NEWS & PHOTOGRAPHY ALERT |
FAMOUS IMAGINATION MOVERS to PLAY
DAYTIME CONCERT for NEW YEAR’S
For
additional information, please contact:
DuPage
Children's Museum
Phone: (630) 637-8000 ext. 2600
ljele@dupagechildrensmuseum.org
FAMOUS IMAGINATION MOVERS to perform at BUBBLE BASH BLAST
--the big 2007 family daytime New Year’s Eve event on December 31!
DuPage Children's Museum made this 20th Anniversary year an imagination celebration of the importance of play. This year of fun wraps up on December 31, with Bubble Bash Blast, a fun and excitement-filled daytime family concert featuring the nationally known Imagination Movers--a critically acclaimed rock band for kids who jam on guitars, bang on buckets and provide a fun, funky and interactive performance that both kids and parents are sure to love!
Regularly featured on Playhouse Disney television, the Movers will be entertaining and interacting with Bubble Bash Blast participants. Winners of 14 national music awards and a “Parenting Pick” by Parenting Magazine, the Movers sing about messy rooms, healthy snacks, sibling rivalry and other topics that relate to being a little kid. For a list of their well-known songs or more information about their successes, please visit www.imaginationmovers.com.
This special New Year’s Eve daytime event will be so big that Bubble Bash is bursting out of the Museum for this special occasion, into the beautiful Paramount Theatre, to make room for everyone who wants to come. It gives kids, friends and families the opportunity to celebrate together, with an exciting concert event plus the famous, wacky DuPage Children's Museum Countdown to Noon. Everyone is invited!
Reservations are required. Tickets to this benefit concert make fun gifts and are available from the Paramount Box Office at 630-896-6666 (includes tickets, a parking pass, coupons and general information). Seating is reserved. Pricing: Adult - $20, Child - $15 (Children under 2 are free.) In addition to the fun, ticket proceeds will help support upcoming exhibits and programs at the Museum. This spectacular daytime program is made possible by lead sponsor the Sara Lee Foundation.
WHO: The Imagination Movers, regularly featured on Playhouse Disney television, a critically acclaimed rock band for kids who jam on guitars, bang on buckets and provide a fun, funky and interactive performance that both kids and parents are sure to love. They will be entertaining and interacting with the Bubble Bash concert participants.
Winners of 14 national music awards and a “Parenting Pick” by Parenting Magazine, the Movers sing about messy rooms, healthy snacks, sibling rivalry and other topics that relate to being a little kid. Their musical style, however, would sound right at home on a weekly MTV countdown while they feature music that includes positive messages that both kids and grown-ups are sure to love. Their music has been called “intelligently designed, expertly produced, and maddeningly infectious.” For a list of their well- known songs or more information about their successes, please visit www.imaginationmovers.com.
WHAT: This special family New Year’s Eve daytime event gives kids, friends and families the opportunity to celebrate New Year’s together, with an exciting concert event and the famous, goofy DuPage Children's Museum Countdown to Noon. This spectacular daytime New Year’s program is made possible by lead sponsor the Sara Lee Foundation. Other sponsors include First National Bank of Naperville, Glancer Magazine, Courtyard by Marriott Chicago Naperville and the Explorer Store at DuPage Children's Museum.
WHEN: Monday, December 31, 11:00 a.m. – Noon
WHERE: Paramount Theatre (map online at http://www.paramountarts.com/planparking.php);
8 East Galena Boulevard in Aurora , IL 60506. Additional theatre information is available online at: http://www.paramountarts.com/aboutgeneral.php.
VISUALS: An imaginative family concert event, full of New Year’s fun, followed by the famous, fun DuPage Children's Museum Countdown to Noon, which will bubble over with fun. Photographers and media representatives are welcome to cover this big event--please bring your media ID to the concert.
IMAGINATION MOVERS:
What would happen if the Beastie Boys collaborated with Mr. Rogers?
The answer is found on the Imagination Movers' critically acclaimed CDs “Calling All Movers,” “Good Ideas” and "Eight Feet" and the DVD “Stir It Up.” The Movers sing about messy rooms, healthy snacks, sibling rivalry and other topics that relate to being a little kid. Their musical style, however, would sound right at home on a weekly MTV countdown.
The Movers – Rich, Scott, Dave and Smitty -- began in New Orleans in 2003 and now are fast-rising stars on the national kids music scene thanks to their combination of radio-friendly songs, kid-friendly themes and dynamic live shows. In concert, the Movers teach high-energy dances, play games with the audience and make music on their one-of-a-kind trashcan drumset. Kids and parents help perform new kids classics like “Shakable You,” “The Medicine Song,” “What’s in the Fridge?” and “I Want My Mommy (Time for Bed).”
The Movers are a big hit on XM Kids national satellite radio, where they have launched three songs to the top of the charts. They have also won a total of 14 national music awards and were named a “Parenting Pick” by Parenting Magazine in May 2005. An ongoing tour of U.S. cities creates new Movers fans (affectionately known as “Gearheads”) in the wake of every show.
In 2007, The Disney Channel green-lighted a Movers television series for Playhouse Disney featuring Rich, Scott, Dave and Smitty as blue-collar brainstormers working hard to solve “idea emergencies” in their Idea Warehouse, a clearinghouse of infinite inspirations. Through songs, stories and skits, the Movers move kids to exercise their bodies and brains.
Movers audio and video encourages kids to “reach high, think big, work hard and have fun!” The Movers themselves are leading by example as they captivate new fans daily with their winning sound and style.
Their genre is Alternative Rock for Kids. “The Imagination Movers are talented musicians and songwriters, first and foremost. The music is intelligently designed, expertly produced and maddeningly infectious. It's well-crafted music that kids love and grown-ups respect -- catchy melodies, clever, engaging lyrics ... and cool jumpsuits!”-- Kenny Curtis, Program Director, XMKiDS/XM Satellite Radio. Please visit the group’s web site, for additional quotes and information about their national rise to fame.
Additional Press information, testimonials and photos can be found in their press section at: http://www.imaginationmovers.com/website/press_kit_more.php?id=1
DUPAGE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM:
DuPage Children's Museum helps kids learn how to succeed. Throughout any given day, about 1000 visitors come through the Big Red Door of the Museum in Naperville, Illinois to engage in 3 floors of fun, hands-on activities. It is a playful environment where children 6 months to 10 years old and the important adults in their lives learn and play together in thoughtfully planned “neighborhoods”, with exhibits and programs designed to promote skill development in math, science and the arts. It is designed to prepare kids for a future where curiosity, creative thinking, imaginative problem solving and learning skills will be needed to interact with technology that is yet to be invented, to solve problems we can’t imagine and work in new kinds of jobs that don’t exist today.
2007 has been an Imagination Celebration of the importance of play for DuPage Children’s Museum, a top Chicago area cultural attraction, celebrating 20 years as the place where learning comes in to play™! The Museum is a non-profit organization and depends on donations and sponsorships for over $4 of every $10 of its annual budget each year. Your support helps reach families and makes a difference in the lives of thousands of children in our community. Thank you for all you do!
Location: 301 N. Washington Street
Naperville, IL 60540
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 (under age 1, free).
$6.50 per person, ages 60 and over.
Admission is never charged to shop the Explorer Store.
Free Parking. Wheelchair Accessible. Quick walk from Naperville Metra Station.
Annual Memberships: Several types of memberships and gift memberships are available. Please visit www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org or call 630-637-8000 for more information.
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