“The planetarium is just too cool to let it sit, after it had quieted down I really wanted to find a creative way to use it,” she added. That’s when the idea for live music started.

“We started doing shows about a year ago, it was last March when we hosted our first one, but prior to that my friend Keenan Ketzner used the space for his senior project. He used the space to play an album, and had visuals that complimented the music. The coolest part about it was that he had included these interactive instruments that complimented the album and visuals so well. It was one of the most unique things we’ve had happen in here,” she explained. “After that, Keenan and I worked on putting together another show in the room and the music community was super receptive to it. Keenan graduated and I’ve just kept putting them on myself.”

— What’s Up Article “Spanel Planetarium: Interactive performances”