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Traveling with Light

Sep 8, 2025 - 4pm-5pm
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

This show presents different scenarios that reveal the complexity of light and its direct influence on our planet. From the heat and light of the Sun to the evolutionary impact of fire, light plays a vital role. Recommended for all ages.

Discover the Stars

Sep 9, 2025 - 4pm-5pm
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

Many of us have looked up at the stars in the sky and wondered. This exciting program takes viewers beyond a simple observation of the night sky and delves into the fascinating lives of stars.

Habitat Earth

Sep 9, 2025 - 2pm-3pm
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

In the only Earth Science offering, learn how living networks connect and support life forms large and small. Discover what it means to live in today's connected world-from deep in the ocean to beneath the forest floor. Suitable for all ages

Stars: The Powerhouses of the Universe

Sep 9, 2025 - 1pm-2pm
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

Stars are the engines that fuel the universe, and every star has a story. Follow along and learn how they are formed, their beauty, and their destructive power. Explore the history of astronomy around the world. Recommended for all ages.

Earth, Moon, & Sun

Sep 9, 2025 - 12pm-1pm
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

Journey along with Coyote, a character adapted from Native American oral tradition, as he explores the relationship between Earth and its neighbors. Native American stories woven through this show illustrate how we have long tried understand our planet and the skies above us. Recommended for younger audience.

Traveling with Light

Sep 9, 2025 - 11am-12pm
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

Laser Legends of the Night Sky

Sep 9, 2025 - 10am-11am
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

Join Aesop the Owl in a journey through Greek-mythology inspired stories of the constellations, including princesses, warriors, and even sea monsters. Explore the fight of good versus evil, death, honor, betrayal, and sacrifice themed in a way that is suitable for younger viewers. **Warning: Some flickering/dynamic light elements may not be suitable for light sensitive groups.

From Earth to Universe

Sep 9, 2025 - 3pm-4pm
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

How has our understanding of the universe progressed in the last 100 years? Explore how technology has allowed us to observe new parts of space for the very first time.

Stars: The Powerhouses of the Universe

Sep 10, 2025 - 2pm-3pm
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

Explore

Sep 10, 2025 - 1pm-2pm
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

Enjoy the story of humanity's fascination with stars, from ancient astrologers to breakthrough discoveries. Also learn how modern spacecraft navigate the skies. Recommended for all ages.

Habitat Earth

Sep 10, 2025 - 11am-12pm
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

Discover the Stars

Sep 10, 2025 - 3pm-4pm
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

Many of us have looked up at the stars in the sky and wondered. This exciting program takes viewers beyond a simple observation of the night sky and delves into the fascinating lives of stars.

Firefall

Sep 10, 2025 - 12pm-1pm
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

Have you ever enjoyed a meteor shower or wished upon a shooting star? Explore where meteors come from, what they are made of, past impact evidence and even possible future impact predictions.

From Earth to Universe

Sep 12, 2025 - 11am-12pm
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

How has our understanding of the universe progressed in the last 100 years? Explore how technology has allowed us to observe new parts of space for the very first time.

Stars: The Powerhouses of the Universe

Sep 12, 2025 - 12pm-1pm
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

Little Star that Could

Sep 12, 2025 - 10am-11am
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

Little Star is born as an unnamed, average star, but he wants to be special. Along his journey, he learns what makes each star special and exactly what it takes to lead a solar system - and even discovers his name.

Discover the Stars

Sep 12, 2025 - 2pm-3pm
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

Many of us have looked up at the stars in the sky and wondered. This exciting program takes viewers beyond a simple observation of the night sky and delves into the fascinating lives of stars.

Firefall

Sep 12, 2025 - 1pm-2pm
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

Have you ever enjoyed a meteor shower or wished upon a shooting star? Explore where meteors come from, what they are made of, past impact evidence and even possible future impact predictions.

Laser I-Pop

Sep 13, 2025 - 5:30pm
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

Listen and watch some of your favorite pop music come to life with songs by Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Daft Punk and more! Tickets are $8 per person.

Laser Queen

Sep 13, 2025 - 7pm
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

It's a kind of magic watching the music of Queen dance on the dome of the Golden Pond Planetarium. Tickets are $8 per person.

From Earth to Universe

Sep 13, 2025 - 12pm-1pm
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

How has our understanding of the universe progressed in the last 100 years? Explore how technology has allowed us to observe new parts of space for the very first time.

Piecing and Quilting

Sep 13, 2025 - 1pm
The Homeplace // 4512 The Trace - Dover
https://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/calendar/

Beautiful, artistic, and practical. Quilts are not only stunning works of art, but also treasures of tradition on our farm. Join us for a demonstration on piecing together and sewing quilts by hand, like they would have done in the 1850s. Whether you're a quilting enthusiast or have never seen one before, we invite you to share your stories and discover the beauty and skill behind these fabric masterpieces.

Duck, Duck, Chicken

Sep 13, 2025 - 11:30am
The Homeplace // 4512 The Trace - Dover
https://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/calendar/

Come meet our Dominique chickens and Cayuga ducks, hearty heritage breed birds commonly found on an 1800s farm yard. They could be anywhere on our farm today, busy eating bugs or laying eggs, but let's see if they'll come over and say hello.

Traveling with Light

Sep 13, 2025 - 2pm-3pm
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

Bounty of Butterflies

Sep 13, 2025 - 11:30am
Woodlands Nature Station // 3146 Silver Trail Rd. - Cadiz
270-924-2299

September is one of the most diverse times to see butterflies in LBL. Join one of our naturalists as we explore our pollinator gardens and learn which of these delicate beauties are visiting this year.

Bunny Playtime

Sep 13, 2025 - 1:30pm
Woodlands Nature Station // 3146 Silver Trail Rd. - Cadiz
270-924-2299

Hey kids! Everyone loves having fun and today it's playtime for our resident rabbit! Watch as he reacts to an interesting new food item or an exciting new toy and learn more about how the Nature Station cares for its rescued wildlife through fun enrichment activities. You'll even get to pet him and see how much he loves chin scritches!

Snap to It!

Sep 13, 2025 - 3:30pm
Woodlands Nature Station // 3146 Silver Trail Rd. - Cadiz
270-924-2299

Come face to face with some of the largest turtles in Land Between the Lakes - the Alligator Snapping Turtle and Common Snapping Turtle. Find out what makes these lake dwellers such good fishermen and how to identify them in the wild.

Earth, Moon, & Sun

Sep 13, 2025 - 11am-12pm
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

Firefall

Sep 13, 2025 - 3pm-4pm
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

Have you ever enjoyed a meteor shower or wished upon a shooting star? Explore where meteors come from, what they are made of, past impact evidence and even possible future impact predictions.

Games & Graces

Sep 14, 2025 - 10:30am
The Homeplace // 4512 The Trace - Dover
https://landbetweenthelakes.us/homeplace/

The chores are all done and it's time to play! Test your might, skill and wits with the popular pastimes of the 1850s. Perhaps you'll try your hand at Horseshoes. See if you can catch the hoop in a game of Graces, or compete with your friends and family in a good old-fashioned Tug-of-War! All this and more when it�s game time on the farm.

America's Real "Top Guns"

Sep 14, 2025 - 1:30pm
Woodlands Nature Station // 3146 Silver Trail Rd. - Cadiz
270-924-2299

Sorry, no Maverick or Goose - but let's meet some real flying aces close up: like an owl and a hawk! Discover their amazing aerial abilities and how they are masters of the sky!

Snake, Rattle, & Roll!

Sep 14, 2025 - 11:30am
Woodlands Nature Station // 3146 Silver Trail Rd. - Cadiz
270-924-2299

Have you ever seen a snake? Now's your chance! Meet our resident snakes as we learn the different types of snakes we have here in LBL. You'll get to learn how to identify a venomous snake and discover what role they play in the ecosystem. We'll also discuss how to be safe around venomous and nonvenomous snakes when we're outside.

Pigging Out

Sep 14, 2025 - 2:30pm-3pm
The Homeplace // 4512 The Trace - Dover
https://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/calendar/

Come learn some fascinating facts about pigs and their place on an 1850's farm. Meet Pinky and Blake, our heritage breed pigs, we'll be telling you all about them while they enjoy a tasty treat.

Taylor Swift

Sep 20, 2025 - 5:30pm
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

Calling all Swifties! Listen and watch as your favorite Taylor Swift songs dance on the screen of the Golden Pond Planetarium. Tickets are $8 per person.

Laser Metallica

Sep 20, 2025 - 7pm
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

Nothing else matters, come see Laser Metallica at the Golden Pond Planetarium. Watch as the screen fades to black and the lasers make the music come to life. Tickets are $8 per person.

Secrets of Survival Backyard Safari

Sep 20, 2025 - 11:30am
Woodlands Nature Station // 3146 Silver Trail Rd. - Cadiz
270-924-2299

Take a guided walk through our backyard, and learn about our resident wildlife's survival secrets! Enjoy up-close animal encounters and fun activities as we examine the amazing adaptations that allow wild animals to survive. Teachers, this is an example of programming offered to school groups.

Horsing Around

Sep 20, 2025 - 2pm
The Homeplace // 4512 The Trace - Dover
https://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/calendar/

Do you like horsing around? Our therapy horse Cinnamon and our mule Todd love to. They enjoy a good brushing, time outside the pasture, and good treats. Come meet our equines here at The Homeplace and learn what their job is on an 1850's farm.

Teacher Appreciation Day

Sep 20, 2025 - 10am
The Homeplace // 4512 The Trace - Dover
https://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/calendar/

Teachers can join us for a free day at the Woodlands Nature Station or Homeplace Working Farm.

Programming at Woodlands Nature Station Includes:

11:30am-12:15pm | Secrets of Survival Backyard Safari
1:30-2pm | Animals of the Forest Puppet Show
3:30-4:15pm | In Cold Blood

Teacher Appreciation Day

Sep 20, 2025 - 10am
Woodlands Nature Station // 3146 Silver Trail Rd. - Cadiz
270-924-2299

Leatherworking

Sep 20, 2025 - 11am
The Homeplace // 4512 The Trace - Dover
https://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/calendar/

In the 1850s, leather was a staple good that was used to make sturdy shoes, saddles, bags, and even hinges on your windows in a pinch. Although leather can last a very long time, it still occasionally needs to be replaced, maintained, repaired - or even turned into something to sell. Come out and learn about leatherworking here on the farm.

Animals of the Forrest Puppet Show

Sep 20, 2025 - 1:30pm
Woodlands Nature Station // 3146 Silver Trail Rd. - Cadiz
270-924-2299

Have you ever wondered what animals live in trees? Or how animals might use trees in their daily lives? Visit with some fun forest friends as we learn about tree-dwelling critters and discuss the importance of trees for many animals! Teachers, this is an example of programming offered to school groups. *Ideal for home educators

In Cold Blood

Sep 20, 2025 - 3:30pm
Woodlands Nature Station // 3146 Silver Trail Rd. - Cadiz
270-924-2299

Join a naturalist as we learn all about the world of cold-blooded creatures! Meet reptiles and amphibians while learning the differences and similarities between these two common animal families in Land Between the Lakes! Teachers, this is an example of programming offered to school groups. *Ideal for home educators

Duck, Duck, Chicken

Sep 21, 2025 - 1pm
The Homeplace // 4512 The Trace - Dover
https://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/calendar/

Quill & Ink

Sep 21, 2025 - 1pm
The Homeplace // 4512 The Trace - Dover
https://landbetweenthelakes.us/homeplace/

The quill pen was used to sign the Declaration of Independence, but did people in the 1850s still use quills as pens? Steel pens had been invented, but there was still a lot to be learned before they would take over. Come on out and try your hand at writing with one of our chicken or duck feathers! Don�t worry, the ink will come off of your fingers... Eventually!

Sunday Funday: Box Turtles

Sep 21, 2025 - 3:30pm
Woodlands Nature Station // 3146 Silver Trail Rd. - Cadiz
270-924-2299

Everyone loves having fun and today it's playtime for our turtles! Watch as they react to an interesting new food item or an exciting new toy and learn more about how the Nature Station cares for its rescued wildlife through fun enrichment activities!

Magic of the Monarch

Sep 21, 2025 - 1:30pm
Woodlands Nature Station // 3146 Silver Trail Rd. - Cadiz
270-924-2299

Discover the amazing life of the monarch butterfly! Learn how monarchs grow up to become beautiful but poisonous butterflies. Also, find out how monarchs make their astounding migration all the way to Mexico, and how you can help them in their struggle for survival.

For Goodness Snakes

Sep 21, 2025 - 11:30am
Woodlands Nature Station // 3146 Silver Trail Rd. - Cadiz
270-924-2299

Pink Floyd: Dark Side

Sep 27, 2025 - 5:30pm
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

We hope you are on the run to the Golden Pond Planetarium to see the laser show, Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. Tickets are $8 per person.

Pink Floyd: The Wall

Sep 27, 2025 - 7pm
Golden Pond Planetarium // 238 Visitor Center Drive - Golden Pond
270-924-2233

Hey you, come watch Pink Floyd The Wall at the Golden Pond Planetarium. The show must go on. Tickets are $8 per person.

Blacksmithing

Sep 27, 2025 - 10am
The Homeplace // 4512 The Trace - Dover
https://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/calendar/

It's Hammer time at the 1850's farm! We will be demonstrating historical methods of blacksmithing on a bellows operated charcoal forge. Learn about metallurgy during the mid-1800's and explore how a farmer would repair and replace broken and damaged tools.

True Kentucky Wildcat

Sep 27, 2025 - 3:30pm
Woodlands Nature Station // 3146 Silver Trail Rd. - Cadiz
270-924-2299

Meet Kentucky's true wildcat, the bobcat! Join our resident bobcat for an afternoon snack as we discover more about this elusive feline. Did you know that about 200 bobcats live right here in Land Between the Lakes? Find out how these masters of stealth survive so well without being seen.

In celebration of National Public Lands Day, today admission is waived at Nature Station and Homeplace.

HOOTenanny

Sep 27, 2025 - 1:30pm
Woodlands Nature Station // 3146 Silver Trail Rd. - Cadiz
270-924-2299

*Ideal for home educators.

Join our naturalists for a program dedicated to our favorite nocturnal singers - our owls! Meet our resident owls up close, learn how they survive in their nocturnal world, and see what makes each species unique!

Tree-mendous Hike

Sep 27, 2025 - 11:30am
Woodlands Nature Station // 3146 Silver Trail Rd. - Cadiz
270-924-2299

Land Between the Lakes has a large diversity of trees! Let's go on a 1-mile guided hike on our Woodland Walk Trail and learn some simple tips and techniques on how to identify the trees in your own backyard, their role in the environment, and other fun facts.

*Ideal for home educators.

In celebration of National Public Lands Day, today admission is waived at Nature Station and Homeplace.

Pigging Out

Sep 27, 2025 - 2:30pm-3pm
The Homeplace // 4512 The Trace - Dover
https://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/calendar/

Come learn some fascinating facts about pigs and their place on an 1850's farm. Meet Pinky and Blake, our heritage breed pigs, we'll be telling you all about them while they enjoy a tasty treat.

Horsing Around

Sep 28, 2025 - 2pm
The Homeplace // 4512 The Trace - Dover
https://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/calendar/

Weaving

Sep 28, 2025 - 10am
The Homeplace // 4512 The Trace - Dover
https://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/calendar/

How do you turn a tangle of yarn into lasting works of woven art? Bed coverlets, clothing, sacks, even wagon covers were created on the farm loom. The unique patterns and pieces that came off of a family loom would have been handed down for generations, sometimes used until they couldn't anymore.

Sunday Funday: Vulture Playtime

Sep 28, 2025 - 3:30pm
Woodlands Nature Station // 3146 Silver Trail Rd. - Cadiz
270-924-2299

Everyone loves having fun and today it's playtime for our vultures! Watch as they react to an interesting new food item or an exciting new toy and learn more about how the Nature Station cares for its rescued wildlife through fun enrichment activities!

Red Wolf Treat Time

Sep 28, 2025 - 1:30pm
Woodlands Nature Station // 3146 Silver Trail Rd. - Cadiz
270-924-2299

Who's hungry like a wolf? Our red wolves, of course! Visit with one of the most endangered mammals in the United States and watch them "wolf" down a tasty treat. Find out how they became so endangered and what efforts biologists have made to try to save them from extinction.

Mis-Snaken Identity

Sep 28, 2025 - 11:30am
Woodlands Nature Station // 3146 Silver Trail Rd. - Cadiz
270-924-2299

Have you ever seen a snake? Now's your chance! Meet our resident snakes as we learn the different types of snakes we have here in LBL! You'll get to learn how to identify a venomous snake and discover what role they play in the ecosystem. We'll also discuss how to be safe around venomous and nonvenomous snakes when we're outside!

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