Demos CANCELLED tonight

10/21/09

DUE to INCLEMENT weather, Demos in the Dark - has been CANCELLED.   

Belton, Texas - The award winning "Demos in the Dark: Things That Go Boom and Bang in the Night" will be performed Tuesday and Thursday, October 27 and 29, at 7:30 p.m. each evening at the Lucile Capt Amphitheater on the campus of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. The amphitheater is located at the corner of 9th Avenue and King Street beside the Mabee Student Center. In case of rain, the program will be postponed to a later date. Admission is a canned or non-perishable food item (per person please), which will be donated to a local food bank. Demos in the Dark are fun and exciting to people of all ages, and helps provide food for the less fortunate. Raffle tickets will be given to individuals who bring food items (multiple tickets will be given to individuals who bring multiple food items). Door prizes will be awarded during the program using the raffle tickets.

The program is a big attraction for elementary students, but according to the Program Director, Dr. Darrell Watson, "The show is for children of every age." Everyone is invited to attend and join in on the fun.

"Demos in the Dark" will feature a series of controlled fires and explosions, exciting demonstrations such as the electric pickle, the UMHB fire jug, purple flames, strange voices, dry ice tower of colors, banging balloons and many others. Young attendees will receive helium filled balloons, "slime", and liquid nitrogen tasty treats (as long as they last).

The Sigma-Pi Chemistry Club of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, the Heart O'Texas Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS), and the Chemistry Department of UMHB will sponsor this event to celebrate National Chemistry Week, October 18-24. National Chemistry Week recognizes the many contributions made by chemists to our modern society. The theme this year is: "The Elements: In honor of the 140th anniversary of Mendeleev's Periodic Table of the Elements."

In addition to the "Demos in the Dark," the Sigma-Pi Chemistry Club will distribute 200 booklets filled with hands-on science activities to elementary schools in the central Texas area. This year, thanks to a very generous donation made by the Merck Coorporation, copies of the Merck Index will be presented to all attending High School Chemistry Teachers during the Demos in the Dark. Teachers can call (254) 295-4537 to get more information about the presentation.

National Chemistry Week is an outreach program of the American Chemical Society and is aimed at enhancing the public's awareness of the contributions of chemistry in everyday lives and in the nation's economy. Local sections, industrialists, educators, and promoters of chemistry awareness celebrate it nationwide.

The American Chemical Society is the world's largest scientific organization with a membership of more than 149,000 chemists and chemical engineers worldwide. The American Chemical Society was chartered by a 1937 Act of the U.S. Congress.

For more information contact Darrell Watson at (254)295-4537 or email dwatson@umhb.edu.