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...seemed to have been made up of items collected at various rummage sales. The C'est Bon cafe in the mezzanine is convenient to the back of the new auditorium, which has seats positioned on a steep incline two stories high, somewhat like a scaled-down version of an omni-max theater. Having taken classes in both the old and new auditoriums, Lee Hampton '01 considers the new room "an improvement, but not a life-changing experience...the view is better than the old auditorium if the professor uses the blackboard a great deal." In the end, Hampton does...
...Muger Omni Theater, Museum of Science...
...people who have never been in an IMAX theater, or who have only seen the shows on flat rectangular screens, the five-story dome of the museum's Omni Theater is quite a pleasant shock. The screen curves and stretches upward on all sides until the panels catch up with each other and meet harmoniously in a perfect half-sphere, forming a deceivingly delicate, pearly shell that encompasses and dominates the audience for the entire show. The viewer might be tempted to complain about neck strain, but the seats do recline. Besides, when the movie actually starts, one will realize...
...enough of Jon Krakuer's Into Thin Air? Check out Everest at the Omni Theatre in the Museum of Science. Tuesday and Wednesday are "Bargain Nights," when the powers-that-be knock $2.50 off the price of admission. While you're there, take in the brand-new IMAX flick, Amazon, or just walk up and down the musical staircase and pretend youre an extra in Big. Amazon at 7 p.m., Everest at 8 p.m., Museum of Science, 1 Science Park...
...where we'd be: 1) the MFA. A supereclectic show called "A Grand Design" is now on exhibit. You'll recognize this exhibit from the ads in the T station-can't miss those funky blue shoes. 2) The Science Museum. (Yes, the Science Museum) Everest is their current Omni film. 3) "Collected Stories," a Pulizter Prize nominated play, is now onstage at the Huntington Theatre. Check out the review on page...