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Tickets on sale for Telus World of Science annual adult-only fundraiser
A Telus World of Science sign remains lit as the building is temporarily closed after a small fire that broke out on Jan. 20, 2025. (Sean McClune/CTV News Edmonton) Have you ever wanted to roam the Telus World of Science with a cocktail in hand? Your chance is coming in October when the Telus World of Science Edmonton (TWOSE) holds its annual adult-only fundraiser. 'Where Science Meets Cocktails' returns on Oct. 16, promising a night where food, drinks and science collide. Vendors from some of Edmonton's top restaurants will be serving gourmet hors d'oeuvres while cocktail tastings will be provided by expert vendors and distillers. All of the galleries will be accessible during the event – including the Jurassic World by Brickman Lego exhibition. Hands-on cocktail-inspired science experiments and challenges will be available for patrons to participate in. There will also be 'explosive' science demos and liquid nitrogen treats. The TWOSE will also host live music and entertainment, as well as a silent auction. 'This year's fundraiser means more than ever to our charitable organization,' said Constance Scarlett, president and CEO of TWOSE. 'Every ticket to 'Where Science Meets Cocktails' helps us recover from the ongoing impacts of the fire we experienced at our facility in January while also supporting programs that make science accessible and inspiring for all.'+ Last year's sold-out event welcomed over 1,500 guests and raised over $200,000. Funds raised go to support science education programs, initiatives and events. The event runs from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 16. Tickets are on sale now and are $159 each before tax.
CTV News
12-07-2025
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Edmonton science museum bringing a new, high-energy set of shows into the rotation
Edmonton's Telus World of Science is hosting a new series of high-energy science demonstrations this summer called 'Wow Wednesdays.' Loading the player instance is taking more time than usual Loading the player instance is taking more time than usual A new science show in Edmonton on select Wednesdays this summer is aiming to be as high-energy as it is educational. TELUS World of Science Edmonton (TWOSE) is bringing WOW Wednesdays into its show rotation, a set of live science demonstrations that aim to entertain and inform an all-ages audience. Cate Collins, the staff scientist at TWOSE, said the shows are meant to draw in attention with crowds that may be more easily distracted. 'It's so easy to scroll online … because of that, we try to do really visual experiments and things that really get [people] talking,' said Collins. The first show of the season, 'Sounds of Science,' kicked off Wednesday to feature demonstrations about sound through vibration, frequency and fire. Their bag of tricks includes lots of audience participation and a dance party finale. The big demonstrations are possible, Collins said, because of the resources available to the museum by way of safety equipment. Despite being for all ages, she also said that staff are taking younger audiences into account. 'We start off by asking what they know,' she said. From there, they start applying it to bigger ideas – but always come back to the less complex examples. 'That repetition helps kids understand … so that they're able to take away something from the show,' she said. Shows are playing a couple times a day on select days in July and August. The full schedule is on the TELUS World of Science Edmonton website. With files from CTV News Edmonton's Brandon Lynch
CTV News
04-07-2025
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Jurassic World Lego exhibition to make Canadian premier in Edmonton
Part of the Jurassic World by Brickman exhibition can be seen in a screenshot from a promotional YouTube video from Queensland Museum. (Photo: YouTube/Queensland Museum) Two popular worlds are set to collide at the Telus World of Science Edmonton (TWOSE). The international exhibition Jurassic World by Brickman is bringing Lego recreations of dinosaurs and scenes from the Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment franchise. It will be the first Canadian stop for the exhibition, which includes builds of the iconic Jurassic Park gates, a baby dino enclosure and a genetic engineering lab. 'The experience is actually very cool,' said Steve Baker, from TWOSE. 'You feel like you're walking in through the gates of Jurassic World and Jurassic Park … you are immediately immersed inside the experience." Jurassic World by Brickman Part of the Jurassic World by Brickman exhibition can be seen in a screenshot from a promotional YouTube video from Queensland Museum. (Photo: YouTube/Queensland Museum) The Brickman, a team of Lego artists led by Australian Lego master Ryan McNaught, will use six million bricks to bring the movie scenes to life with 50 dinosaurs, props and scenes. According to TWOSE, the fan-favourite T. rex stands more than three metres tall and weighs in at 750 kilograms, while a life-sized brachiosaurus tips the scale at more than two tonnes. Activities for adventurers including island building, Lego paleontology and dinosaur tracking. 'They go through different pods and different sections where they can interact, they can build all kinds of creations,' Baker said. 'It's a constant creation opportunity while learning about paleontology.' The exhibition opens on Oct. 11 and will run into the spring. Tickets went on sale Wednesday.
CTV News
30-05-2025
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Exhibit about history of universe opens at TWOSE
A person explores Telus World of Science Edmonton's "Stardust: The Universe in You" exhibit on May 30, 2025. (Darcy Seaton / CTV News Edmonton) Telus World of Science Edmonton's newest exhibit will offer a chance to explore the oldest parts of the universe's history when it opens on Saturday. 'Stardust: The Universe in You' covers the big bang, or the universe's birth, the creation of stars, and leading research from the James Webb Space Telescope into infrared light. 'It explores basically what is in all of us. How did all the atoms in our universe get their start? How do we go from the big bang to these complex organic molecules that we have here on the earth?' said Frank Florian, the senior manager of planetarium and space science at TWOSE. 'Science itself is always this evolving structure. As we learn new things about the universe, we have to change the way we look at things in the universe itself. So this (exhibit) here creates a bit of an eye-opening experience – and maybe creates more questions than answers.' The exhibit's interactive features include triggering a supernova, creating a galaxy, walking through a star explosion and experimenting with infrared. With files from CTV News Edmonton's Darcy Seaton
