Events on April 15, 2023

Discover a variety of fresh produce, meats, eggs, baked goods, jams, and more in the Center Building at Minnetrista.

April showers bring May flowers! Use watercolor paints to create your own spring scenes in Betty’s Cabin as we celebrate color returning to our gardens!

Presented by Patterson Block

"Kids Constellations!" Show Poster

Explore the patterns we can find in the night sky during this live presentation for kids.
Best suited for families and groups with kids ages 6+, all ages are welcome.

"Solar Superstorms" Show Poster

A fury is building on the surface of the Sun… high-velocity jets, a fiery tsunami wave that reaches 100,000km high, and rising loops of electrified gas are energized by what is going on underneath its surface. Will these “storms” affect Earth? Find the answer as we venture into the seething interior of our star to learn how they are formed. Solar Superstorms takes viewers into the tangle of magnetic fields and superhot plasma that vent the Sun’s rage in dramatic flares, violent solar tornadoes, and the largest eruptions in the solar system: Coronal Mass Ejections.
Suitable for all ages 10+, all ages are welcome.

"Living Worlds" Show Poster

Whether earthly or alien, all life leaves a trace. Join narrator Daveed Diggs on a journey through space and time to discover how life makes Earth livable, where it could be found elsewhere in the cosmos, and what new technologies we might use to find it. Along the way, you’ll learn how light and color can help us spot other living worlds even from vast distances—and develop a new appreciation for the one-of-a-kind planet right beneath our feet. 

Suitable for all ages 10+, all ages are welcome.