The South Carolina State Museum science staff and the Midlands Astronomy Club will start the new year with a new location for the popular “Planets for the People” sidewalk telescope viewing series.  The family stargazing event will take place Saturday, Jan. 19 from 6-10 p.m. at Parkland Plaza in Cayce.

                “If it’s clear, we should have a good view of the moon and the planet Jupiter,” said Tom Falvey, State Museum director of education.

Benedict College’s School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics will host its Ninth Annual Xtreme Technology Event on Friday, November 9, 2012 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The event will take place in Alumni Hall and in the Benjamin E. Mays Human Resources Center Arena on the College’s campus.

The Ninth Annual Xtreme Technology Event, sponsored by the National Nuclear Security Agency, FN Manufacturing, Domtar, Michelin, Dominos Pizza and Benedict College, will feature nearly 200 high school students from both North and South Carolina.