CELEBRATE GROUNDHOG DAY WITH THE WEATHER MUSEUM
Thursday, February 2, 2012
The Weather Museum
5104 Caroline in the Houston Museum District
10 am – 4 pm
FREE ADMISSION
Will there be six more weeks of winter in Texas or is spring coming early this year? Come to The Weather Museum on Groundhog Day to find out!
Alamo the Texas Longhorn will look for his shadow and help The Weather Museum’s meteorologists with the official forecast. Photos with Alamo will be available, along with special, fun Groundhog Day activities throughout The Weather Museum. Admission to The Weather Museum on Groundhog Day is FREE!
4th Annual Groundhog Day Gala and Weather Hero Awards
Hotel ZaZa – 5701 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005
6:30 – 10 pm
Later in the evening, the Museum will host its 4th Annual Groundhog Day Gala at the Hotel ZaZa, benefiting the educational programs of The Weather Museum.
The evening program includes a cocktail reception, seated dinner, silent auction, raffle and annual awards for Weather Heroes.
The Weather Hero Awards are given to individuals or groups who have demonstrated heroic qualities in the education of others in the fields of science or math, volunteer efforts in the meteorological community or assistance to others during a weather crisis.
The 2011 Weather Heroes include the American Red Cross; John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas State Climatologist; Cecilia Sinclair; and Jim Stefkovich, Birmingham National Weather Service Office.
Since 2011 was host to a large number of severe weather events, The Weather Museum will also recognize a handful of groups or organizations who played an important role during or after some of this year’s major weather events, including Hurricane Irene, the Mississippi River / Tennessee floods, Texas wildfires and numerous tornado outbreaks, presenting them with a special community weather recognition award.
Honorary event chairs are Dr. Kenneth and June Mattox.
Admission to the Groundhog Day Gala at Hotel ZaZa on the evening of February 2 is $300 per ticket. Call 713-529-3076 or email wrc@wxresearch.org for more ticket information.
Sponsorships are also available, ranging from $500 to $25,000.
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The History of Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day has been celebrated every February 2 since 1887. Traditionally, after a long winter’s sleep, the groundhog comes out of its hole to search for its shadow. If the groundhog sees his shadow, six more weeks of winter are expected. The theory is the sunny days in winter are the result of cold, dry arctic air masses, which indicate that more cold weather should be expected. However, cloudy winter days come from mild, moist tropical air, which means that spring is just around the corner.
