The Franklin Institute’s after-hours series returns next month with a night designed for grown-ups who like a little science mixed with their social life. On Friday, Dec. 5, Science After Hours: Celestial Sip s turns the museum into a nightlife destination filled with drinks, music and sky-high views.

From 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., guests can wander through the museum’s exhibits, sip cocktails from local distilleries and head to the rooftop deck to look through telescopes. Inside, chief astronomer Derrick Pitts and musician Keegan Tawa will guide planetarium shows about the stars overhead, while DJ Bobby Flowers spins R&B, disco and house inspired by the Harlem Renaissance.

Hands-on demos from the Monell Chemical Senses Center and the Penn Soft Earth Dynamics Lab add a playful, educationa

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