The Marbleous Monthly

November 2010
IN THIS ISSUE
An Evening With Elves
What's Happening
First Fridays
Member Notes
Camp Marbles
Lights, Camera, Action!
Marbleous Specials
WHAT'S ROLLING...
October 29-31
Halloween Weekend
 
November 1
An Evening With Elves tickets 
on sale to the general public
 
November 5
First Friday at Marbles!
Museum open until 8:00pm

First Fridays Kids Camp
5:30pm-8:30pm
 
The Polar Express returns
 
November 6
Terrific Tales
11:00am and 3:00pm
 
Eco Heroes Guest Star
1:00pm-3:00pm
 
November 11
Veterans Day Celebration
 9:00am-5:00pm
 
School's Out Camp
 9:00am-5:00pm

November 14
Science Solvers
1:00pm-3:00pm
 
November 16
Target $2 Tuesday Night
Museum open until 8:00pm
 
November 19
Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows,
Part 1 opens
 
November 20
Let's All Play!
9:00am-5:00pm
 
November 21
Gadgets & Gizmos
1:00pm-3:00pm
 
November 24
Stuff Our Turkey
9:00am-5:00pm
 
November 25
Museum and IMAX closed for Thanksgiving
 
November 27
Family Fit Series - Zumba
2:00pm

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Celebrate & Play - Birthday Parties

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Welcome to November's The Marbleous Monthly.  


Check out what's rolling in this month...  An Evening With Elves tickets are on sale, The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience returns, and we're stuffing a turkey for the Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC.
EveningWithElves
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Friday, December 10 | 6:00pm-9:00pm  
An Evening With Elves is a perfect way to celebrate the holidays.  Marbles signature family fundraiser features a family-style dinner buffet; live music by GrooveTown; meeting and greeting real elves; wintertime activities... all in a magical North Pole setting. 

Tickets for museum members on sale NOW.

General tickets on sale November 1. 
Price is $25/person (Children under 1 are free, but must have a ticket.)

Tickets are limited and sell quickly.

Take part in our
Raffle! Raffle tickets are: 1 for $5; 5 for $20; 15 for $50.  All proceeds benefit the Imagination Fund at Marbles.

Prizes include:

  • Walt Disney World Package
  • Storyteller Media Schoolkid Chro nicles
  • REI Family Camping Rental 
  • Great Wolf Lodge GetawaySponsors




What's Happening

HappyHalloween Halloween Weekend at Marbles!
 Friday, October 29-Sunday, October 31 

 Jeepers Creepers! Join us for a weekend full of creepy crawlies, spooky science, and things that go bump in the museum! We encourage kids to dress in costume.



TerrificTalesTerrific Tales with Tarheel Tale Tellers
Saturday, November 6 | 11:00am and 3:00pm
Enjoy children's stories brought to life by this exciting theatre troupe from UNC!
EcoHeroesEco Heroes Guest Star
Saturday, November 6 | 1:00pm-3:00pm 

Explore the many ways you can keep our environment clean and healthy. Turn trash into treasures with our Guest Star, The Scrap Exchange. 

Progress Energy

 
Veterans Day
Veterans Day Celebration

Thursday, November 11 | 9:00am-5:00pm 

Celebrate Veterans Day with patriotic activities throughout the museum. Veterans will receive $1 off admission on Veterans Day, and, as always, active military and their families receive $1 off admission.   


ScienceSolversScience Solvers Guest Star 

What's in your Food, Dude?
Sunday, November 14 | 1:00pm-3:00pm 

Join food scientist Jeremy Feducia to explore the science of what you eat! If YOU have a food  fascination, you could be a food scientist, too! 

Sponsored by GSK

 

 


FamilyFunNightSpooktacular

 

Target $2 Tuesday Night 
November 16 | 5:00pm-8:00pm

Bring the whole family for a night of play for just $2 per person! Every third Tuesday 5:00pm-8:00pm.
Sponsored by Target
 

LetsAllPLayLet's All Play! in Partnership with New Voices 

Saturday, November 20 | 9:00am-5:00pm

Join New Voices for an exploration of accessibility and inclusion featuring the latest communication and mobility devices for everybody to try.  Guests include Signing Sam, Bridge II Sports, UNC Botanical Gardens and more!

 

 GadgetsGadgets & Gizmos

Sunday, November 21 | 1:00pm-3:00pm
Join NC State's The Engineering Place to explore engineering and solve puzzles with hands-on, creative activities. Try out four brand new activities at our Experimentation Station!
 

 StuffTurkeyHelp Stuff Our Turkey!

Wednesday, November 24 | 9:00am-5:00pm
In partnership with the Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC.
Stuff our turkey and help feed hungry families. Receive one free museum guest pass for every 4 cans of food donated.
 

FamilyFitSeriesFamily Fit Series: Zumba

Saturday, November 27| 2:00pm

Join Alexander Family YMCA to rhumba your zumba in this popular fitness dance activity. 
FirstFridays

First Fridays

 

First Fridays at Marbles
Friday, November 5 | Museum open until 8:00pm

Join us for Stage Play where you're the star! Play fun-filled theatre games with the Acting Company of North Carolina Theatre Conservatory.  
First Fridays Kids Camp - All New
November 5 | Storybook Kitchen (ages 3-5); Kids Cook (ages 6-10)
December 3 | Homemade Holidays: A Make & Take Workshop (all ages)
Once again, kids have a night out to call their own! First Fridays Kids Camp is a unique experience that includes museum play and making new friends, while exploring a different theme each month. Parents are free to experience downtown Raleigh's First Fridays festivities, see an IMAX film, or simply relax while kids embark on their own adventure. Find out more>>
MemberNotes

RaleighChristmasParadeRaleigh Christmas Parade 

Saturday, November 20 | 9:30am

Bring merriment to the streets of downtown Raleigh by participating in the Raleigh Christmas Parade. If you are a Marbles member and want to participate, contact Heather Rook at 919.857.1007. 

MemberPolarPartySave the Date

The Polar Express Member Pajama Party 

Saturday, December 4 | 10:00am-11:30am

Jump into your jammies and take a ride with other Marbles members on the Polar Express! Tickets on sale November 19.
CampMarbles
School's Out Camp
October 29 | Teacher Workday (Sold Out)
November 11 | Veterans Day
December 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, & 30 | Winter Break
School's Out Camps are for the days your kids have off but you don't - teacher workdays, school holidays and winter and spring break. Spaces are limited and fill up quickly.

Group Camp-Ins
Don't miss your chance to spend the night in the museum!

January 14 | American Heritage Girls 
March 6 | Y-Guides and Y-Princesses
January 22 | Brownie Girl Scouts        
March 12 | Junior Girl Scouts
February 19 | Cub Scouts                   
May 7 | Junior, Brownie & Daisy Girl Scouts
Find out more>>
IMAXFamilyFilmsMarb
LegendsofGuardiansThe Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience
RETURNS NOVEMBER 5
All Aboard! 
Ride right into the holiday season on Tom Hanks' popular, holiday film, The Polar Express.  Back for its final film run at the Wachovia IMAX Theatre at Marbles.   

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 The IMAX Experience

OPENS NOVEMBER 19 

Tickets on sale October 27 for museum members and IMAX Power Pass holders and October 29 for the general public.

Grab your broomstick and get ready for the final ride! 

Part 1 of the final installment finds Harry, Ron and Hermione setting out on a mission to destroy the Horcruxes, the source of Voldemort's immortality. As his true purpose comes into focus, Harry edges closer to the task for which he has been preparing since he  arrived at Hogwarts: the ultimate showdown with Voldemort.

Find Out More  |  View Trailer

Hubble 3D

NOW PLAYING

Experience the gripping story - full of hope, crushing disappointment, dazzling ingenuity, bravery, and triumph - in HUBBLE 3D, the seventh awe-inspiring film from the award-winning IMAX Space Team.

Find Out More  |  See Showtimes  | Buy Tickets

 

Animalopolis

NOW PLAYING

Perfect for early learners

Voyage into the magical world of animals. A bit fanciful, a bit "Seussian" perhaps, with good natured humor, beauty and just plain fun for kids and their parents.

Find Out More  |  See Showtimes  |  Buy Tickets

Marbleous Specials

NCS Kids... Halloween Magic!

Presented by The North Carolina Symphony

Saturday, October 30 | 4:00pm

A magician performs mysterious and astounding illusions to the thrilling, chilling sounds of Dukas's The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Gounod's Funeral March of a Marionette, and more. Wear your costume and join in our Halloween parade and costume contest.  As a friend of Marbles, the North Carolina Symphony has extended a special offer of $12 tickets (regularly $20) to Halloween Magic at 4pm. 

To purchase click and use offer code: MARBLES.

Marbles Kids Musuem & IMAX Theatre | www.marbleskidsmuseum.org