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News for Immediate Release DuPage
Children's MUSEUM
NOVEMBER PROGRAM CALENDAR
Release date: October 1,
2007 |
For
additional information, please contact:
Phone: (630) 637-8000 ext. 2600
ljele@dupagechildrensmuseum.org
Ongoing
Exhibits & Events
DuPage Children’s MUSEUM
630-637-8000
Photo courtesy of
Randall Studio Photo courtesy of Randall
Studio
Creative thinking is on a roll this autumn, in the new DCM Interact
With Art Gallery exhibit on the upper level!
Come join the fun and get your wheels turning! Children love wheels. Bikes,
cars and favorite toys have wheels.
Wheels give us the power to go fast, move big heavy things and ride to
places far, far away. In Wheel
Works of Art children can connect with the creative side of familiar
wheels. Then, ready to build on that knowledge, discover fantastic moving
machines created by some of today’s cutting edge kinetic artists. Wheels make
machines work, but it takes a lot of creativity to know how to make a gear turn
enough other parts to make a clock run or a CD player play. Come explore the use of wheels and how they
can be used in art. Appropriate for ages
up to 10 years. Free to DCM members and
free with general admission, presented locally by Continental Acura - Audi of
Naperville. Ask about our Creativity Programs© for different ages each
month—for a complete listing, please visit our web site. Learning Labs enhance skills in math,
science or the arts—for group visit information, please call ext. 6150.
November
Programs
Saturday, November 3,
10:30 a.m. -
Noon:
Tiny Great
Performances™
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
DuPage Children’s Museum,
Discover the magic of live performance and enjoy some fun with the Elsenpeter Marionettes puppet
shows in the DCM Creativity Connections neighborhood on the main level. No
reservations needed; free to DCM members or free with admission.
Saturdays,
November 3 & 10,
10:00-11:30 a.m. or Noon-1:30 p.m.
Visiting
Artist Series—Drawing and Painting
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
DuPage Children’s Museum,
5-7 year-olds work with
teaching artist Joanna Bourque, making artwork that curves and swirls through
space as you blend new discoveries in building and sculpting with a wide
variety of art materials. Add a textural
dimension to your sculpture. Discover new methods for mixing and applying
paints. Parents must remain in the
Museum during the class. 2-part advance
registration and payment required. Fee:
DCM Member $35; Non-member $40.
Tuesdays, November
6, 13 & 20, 9:45-10:15 a.m. or
10:45–11:15 a.m.
Wet n’
Messy©
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
DuPage Children’s Museum,
Young preschoolers and
their adult partners will explore the worlds of science and art by pouring and
mixing common ingredients that become something completely amazing! We feature different activities each
month. 3-part advance registration and
payment required. Fee: DCM Member /
Child Partner $35; Non-member / Child Partner $40.
Tuesday,
November 13 10:00 a.m. - Noon
NCC Chemistry
Day at DCM
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
DuPage Children’s Museum,
Young scientists
can take part in chemistry demonstrations in the studio on the main level.
No reservations required. Free to DCM members or free with Museum admission.
Wednesday,
November 14, 9:45-10:30 a.m.
Junior Books and Beyond
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
DuPage Children’s Museum,
This is like a junior book
group for 3-4 year-olds! We bring the
classic tale, Swimmy to life with
a dramatic reading, moving like a fish, artistic interpretation and more! You
can work together to act it out, create some art and take a Polaroid picture
for home. Advance registration and
payment required. Fee: DCM Member /
Child Partner $16; Non-member / Child Partner $20.
Thursday, November
15, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Third Thursday
Naperville
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
DuPage Children’s Museum,
Third Thursday is a special
time each month for families with children who have autism spectrum disorders
to enjoy play at the Museum. DCM is an ideal location for learning, with
exhibits and facilitation that offer ways to work on language development,
social skills, and purposeful play. Photo Books are available to help visitors
structure a visit. Complete an art project in our Art Studio (visual systems
available). Visit the resource table to
gather information...and much more!
Experience an outing the entire family can enjoy while you take
advantage of the Museum during a typically quieter time. Please call our CAN
Coordinator for more information!
Saturday, November
17, 10:30 a.m. -
Noon:
Tiny Great
Performances™
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
DuPage Children’s Museum,
Discover the magic of live performance and learn with the Kalapryia
Indian Dancers in the DCM Creativity Connections neighborhood on the main
level. No reservations needed; free with admission.
Tuesday, November
27, 10:00-10:30 a.m.
Hop ‘n’
Bop©
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
DuPage Children’s Museum,
Hop to the beat and bop on
your feet as you and your toddler experience rhythm, music, and motion in this
lively class. Please call to
register--advance registration and payment required. Fee: DCM Member / Child
Partner $12; Non-member / Child Partner $14.
Wednesdays,
November 28, December 5 & 12, 9:30-10:15 or 10:45-11:30
Start in
Art© “Drawing and Painting”
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
DuPage Children’s Museum,
The DCM art studio is
full of reading, writing, arithmetic and science for 2-3 year-olds to discover
basics and develop new skills! In this class, you’ll look at professional
artwork and challenge your children to think and express themselves in new
ways. Advance registration and payment required. 3-Part Fee: DCM Member / Child Partner $35;
Non-member / Child Partner $40.
Saturday, December 1,
10:30 a.m. - Noon:
Tiny Great
Performances™
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
DuPage Children’s Museum,
Discover the magic of live
performance! Your feet will be tapping and hands will be clapping in the Dayna
Malow country music performances, to be held in the DCM Creativity Connections
on the main level. No reservations needed; free to DCM members or free with
admission.
Concerts and Fine Art Performances
Tiny Great Performances™
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
DuPage Children’s Museum,
Come discover the magic of live
performance at DuPage Children's Museum!
·
Saturday, November 3, 10:30 a.m. – Noon: It’s time for fun with the Elsenpeter Marionettes
puppet shows, in the DCM Creativity Connections neighborhood on the main level. No
reservations needed; free with admission.
·
Saturday, November 17, 10:30 a.m. – Noon: Come visit and learn with the Kalapryia Indian Dancers in the DCM Creativity
Connections neighborhood on the main level, in Naperville
·
Saturday, December 1,
10:30 a.m. – Noon: Your feet will be tapping
and hands clapping in the Dayna Malow country music performances, in DCM Creativity
Connections on the main level. No reservations needed; free with admission.
Plan ahead for BUBBLE BASH 2007 on December 31!
It’s DuPage Children's
Museum’s 20th Anniversary and Bubble Bash 2007 will be a Blast this
year—a fun and excitement-filled family concert featuring the Imagination
Movers - rapidly rising stars in the world of children’s entertainment.
It will be so big that we’re bursting out of the Museum! Featured
regularly on Playhouse Disney, the group’s music has been called “intelligently
designed, expertly produced, and maddeningly infectious.” Winners of
numerous awards, the Movers feature music that includes positive messages that
both kids and grown-ups are sure to love (www.imaginationmovers.com).
The concert will be approximately an hour, followed by the famous DCM Countdown
to Noon.
This spectacular daytime New
Year’s program is made possible by lead sponsor the Sara Lee Foundation, and will
take place in downtown
DUPAGE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM:
DuPage Children’s Museum, a
top Chicagoland cultural attraction, is a not-for-profit organization celebrating
its 20th Anniversary in 2007—an imagination celebration of the
importance of play, as envisioned by our founders.
On any given day, about 1000
visitors come through the Big Red Door of DuPage Children’s Museum and engage
in three floors of open-ended activities. It is a playful, fun environment
where children and the important adults in their lives learn and play together
in thoughtfully planned “neighborhoods” designed to promote skill development
in math, science and the arts.
Thank you for all you
do! The Museum depends on donations and
sponsorships for over 40% of its budget. Your support helps make a difference
in the lives of thousands of children!
Location:
Phone: 630-637-8000
Hours*
Monday: 9 am - 1 pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday: 9 am
- 5 pm
Thursday: 9 am - 8 pm
Sunday: 12 - 5 pm
*Call for special seasonal hours.
General Admission: $7.50 per
person, ages one through 59.
$6.50
per person, ages 60 and over.
Admission
is never charged to shop the Explorer Store.
Free Parking. Wheelchair
Accessible. Quick walk from
Annual Memberships: Several types
of memberships and gift memberships are available. Please visit http://www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
or call 630-637-8000 for more information.
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