The Virginian-Pilot

THE LEDGER-STAR

: Saturday, June 15, 1996

• BATTLE OF THE SEXES IN ``TWIST'' ISN'T NEW
• A VIEW OF CHRISTIAN'S DUTY TOWARD THOSE OF OTHER FAITHS
• DOWN TO THE SEA AFTER YEARS OF PLANNING AND LABOR, DOORS OPEN ON $37-MILLION ADDITION
• LAST LOOK: AQUARIUMS AROUND THE NATION HOW THE VIRGINIA MARINE SCIENCE MUSEUM COMPARES WITH OTHER WATERY ATTRACTIONS.
• OVERVIEW: HOW THE MUSEUM GREW AFTER YEARS OF PLANNING AND SETBACKS, THE ORIGINAL EXHIBITS OPENED A DECADE AGO.
• INTRODUCTION: A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY TRAVEL FROM MOUNTAIN STREAM TO OPEN OCEAN, AND MEET THE NATIVES ALONG THE WAY.
• OVERVIEW: MUSEUM'S MISSION: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION THE MESSAGE...IS PRETTY SIMPLE: WHAT'S IN YOUR BACK YARD HERE IN VIRGINIA IS IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE.
• ATTRACTIONS: IMAX 3-D THEATER: A REALLY BIG SHOW WANT TO SEE A MOVIE WITH REAL DEPTH? THE MUSEUM'S GOT ONE 2/3- WITH MORE TO COME.
• ATTRACTIONS: HARBOR SEALS NORMALLY WINTER VISITORS, FIVE WILL BECOME FULL-TIME RESIDENTS.
• ATTRACTIONS: MARSH TRAIL LINKING THE MUSEUM'S TWO BUILDINGS IS A SUBLIME OUTDOOR EXHIBIT.
• LAST LOOK: OCEAN TRIPS: "NATURE AT ITS BEST" VISITORS TAKE TO THE SEAS IN A 65-FOOT HEAD BOAT, THE MISS VIRGINIA BEACH, OUT OF RUDEE INLET.
• ATTRACTIONS: THE OLDER EXHIBITS THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AQUARIUM AND COASTAL RIVER AND RAY AREAS ARE STILL WORTH A LOOK.
• ATTRACTIONS: NORFOLK CANYON THE MUSEUM'S LARGEST AQUARIUM SIMULATES THE OPEN WATERS OF THE ATLANTIC.
• ATTRACTIONS: SEA TURTLES A 70,000-GALLON TANK WILL HOLD ONE OF THE MUSEUM'S RAREST ANIMALS.
• ATTRACTIONS: WHEN YOU GET HUNGRY...
• GUIDE: VIRGINIA MARINE SCIENCE MUSEUM THE VIRGINIA MARINE SCIENCE MUSEUM'S $36.7 MIILION EXPANSION OFFICIALLY OPENS TODAY, THOUGH SOME EXHIBITS ARE NOT YET FINISHED. NOTABLE PARTS OF THE EXPANSION INCLUDE SEAL AND OTTER EXHIBITS, THE HUGE NORFOLK CANYON AQUARIOUM, AN IMAX 3-D MOVIE THEATER AND AN AVIARY.
• ATTRACTIONS: RIVER OTTERS THESE SLEEK SWIMMERS WILL DELIGHT VISITORS WITH THEIR DISPLAY OF AQUATIC ACROBATICS.
• ATTRACTIONS: BIRDS AVIARY RESIDENT WILL INCLUDE HERONS, VULTURE AND AN OWL.
• ATTRACTIONS: MARINE MAMMALS WITH ITS STRANDING PROGRAM, THE MUSEUM HELPS SAVE THE WHALES.
• ATTRACTIONS: OCEAN AQUARIUMS TANKS DISPLAY FISH AND OTHER ANIMALS THAT LIVE OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST.
• ATTRACTIONS: REEF TOUCH TANK SEA STARS AND SPONGES ARE WITHIN VISITORS' REACH.
• ATTRACTIONS: SHARKS "THEY'RE WORTHY OF OUR AWE AND APPRECIATION