The Rock River Times – November 1, 2023

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November 1, 2023. Vol. 31. No. 23. RockRiverTimes.com.

Smash your pumpkin at Discovery Center Museum: Not sure what to do with that jack-o’-lantern after Halloween? Don’t trash it, smash it! Take it to a smashin’session at Discovery Center on Sunday, November 5 and let it fly during the museum’s annual Smashing Pumpkins event. Newton’s laws of motion take on new perspective as jack-o’-lanterns turn into exciting science. Send the big orange gourds hurling through the air with a giant trebuchet, a counterweight catapult used in medieval times, or surrender them for target practice. Children can create their own miniature catapult and celebrate with autumn crafts and activities. At the end of the event, pumpkin pieces are collected and fed to local livestock, so everyone wins! Special activities are outside from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, but the museum is open 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. Admission includes all activities and is $10 per person for the general public; free for members and children ages 1 and younger. Parking is free.The event is sponsored by Sjostrom & Sons, Illinois Bank & Trust, Rockford FiberCity, LaLoggia Investment Group and the Illinois Arts Council Agency.


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