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Winter Lecture Series: Susan Gibbs- SS United States

Presented by The Mariners' Museum at The Mariners' Museum

February 9, 2012

The SS United, built in post-World War II Newport News, was designed as a luxury liner and top-secret Cold War weapon that could transport 14,000 troops more than 10,000 miles without refueling. Prior to her retirement in 1969, the ship carried a million passengers across the Atlantic, including four U.S. presidents, moguls, movie stars, tourists, and immigrants. While naval architect William Francis Gibbs ...More

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	Tell-a-friend Movie Night at Main Street Library Presented by Newport News Public Library System at Newport News Public Library - Main Street Library February 23, 2012 Adults can enjoy the showing of a free movie, 6-8 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 23, at Main Street Library. No registration required. Call Main Street Library at 757-591-4858 for more ...More
	Tell-a-friend Thursday Afternoon Film Series @ Williamsburg Library Presented by Williamsburg Regional Library at Williamsburg Library Theatre February 2-February 23, 2012 “Great Books, Great Movies” is the theme for the Williamsburg Regional Library’s Thursday Afternoon Film Series in February, featuring films based on classic ...More
	Tell-a-friend 11th Annual Virginia Peninsula Jewish Film Festival on Merchants Square Presented by Temple Beth El of Williamsburg at Kimball Theatre November 5, 2011-March 25, 2012 The 11th Annual Virginia Peninsula Jewish Film Festival on Merchants Square showcases a rich and diverse mix of exciting films. Opening night's film on 11/5, The Concert, is ...More
	Tell-a-friend Creative & Creative Writing Classes Presented by The Muse Writers Center at The Muse Writers Center December 18, 2011-April 22, 2012 Registration is now open for The Muse Writers Center’s winter/spring creative and creative writing classes. Courses include creative writing classes in poetry, ...More
	Tell-a-friend CineMuse Hi-Def Cinema: The Blue Realm - Shark Business Presented by Nauticus at Nauticus April 23, 2010 - Ongoing Shark Business unravels some of the mysteries surrounding sharks with controversial behaviorist Dr. Erich Ritter. Witness divers testing the limits of shark-human interaction ...More
	Tell-a-friend The Living Sea Presented by Nauticus at Nauticus October 1, 2009 - Ongoing This film celebrates the world ocean - its beauty, diversity and importance to all life on Earth. Swim with thousands of golden jellyfish and witness the bizarre spawning behavior ...More
	Tell-a-friend CineMuse Hi-Def Cinema: The Octopus Challenge Presented by Nauticus at Nauticus April 26, 2010 - Ongoing This amusing and insightful program shows the octopus in action - squeezing into tiny spaces, sniffing out hidden food, even opening doors. A BBC/Animal Planet co-production. ...More

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Largest: Science On a Sphere Movie Largest: Science On a Sphere Movie Presented by Nauticus at Nauticus April 23, 2010 - Ongoing This film examines the planet Jupiter like a work of art, a destination of celestial wonder. The movie presents a journey to this immense sphere via dramatic fly-bys with some of the most astounding robotic probes ever designed. Then, with NASA instruments trained on the striped behemoth, the drama really begins. But Largest takes the story one step further, suggesting vital relevance for everyone here on Earth. The implications may not only surprise you, but also provoke...	Nauticus	04/23/10- Ongoing	Norfolk
Hi-Def Cinema: The Blue Planet-Seas of Life - Tidal Seas Hi-Def Cinema: The Blue Planet-Seas of Life - Tidal Seas Presented by Nauticus at Nauticus May 20, 2010 - Ongoing This BBC/Discovery Channel co-production presents vistas from the Amazon's massive tidal bore to the smallest tidal changes on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean, showing how every turn of the tide spells the difference between life and death. The 50 minute film also presents the world's largest tides, in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, which attracts hundreds of finback and humpback whales. In northern Australia, when the tide recedes, the sand bubbler crabs transform the beach.	Nauticus	05/20/10- Ongoing	Norfolk
Hi-Def Cinema: Creature Features - Volume 1: Eyes, Noses, Beaks, Legs, Hands & Feet Hi-Def Cinema: Creature Features - Volume 1: Eyes, Noses, Beaks, Legs, Hands & Feet Presented by Nauticus at Nauticus May 20, 2010 - Ongoing This film is especially for young visitors to Nauticus. It is fun, colorful, wacky and informative! Animals have evolved some incredibly odd and silly-looking anatomical features in a whole range of shapes and sizes. Their funny noses, multiple eyes, big bottoms, extra long necks, and enormous ears may look absurd, but they fulfill some very useful functions. Assisted by the animated 'Features Creature' this series introduces you to the creatures with the weirdest and most unusual body...	Nauticus	05/20/10- Ongoing	Norfolk
Hi-Def Cinema: Destroyer: Forged in Steel Hi-Def Cinema: Destroyer: Forged in Steel Presented by Nauticus at Nauticus May 20, 2010 - Ongoing This 50 minute film depicts the Arleigh Burke destroyer, America's most modern surface warship. The sleek 500-foot-long vessel bristles with state-of-the-art weapons and technology. The destroyer is an extremely fast, agile and stealthy warship and will be in the mainstay of the United States Navy's forward projection of force well into the 21st century. This program is about the building, outfitting, sea trials, and commissioning of this class of warship.	Nauticus	05/20/10- Ongoing	Norfolk
Hi-Def Cinema: The Blue Realm - Giants of San Benedicto Hi-Def Cinema: The Blue Realm - Giants of San Benedicto Presented by Nauticus at Nauticus May 20, 2010 - Ongoing This 47 minute film features Dr. Robert Rubin and his ground-breaking research on giant mantas. Travel to the remote Socorro Islands off Mexico's Pacific coast and see breath-taking encounters with enormous manta rays. You are sure to love these majestic giants as you see how they invite human contact and encourage certain divers to ride them. The film crew also travels to the Bahamas to visit 'Bubbles', a fifteen foot Manta in the world's largest aquarium, and witness her release back into...	Nauticus	05/20/10- Ongoing	Norfolk
Forward for Freedom Forward for Freedom Presented by Nauticus at Nauticus February 1, 2011 - Ongoing This six minute dramatic film shown inside Nauticus' new introductory theater brings the Battleship Wisconsin to life through stories and commentary from those who served aboard her.	Nauticus	02/01/11- Ongoing	Norfolk

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