The Midland University Lueninghoener Planetarium will be hosting a pair of shows on Saturday, July 31st at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Shows will be under the direction of Dr. Ken Murphy, Professor of Physics/Planetarium at Southwest Minnesota State University and Midland alumnus Jack Dunn ‘69, who led the Mueller Planetarium at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for 42 years.

A laser show set to the music of Tom Petty will highlight the evening performance. “It’s a show I just finished creating and will be showing to planetariums in several states,” Dunn said. “This will be the premiere of the show.”

The show lasts about 45 minutes and is open to the public. To learn more about the event, see this story.