Across Pennsylvania, organizations from science centers to libraries to state parks have planned events around the total solar eclipse on Monday, August 21.
Most of the events are eclipse-watching parties. Some of the events have activities and programs beyond viewing the eclipse. We've listed those where they apply.
Many of the events will provide eclipse-viewing glasses while supplies last.
Here's the list:
Pre-eclipse events
Wednesday, Aug. 16, through Sunday, Aug 20
Harrisburg - "Eclipse Across America" planetarium show, The Planetarium at the State Museum of Pennsylvania, 300 North Street, 12:30 p.m. August 16 and 17, 12:15 and 2 p.m. August 18, and 1 p.m. August 19 and 20; 717-787-4980.
Saturday, August 19
Philadelphia - Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave., 12:30-7 p.m., Super Solar Saturday, with interactive science experiments, face-painting, live performances, and strolling Star Wars characters, ending with a 7 p.m. screening of "Hidden Figures;" 215-546-7900.
During the eclipse on Monday, August 21
Boyertown - Boyertown Community Library, 24 N. Reading Ave., noon, activities; 610-369-0496.
Carlisle - Dickinson College's Tome Hall roof observation deck, 343 W. Louther St., 1-4 p.m., 80 percent of sun covered at 2:37 p.m.; 717-245-1413.
Coudersport - Cherry Springs State Park, 4639 Cherry Springs Rd., 1-4 p.m., family-friendly activities, solar telescope; 814-435-1037.
Dallastown - St. John's Blymire's United Church of Christ, 1009 Blymire Road, 1-4 p.m., 79 percent of sun covered at 2:45 p.m.; 717-244-0655.
Darby - Darby Rec Center, 1022 Ridge Ave., noon-4 p.m., viewing plus science exhibits, quizzes and NASA live feed, sponsored by Darby Free Library; 610-586-7310.
Ephrata - Ephrata Public Library, 550 S. Reading Road, 2 p.m., program by NASA Solar System Ambassador Ed Pinero, educational activities, interpretive dance, a live stream, solar-themed refreshments; 717-738-9291.
Folcroft - Folcroft Library, 1725 Delmar Drive, 1-5 p.m., demonstrations and explanations by the Delaware Valley Amateur Astronomers, activities for young children, filtered binoculars and telescopes; 610-586-1690.
Fredericksburg - Matthews Public Library, 102 W. Main Street, 1-4 p.m., activities and refreshments.
Graysville - Ryerson Station State Park, 361 Bristoria Road, 1-4 p.m.; 724-428-4254.
Haddonfield - Haddonfield Public Library, 60 Haddon Ave., 1-4 p.m.; 856-429-1304.
Holtwood - Muddy Run Observatory, 172 Bethesda Church Road West, noon-4 p.m., solar telescopes, educators.
La Plume - Keystone College observatory, 1-4 p.m., telescopes with special filters.
Lancaster - North Museum of Nature and Science, 400 College Ave., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., special presentations, NASA live webcast, specialized solar telescopes.
Latrobe - Saint Vincent College Sis and Herman Dupre Science Pavilion, 300 Fraser Purchase Rd., 1-4 p.m., projected views.
Laureldale - Muhlenberg Community Library, 3612 Kutztown Road, noon-4 p.m., snacks, crafts and videos.
Midland - Carnegie Library, 61 N. Street, 1-4:30 p.m., program; 724-643-8980.
Mount Joy - Milanof-Schock Library, 1184 Anderson Ferry Road, 2-3:30 p.m.; 717-653-1510.
Norristown - Norristown Public Library, 1:30-4 p.m.
North Lebanon - Baseball fields adjacent to Heisey's Diner, 1740 Rt. 72, 1:15-4 p.m., sponsored by the Greater Lebanon Valley Lions Club; telescopes, binoculars, solar filters and other projection devices for safe viewing; 757-613-3719.
Oakland - Carnegie Library, 4400 Forbes Avenue, 1-3 p.m., eclipse-themed craft.
Oakland - WQED Multimedia, 4802 Fifth Avenue, 1 p.m. , live-stream in Fred Rogers Studio.
Penfield - Parker Dam State Park, 28 Fairview Rd., 1-4 p.m.; 814-765-0630.
Philadelphia - The Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St., noon-4 p.m., pinhole-camera workshops, science educators to explain how and why eclipses happen, and monitors set up to show both the NASA feed and a live-stream of the total eclipse from St. Joseph, Missouri; 215-448-1200.
Philadelphia - Independence Seaport Museum's second-floor terrace, 211 S. Columbus Blvd., noon-4 p.m., BYO eclipse-watching picnic; 215-413-8655.
Philadelphia - Wagner Free Institute of Science, 1700 W. Montgomery Ave., eclipse model demonstrations, pinhole-camera workshop, screening of NASA broadcast, sun funnel telescope (set up for group projected-image viewing), eclipse sunglasses; 215-763-6529.
Philipsburg - Black Moshannon State Park, 4216 Beaver Rd., 1-4 p.m.; 814-342-5960.
Pittsburgh - Carnegie Science Center, 1 Allegheny Ave., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., maximum sun coverage at 2:35 p.m., solar telescope, live video feeds.
Pittsburgh - Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, 10 Children's Way, 1:30-3 p.m., viewing, eclipse folktales, pinhole-camera making.
Reading - DoubleTree parking garage rooftop, 701 Penn St., 1-3 p.m., children's activities, food trucks, sponsored by Reading Public Library.
Reading - The Nature Place at Angelica Park, 575 St Bernardine Street, noon-3 p.m.
Springdale - Rachel Carson Homestead, 613 Marion Ave., 1-4 p.m., sponsored by Springdale Free Public Library; 724-274-9729.
State College - Mount Nittany Middle School, 656 Brandywine Drive, 1:15-4 p.m., 80 percent of sun covered at 2:35 p.m., sponsored by Penn State Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics.
University Park - Penn State's rooftop observatory on Davey Laboratory and H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens at intersection of Park Avenue and Bigler Road, 1:15-4 p.m., 80 percent of sun covered at 2:35 p.m., sponsored by Penn State Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics.
Waynesboro - Renfrew Institute for Cultural and Environmental Studies,1010 E. Main St., noon-4 p.m.; Todd Toth, scientist with the NASA Goddard GLOBE Program at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Woodbury - Woodbury Public Library, 33 Delaware St., 1-4 p.m.; 856-845-2611.
Wyndmoor - Free Library of Springfield, 1200 E. Willow Grove Ave., 1-4 p.m.; 215-836-5300.
York - Consolidated School of Business, 1605 Clugston Road, 1-3 p.m., telescope with a monitor.
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