Follow the Drinking Gourd
March 25 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
This event occurs weekly,
on Saturdays
RVCC Planetarium
Location
RVCC Planetarium
118 Lamington Road
Branchburg, NJ 08876
Additional Information
Contact: Amie Gallgher
Phone: 9082318805
Email: planet@raritanval.edu
Description
Follow the Drinking Gourd
Learn to find the Big Dipper and other stars in our night sky. Then, we’ll go back in time to follow a family trying to escape oppression. The Big Dipper guides them through a frightful but rewarding voyage. Sing along with the slaves who used the song of the Drinking Gourd to travel north on foot from Alabama to Canada. Based on Jeanette Winters’ book by the same title, this show describes the astronomy behind the slave song “Follow the Drinking Gourd.”(ages 6-12)
Reservations recommended.