Since winning the Premio Paolo Borciani — an international string quartet competition — in Italy in 2005, the Pavel Haas Quartet, who take its name from the Czech composer, has performed around the world and recorded three award-winning CDs.

Bostonian Johnny A, former frontman of the J. Geils Band, has one of the most eloquent guitar sounds in modern music and his style straddles a fine line between blues, rock, jazz, and soul.

C’est Magnifique! Enjoy the music of France just as spring creeps into Maine. Be moved by Debussy’s Petite Suite, Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin, and Faure’s Requiem.

“Jungle Jack” Hanna, star of his own action-packed TV series, brings his family-friendly animal show, Into the Wild, to Maine. Besides all the critters, Hanna will entertain with his humorous stories and footage from his adventures around the world.

Jump to the future when humans have colonized the moon. Looking down at Earth during a solar eclipse, a grandfather tells his grandchildren, born on the Moon, about Earth.

Demonstrations showing how the search for planets may discover another Earth orbiting a distant star are followed by probing the ocean depths and extreme environments to celebrate life.

Demonstrations showing how the search for planets may discover another Earth orbiting a distant star are followed by probing the ocean depths and extreme environments to celebrate life.

The friendliest planets show up in Our Sky Family, an introduction to the solar system for little ones.

The friendliest planets show up in Our Sky Family, an introduction to the solar system for little ones. Even Franklin the star projector gets into the act, introducing the Sun’s family while making a starry background for the journey.

From northern lights to garden flowers, color fills our lives. Cosmic Colors explains how we use the rainbow to see, understand, and explore our universe. This year’s solar storm activity is featured with an explanation of northern lights and viewing tips.