ENGINEERING THE FUTURE Featured Exhibition
Main Floor
January 14 through February 28, 2005

Engineering the Future introduces you to contemporary and pioneering African-American engineers and mighty superhero characters who together demystify the diverse fields of engineering and help you solve everyday engineering problems yourself! Design a building that will withstand an earthquake; select the best bridge to cross a river; discover the secret to building a super-computer; even try your hand at constructing a molecular structure and more!

BLACK CREATIVITY 2005 GALA
January 29, Cocktails 6:30 p.m., Dinner 8:00 p.m.

A highlight of the Museum’s Black History Month activities, the annual black-tie event raises funds to support Black Creativity programming at the Museum. Gentleman of Leisure will perform. Reservations are limited.

CAREER BOWLS
Little Theater
February 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17

Black Creativity career bowls are fun and educational games designed to introduce students in grades 6-12 to the variety of occupations available to them. This year, Foster Green Morgan LLC’s Jim Foster, president and CEO; Wayne Morgan, vice president of operations and Anita Green, vice president of marketing present Educational GameWorks ™ “A Creative Way to Learn.” Combining aspects of Jeopardy and Who Wants to be a Millionaire, students learn about engineering fields, while having a great time competing for cash prizes for their schools by answering questions about responsibility, growth, foundation skills, workplace competencies and various occupations. Professionals are on hand to answer questions and provide information. Please note: Career bowl participants have been selected for the 2005 program. This program is not open to the public, only to school groups that make reservations in advance. Schools that would like to compete in future career bowls should call Octavia Hooks at (773) 684-9844, Ext. 2333.