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All of January RiverTown Rover - FREE with museum admission 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM at the RiverTown Rover Exhibit Goes to Mexico!
All of January Science Cart Demonstrations - FREE with museum admission. .A simple science project each week. Request at the front desk for a demonstration. For more information
Monday, Jan. 18, 2010 RiverTown Street Fair 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM For more information
Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010 Jazz Dance Workshop 3:00 PM Free with museum admission. For more information
All of February RiverTown Rover - FREE with museum admission 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM at the RiverTown Rover Exhibit Goes to Zimbabwe!
All of February Science Cart Demonstrations - FREE with museum admission. .A simple science project each week. Request at the front desk for a demonstration. For more information
Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010 Super Sunday Flush 3:00 PM For more information
Friday, Feb. 12 , 2010 Ice Your Sweet Cookies 11:00 AM , 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM For more information
Sunday, Feb. 14 , 2010 Ice Your Sweet Cookies 3:00 PM For more information
Mon., Feb 15, 2010 African Dance and Drum Show 10:00 AM For more information
Mon., Feb. 15, 2010 Jazz Dance Workshop 2:00 PM Free with museum admission For more information
Sat., Feb. 27, 2010 Chinese Lantern Festival 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM FREE with museum admission For more information
Date Events Time More Information
All of March RiverTown Rover - FREE with museum admission 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM at the RiverTown Rover Exhibit Goes to Ireland!
All of March Science Cart Demonstrations - FREE with museum admission. .A simple science project each week. Request at the front desk for a demonstration. For more information
Thurs., March 4, 2010 Story Apron Time and Parachute 10:30 AM For more information
Thurs., March 11, 2010 Twinkle Stars - STARLAB and Activity 10:30 AM For more information
Sat., March 20, 2010 Museum open until 8:00 PM
Tues., March 30, 2010 Irish Step Dancing Performance 10:00 AM For more information
Wed., March 31, 2010 Bloom Into Spring 10:00 AM For more information
All of April RiverTown Rover - FREE with museum admission 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM at the RiverTown Rover Exhibit Goes to Russia!
All of April Science Cart Demonstrations - FREE with museum admission. .A simple science project each week. Request at the front desk for a demonstration. For more information
Thurs., April 1, 2010 STARLAB Planetarium Adventure 10:00 AM For more information
Thurs., April 1, 2010 Static Electricity 2:00 PM For more information
Friday, April 2, 2010 Build a Bird's Nest 10:00 AM For more information
Sat., April 17, 2010 Museum open until 8:00 PM
     

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3rd Annual RiverTown Street Fair
Monday, January 18, 2010, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Join us for the third annual community event! The RiverTown exhibit will come to life with cross-cultural art making, construction demonstrations, goodies from the fire department and M&T Bank and so much more! Meet some of the people who work and live in our diverse region. FREE with museum admission.

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Jazz Dance Workshop
with Malenda Price and Katelyn Frank
Learn some dance moves and groove to your favorite music! Instructors Malena Price and Katelyn Frank are experienced dancers who attend Roy C. Ketcham High School. For ages 4 and up. This event is free with museum admission.
Dates Times            
Sunday, January 31, 2010 3:00 PM            
Monday, Feb. 15, 2010 2:00 PM            
Please call the museum at (845) 471-0589 to register today. This workshop is limited to 20 children per session.

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Super Sunday Flush
Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 3:00 PM

Half-time at the big game means millions of flushes! Learn about what happens to wastewater treatment systems when big flushes like this occur. This event is free with museum admission.

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Ice Your Sweet Cookies
Mmmm....Sweet Cookies are a tasty way to say "I Love You" and have fun while you make them! Decorate sugar cookies for your Valentine with delicious treats and velvety icing.
Workshop: $4 per person plus museum admission. Attendees of this workshop can receive a $5 discounted museum admission. Payment is required at time of reservation. Call the museum at (845) 471-0589 to purchase tickets in advance.
Dates: Times:  
Friday, February 12, 2010
11:00 AM
3:00 PM
5:00 PM

Sunday, February 14, 2010 3:00 PM  
 

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African Dance and Drum Show
Monday, February 15, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Celebrate Black History Month with Kofi Donkor and Sankofa, African Dance and Drum Ensemble. This performances have been made possible in part with public funds from New York Start Council on the Arts, A State Agency.  
Show only: $5 per person. Performance attendees are offered a discounted museum admission of $5 per person. Payment is required at time of reservation. Call the museum at (845) 471-0589 to purchase tickets.

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Chinese Lantern Festival
Saturday, February 27, 2010
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
The Lantern Festival marks the end of Chinese New Year festivities. This Festival will feature several traditional elements, including dance, crafts, and holiday snacks. Create paper lanterns and dragon puppets and engage in hands-on learning about a culture different from your own! The event is free with museum admission.
The Dutchess County Arts Council Folk Arts Program and the Mid-Hudson Children's Museum have collaborated with members of the Asian American Youth Committed to Excellence, the Mid-Hudson Chinese Language Center and the Mid-Hudson Xua-Xia Chinese School to present this program.

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Story Apron Time
Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 10:30 AM
The special interactive story, "The Hungry Caterpillar", simple songs and parachute play. For ages 1 and older. Limit 15 children.
Fee: $2 per child plus museum admission. Payment is required at time of reservation. Call the museum at (845) 471-0589 to purchase tickets.

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Twinkle Stars - STARLAB
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 10:30 AM
Geared for our youngest visitors, children will enjoy viewing our winter sky inside of our inflatable planetarium! A stamping activity will follow. For ages 3 and up. Reservations required.
Fee: $4 per per person plus museum admission. Payment is required at time of reservation. Call the museum at (845) 471-0589 to purchase tickets.

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Irish Step Dancing Performance
The Kevin Broesler School of Irish Dance
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 10:00 AM

The Kevin Broesler School of Irish Dance has been an active member of the East Coast Irish community since 1986. The school was opened in New York by its founder and director, Kevin Broesler. Mr. Broesler, a former national and world champion step dancer and a featured performer at various concerts and cultural festivals, is a fully accredited teacher and adjudicator of Irish dancing, qualified by the An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha in Ireland.

The expansion of the school has been marked by the success enjoyed by many of Mr. Broesler's former and current students at regional and national competitions, and at the World Irish Dancing Championships held each year in Ireland. In 2005, the Broesler School was named the top Irish Dancing School in the U.S. by Irish Dancing & Culture magazine.

Show only: $5 per person. Performance attendees are offered a discounted museum admission of $5 per person. Payment is required at time of reservation. Call the museum at (845) 471-0589 to purchase tickets. 

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Bloom Into Spring
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Learn about Mother nature's recipe for perfect plants! Decorate a plant stick, and then plant your very own springtime seeds. For ages 3 and up.
Fee: $4 per child plus museum admission. Payment is required at time of reservation. Call the museum at (845) 471-0589 to purchase tickets in advance.

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STARLAB
Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Enter our inflatable planetarium to explore seasonal constellations and learn fun facts like, why Polaris, the North Star, never seems to move. Gaze up at a clear starry night while our educator tells about the wonders of it all. Because of limited capacity, reservations required. For ages 4 and older. Reservations required.

Program: $4 per person plus museum admission. Payment is required at time of reservation. Call the museum at (845) 471-0589 to purchase tickets in advance.

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Static Electricity
Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 2:00 PM
Have you ever rubbed your shoes on the carpet or rubbed a balloon on your head to build up a static charge? The Museum is all charged up about learning about electrons and static electricity. Come for this shockingly hair-raising experience! Reservations required. Space is limited.
Fee: $2 per person plus museum admission. Payment is required at time of reservation. Call the museum at (845) 471-0589 to purchase tickets in advance.

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Build a Bird's Nest
Friday, April 2, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Create a bird's nest with clay and found materials then make a fluffy bird to watch over your nest! For ages 3 and up.
Fee: $4 per person plus museum admission. Payment is required at time of reservation. Call the museum at (845) 471-0589 to purchase tickets in advance.

 

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Ongoing Activities
FREE with Admission
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Saturday Late Night

The Children's Museum stays open 'till 8 p.m. on the third Saturday of the month.

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STARLAB Planetarium

Enter our inflatable planetarium to explore seasonal constellations and learn fun facts like, why Polaris, the North Star, never seems to move. Gaze up at a clear starry night while our educator tells about the wonders of it all. Because of limited capacity, reservations required. Fee: $4 per person

STARLAB scheduled presentations:

  • No STARLAB on Sat., Feb. 20, 2010
  • Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 6:00 PM
  • Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 10:00 AM
  • Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 6:00 PM

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These performances have been made possible in part with public funds from New York Start Council on the Arts, A State Agency.

 

The Mid-Hudson Children's Museum is a funded member of the Dutchess County Arts Council.

 

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