Saturday, August 2 @ 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM

The Science behind Baseball with the Tri-City ValleyCats

Meet members of the Tri-City ValleyCats baseball team! Have fun learning the science behind America's pastime. ValleyCats mascot Southpaw will even join in the fun! Come early for a special autograph signing session at 11:00 AM.

FREE with Museum admission

Saturday, August 2 @ 2:00 - 5:00 PM

FETCH™ Lab Activities: Throw Your Weight Around & Special Activities in the Baseball Exhibit

Try balancing activities using a wall and a chair; and explore special activities in the Baseball Exhibit at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's new FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities! Limited openings. Call 518.382.7890 x 224 to register today!

FREE with Museum admission

Wednesday, August 6 @ 3:00 – 4:30 PM

FETCH™ Lab Activities: Rescue Mission

Design a hook using paperclips and thread that till pull a submerged capsule out of water at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's new FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities! Limited openings. Call 518.382.7890 x 224 to register today!

FREE with Museum admission

Thursday, August 7 @ 3:00 – 4:30 PM

FETCH™ Lab Activities: Anti-Bacterial Silver

Learn how nano-sized particles of silver can be used to keep our food from spoiling so quickly at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's new FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities! Limited openings. Call 518.382.7890 x 224 to register today!

FREE with Museum admission

Saturday, August 9 @ 2:00 - 5:00 PM

FETCH™ Lab Activities: Rescue Mission & Anti-Bacterial Silver

Design a hook using paperclips and thread that till pull a submerged capsule out of water, and learn how nano-sized particles of silver can be used to keep our food from spoiling so quickly at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's new FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities! Limited openings. Call 518.382.7890 x 224 to register today!

FREE with Museum admission

Saturday, August 9 @ 2:00 PM (Family Show) & 7:00 PM

Thomas Edison: Man of the Millennium

Explore Edison from boyhood to his struggles and successes as an inventor, industrialist and businessman with this exciting one-man play featuring Frank Attwood as Thomas Edison. The 2pm Thomas Edison show will be geared toward younger visitors.

FREE with Museum admission

Tuesday, August 12 @ 12:00 - 4:00 PM

Perseid Meteor Event

Celebrate the Perseid Meteor Shower at the Museum with fun hands-on activities! Also, learn about this astronomical event at our 2pm Planetarium Show.

FREE with Museum admission

Wednesday, August 13 @ 3:00 – 4:30 PM

FETCH™ Lab Activities: Size It Up

Discover how to enlarge a picture of Ruff into a large one at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's new FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities! Limited openings. Call 518.382.7890 x 224 to register today!

FREE with Museum admission

Thursday, August 14 @ 10:30 AM

Little Wonders of Science: Ladybug Girl

It’s never too early to introduce a child to the wonders of science! Bring children ages 3 - 5 to discover ladybugs and measuring with Ladybug Girl. Inspire curiosity with storytelling and make-and-take activities. Explore a different topic each month! Limited openings. Call 382-7890 x 224 to register today!

FREE with Museum admission

Thursday, August 14 @ 3:00 – 4:30 PM

FETCH™ Lab Activities: It's Electric!

Experiment with static electricity on the Bridge of Fire at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's new FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities! Limited openings. Call 518.382.7890 x 224 to register today!

FREE with Museum admission

Saturday, August 16 @ 10:30 AM

Little Wonders of Science: Ladybug Girl

It’s never too early to introduce a child to the wonders of science! Bring children ages 3 - 5 to discover ladybugs and measuring with Ladybug Girl. Inspire curiosity with storytelling and make-and-take activities. Explore a different topic each month! Limited openings. Call 382-7890 x 224 to register today!

FREE with Museum admission

Saturday, August 16 @ 2:00 - 5:00 PM

FETCH™ Lab Activities: Size It Up & It's Electric!

Discover how to enlarge a picture of Ruff into a large one, and experiment with static electricity on the Bridge of Fire at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's new FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities! Limited openings. Call 518.382.7890 x 224 to register today!

FREE with Museum admission

Wednesday, August 20 @ 3:00 – 4:30 PM

FETCH™ Lab Activities: Train Your Brain

Test your brain by taking a Stroop Test, and see how fast you can name a list of colors, even when some of the colors are written in another color ink at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's new FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities! Limited openings. Call 518.382.7890 x 224 to register today!

FREE with Museum admission

Thursday, August 21 @ 3:00 – 4:30 PM

FETCH™ Lab Activities: Mindball

Discover how your brainwaves can move a ball along a track at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's new FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities! Limited openings. Call 518.382.7890 x 224 to register today!

FREE with Museum admission

Saturday, August 23 @ 1:00 - 3:00 PM

Adventures in Science: Reptile Adventure

Touch a snake! Pet a turtle! Meet a South American frog up close! Plus, learn how these creatures live, what to do if you meet one in the wild, and more!

FREE with Museum admission

Thursday, August 23 @ 2:00 - 5:00 PM

FETCH™ Lab Activities: Train Your Brain & Mindball

Test your brain by taking a Stroop Test, and see how fast you can name a list of colors, even when some of the colors are written in another color ink; and discover how your brainwaves can move a ball along a track at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's new FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities! Limited openings. Call 518.382.7890 x 224 to register today!

FREE with Museum admission

Wednesday, August 27 @ 3:00 - 4:30 PM

FETCH™ Lab Activities: Float My Boat

Explore the properties of floating and sinking when you load a foil boat with pennies at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's new FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities! Limited openings. Call 518.382.7890 x 224 to register today!

FREE with Museum admission

Thursday, August 28 @ 3:00 - 4:30 PM

FETCH™ Lab Activities: Fun with Physics!

Learn about momentum, gyroscopes, and gravity at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's new FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities! Limited openings. Call 518.382.7890 x 224 to register today!

FREE with Museum admission

Saturday, August 30 @ 2:00 - 5:00 PM

FETCH™ Lab Activities: Float My Boat & Fun with Physics!

Explore the properties of floating and sinking when you load a foil boat with pennies, and learn about momentum, gyroscopes, gravity at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's new FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities! Limited openings. Call 518.382.7890 x 224 to register today!

FREE with Museum admission