Johnson County Community College
Press Release
College Information and Publications
913-469-8500
Julie Haas, Director, ext. 3120
Peggy Graham, Writer, ext. 3425
Tyler Cundith, Sports Information Director, ext. 3122
10/02/07
Story by Peggy Graham
‘Beakman Live!’ at the Carlsen Center
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Beakman, the wild wacky scientist from the Emmy Award-winning television show,
Beakman’s World, combines slapstick, humor and real science in a winning formula. The Carlsen Center ArtsEducation program will present
Beakman Live! at 9:45 a.m, for grades 1-3, and noon, for grades 4-6, on Thursday, Nov. 8, in Yardley Hall of the Carlsen Center for the Performing Arts, Johnson County Community College. Beakman’s performance stresses the fun in science while answering real questions from children: What makes people burp? How does soap work? Beakman proves that getting students to think, to ask questions and to see science in everyday life need not be intimidating or boring.
Performance artist and Guggenheim fellow Paul Zaloom, best known as Beakman, concocts simple experiments and performs scientific demonstrations with a kaleidoscope of crazy objects. A study guide of materials is available with experiments. Students learn that experimentation is the heart of science and what makes it fun.
Beakman Live! is made possible in part by a grant from Sprint Foundation.
Tickets are $5, available by calling the Carlsen Center box office at 913-469-4445 or online at www.jccc.edu/CarlsenCenter.
