Candlelight Cross-Country Skiing Jan. 30 & Feb. 6

Candlelight Cross-Country Skiing, in cooperation with Buffalo River State Park and the Regional Science Center, will be held January 30 & February 6, 6-8:30 p.m. Bring your cross-country skis or snowshoes and enjoy an evening on a candlelight ski trail. A hot beverage and a fire to warm your fingers and toes will await your return. In case of poor weather or snow conditions, event will be canceled. A Minnesota ski pass is required and can be purchased this evening. For more information on the trails, call (218)-498-2124. Meet at the Regional Science Center’s interpretive center or at Buffalo River State Park’s warming house located in the park’s picnic grounds.

MSUM Planetarium showing “Bear Tales” through March 8

The Minnesota State University Moorhead Planetarium will show “Bear Tales” Sundays at 2 p.m. and Mondays at 7 p.m. Jan. 17 through March 8. This year, astronomers are celebrating the anniversary of that event by inviting everyone to look through a telescope. “Bear Tales” follows two young astronomers at a star party as they learn how telescopes work, the history of telescopes, and the major discoveries made by these instruments. Click headline for details.

MSUM Planetarium demonstrates digital projector

The MSU Moorhead Planetarium will present “Thirty Billion Light Years in Thirty Minutes” at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14. This show is free and open to the public. This special, one-time show takes you from Moorhead to the most distant reaches of the Universe and back, showcasing the future capabilities of the MSUM Regional Science Center Planetarium. Click the headline for more information.