WHAT'S ROLLING...
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February 1
Summer camp registration opens
for museum members
February 4
First Fridays at Marbles
Museum open until 8:00pm
First Fridays Kids Camp
5:30pm-8:30pm
Be a Star! FAMILY GLEE
6:00pm and 7:00pm
February 5 Eco-Heroes Guest Star 1:00pm-3:00pm
February 8 Summer camp registation opens
February 12
Music Makers
10:00am-3:00pm
February 12
Cupid's Workshop
for museum members
10:00am-12:00pm
February 13
Science Solvers Guest Star
1:00pm-3:00pm
February 15
Target $2 Tuesday Night
5:00pm-8:00pm
The Home Depot Kids Workshop
10:00am-12:00pm
1:00pm and 2:00pm
February 20
Make a Blanket for Linus
Gadgets & Gizmos
1:00pm-3:00pm
February 21
Museum Open
9:00am-5:00pm
School's Out Camp
9:00am-5:00pm
February 26
Be Active NC's Movement for Motion
2:00pm-4:00pm |
Let's Get Social
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Welcome to the February edition of The Marbleous Monthly.
Boy, do we have a lot going on this month with summer camp registration opening, the grand re-opening of the new and improved Wachovia IMAX Theatre, our new Be a Star! series with the NC Theatre, making blankets for Wake County's Project Linus Chapter and more. We'd LOVE to see all of you in February! |
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First Fridays at Marbles and Be a Star! FAMILY GLEE with NC Theatre
Friday, February 4 | Museum open until 8:00pm
Enjoy an evening of play and adventure. At 6:00pm and 7:00pm, join us for Be a Star... FAMILY GLEE! Grab the whole family and dance, sing and act with NC Theatre's Dance and Music workshop. Learn a choreographed routine and perform.
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 Eco-Heroes Guest Star
Saturday, February 5 | 1:00pm-3:00pm
It IS easy being green! Join us to learn how you can keep our environment clean, happy and healthy. The Great Outdoor Provision Co and the NC State Parks will help your child become a "Junior Ranger" by exploring, helping and learning about our environment.
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 Music Makers | Peter & the Wolf
Saturday, February 12 | 10:00am-3:00pm
Be a wolf, cat, bird or another of your favorite characters from Peter & the Wolf and explore the music behind the characters. Meet Grant Llewellyn, NC Symphony Music Director, from 10:30am-11:00am. And discover your favorite instrument at the Instrument Zoo from 11:00am-2:00pm. Explore Symphony Science and try composing your OWN music, too!
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 Science Solvers Guest Star
Sunday, February 13 | 1:00pm-3:00pm
Conduct crazy experiments and investigate action. Explore the science of rockets with the NC State Rocketry Team.
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Target $2 Tuesday Night
Tuesday, February 15| 5:00pm-8:00pm
Bring the whole family for a night of play for just $2 per person! As always, members play free. |
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 Really Rosie! with Raleigh Little Theatre
Saturday, February 19| 1:00pm and 2:00pm
Join Raleigh Little Theatre for two special sneak previews of their production of Really Rosie!, based on the story by Maurice Sendak and featuring music written by Carole King. Don't miss this special program with themed activities. |
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 The Home Depot Kids Workshop
Saturday, February 19 | 10:00am-12:00pm
Why should Dad have all the fun? Use your noggin to tinker, plan and build a new project every other month with our friends at The Home Depot. |
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 Make a Blanket for Linus
Sunday, February 20 | 1:00pm-4:00pm
Help create handmade blankets for children in need with Wake County's Project Linus Chapter. Project Linus provides love, security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized or otherwise in need through gifts of lovingly created handcrafted blankets and quilts.
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Gadgets & Gizmos
Sunday, February 20 | 1:00pm-3:00pm
Think outside the box as you solve engineering puzzles with light, balance, motion, weight, electricity, magnetism, technology and more with NC State's The Engineering Place. This program kicks off National Engineers Week. |
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 Be Active North Carolina's Movement for Motion
Saturday, February 26 | 2:00pm-4:00pm
Join Marbles Kids Museum as Be Active North Carolina launches Movement for Motion - the campaign to get one million North Carolinians more active, more often! This afternoon includes the Fun Fit Challenge - fun and silly activities that'll get you movin' and gigglin', Family Fit Hockey Fun - hone your hockey skills with the Carolina Hurricane's staff and Pledge2Play -- add your family's pledge to our new family playbook. |
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Summer Camp Registration Opens Soon!
Opens February 1 - Marbles members
Opens February 8 - Non-members
Our award-winning camp program offers the BEST of Marbles all summer long. We've packed it all into our summer - from Pet Vet, to Space Kids, to the return of the popular Wizardry 101 and IMAX Movie Maker, there's a camp for everyone. For more information on summer camp at Marbles, contact Kristi Heckel at 919-857-1040.
School's Out Camps
Turn the next day off from school into an adventure at School's Out Camp, fun-filled days of museum discovery and unique classroom activities.
Upcoming School's Out Camp
February 21 | Teacher Workday March 25 | Teacher Workday
Group Camp-Ins
Give the Girl Scout, Cub Scout, Y-Guide or Y-Princess in your family a new way to experience Marbles with a themed overnight camp-in designed for their troop, tribe, den or pack. Stay and play, see an IMAX film and sleep in the museum!
February 19 | Cub Scouts - Super Science March 5 | Y-Guides, Y-Princesses and Adventure Guides - Pirate and Princess Party March 26 | Junior Girl Scouts - Move to the Music May 7 | Daisy, Brownie and Junior Girl Scouts - Dance the Night Away
We also offer private camp-ins year round - perfect for youth groups, sports leagues, church groups or school clubs. Contact Kristi Heckel at 919.857.1040 to schedule your group camp-in, or register now for one of the pre-scheduled events.
First Fridays Kids Camp
Friday, February 4 | 5:30pm-8:30pm The Wild World of Maurice Sendak (Ages 3-5) The Great Marble Mystery (Ages K5-10) 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>> and register online. |
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 Cupid's Workshop for Museum Members Saturday, February 12 | 10:00am-12:00pm
Save the date, Marbles Kids Museum members! You are invited to don your cupid wings and fly down to Cupid's Workshop at Marbles! Join us for a celebration full of Valentine's Day activities and treats.
Formal invitation to follow.
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 IMAX Documentary BOGO!
A friendly reminder... As a Marbles Kids Museum member, you can buy one IMAX documentary ticket and get one FREE! Find out more.>> |
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 Show your love for Marbles Kids Museum and IMAX Theatre!
During the month of February donate $1 to the Imagination Fund at any of our registers. For every dollar donated, you receive your very own heart to personalize and color. Your marbleous design will be displayed on site for the entire month of February.
Don't want to wait until your next trip to Marbles to make a donation?
All proceeds benefit the Imagination Fund at Marbles, where the power of play is shaping tomorrow's dreamers, innovators, artists and achievers. Thank you from the bottom of our heart! |
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School's Out Camps Need Your Help
Be a part of our award-winning camp program! Play games, make crafts, explore the museum and help animators bring camp themes to life. Do something different and join the camp adventure at Marbles.
Looking for an exciting work study or internship? We'd love to have you! Opportunities available for various majors including Education, Graphics and Tourism to name a few. |
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Prepare yourself for a totally new experience at NC's only GIANT screen IMAX theatre! Now with new state-of-the-art projection system, enhanced audio, more comfortable seats and all new carpet! See the bigger picture at the Wachovia IMAX Theatre. |
| |  2011 IMAX Power Pass makes a great Valentine's Day gift for the movie buff in your life. Celebrate all year long with $5 Hollywood feature films and FREE documentaries on NC's only 3D capable GIANT screen. With so many great downtown restaurants nearby, Wachovia IMAX Theatre at Marbles offers the perfect twist on dinner and a movie! Purchase an IMAX Power Pass in February, and get a one-time pass for free. Find out more>>. |
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 The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3DOpening February 2
Featuring 10-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater, Ultimate Wave Tahiti immerses you in the story of an ocean wave and the lives it impacts and transforms. From astounding 3D surfing action to the chaos of ocean storms, go on a quest to understand one of this planet's most intriguing and dramatic phenomena.
Find Out More>> |
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Carolina Ballet's The Ugly Duckling
25% off your ticket purchase
The Carolina Ballet has extended a generous offer to all Marbles guests. The Ugly Duckling story is narrated by Curtis Cregan and appropriate for ages 4 and up. The Ugly Duckling, with music by Michael Moricz, is a "refreshingly humorous, poignant" take on Hans Christian Andersen's timeless story of inclusion and acceptance.
Ticket prices start at $25 each. Order tickets online with promo code: MARBLES>>
(Discount does not apply to the February 26, 11:00am performance.) |
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 Harlem Globetrotters Ticket Offer
Saturday, March 5 | 2:00pm and 7:00pm
For 84 tremendous years, the Harlem Globetrotters have thrilled audiences around the world. Today, a new generation of stars carries on this storied tradition with timeless basketball exhibitions.
Save $4 per ticket (valid on $35, $29, $22, $18 and $15 seats) Purchase tickets at the RBC Center Box Office or online at Ticketmaster.com. Use the password: MARBLES
*May not be combined with any other offer |
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