***IMPORTANT SHOW INFORMATION*** There will be additional security at the doors to this event, including but not limited to wanding and bag checks. Please arrive at the venue early, as these security measures will increase line time.
NEIL deGRASSE TYSON
JUNE 13, 2017 AT 7:30PM
THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM
ASHEVILLE, NC
The US Cellular Center is delighted to welcome astrophysicist and New York Times bestselling author Neil deGrasse Tyson to the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on Tuesday, June 13th at 7:30pm. Dr. Tyson is renowned for his engaging science talks and has hosted multiple award-winning programs, including StarTalk Radio, FOX’s Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, and PBS-NOVA’s spinoff program NOVA ScienceNOW. Tickets go on sale Friday January 13th at 10am and will be available through the USCC Box Office, online at Ticketmaster.com, or by phone at 800-745-3000.
VIP Reserved Parking is available for purchase [HERE]. Please see more information on parking, as well as a live count of available spots in city decks [HERE]. In addition, there is a Buncombe County parking garage with new easy access point at 35 Woodfin Street directly across from YMCA.
Purchase The Collider VIP Package for an even more memorable night! The Collider VIP Packages available online only.
The Collider VIP Package includes:
- Best seats in the house
- Preshow VIP Reception from 5:30 to 6:30pm at The Collider, located just down the street from the US Cellular Center (Dr. Tyson will not be present at reception)
- An autographed copy of one of Tyson’s bestselling books
- Exclusive invitation to a backstage meet & greet with photo op after the show
Astrophysicist and New York Times bestselling author Neil deGrasse Tyson will give a science talk in Asheville’s Thomas Wolfe Auditorium Tuesday, June 13th at 7:30pm. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 13th at 10:00am at the USCC Box Office, online at Ticketmaster.com, and by phone at 800-745-3000. Ticket prices range $59.50 to $107.50 plus applicable fees. The Collider VIP Package is also available and includes preferred seating, a preshow VIP reception with beverages and hors d’oeuvres at The Collider (Dr. Tyson will not be present at reception), an autographed copy of one of Tyson’s bestselling books, and a backstage meet & greet with photo op after the show.
New York City native Neil deGrasse Tyson is host of the NSF-funded pilot program StarTalk Radio, now also a popular Podcast and a limited-run Television Series on the National Geographic Channel. Tyson also appeared as host for FOX’s Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey and PBS-NOVA’s spinoff program NOVA ScienceNOW. Tyson’s professional research interests are broad, but include star formation, exploding stars, dwarf galaxies, and the structure of our Milky Way.
In addition to dozens of professional publications, Dr. Tyson has written, and continues to write for the public. Two of Tyson’s recent books are the playful and informative Death By Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandaries, which was a New York Times bestseller, and The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet, chronicling his experience at the center of the controversy over Pluto’s planetary status. The PBS-NOVA documentary “The Pluto Files”, based on the book, premiered in March 2010. In February 2012, Tyson released his tenth book, Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier which contains every thought he has ever had on the past, present, and future of space exploration.
Tyson is the recipient of nineteen honorary doctorates and the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, the highest award given by NASA to a non-government citizen. His contributions to the public appreciation of the cosmos have been recognized by the International Astronomical Union in their official naming of asteroid 13123 Tyson. On the lighter side, Tyson was voted Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive by People Magazine in 2000.
Dr. Tyson is the fifth head of the world-renowned Hayden Planetarium in New York City and the first occupant of its Frederick P. Rose Directorship. He is also a research associate of the Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History.
Neil deGrasse Tyson lives in New York City with his wife, a former IT Manager with Bloomberg Financial Markets, and their two kids.
Website: http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neildegrassetyson
Twitter: https://twitter.com/neiltyson
