The 2025 Acting Summit
Last week the Space Center's Acting Department held the first annual Acting Summit. Tyler Weight is the Department Head and taught the workshop. Here you see Morgan paying more attention to his supper than Tyler.
The class objective was to teach members of the Voyager Club's Volunteering Group the major acting roles for the summer 2025 camp missions.
The Space Center provided the all you can eat pizza supper. The Volunteers were on their best behavior (Mr. Porter was taking notes in the back of the room). It is easy to pay attention when Tyler is teaching - he has a commanding presence in the classroom.
Connor Larsen and Jon Parker were did what they always do best, support the troops. They came to the workshop representing the Magellan and the Cassini.
I want to give Tyler a shout out for an excellent presentation, complete with a well executed lesson plan complete with stated objectives and desired outcomes. The Acting Summit will be an annual event to be held at the end of May.
The Voyager Club's June Meeting
The Voyager Club held its June meeting on Saturday. Eavie W., the club's president, was formally presented to the members for their approval. Eavie is doing a great job. June has kept her busy with the induction of many new club members. Just take a look at the photo above. That's right, you see eight new Voyager Club members, all have reached the Volunteer level.
Brian Dean, one of the Space Center's planetarium navigators, gave an outstanding planetarium show for the Voyagers. He is the best! I can sit under that dome and listen to him preach the glories of the night sky for hours. He presents from the front and with a commanding voice that forces your attention, and well timed humor, holds his audience's attention. Great job Brian Dean.
After the lesson, we had the raffle drawing. Members walked away with a boomerang, a 24k gold Utah Buck, t-shirts, planetarium tickets, a nice reserve battery pack, and a poster.
The Space Center Hosts a Meet the Author and Book Signing
Jarom Strong is a Utah author who has written a series of science fiction books. He held a book signing at the Space Center two weeks ago.
I stopped to talk to him on my way home from the Space Center as he was getting his event ready for opening.
"You picked the right place to hold your book signing," I said as I shook his hand.
"I came here as a kid, and thought it closed years ago. I was happy to see it was still here and look how cool it is," he replied.
I introduced myself and told him that if he came to the Space Center on a field trip as a student, I was the who most likely directed his mission. "Are you the guy who started this place?" he asked.
"Guilty as charged," I answered.
He was surprised and enthusiastic. "I want to thank you for sparking a love of science fiction in me. It was my trip to the Space Center as a kid that started all of this," he said as he pointed to his posters. "You are to blame!"
"First, let me apologize," I said in a regretful voice. "Second, you are a living testimony to the Space Center's mission. We want to create a space faring civilization by using both science and science fiction to ignite the imaginations of our visitors. And we did it with you, right?"
"You did," he replied. "Let me sign a book for you."
This was another testimony to the what we do at the Space Center. Staff and volunteers, you have no idea of the impact your work here has on our visitors. Lives can change with just one visit. Always remember that......
.....oh, and by the way, great cookies......
The Aliens and Humans Who Inhabit the Space Center. June 2025
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