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June 2013
Sun. 6/2	12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Flowers Sprout FIRST Join the Bot Side, from the Community Charter School of Cambridge for the annual Flowers Sprout FIRST presentation, named in honor of Professor Woodie Flowers, creator of the concept Gracious Professionalism! The professor’s own MIT robotics class was the inspiration for FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). Meet a spectrum of FIRST team members and see robots built by K-12 students from the 2012-2013 FIRST Robotics season. Hear from team captains, mentors, and members about how being a part of robotics, and FIRST in particular, has changed how they perceive the world around them! Through competitive robotics challenges, FIRST aims to inspire young people to participate in science and technology, and we hope to have you join us in our journey to spread FIRST to the Cambridge community. Questions? Email the team at team5397@gmail.com.
Fri. 6/14	5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Second Fridays Through the Listening Glass: A Concert by the MIT Glass Band Immerse yourself in a tapestry of glass-blown music. Members of the MIT Glass Band come together with special guest Mark Stewart, MIT Glass Lab Artist-in-Residence, to create a one-of-a-kind symphony of sound and chat with visitors about the art and science behind the creation of the instruments. Performances last approximately 30 minutes each and will be presented at 5:15, 6:15, and 7:15 p.m. Come for one, stay for all—it won't be the same thing twice! Free admission. Artist residency sponsored by MIT Center for Art, Science, and Technology. Watch a short documentary about the Glass Band here.
Daily Monday - Friday, beginning 6/24	1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Beginning June 24, enjoy our summer demos and drop-in activities each week, Monday through Friday. Try your hand at technoart, experiment with computer programming, and participate in hands-on building activities with our Museum educators. All activities and demos are free with Museum admission and appropriate for ages 8 and up. Specific activities will be decided each week based on staff availability and are subject to last minute changes to our daily schedule.
July 2013
Daily Monday - Friday	1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Enjoy our summer demos and drop-in activities every Monday through Friday in July. Try your hand at technoart, experiment with computer programming, and participate in hands-on building activities with our Museum educators. All activities and demos are free with Museum admission and appropriate for ages 8 and up. Specific activities will be decided each week based on staff availability and are subject to last minute changes to our daily schedule.
Fri. 7/12	5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Second Fridays Jump-start your weekend at the MIT Museum during our monthly free evening. Program details to follow soon!
Thurs. 7/25	2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Coffee Can Radar Showcase High school students working at MIT Lincoln Laboratory this summer show off their do-it-yourself radar projects. Measure the changing speeds of everyday objects and discover what happens when you give an engineer a coffee can! Free with Museum admission.
August 2013
Daily Monday - Friday through Aug. 16	1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Enjoy our summer demos and drop-in activities every Monday through Friday through August 16. Try your hand at technoart, experiment with computer programming, and participate in hands-on building activities with our Museum educators. All activities and demos are free with Museum admission and appropriate for ages 8 and up. Specific activities will be decided each week based on staff availability and are subject to last minute changes to our daily schedule.
Fri. 8/9	5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Second Fridays Jump-start your weekend at the MIT Museum during our monthly free evening. Program details to follow soon!

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Friday After Thanksgiving Chain Reaction (affectionately known as F.A.T.) is the MIT Museum's annual family event. Dozens of teams build unique, fanciful machines in the style of Rube Goldberg. At the end of the day, all the machines are linked together and set off in a giant chain reaction!

The Cambridge Science Festival, presented by the MIT Museum, is a multi-day festival during the last week of April. Activities, performances, talks, demonstrations and a carnival take place throughout the city - for all ages!

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