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90s Laser and The Beatles Back-to-Back

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Title: "Saturday Night Laser" Features Music From the 90s and The Beatles at the RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium in April

Location: RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium, 657 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607

Date/Time: 8pm and 9:30pm Saturday nights in April

Admission for One Show: Adults $7; Seniors, college students, students ages 5–18, and RMSC members $6.

Admission for Both Shows, Back-to-back: Adults $11; Seniors, college students, students ages 5–18, and RMSC members $9.

Detailed Information: www.rmsc.org; Facebook; Twitter (@rocRMSC)

ROCHESTER, NY—Audiences lose themselves in the music from two different decades accompanied by brilliant laser lights at the Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC) Strasenburgh Planetarium. Experience 90s Laser and The Beatles in Laser Light, back-to-back, Saturday nights throughout April. Each show lasts approximately 50 minutes.

90s Laser features a wide range of tunes like "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter In a Small Town," Pearl Jam; "Machinehead," Bush; "Wonderwall," Oasis; "Never There," Cake; "Mysterious Ways," U2; "Smells Like Teen Spirit," Nirvana; "Zombie," The Cranberries, among others.

The six-channel digital sound system switches to The Beatles in Laser Light, and features hits such as "A Hard Day's Night," "Day Tripper," "Eleanor Rigby" and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," along with special immersive video effects. Visitors also watch interviews with "The Fab Four."

An exciting virtual environment, visitors follow colorful light movements that perfectly match the music. "Saturday Night Laser" show themes change monthly.

Admission for one show is $7 for adults and $6 for seniors, college students, students ages 5–18 and RMSC members. Admission for both shows, back-to-back is $11 for adults and $9 for seniors, college students, students ages 5–18, and RMSC members.

Children under age five are not admitted to "Saturday Night Laser" shows.

Tickets for laser shows may be purchased in advance at the Museum Welcome Center (museum lobby) during regular business hours, at the Strasenburgh Planetarium Box Office or online at www.rmsc.org. Online ticket purchases must be made at least 24 hours prior to the show. Box Office hours vary according to the show schedule. Check online or by calling (585)271-1880.

Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC) receives major funding from Monroe County. RMSC includes a planetarium, nature center and science/regional history museum. The Rochester Museum & Science Center stimulates broad community interest and understanding of science and technology, and their impact—past, present, future—on our lives. For more information about RMSC, see www.rmsc.org. Find us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter (@rocRMSC).

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