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| Date |
Events |
Time |
More Information |
| 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. |
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Times |
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| Sunday,
January 31, 2010 |
3:00 PM |
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| Monday,
Feb. 15, 2010 |
2:00 PM |
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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. |
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| 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: |
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Friday,
February 12, 2010
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11:00
AM
3:00 PM
5:00 PM |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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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. |
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| 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.
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| 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 click
here
Print out the schedule
of events (a PDF file) click
here
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.
Museum Ticket
Policy Click
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