Scientists recently discovered a mysterious egg that doesn’t seem to belong to any animal species they know of. They can’t figure out what it will hatch into, but they can tell it’s going to hatch soon. A leading research team turns to you for help. Will it be a bird, a fish, a land animal? Will it even be from Earth? What does it eat? How does it behave? Learn about common animal behaviors, then decide how your unique creature is going to act, and what kind of adventures you’ll go on once it hatches!

Please check out and bid on the following great auction items for the Being Buzz Bissinger event. Special thanks to those individuals and companies who donated to the auction, boldly noted below. If you are unable to attend the event but would like to bid on items in advance, please email Steve Wittenberg.

• NASCAR Racing Experience: Enjoy a trip for 2 to a 2012 NASCAR Spring Cup Series Race of your choice. Package includes premium level tickets, a 2-night hotel stay and round-trip airfare for 2. $7,250 value – Opening Bid: $2,800
• Fairmont Hotel Experience: Enjoy a 4-night stay in a Junior Suite at select Fairmont Hotels and Resorts including top Canadian properties plus round-trip airfare for 2. $7,250 value – Opening Bid: $2,400
• Estate Planning Consultation with Steven Wittenberg, Esq.: Steven is the Director of Legacy Planning in SEI’s Wealth Management Practice. Steven is a JD/MBA/LLM in Tax with over 10 years of tax, estate and legal experience. More information can be found here. $500 value – Opening Bid – $250
• Chiropractic Services from Dr. Philip Buckley: Buckley Chiropractic is conveniently located in downtown Lansdowne. Philip graduated from Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 1983 and is the principal Chiropractic specialist of Buckley Chiropractic. More information can be found at http://buckleychiropractic.info/about-us/doctors/. – $500 value – Opening Bid – $250
• Legal Services by Mary Beth Bogan, Esq.: Ms. Bogan has over 20 years of legal experience in the areas of commercial litigation, real estate, and corporate matters, as well as in the representation of nonprofit organizations, business entities, and individuals in the entertainment, fashion, and arts industries. More information can be found at http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mary-elizabeth-bogan/9/947/911 – $500 value – Opening Bid – $250
• Exceptional Events Philadelphia Party Consulting: $300 towards any event: http://www.exceptional-events.net/ – $300 value – donated by Stacey Kesselman – Opening Bid – $150
• Family Photo Shoot by Zoey Sless-Kitain: Zoey is the Photography Director at Philadelphia Magazine –$400 value – Opening Bid – $250
• Interior Design and Color Consult by Busy Bee Design: http://busybeephilly.com/ – $350 value – donated by Anna Powers – Opening Bid – $200
• Overnight Stay at Loews Hotel includes breakfast – $325 value – donated by Steven Wittenberg – Opening Bid – $150
• Life Coach Session by Gail Cummings Levan, MSW, LSCW – $250 value – Opening Bid – $130
• PA Ballet 2 Seats for NY Export: Opus Jazz – $210 value – Opening Bid – $120
• Lilly Pulitzer Gift Bag – $200 value – donated by Janie Schoenborn – Opening Bid – $100
• Lunch with Seth Williams, Philadelphia’s first African American District Attorney – $200 value – Opening Bid – $100
• 2 Phillies Tix & Shane Victorino Signed Baseball – $200 value – donated by Dennis Shea – Opening Bid – $100
• 4 Phillies Tix – June 1st vs Miami, Sec 116, Seats 1-4, Row 6 – $200 value – donated by Lou Morsa – Opening Bid – $100
• Collingswood Restaurant Package – 2 $100 gift cards to Joe Pesce’s and Tortilla Press – $200 value – Opening Bid – $100
• Performance Fitness (1-month Boot Camp, Wynnewood) – $199 value – donated by Michelle Collier – Opening Bid – $125
• Handywork by Hank – $150 value – donated by Hank Adamczyk – Opening Bid – $50
• Stephen Starr Restaurants gift card – $150 value – Opening Bid – $75
• Doula Package: See http://www.doulamom.com/ – $140 value – donated by Kate Beschen – Opening Bid – $90
• 2 Handmade Bead Necklaces – $120 value – donated by Christina Stasiuk – Opening Bid – $50

• Nutrition and Acupuncture Consulting Package: 1 hour consulting package – $120 value – Opening Bid – $85
• Bikram Yoga 10 Class gift card – $120 value – donated by Maggie Sobeleski – Opening Bid – $100
• Phila Theatre Co 2 Tix to 2012-2013 season – $120 value – Opening Bid – $70
• A Kitchen Gift Certificate – $100 value – Opening Bid – $50
• Triumph Brewery gift card – $100 value – Opening Bid – $50
• Marathon on the Square Gift Card – $100 value – donated by Marathon Grill – Opening Bid – $50
• 4 Tickets to Betsy Ross House, Franklin Square and Liberty 360 – $82 value – Donated by Historic Philadelphia – Opening Bid – $25
• 2 Tix to People’s Light & Theater Company – $78 value – Opening Bid – $65
• Spells Authors Book Package (2 Available): Best Friends by Carol Saline + Save Me by Lisa Scottoline + Friday Night Lights by Buzz Bissinger – $75 value – Donated by Carol Saline and Spells Writing Lab – Opening Bid – $40
• 5 Class Wake Up Yoga gift card – $65 value – donated by Alane Benson – Opening Bid – $35
• Christina Pirello Signed Books Package (2 available) Cooking the Whole Foods Way and I’m Mad as Hell… – $60 value – Donated by Robert and Christina Pirello – Opening Bid – $35
• Two Tickets to the Painted Bride – $60 value – Opening Bid – $30
• Chaddsford Winery Gift Basket – $59 value – donated by Chaddsford Winery – Opening Bid – $35
• Prime Rib gift card – $50 value – Opening Bid – $35
• Valley Forge Eye Center Gift Basket – $50 value – Opening Bid – $25
• Todd Herreman’s Autographed Football (Ex Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Lineman)- $50 value – donated by Dennis Shea – Opening Bid – $20
• Barefoot Wine Package – $40 value – Opening Bid – $25
• Primo Hoagies Gift Card – $40 value – donated by Ryan Regan – Opening Bid – $20
• BeachPack: See http://www.obhenterprises.com/BeachPack.html, comes filled with beach items (towels, suntan lotion and other goodies) – $35 value – donated by OBH Enterprises – Opening Bid – $30
• Children’s’ Book World Gift Card – $30 value – donated by Heather Hebert– Opening Bid – $10
• Pure Fare Gift Card – $15 value – Opening Bid – $10

Discover science in your own backyard! Join Spells Writing Lab as we partner with local scientists and science students to uncover the wonders around Clark Park, from the physics of basketball to the creepy crawly creatures in the dirt. Keep an eye out for the Spells table, where we’ll use forensic science to solve the Great Cookie Caper, then write our own endings to the mystery!

Science comes to life in West Philadelphia with more than 20 interactive, hands on activities throughout the park from the neighborhood’s universities, research centers, and others. The Clark Park Science Discovery Day will be a signature program of the 2012 Philadelphia Science Festival, taking place on Sunday, April 29, 2012.

For more information, visit The Philadelphia Science Festival’s website.

Philly.com is buzzing about our upcoming fundraiser with “incomparable” Pulitzer-winning author Buzz Bissinger. Check out the mention, and get your tickets now!

Once upon a time, there were wizards and princesses, mermaids and knights. They all worked together, living stories worth telling. Join as an apprentice story teller and work together with your fellow apprentices to weave a story of your own. Then, using the magical inventions of electronics, stop-motion animation and Lego, awaken your story! Join royals and mythical creatures to defeat the perils of story-boarding and animation!

No costume required.

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