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Prepare to be dazzled on Friday, October 25 at 5 p.m. as Teen Science Café Whiteville presents a magical demonstration of Chemistry.

Keeping Halloween in mind, Gary Nealy and Cliff Young from Southeastern Community College will demonstrate and share ‘tricks’ that may include:  color-changing solutions, smoke production, light pyrotechnics and other spooky special effects! Is it chemical science, or is it magic? Join us at NCMNS at Whiteville at 5:00pm to find out!!!

A native of Columbus County, Gary Nealy  has served as Chemistry Instructor for Southeastern Community College (SCC) for over 20 years.  His current interest is in the incorporation of “green chemistry” into teaching laboratories along with the creation of safer and environmentally friendlier chemistry experiments for students.

Nealy’s ‘partner in crime’, Clifton Young, is a life-long resident of Bladen County (Council, NC). He graduated from East Bladen High School, and attended Southeastern Community College as well as the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. While studying at Southeastern Community College, Mr. Gary Nealy piqued his interest in Chemistry. Cliff has been employed as the Chemistry and Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory Technician at SCC for 16 years. Cliff enjoys working with Mr. Nealy on his green chemistry initiative as well as making science fun for all ages. He currently resides on a farm that has been in his family since 1923.

This Teen Science Café will be held at NCMNS at Whiteville, 415 South Madison Street in Whiteville, on Friday, October 25, 2019 at 5:00 pm.  Questions? Contact Vicki DiMuzio at vicki.dimuzio@naturalsciences .org

For updated info and livestream of programs:  https://www.facebook.com/teensciencecafewhiteville

For more information, call Lisa Clark at (910) 788-6320.

On Saturday, October 26th from 10am to 2pm the public is invited to attend the first ever Around The Corner Market in Downtown Whiteville. As the name suggests this vendor market event is designed to highlight occasions, holidays and seasons that are ‘right around the corner.’ The theme for the first event in October is Fall and Holiday Decorations.

The Around The Corner Market will take place at the Vineland Depot and will be free to attend. Vendors will be set up inside with decorations, wreaths, yard art, etc. In addition to the vendor booths inside, there will be fall and holiday photoshoots on the depot pavilion.

This new event is being developed in collaboration and partnership with The City of Whiteville’s Ecomonic Development Planner, Sean Martin, as a fundraiser for the Whiteville Downtown Development Commission.

Leading up to the 26th, raffle tickets will be available at storefronts throughout the city for a chance to win $100 in ‘market dollars’, a free fall/holiday photoshoot, and other great prizes from local businesses. All proceeds from the raffle tickets will directly benefit the WDDC. Be sure to follow our page, Around The Corner, for ticket locations/info.

Any businesses interested in being a vendor, sponsor or pavilion photographer, please call Legion and Lewis at (910) 387-0033 or Sean Martin at (910) 640-1380.

Calling all ghosts and goblins! Whether you go spooky, fab or kooky, dress up in your most boo-tiful costume and join the fun for a howl’ing good time at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville Saturday, Oct. 26, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Enjoy spine-tingling experiments, creepy crafts, ghoulish games and more. Take a walk in quick sand, explore ghastly dry ice bubbles, smile silly at the fantastical photo corner, and if you dare, check out what’s behind the mystery door.

Get in the Halloween mood with the film “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” based on the bestselling children’s novel by J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter, an orphaned 11-year old boy, discovers that he is the son of two powerful wizards and possesses magical powers of his own. Upon acceptance to the prestigious Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry meets several friends who help him uncover the dark forces behind his parents’ mysterious deaths. Showtimes will be 10:00 a.m., and 1:00 p.m. This This 159-minute film is rated PG.

Admission is free. Children must be accompanied by at least one adult over the age of 18. This Halloween special Science Cinema event is funded by a grant from the International Paper Foundation.

For more information, please contact the museum at 910-914-4185 or Whiteville@naturalsciences.org.