WHAT'S ROLLING...
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December 3
First Friday at Marbles!
Museum open until 8:00pm First Fridays Kids Camp 5:30pm-8:30pm
December 4 Tinsel Tales 11:00am and 2:00pm Eco Heroes Guest Star 1:00pm-3:00pm
December 10 Museum closing at 4:00pm An Evening With Elves 6:00pm-9:00pm
December 11 The Home Depot Workshop 10:00am-12:00pm
December 12 Science Solvers Guest Star 1:00pm-3:00pm
December 17 Tron: Legacy An IMAX 3D Experience Opens December 18 Music Makers 10:00am-3:00pm December 21 Target $2 Tuesday Night Museum open until 8:00pm
December 24 and 25 Museum closed IMAX is open
December 31 Noon Year's Eve Celebration
11:30am
Monday, January 3
Museum and IMAX open |
Let's Get Social
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Welcome to December's The Marbleous Monthly.
Check out what's rolling in this month... An Evening With Elves, Music Makers with the NC Symphony, TRON: Legacy An IMAX 3D Experience, and our Noon Year's Eve celebration! |
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|  Tinsel Tales with Tarheel Tale Tellers
Saturday, December 4 | 11:00am and 2:00pm
Enjoy children's stories brought to life by this exciting theatre troupe from UNC! |
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Saturday, December 4 | 1:00pm
Join us to explore the many ways you can help keep our environment clean and healthy. Turn your trash into treasures with our Guest Stars, Triangle Air Aware mascots, Clair and CAM (Clean Air Maniac).
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An Evening With Elves
Friday, December 10 | 6:00pm-9:00pm SOLD OUT!
Tickets for An Evening With Elves family fundraiser are sold out, but you can still purchase snowflakes and raffle tickets for a chance to win fabulous prizes. You need not be present to win. Proceeds benefit the Imagination Fund at Marbles. Find out more. |
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 The Home Depot Workshop
Saturday, December 11| 10:00am-12:00pm
Join associates from The Home Depot to build and take home a wood-working project and get their expert assistance while playing in the Work Bench. Woodworking kits are available on a first come basis.
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 Science Solvers Guest Star
Sunday, December 12 | 1:00pm-3:00pm
Join Guest Star David Hinks to explore the magic of color! Mr. Hinks is the Cone Mills Professor of Textile Chemistry at NC State University. He specializes in how we see and measure color.
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 Music Makers | Jingle Bells
Saturday, December 18 | 10:00am-3:00pm
Listen, play, and create things that jingle and jangle! This is the first in our new Music Makers series, in partnership with the North Carolina Symphony.
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Target $2 Tuesday Night
Tuesday, December 21| 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.
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Noon Year's Eve at Marbles
Friday, December 31| Celebration starts at 11:30am
Ring in the "noon" year with kids at Marbles at 12:00pm. Guests wearing a First Night badge receive free museum admission on Friday, December 31 (not valid at the Wachovia IMAX Theatre at Marbles).
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First Fridays at Marbles
Friday, December 3 | Museum open until 8:00pm
Marbles is open until 8:00pm every First Friday. |
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|  First Fridays Kids Camp - All New
Friday, December 3 | 5:30pm-8:30pm
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>> |
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Museum Member Polar Express Pajama Party at the Wachovia IMAX Theatre at Marbles
Saturday, December 4 | Party at 10:00am, Movie at 11:00am
Jump into your jammies and take a ride with other Marbles members on The Polar Express! Hot cocoa and treats will be served before the movie. Tickets are $9.50 for kids under 12 and $11.95 for adults. If you missed the secret link in the previous invitation, contact Heather Rook at 919.857.1007.
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 The IMAX Power Pass gives the moviegoer in your life the gift of BIGGER entertainment with out-of-this-world adventures on NC's only giant screen for the low annual fee of $40. Stay up late and save during IMAX Power Hour. All IMAX Power Passes sold from 12:01am-1:00am on December 1st are $35, a savings of $5 per pass! Sale is online only.
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 Looking for a unique holiday gift? The Corner Store at Marbles has boutique-style games and gifts perfect for all ages. We carry premium brands such as Plan Toys, Ugly Dolls, Fred & Friends, Crocodile Creek, and Jane & Jenni.
Look no further for the perfect present for any kid or kid-at-heart! Visit us during Shop Downtown's A Taste of Retail on December 4 from 10:00am-4:00pm and receive 20% off all games! |
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 Marbles Kids Museum Gift Memberships
Looking for the gift that gives all year? Look no further! Marbles Kids Museum memberships provide an entire year of adventure, inspiration and BIG fun! Gift memberships can be purchased by contacting Stephanie Richardson at 919.857.1022 or at the museum welcome desk. |
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School's Out Camp
Winter Break - December 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, & 30
Chill out with us over the holidays in our upcoming winter break camps. Register now for a pre-holiday camp so you can finish last-minute errands, or plan for a later session for post-holiday fun for the kids. Winter camps include sessions of our popular half-day preschool camps. These camps fill quickly - register today!
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 26 | Junior Girl Scouts NEW DATE!
February 19 | Cub Scouts
May 7 | Junior, Brownie & Daisy Girl Scouts
Find out more>> |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:
Part 1 The IMAX Experience
Now Playing
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.
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 The Polar Express 3D
>>Last Chance Limited Showings<<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. Rated PG
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 TRON: Legacy An IMAX 3D ExperienceOpens December 17 | Tickets on sale December 3 Tech savvy Sam Flynn finds himself pulled into the same world of fierce programs and gladiatorial games where his father, Kevin, has been living for 25 years. Thus begins a life-and-death journey across a visually-stunning cyber universe that has become far more advanced and exceedingly dangerous over time. Find Out More | Buy Tickets for the midnight showing
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 Disney's A Christmas Carol: An IMAX 3D ExperienceReturns for a limited engagement on December 18!
Disney's A Christmas Carol, a multi-sensory thrill ride re-envisioned by Academy AwardŽ-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3-D motion picture event. Find Out More |
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 Hubble 3DNOW 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
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 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
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Wachovia IMAX Theatre at Marbles is getting a face lift... including new seats! Your favorite IMAX Theatre is temporarily closing for upgrades on January 10, 2011. Look out for more details in the new year! |
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