Program Calendar
Week of Programs
Sunday, February 14, 2016
No events on this day.
Monday, February 15, 2016
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February 15, 2016 –Gallery Activities
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February 15, 2016 –Performance: Barefoot Puppets
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February 15, 2016 –Family Science Adventures
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February 15, 2016 –Performance: Barefoot Puppets
Gallery Activities
Play in puppet theaters Make your own Wikki Stix creation, 10:30-2:30 pm Play with traditional Kenyan puppets, 10:30-2:30 Explore the animals of the Savannah with baby-safe magnets Create a monkey puppet, noon-4 pm Free with museum admission! Part of School Vacation: Puppet Festival
Performance: Barefoot Puppets
Little Red and the Gingerbread Man Two well-loved children’s classics in one! Join Little Red as she pursues a mischievous Gingerbread cookie through the woods to Grandma’s house. Original music, snowy scenery, and everyone’s favorite Big Bad Wolf make up this performance for our youngest audiences. Note: Seating is limited and available first-come, first-serve. Free…
Family Science Adventures
Free with museum admission. Explore the Science Museum and find the Roving Scientist. You never know what kind of demonstrations and hands-on activities they have in store for you!
Performance: Barefoot Puppets
Little Red and the Gingerbread Man Two well-loved children’s classics in one! Join Little Red as she pursues a mischievous Gingerbread cookie through the woods to Grandma’s house. Original music, snowy scenery, and everyone’s favorite Big Bad Wolf make up this performance for our youngest audiences. Note: Seating is limited and available first-come, first-serve. Free…
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
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February 16, 2016 –Gallery Activities
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February 16, 2016 –Performance: Puppet Showplace Theater
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February 16, 2016 –Family Science Adventures
Gallery Activities
Play in puppet theaters Make your own Wikki Stix creation, 10:30-2:30 pm Play with traditional Kenyan puppets, 10:30-2:30 Explore the animals of the Savannah with baby-safe magnets Create a monkey puppet, noon-4 pm Free with museum admission! Part of School Vacation: Puppet Festival
Performance: Puppet Showplace Theater
Clown Circus by Artist-in-Residence Brad Shur Clowns come in all shapes and sizes, but everything about them is larger-than-life. Join Dusty and his friends Tarta, Zany, and Pierrot for this fun, interactive variety show featuring circus-inspired singing, dancing, storytelling, lion-taming, and more. Original music and brightly-colored characters will delight young audiences--and their grown-ups! Note: Seating is limited and available first-come, first-serve.…
Family Science Adventures
Free with museum admission. Explore the Science Museum and find the Roving Scientist. You never know what kind of demonstrations and hands-on activities they have in store for you!
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
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February 17, 2016 –Gallery Activities
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February 17, 2016 –Performance: Wayne Martin Puppets
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February 17, 2016 –Family Science Adventures
Gallery Activities
Play in puppet theaters Make your own Wikki Stix creation, 10:30-2:30 pm Play with traditional Kenyan puppets, 10:30-2:30 Explore the animals of the Savannah with baby-safe magnets Create a monkey puppet, noon-4 pm Free with museum admission! Part of School Vacation: Puppet Festival
Performance: Wayne Martin Puppets
Martin's Magical Musical Revue Using parody, mime, dance, mask and musical theatre, Martin brings a variety of puppet characters to life. Meet Zealand Dog with his balancing bone, Reggie the unicycle riding bear, Baby Bernie's big red balloon, Sherie Rene the wash lady and Slider Bullfrog the jazz playing trumpeter, to name but a few.…
Family Science Adventures
Free with museum admission. Explore the Science Museum and find the Roving Scientist. You never know what kind of demonstrations and hands-on activities they have in store for you!
Thursday, February 18, 2016
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February 18, 2016 –Gallery Activities
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February 18, 2016 –Performance: Nappy’s Puppets
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February 18, 2016 –Family Science Adventures
Gallery Activities
Play in puppet theaters Make your own Wikki Stix creation, 10:30-2:30 pm Play with traditional Kenyan puppets, 10:30-2:30 Explore the animals of the Savannah with baby-safe magnets Create a monkey puppet, noon-4 pm Free with museum admission! Part of School Vacation: Puppet Festival
Performance: Nappy’s Puppets
Jack and the Beanstalk Though English in origin, Jack has become a true American folk hero.Jack and the Beanstalk focuses on Jack and his many adventures: from Jack B. Nimble, Jack Horner, Big Jack and Little Jack to the popular Jack and Beanstalk. Based on the Appalachian folk tales collected by Richard Chase. Note: Seating…
Family Science Adventures
Free with museum admission. Explore the Science Museum and find the Roving Scientist. You never know what kind of demonstrations and hands-on activities they have in store for you!
Friday, February 19, 2016
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February 19, 2016 –Gallery Activities
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February 19, 2016 –Performance: Help Save the Monkey!
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February 19, 2016 –Family Science Adventures
Gallery Activities
Play in puppet theaters Make your own Wikki Stix creation, 10:30-2:30 pm Play with traditional Kenyan puppets, 10:30-2:30 Explore the animals of the Savannah with baby-safe magnets Create a monkey puppet, noon-4 pm Free with museum admission! Part of School Vacation: Puppet Festival
Performance: Help Save the Monkey!
Lillian lives at a nursing home where everyone thinks she’s lost her marbles, but that’s nonsense. The only thing she has lost? Her monkey. Monkey has been orbiting the earth since Lillian’s team at NASA launched him in 1965. His space pod is about to land in the middle of the ocean, and only Lillian…
Family Science Adventures
Free with museum admission. Explore the Science Museum and find the Roving Scientist. You never know what kind of demonstrations and hands-on activities they have in store for you!
Saturday, February 20, 2016
No events on this day.