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March 4
First Fridays at Marbles
Museum open until 8:00pm
First Fridays Kids Camp
5:30pm-8:30pm March 5
Dig-In Community Garden Summit
8:30am-1:00pm
March 11
Mars Needs Moms 3D Opens
March 13
Science Solvers Guest Star
1:00pm-3:00pm
March 15
Target $2 Tuesday Night
5:00pm-8:00pm
Pet Vet Grand Opening
9:00am-5:00pm
10:00am-11:00am
March 25
School's Out Camp
9:00am-5:00pm
Family Fit Series
2:00pm-4:00pm
March 26
Tarheel Tale Tellers
11:00am and 2:00pm
March 27
Gadgets & Gizmos
1:00pm-3:00pm
April 1
First Fridays at Marbles
Museum open until 8:00pm
Be A Star! Hello, Dolly!
6:00pm and 7:00pm First Fridays Kids Camp 5:30pm-8:30pm |
Let's Get Social
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Welcome to the March edition of The Marbleous Monthly.
Spring is on its way, and Marbles is bursting with fun programs and activities. Join us for St. Patrick's day activities, the grand opening of Pet Vet and a visit from the Tarheel Tale Tellers. This month, spring into play with us! |
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 PET VET Grand Opening Celebration
Saturday, March 19| 9:00am - 5:00pm
Ribbon cutting ceremony at 11:15am
Celebrate the grand opening of Pet Vet, our latest Around Town exhibit. Kids of all ages love caring for their furry pals, and in this new exhibit they step into the role of friendly vet as they look after the pets in their care. Special grand opening activities celebrate our four-legged friends all day. Join us for FutureVet® from 10:00am-11:00am led by Banfield Pet Hospital. Stay for a purrrfect afternoon of play including a howl/meow contest and face painting. Share your love for wagging tales and kitten whiskers by bringing a donation of pet food for the SPCA.
Free admission for Banfield employees and families.
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- Live music, cocktails, dinner and dancing
- Featuring WRAL-FM's Lynda Loveland as emcee
- "Superheroes for Kids" award celebration
- Superhero auction and Sparkle raffle
- Playfulness required, spandex optional
*Proceeds benefit the Imagination Fun at Marbles Kids Museum, where the power of play is shaping tomorrow's dreamers, innovators, artists and achievers. | | |
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First Fridays at Marbles
Friday, March 4 | Museum open until 8:00pm
Enjoy an evening of play and adventure at the museum and at IMAX. Catch a wave during the 6:20pm showing of Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D. |
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 Dig-In Community Garden Summit
Saturday, March 5 | 8:30am-1:00pm
Dig in the dirt with Advocates for Health in Action at Marbles Kids Museum. Learn to build, maintain and sustain a community garden through informative workshops and booths. Whether your neighborhood, workplace or school is looking to grow healthy, fresh food, or you're a home gardener looking for tips and advice, Dig In is for you!This summit is free and open to the public. Space is limited; register today. Click here for program details and registration info>>
Brought to you by Advocates for Health in Action.
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 Science Solvers Guest Star
Sunday, March 13 | 1:00pm-3:00pm
Conduct crazy experiments with real scientists! Meet an entomologist, a scientist who works with bees, beetles, butterflies and other bugs that flit, fly and flutter. Guest Star: NC State University Department of Entomology.
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Target $2 Tuesday Night
Tuesday, March 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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 FutureVet® Program with Banfield Pet Hospital
Saturday, March 19 | 10:00am-11:00pm
Calling all future vets and animal lovers! Marbles Kids Museum is excited to host Banfield Pet Hospital's FutureVet® interactive program led by a veterinarian. Kids will explore careers in pet health, meet a therapy dog and graduate with a FutureVet® certificate. There is no additional fee to attend this workshop.
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 Family Fit Series
Friday, March 25 | 2:00pm-4:00pm
Our monthly guest star series is fun, physical and fit-tastic! Join us for high impact actvities designed to get your body movin'.
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 Tarheel Tale Tellers Storytime
Saturday, March 26 | 11:00am and 2:00pm
Watch as tales come to life through performances by the Tarheel Tale Tellers. For 15 years the Tarheel Tale Tellers, a renowned children's literature performance company, have performed new adaptations of contemporary children's illustrated books. Each performance is unique.
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Gadgets & Gizmos
Sunday, March 27 | 1:00pm-3:00pm
Think outside the box as you solve engineering puzzles with The Engineering Place, NCSU College of Engineering's K-12 outreach program. |
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Have a preschooler or a child who loves her American Girl doll? We have two great new opportunities available for play in April!
Preschool's Out Camp is a daily, morning camp available during the week of April 18-22. This is a great time to relax, run errands or have brunch with your friends!
Book your April 2 overnight with your gal and her American Girl doll and enjoy what the museum has to offer, as well as activities that mirror the ideals of the American Girl dolls.
Summer Camp Registration is Open!
Our award-winning camp program offers the BEST of Marbles all summer long. We've packed it all into our summer - from Kitchen Concoctions, to Diggin' Downtown, to the return of the popular Colorful World of Eric Carle 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.
March 25 | Teacher Workday
April 1 | Teacher Workday
April 18-22 | Spring Break week - daily elementary and preschool camps
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!
March 5 | Y-Guides, Y-Princesses and Adventure Guides - Pirate and Princess Party
March 26 | Brownies and Junior Girl Scouts - Move to the Music
April 2 | A Night for Gals & Dolls, An All-American Girl Camp-In NEW!
May 7 | Daisy, Brownie and Junior Girl Scouts - Dance the Night Away
First Fridays Kids Camp
Friday, March 4 | 5:30pm-8:30pm
Under the Big Top (Ages 3-5) - SOLD OUT!
Starring Me: A Night of Theater Fun (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>> |
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 March in the St. Patrick's Day Parade
Saturday, March 12 | 12:00pm
Lucky you, you're invited to march with Marbles Kids Museum in Raleigh's St. Patrick's Day Parade! Meet at the museum at 11:00am, put on your favorite Marbles gear and head down to the designated parade location. The parade lasts about 1.5 hours. Sign up with Heather Rook at 919.857.1007.
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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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Thanks RDDA for animating Sport Chef at Marbles!
March is National Nutrition Month! Be healthy, be active with Raleigh District Dietetic Association. Join them in Power2Play Sport Chef for special activities every Saturday in March.
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.
New summer internships have been added Looking for an exciting opportunity at Marbles? We'd love to have you! Opportunities available for various majors including Education, Graphics and Tourism to name a few.
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Mars Needs Moms An IMAX 3D Experience
Opens March 11
Based on the 2007 children's book by Berkeley Breathed, a young boy learns just how much he needs his mom when she's kidnapped by Martians who aim to steal her "mom-ness" for their own youn
Find Out More>>
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 Born to Be Wild 3DOpens April 8
Stunningly captured in IMAX 3D, this inspiring story focuses on love, dedication and the remarkable bond between humans and animals. Follow orphaned orangutans and elephants and the extraordinary people who rescue and raise them - saving endangered species one life at a time.
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 The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3DNow Playing
Featuring 10-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater, Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D 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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 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>>
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