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On Tuesday, I got a little sneak peak at the new soundspace: Hear Motion exhibit at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham. The exhibit opens to the public on Saturday and runs through the end of the year.
Here's how it works: Web cameras are up on the ceiling tracking the motion below. A computer generates that motion into sounds. So a simple hand wave might translate into a marimba beat, a dance across the room into something almost melodic.
The exhibit is the recreation of a lab at Duke.
Museum officials are a little concerned about how well it will play. On Tuesday, some visitors got an early look at it. They hadn't exactly wrapped their heads around how it actually worked. But they were having a good time running and jumping - kids and adults. It's worth checking out.
Other possibilities this weekend:
There's Hog Days, the annual celebration of all things hog, in Hillsborough this weekend.
Celebrate the summer solstice with Ackland Art Museum and the N.C. Botanical Garden from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Saturday, in Chapel Hill. Be sure to dress in costumes that honor the moon and garden.
The Nasher Art Museum and the American Dance Festival in Durham are teaming up for a community family day from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday.
Raleigh's Sunday concert series at Fletcher Park is in full gear with the Raleigh Concert Band this weekend. The concert starts 6 p.m. Sunday. A great place for a picnic with the family.
For more family friendly events this weekend and the weeks to come, check out our calendar.
Check out our other daily themes at TriangleMom2Mom:
MONDAY: Meet!
TUESDAY: Ask!
WEDNESDAY: Eat!
THURSDAY: Play!
FRIDAY: Out!
WEEKEND: Relax!
Sarah Lindenfeld Hall
Sarah is in charge of content for TriangleMom2Mom.com and writes about family-friendly events, local moms groups and other topics for the site.
She lives in Raleigh with her
husband and three-year-old daughter. Sarah has written for newspapers
since she was a teenager living in snowy Central New York. After
graduating from the University of Virginia, she traipsed a bit around
Europe and Mount Airy, N.C., before settling down in the Triangle. She
moved here in 1999 to take a job with The News & Observer. She once aspired to play
flute professionally. More recently, her daughter started crying when
she played it.
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On Tuesday, I got a little sneak peak at the new soundspace: Hear Motion exhibit at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham. The exhibit opens to the public on Saturday and runs through the end of the year.
Here's how it works: Web cameras are up on the ceiling tracking the motion below. A computer generates that motion into sounds. So a simple hand wave might translate into a marimba beat, a dance across the room into something almost melodic.
The exhibit is the recreation of a lab at Duke.
Museum officials are a little concerned about how well it will play. On Tuesday, some visitors got an early look at it. They hadn't exactly wrapped their heads around how it actually worked. But they were having a good time running and jumping - kids and adults. It's worth checking out.
Other possibilities this weekend:
There's Hog Days, the annual celebration of all things hog, in Hillsborough this weekend.
Celebrate the summer solstice with Ackland Art Museum and the N.C. Botanical Garden from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Saturday, in Chapel Hill. Be sure to dress in costumes that honor the moon and garden.
The Nasher Art Museum and the American Dance Festival in Durham are teaming up for a community family day from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday.
Raleigh's Sunday concert series at Fletcher Park is in full gear with the Raleigh Concert Band this weekend. The concert starts 6 p.m. Sunday. A great place for a picnic with the family.
For more family friendly events this weekend and the weeks to come, check out our calendar.
Check out our other daily themes at TriangleMom2Mom:
MONDAY: Meet!
TUESDAY: Ask!
WEDNESDAY: Eat!
THURSDAY: Play!
FRIDAY: Out!
WEEKEND: Relax!
Sarah Lindenfeld Hall
Sarah is in charge of content for TriangleMom2Mom.com and writes about family-friendly events, local moms groups and other topics for the site.
She lives in Raleigh with her husband and three-year-old daughter. Sarah has written for newspapers since she was a teenager living in snowy Central New York. After graduating from the University of Virginia, she traipsed a bit around Europe and Mount Airy, N.C., before settling down in the Triangle. She moved here in 1999 to take a job with The News & Observer. She once aspired to play flute professionally. More recently, her daughter started crying when she played it.
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