Get a ‘Cosmic Perspective’ with Neil deGrasse Tyson at The Lyric
Apr 03, 2025
Neil deGrasse Tyson is coming to The Lyric Baltimore to give his “Cosmic Perspective” to audiences on Nov. 11, 2025, and tickets are available now.Presale tickets are available for one day only on Thursday, April 3, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. (use code: LYRIC), and tickets go on sale to the p
ublic on Friday, April 4 at 10 a.m.Tyson was born and raised in New York City, attending Bronx High School of Science, Harvard for an undergraduate degree in physics, then earning a Ph.D. in astrophysics from Columbia University. He was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve on two separate commissions: one in 2001 studying the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry, and again in 2004 to help implement the United States Space Exploration Policy.In 2006, Tyson was appointed to serve on NASA’s Advisory Council, which guides the agency in through the process of seeing their ambitious visions also fit into restricted budgets set by the government.He has written for dozens of professional publications, and was a monthly essayist for the magazine “Natural History” from 1995 to 2005. Tyson has also authored 15 books, including his memoir, “The Sky is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist,” and “Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution, co-written with Donald Goldsmith.”Not confined to the literary realm, Tyson appeared as the on-camera host for the PBS NOVA mini-series “Origins,” and for five seasons was the host of PBS NOVA’s spinoff program “NOVA ScienceNOW.”Tyson is the recipient of 23 honorary doctorates and the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal. He is the director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City and the inaugural Frederick P. Rose Director. Tyson is also a research associate in the Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History.The Lyric Baltimore is located at 140 West Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore, MD. The “Cosmic Perspective” event begins at 7:30 p.m., with doors at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 11, 2025. Click this link for more information and tickets. ...read more read less
