SOLD OUT. To put your name on a waiting list for unclaimed spaces, come to the registration table at the west ramp to the red seats at the Pritzger Pavilion between 4:30 and 4:50 pm. Unclaimed spaces will be distributed on a “first come, first served” basis at this time.

Why do you see yourself in different shapes in the Bean? How does the sound of music travel from the stage of the Pritzker Pavilion? And why exactly is it always cooler by the lake in the summer?

This program will explain the science behind three Millennium Park phenomena: the optics in the Bean (Cloud Gate by Anish Kapoor), the acoustics at the Pritzker Pavilion, and the lake effect.

Audience members will travel to three different points to hear each presentation: in the red seating section area at the Pritzker Pavilion, underneath the Bean, and on top of the Harris Theater.

Speakers

• Jim Allsopp, Chief Meteorologist at the National Weather Service Forecasting Office at Lewis University
  
• Dr. Bernhard Beck-Winchatz, Assistant Professor, DePaul University’s Scientific Data Analysis and Visualization program; Associate Director of the NASA Space Science Center for Education and Outreach
  
• Jonathan Laney, Audio Systems Designer of Pritzker Pavilion
  

This program is presented in partnership with DePaul University and the Mayor’s Office of Special Events as part of Chicago Science Expedition “Two Weeks Worth of “Wow”!.

This is event is free and open to the public. Registration required.

Register on-line, by phone at 312.422.5580 or via email at ihc@prairie.org.

If you need a sign interpreter or require other arrangements to fully participate, please call 312.422.5580. For parking locations near the facility, please visit Chicago Parking Map.com.

Visit the official Chicago Science Expedition website for a complete listing of events in the series or download the Chicago Science Expedition program booklet.