{"id":140338,"date":"2025-02-12T21:58:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T02:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=140338"},"modified":"2025-02-12T21:58:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T02:58:23","slug":"da-vinci-science-center-hosts-star-wars-day-with-the-501st-legion-this-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=140338","title":{"rendered":"Da Vinci Science Center Hosts Star Wars Day with the 501st Legion this Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ALLENTOWN, PA, February 12, 2025 \u2013 The force is strong at Da Vinci Science Center this Saturday, as fans of all ages are invited to\u00a0<strong>Star Wars Day<\/strong>\u00a0for an out-of-this-galaxy experience featuring\u00a0<strong>Garrison Carida, 501st Legion<\/strong>, an officially recognized Star Wars costuming group.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors will have the chance to meet\u00a0<strong>iconic Star Wars characters<\/strong>\u00a0and enjoy interactive activities that bring the beloved saga to life. Guests are encouraged to come dressed as their favorite Star Wars characters for an immersive adventure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Event Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Meet &amp; Greet with Garrison Carida (501st Legion)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Get up close with screen-accurate Star Wars characters.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Photo Opportunities<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Snap pictures with costumed characters and capture the magic of the Star Wars universe.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interactive Activities<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Engage in themed science experiments and activities inspired by Star Wars.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This special event is\u00a0<strong>included with general admission<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>free for Da Vinci Science Center members<\/strong>. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss this\u00a0<strong>one-day-only<\/strong>\u00a0celebration of science and sci-fi!<\/p>\n<p>For more information and to purchase tickets, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/davincisciencecenter.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=e1625a8a3b49546160ca7a6d3&amp;id=88c591891f&amp;e=93adea70bc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">davincisciencecenter.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Da Vinci Science Center<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Da Vinci Science Center is a national award-winning non-profit science center that has been bringing science to life and lives to science for 30 years. With our exciting new downtown Allentown location, Da Vinci Science Center experiences make science fun and approachable, helping to connect people of all ages and backgrounds with the wonders of science. To learn more about our programs, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/davincisciencecenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">davincisciencecenter.org<\/a>\u00a0and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALLENTOWN, PA, February 12, 2025 \u2013 The force is strong at Da Vinci Science Center this Saturday, as fans of all ages are invited to\u00a0Star Wars Day\u00a0for an out-of-this-galaxy experience &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=140338\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Da Vinci Science Center Hosts Star Wars Day with the 501st Legion this Saturday<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":135512,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Da-Vinci-Science-Center.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140338"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=140338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140338\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/135512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=140338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=140338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=140338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}