Beakerhead: 6 exhibits to check out

This story was originally published Sept. 12.

Beakerheadoffers five days of weird, wonderful and innovative eventsthat are a quirky mix of art, science andengineering.

With 60 events in the lineup, an eclectic mix ofexhibits,entertainment andhands-on workshopsitmight be hard to figure out how to squeeze it all in.

Here are six that can be found all around the city andvisited between 10 a.m. and 9 p.m. during the festival, which runs Sept. 14-18. Many of the events are free and tickets can be bought at beakerhead.com.

Tentacles

An octopus appears to be escaping from an Inglewood building. This isthe Calgary premiere of United Kingdom artists Filthy Luker and Pedro Estrellas.

Where: McGill Block, west entrance of NinthAvenue.S.E.

Saturnian

Enter aninflatabledome best described by Beakerheadorganizersas a "massive explorer is outfitted with state of the art Narwhal sensoryequipment and humpback whale navigational technology."The exhibit, shown here is anartistic rendering created byBee Kingdom Glass.

Where:Fort Calgary,750 NinthAve.S.E.

BASS Ship

This30-foot "space ship," shown here is an artist's rendering, andthe first project to emerge from Beakerhead's Big Bang Residency Program. Visitors can help "crack the code that makes this strange beast light up and beam messages to space," sayBeakerhead organizers.

Where:East Village Riverwalk,618 Confluence Way S.E.

Sandbox of Human Ingenuity

The giant sandbox is back. Bring a shovel, a picnicor maybe your beach blanket.

Where:Fort Calgary,750 NinthAve.S.E. Calgary

Nibbles

Australian artistAmanda Pareris back with more giant illuminated bunniesbut this time they'rebabies.

Where:Central Memorial Park,1221 SecondSt.S.W.

Highly Social Science

An actor dressed as a lab rat will operatethismassive barometer, shown here in an artist's rendering.The needle will be moved according tothe whims ofpublic opiniononTwitter.

Where:Mission Centre,2303 FourthSt.S.W.