraged to sing along with songs by a variety of artists. Songs in this fun laser concert include “Kalien the Alien” by mr RAY, “I Don’t Want to Live on the Moon” from Sesame Street, “Fruit Salad” by the Wiggles, and “Baby Shark.” (Recommended for ages 3-8) 

How do STEM workers, NASA professionals, athletes, and business executives cope with stress? Mindfulness. Meditation is a powerful tool for maintaining psychological health and resilience. Since the planetarium offers a dark and quiet space for relaxation, it is the perfect place for meditation. Enjoy a guided meditation experience in the comfortable, reclined seats in the RVCC Planetarium. Relax under a night sky filled with stars, then travel from Earth to beyond our galaxy. (Recommended for ages 10-adult)

New Show
Go on a journey through the dynamic Universe during a night of observing at the International Gemini Observatory. The show reflects on Gemini’s unique rapid-response abilities as it joins forces with cutting-edge observatories like the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory and LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory) to bring forth a new era of astronomy. (Recommended for ages 10 to adult)

Calling all Swifties! Sing along to some of Taylor’s hit songs like “All Too Well,” “Blank Space,” and “Anti-Hero.” “My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys.”

Join Jack and Annie as they discover the secrets of the Sun, Moon, planets, space travel, and more.  Who can help them answer the questions left for them by the mysterious "M"?  This show is based on the same-titled, best-selling series of novels.  (Recommended for ages 5 and older)

Travel with an average yellow star on his quest to get a “name” and a planet to call his own. A “cool” red star, a “hot” blue star, a dying star, double stars and the Milky Way Galaxy teach Little Star some important things about being a star. Imagine Little Star’s surprise when he discovers that several planets rotate around him. The show offers a great introduction to the different kinds of stars in space, as well as the planets in our solar system. (Recommended for ages 6-12)

New Show
Max, the dog, and a young girl named Tori take the first trip to the Moon since the Apollo era. Along the way, the story breaks to cover more sophisticated science like the phases of the Moon and if Frisbees could work on the Moon, thoughtfully explained so grownups and children can learn together.  Max and Tori’s trip proves so inspiring to people back on Earth that all the nations of the world come together to build a great Moon colony from which “the beautiful views of Earth from the Moon made everyone realize that we all share a small and precious planet.” (Recommended for ages 6-12)

Sit back and relax, listening to some of the Grateful Dead’s greatest hits including “Truckin’,” “Touch of Grey,” “Sugar Magnolia,” and “One More Saturday Night.”

Put on your pajamas or your space suit and blast off into outer space to visit the Moon, Sun, planets, and constellations. A lively experience for young people with selected music from "Journey Into Space" by Jane Murphy. Stuffed animals admitted free. (Recommended for ages 3-8)