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Virtu-ale Happy Hour: Behind the Scenes with the California Academy of Sciences

December 7, 2020 | 3PM – 4PM PT

Join us for a fully interactive, family-friendly virtual event with the California Academy of Sciences. As our guest, you will immerse yourself in the wonder of nature and ignite a deeper connection with the natural world. Presentations will include Zoology experts discussing Claude an albino alligator, South African Penguins colony and Bone/Skull Specimens.

The Virtually Happy Hour with Baba Brinkman

December 8, 2020 | 3PM – 4PM PT

Join science rapper Baba Brinkman as he chats with scientists, artists, and science communicators discussing climate science and how to engage the public with it, best (and worst) practices, horror stories and triumphs, etc.

Today's Guests: Chuck Nice, Michael Mann, and Stella Bowles

Virtu-ale Happy Hour: A Discussion of the Apollo 13 Mission

December 9, 2020 | 3PM – 4PM PT

Immediately when the oxygen tank onboard Apollo 13 exploded, alarms sounded. Jerry Woodfill, former NASA Warning System Engineer, was responsible for the alarm systems on multiple Apollo missions, including Apollo 13. April 2020 marked the 50th anniversary of the harrowing mission, so Adler Planetarium's own Dr. Andrew Johnston sat down with Jerry to talk about his Apollo 13 experience and heard his song about the importance of ordinary objects, like duct tape!

The Virtually Happy Hour with Baba Brinkman

December 10, 2020 | 3PM – 4PM PT

Join science rapper Baba Brinkman as he chats with scientists, artists, and science communicators discussing climate science and how to engage the public with it, best (and worst) practices, horror stories and triumphs, etc.

Today's Guests: Alexandria Villaseñor, Julia Kumari, Special Mystery Guest

Virtu-ale Happy Hour: An Evening with New Orleans - History and Legends Through Cocktails. 

December 11, 2020 | 3PM – 4PM PT

The New Orleans Drink Lab sits in the heart of downtown New Orleans. It's led & founded by master bartender, Daniel Victory, who has been lauded as a pioneer of the New Orleans "craft cocktail" emergence and is considered one of the most engaging ambassadors of the Crescent City. Victory has assembled a team of master bartenders who have decades of industry experience.  Join us as Daniel takes us on a unique and historic journey through New Orleans and its most famous libations.

Note: If you would like to engage fully in this opportunity, we are providing you with a recipe and ingredient list to help you prepare for this event.

Virtu-ale Happy Hour: Historical Tour of The Greenbrier's Secret Bunker 

December 14, 2020 | 3PM – 4PM PT

Dr. Robert Conte, who has been The Greenbrier’s Historian for over forty years, will give a brief overview of the resort’s long history stretching back to the early Nineteenth Century and explain its evolution into one of the Twentieth Century’s finest destination resorts.  This will include a special emphasis on the remarkable relationship with the United States Government during the Cold War whereby a secret underground bunker--an emergency relocation center--was built to house Congress in case of war. For thirty years the resort was prepared to be taken over by the government and serve as the location of the legislative branch of the Federal government.