Evergreen Museum

Celebrate 120 Years of Flight
2023-12-17 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Evergreen Giant Screen Theater, 490 NE Michael King Smith Way, McMinnville, OR, 97128, United States
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The Aviation and Space Museums will be open during normal operating hours to invite event ticket holders to explore legendary exhibits prior to the celebration. Ticket holders are invited to be seated in our Giant Screen Theater by 3pm to enjoy the celebration’s live speaking engagements. Private pilot and KOIN’s Chief Meteorologist Natasha Stenbock will share her passion for flight and introduce retired Navy Blue Angel pilot Greg “Boss” Wooldridge.
Greg Wooldridge is the only Naval Aviator to serve as commanding officer of the the U.S. Navy Blue Angels three separate times. Greg will share his insights on the the history of aviation, his own experiences, and the lasting impacts of his favorite aerospace heroes over the last 120 years.
A limited number of VIP ticket holders will have a chance to meet Greg in person for pictures and autographs at the conclusion of the celebration.

Storytellers Series: Nasa’s Innovative Artemis CLPS Initiative
2023-12-19 14:00 - 15:00 | OR
Presenters: John Jennings and Donn Anderson
As part of NASA’s Artemis moon program, CLPS, which stands for Commercial Lunar Payload Services, is designed to establish private sector lunar lander services to deliver small and medium sized scientific payloads and technology demonstrations to the Moon’s surface. Come learn more about this plan to use commercial capabilities for scientific exploration, technology development, and resource prospecting on the Moon, enabling a sustainable and long term presence on our nearest neighbor in space!

Location: Space Museum Galaxy Theater

Cost: Included with Admission

Museum Closed for Holiday Observances
2023-12-24, 2023-12-25 | OR
Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum is Closed for observance of Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, & Christmas Day.

New Year's Eve 1940s Hangar Dance w/ Live Big Band
2023-12-31 19:00 - 2024-01-01 01:00 | Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, 500 NE Captain Michael King Smith Way, McMinnville, OR, 97128, United States
Swing in the new year with a 1940s Big Band Hangar Dance at Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum! All proceeds will benefit the Museum.

Got Your Six Aviation and Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum proudly present the 2023 New Year’s Eve Big Band Hangar Dance beneath the Spruce Goose at Evergreen Aviation Museum!
All proceeds from this event will go directly to benefit the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum (EASM) and its many programs. Please join us for a glamourous New Year’s Eve to remember!

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Guests are encouraged to where cocktail attire, but if you really want to dress to impress, then by all means put on your 1940s retro attire and represent the Golden Era of Aviation, and enjoy an evening of mingling and frivolity to celebrate the new year! Stroll the Historic Aviation Museum and marvel at the grandeur of Howard Hughes’ H-4 Hercules (“The Spruce Goose”) and numerous vintage aircraft and exhibits. Dance to the ’40s tunes of live 17-piece “Jumptown Big Band” beneath the glimmering shadow of the Spruce Goose. Enjoy drinks and hors d’oeuvres while striking a pose for our professional photographer. Then, for the big finale, ring in 2024 with a hosted champagne toast and savor the memory of an unforgettable evening!
This event is for adults only (must be age 18 or older). Please bring ID for entry.
Come dressed in vintage-inspired cocktail attire for the “1940s hangar dance” theme.(Vintage cocktail attire is encouraged, but not required. Please no jeans or tennis shoes.)
Ticket price include appetizers, non-alcoholic drinks, and a hosted midnight champagne toast. Beer and wine will be available to purchase at your leisure. Bartenders will check ID per OLCC guidelines.
Feel free to reach out to Event Coordinator, Got Your Six Aviation (info@GotYourSixAviation.com), if you have any questions regarding the event. We are so excited to celebrate with you while benefitting the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum! Cheers!

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Storytellers Series: OSIRIS-REx: To the Asteroid Bennu and Back Again
2024-01-16 14:00 | OR
Presenter: Donn Anderson

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security – Regolith Explorer) is the first U.S. space mission to orbit a near Earth asteroid and return a sample from it safely to Earth. This seven year mission to Bennu successfully landed its capsule last September. Analyzing the on board sample will help scientists understand the early solar system, as well as the hazards and resources of near-Earth space. How did the mission go and what have we learned from it so far?

Location: Space Museum Galaxy Theater

Cost: Included with Admission

The Life & Times of Bessie Coleman - The First Black Female and First Native American Pilot
2024-02-15 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-02-16 10:00 - 11:00 | OR
Join us as we explore Bessie Coleman’s pioneering journey to become the first Black woman and first Native American to earn a pilot’s license. Coleman’s inspiring life story, related through a live theatrical performance by her great-niece Gigi Coleman, encourages individuals to achieve their dreams.
WHEN: Feb. 15th 6:00PM – 7:00PM and Feb. 16th 10:00AM to 11:00AM
WHERE: Evergreen Theater
PRICE: Free to Museum Members. $10 General Admission
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1-Day Barnstormer Camp
2024-02-16 10:00 - 15:00 | Aviation Museum, 500 NE Captain MIchael King Smith Way, McMinnville, OR, 97128, United States
Join the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum as we explore Bessie Coleman’s pioneering journey to become the first Black woman and first Native American descendent to earn a pilot’s license. Coleman’s inspiring life story, related through a live theatrical performance by her great-niece Gigi Coleman, encourages individuals to achieve their dreams.
Come along with us on our 1-Day Barnstormer Camp on February 16th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Barnstormer Campers benefit from the live performance of Gigi Coleman in addition to a full day of activities. We honor Bessie’s Flight Training Center legacy by inviting 30 students to join our own Flight Training Center for the day. With adult supervision, Barnstormer Campers can also enjoy the full museum from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. outside of camp hours.
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Snapology's Planes, Trains, & Automobiles
2024-02-16 15:15 - 16:15 | OR
Join Snapology at the iconic Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum to explore the world of transportation in this engaging and fun class! Children will build models of their favorite forms of transportation as they learn about energy, wheels and axles, air resistance, and more. In this session we will focus on airplanes; those teams which are very agile in the completion of their builds will enjoy an extension activity on the space shuttle!
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Storytellers Series: NASA’s Amazing Mission to the Asteroid Belt
2024-02-20 14:00 | OR
Presenter: John Jennings

NASA’s innovative DAWN spacecraft studied the conditions and processes of the solar system’s earliest epoch by investigating in detail two of the largest protoplanets in the Asteroid Belt still remaining intact since their formations: the giant asteroid Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres, two main asteroid belt worlds that followed very different evolutionary paths. Using exceptionally efficient electric ion propulsion, DAWN became the first and only spacecraft to orbit two different deep space bodies on the same mission! Come see incredible photos of these two worlds, what it took to get there, and what we’ve learned!

Location: Space Museum Galaxy Theater

Cost: Included with Admission

The Nighthawk Experience: Desert Storm
2024-03-02 13:00 - 16:00 | Evergreen Space Museum, 510 NE Captain MIchael King Smith Way, McMinnville, OR, 97128, United States
In commemoration of the 33rd Anniversary of Desert Storm, the Museum is hosting a Desert Storm-themed, “The Nighthawk Experience.” If you were not able to make the first “The Nighthawk Experience” or you would like to learn more about Operation Desert Storm, this event is for you.
The event will feature Major General Gregory Feest, who piloted our F-117 in Operation Desert Storm. Other experts will be available to answer questions about the role played by the F-15 & A-10.
Tickets are $30 and include Museum admission.
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Snapology's Combat Robots
2024-03-09 10:00 - 2024-03-10 16:00 | OR
**NOTE CLASS TIMES! Saturday, 3/9 from 10am – 1pm AND Sunday, 3/10 from 1 – 4pm.** Can you build the strongest and most agile robot? Can your robot win a head-to-head combat mission? Join Snapology at the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum to learn engineering strategies for building sturdy structures using LEGO® bricks and then apply that knowledge to build a robot for friendly competition. You’ll have a blast as you play robot football and complete the hoop challenge in this fun robotics program. This is a continuing program. Children will be provided with new and unique challenges on each camp day.
Adults can enjoy the McMinnville Wine + Food Classic while students enjoy Snapology’s Combat Robots course!
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Snapology's Planes, Trains, & Automobiles with Robotics
2024-03-15 15:15 - 16:15 | OR
Join Snapology at the iconic Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum to explore the world of transportation in this engaging and fun class! As they build models and robots of planes and fighter jets, students will learn about energy, wheels and axles, air resistance, and more. Students will have the opportunity to visit the Aviation Museum after class at no extra charge!
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Science Fest 2024
2024-03-16 10:00 - 15:00 | OR
Save the date for Saturday, March 16th, for a FREE day of hands-on science demonstrations from Carlton Observatory at Science Fest 2024. Held at the Space Museum from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Science Fest is a daylong event that celebrates all things science! We create 20+ hands-on science demonstrations and place them around the Space Museum. Then we invite families, students, teachers, and visitors to experience and celebrate science with us.
For more information, contact info@carltonobservatory.com.
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Storytellers Series: SpaceX’s Game Changing Starship
2024-03-19 14:00 | OR
Presenter: Donn Anderson

Elon Musk and SpaceX are continuing to innovate rocket development at a never before seen pace. Their Super Heavy booster rocket, with 33 state of the art Raptor engines, is the most powerful rocket ever built. The Starship second stage will take the largest payloads in history into Earth orbit, to the Moon, and beyond. Find out what makes this completely reusable 400-foot high rocket system SO exciting!

Location: Space Museum Galaxy Theater

Cost: Included with Admission

Spring Break Camp
2024-03-25 10:00 - 2024-03-29 17:00 | OR
We’re partnering with Snapology and Carlton Observatory to bring you a jam-packed week of STEAM-based fun. Accessible for 1st through 9th graders, this 10 am – 5 pm camp includes aviation and space curriculum.
Students will discover the four forces of flight before taking to the (virtual) skies in our Flight Training Center. They’ll learn about robotics, outer space, and telescopes. They even get the chance to build and launch their own rockets! Reserve Your Spot now.
Purchase Morning Sessions here.
(10 am – 1 pm)
Purchase Afternoon Sessions here.
(1 pm – 5 pm; lunch included)

Special Event: Mars Habitation & Build-A-Planet
2024-03-30 11:00 - 16:00 | OR
Learn about the Viking Lander Program and take part in a fun activity, led by The Viking Mars Missions Education & Preservation Project, a 501c3 nonprofit, where you can colonize Mars with other students. This free event is included in the cost of Museum admission. Perfect for ages 6 – 15-years-old.

Meet in Evergreen Giant Screen Theater at 11 am
Lunch Break at 12:30 pm
Build-a-Planet Activity in Giant Screen Theater at 1 pm

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80th Anniversary D-Day Commemoration Ceremony
2024-04-01 00:00 | OR
Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of D-Day with Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum. Join our partners, DreamFlights, and fly in vintage aircraft, piloted by trained professionals. EASM President and CEO Tyson Weinert will then walk through th e plan for the C-47 restoration and exhibit.

Storytellers Series: Rockets, Rockets, and more Rockets – The Development of Rocket Engines from the Beginning of the Space Age
2024-04-16 14:00 | OR
Presenter: John Jennings

In order to escape Earth’s powerful gravity well, we need rockets. For a rocket to go anywhere, a rocket engine is required. Perfecting the design, construction, and launch of rocket engines has continued to this very day. Come learn about the history of liquid and electrical rocket engines, culminating with the active development of the game changing nuclear thermal rocket!

Location: Space Museum Galaxy Theater

Cost: Included with Admission

Movies at the Museum for McMenamins UFO Fest 2024
2024-05-17 - 2024-05-19 | OR
Join Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in celebrating the 2024 UFO Fest with exclusive extraterrestrial films playing in the Evergreen Giant Screen Theater.
Showtimes are as follows the 17th – 19th:

Friday Schedule:
Iron Giant: 12 pm
E.T: 2 pm
Saturday Schedule:
Iron Giant: 10 am
E.T: 2 pm
Mars Attacks: 5 pm
Sunday Schedule:
Iron Giant: 12 pm
E.T: 2 pm

Tickets available at the Aviation Front Desk or Theater Concessions. For more information on UFO Fest, please visit their website.

Storytellers Series: Voyager 1’s Pale Blue Dot and Perspective-Changing Photos: “The Family Portrait”
2024-05-21 14:00 | OR
Presenter: Donn Anderson

There are currently FIVE spacecraft either on their way out of our Solar System, or have already left the influence of our Sun. Voyager 1 was the very first to do so. On its way out, Voyager 1 took a series of photos of six of the planets, pictures that have impacted our awareness of our place in space. Come learn about these wonderful pictures and get an update on Voyager 1 itself, sending data back to Earth for more than 46 years!

Location: Space Museum Galaxy Theater

Cost: Included with Admission

Memorial Day Ceremony
2024-05-27 13:30 - 14:30 | Aviation Museum, 500 NE Captain MIchael King Smith Way, McMinnville, OR, 97128, United States
Join us this Memorial Day, May 27 at 1:30 pm, outside Evergreen Aviation Museum for a solemn and stirring Color Guard ceremony, as we pay tribute to those who gave everything for our freedom.

Remembering D-Day: Private Press, Government & Veteran Ceremony
2024-06-06 13:00 - 15:00 | OR
An intimate ceremony hosted on Thursday, June 6th at 1 pm to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of D-Day. The Honor Guard will present colors and several speakers will thank WWII Veterans in attendance.

Remembering D-Day: An Evening with Historian Mike Lombardi
2024-06-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Aviation Museum, 500 NE Captain MIchael King Smith Way, McMinnville, OR, 97128, United States
Enjoy an exclusive evening in the Evergreen Aviation Museum as we delve into the captivating narratives of D-Day and the Museum’s own C-47 Skytrain. Our esteemed guest, Boeing Historian Mike Lombardi, will guide us through an enriching journey, sharing insights and anecdotes that bring history to life.
Indulge in a sumptuous dinner prepared by our talented culinary team. Engage in stimulating conversations with fellow guests, share perspectives, and forge connections amidst the inspiring ambiance of the Museum.
Semi-Formal Attire: Opt for polished attire such as a suit, dress shirt, and tie or a dressy blouse with dress pants or a skirt. Consider a dress or a chic pant suit for a more formal touch. Avoid overly casual clothing like jeans or T-shirts, and overly formal attire like tuxedos or ballgowns.
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Remembering D-Day: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary
2024-06-08 10:00 - 17:00 | Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, 500 NE Captain Michael King Smith Way, McMinnville, OR, 97128, United States
Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of D-Day on Saturday, June 8th by honoring local Oregonians who served in World War II. Relive history at Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum through a full itinerary of Battle of Normandy education and experiences.
Admission includes a screening of the D-Day film, followed by an engaging panel led by our Education Director and featuring Boeing Senior Historian, WWII Veterans, a C-47 expert, and more.
Drop by the Aviator Café for a discounted bite to eat before soaring to new heights with a WWII-focused tour centralized around our C-47 Skytrain that flew in the Battle of Normandy.
This event includes full-day access to both the Aviation and Space Museums.
Agenda:

10 am: D-Day Film Screening (45 minutes)
11 am: Remembering D-Day Panel (1 hour to 1 hour, 15 minutes)
12 pm: Break for lunch
WWII Tours:

1 pm, 1:30 pm, 2 pm, 2:30 pm, 3 pm, 3:30 pm

5 pm: Museum Closes

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Storytellers Series: The Search for Life in the Universe within our own Solar System and from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
2024-06-18 14:00 | OR
Presenter: John Jennings

The discoveries concerning the possibilities for life as we know it existing elsewhere in our Solar System, let alone our Universe, are gaining momentum every year. What are some of the recent results from the searching by the incredible James Webb Space Telescope? And what do we plan to investigate with the Europa Clipper Mission to Jupiter’s moon?

Location: Space Museum Galaxy Theater

Cost: Included with Admission

Sally's Night Celebration
2024-06-20 16:00 - 19:00 | OR
In celebration of Sally’s Night, we welcome young students to discover how space and scientific exploration inspires and fuels future generations! As a tribute to pioneering astronaut and physicist, Sally Ride, enjoy a FREE science lesson and STEM stations featuring space-themed activities throughout the evening.
While our Sally’s Night event is sold out, for those who want to see everything our Museums have to offer, students can show us an A on their current report card and get FREE daytime admission Thursday June 20th – Sunday June 23rd!
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Aviation Summer Camp 7/8 - 7/12
2024-07-08 09:00 - 2024-07-12 15:30 | OR
Calling all high-flying adventurers! Jump into the pilot’s seat, dive into the many sides of aviation, and sign up for a week of innovation. Design your own airplane by learning about four forces of flight. Get an up close view of the Spruce Goose! Special guest speakers, unique experiences, and more! (July 8 – July 12, 9 am – 3:30 pm)
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Galaxy Summer Camp 7/15 - 7/19
2024-07-15 09:00 - 2024-07-19 15:30 | OR
Calling all future astronauts & space explorers! Launch into the outer depths of the universe and sign up for a week of scientific missions. Build and launch your own rocket, engineer a solar-powered rover, and learn in the shadow of a real spacecraft (July 15 – July 19, 9 am – 3:30 pm)
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