BRASWELL LIBRARY STAR PARTY Conditions should be ideal for this evening’s Star Party, right behind Rocky Mount’s Braswell Memorial Library! Join us tonight, Friday, April 20, from 8:00 to 10:00 PM for a look at the night sky using telescopes operated for you by members of the Tar River Astronomy Club, by staff from the Imperial Centre’s Cummins Planetarium and the Braswell Library. Planned observing targets for the evening will include the bright planet Venus, the crescent Moon and a variety of star clusters and nebulae. Will we get to see the elusive Earthshine? The Big Dipper is high overhead by mid evening, guiding the way to the North Star and a number of other bright stars and constellations. Informal constellation tours will take place throughout the evening and free night sky charts will be provided. Join us under the stars! (FREE TO ALL / WEATHER PERMITTING)

Awards for the NC Colored Pencil Society's exhibit "A World in Colored Pencil" will be announced on Saturday, April 21st. You're invited to the FREE reception from 1-3pm. The reception includes: refreshments, live colored pencil demonstrations, and announcements.

STATEWIDE STAR PARTY AT BRASWELL LIBRARY Join us under the stars for the 2018 Statewide Star Party! Part of the NC Science Festival, the Statewide Star Party is held at locations all over North Carolina. The Rocky Mount event takes place at the Braswell Memorial Library on Friday April 20 from 8:00 to 10:00 PM, weather permitting. Presented in partnership with the Imperial Centre for the Arts & Sciences and the Tar River Astronomy Club, the Star Party features naked-eye observation of bright stars and constellations, as well as telescopic viewing of the planet Venus, the waxing crescent Moon, the Pleiades Star Cluster, and the great Orion Nebula! Laser-guided constellation tours will be provided. Participants may wish to bring their own flashlight, binoculars or small telescope, or just use one of ours! Library patrons may sign out small telescopes and other equipment earlier in the day, during regular Library hours. (FREE TO ALL / WEATHER PERMITTING)

Yoga in the Galleries is canceled this Thursday, April 19th. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please join us next Thursday, April 26th from 5:30-6:30. $5 per person. Call (252) 972-1266 for additional details.