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May 1
Selections from Sideways Stories from Wayside School
1:00pm and 2:00pm
May 6
ADF Project Dance
6:30pm and 7:30pm
First Fridays at Marbles Museum open until 8:00pm
First Fridays Kids Camp
5:30pm-8:30pm
May 6
THOR: An IMAX 3D Experience Opens
May 7
Mother's Day Member Tea
10:00am-12:00pm
May 10
Bookmarked! 2011
10:30am
May 14
SuperKids Saturday
9:00am-4:00pm
Museum closes at 4:00pm Superheroes Ball 6:30pm-11:00pm
May 17
Target $2 Tuesday Night
5:00pm-8:00pm
May 20
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 3D Opens in IMAX
May 21
Music Makers
10:00am-4:00pm
Gadgets & Gizmos
1:00pm-3:00pm
2:00pm-4:00pm
May 30
Museum open
9:00am-5:00pm
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Welcome to the May edition of The Marbleous Monthly.
If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? You guessed it... a lot of fun and excitement at Marbles! SuperKids Saturday, Superheroes Ball, Music Makers, the IMAX 3D opening of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and much more is in store for you this month. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to have a super time with friends and family at Marbles! |
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 Selections from Sideways Stories from Wayside School
Sunday, May 1 | 1:00pm and 2:00pm
Counting to 100 alphabetically! Talking pigtails! Teachers turning students into apples! The Pickle Jar Players will present theatrical reading selections from Raleigh Little Theatre's production of Sideways Stories from Wayside School, the best-selling series for the elementary kids. Raleigh Little Theatre will offer a full stage production of the play in May. |
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First Fridays at Marbles with ADF Project Dance
Friday, May 6 | 6:30pm and 7:30pm
Museum open until 8:00pm
Enjoy an evening of play and adventure with the American Dance Festival, featuring Gaspard Louis, a member of the world-renowned Pilobolus Dance Theatre from 1996-2001. Gaspard will lead children's creative workshops. Get ready to immerse yourself into bold movements!
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Bookmarked! 2011 with Lucy's Book Club
Tuesday, May 10 | 10:30am
Bookmarked! is a two-week festival for kids and their families to celebrate the special joys of reading with children. Join us in the BB&T Storybook Forest as a member of the Lucy Daniels Center for Early Childhood helps Marbles bring books to life through imaginative adventures. |
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Target $2 Tuesday Night
Tuesday, May 17| 5:00pm-8:00pm
Bring the whole family for a night of play for just $2 per person! As always, members play free. Join our friends at Target for story time, and illustrate your very own Marbleous book. |
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 Music Makers with NCSKids
Saturday, May 21 | 10:00am-4:00pm
Explore all types of music at Marbles! Be prepared to orchestrate some fun with the Instrument Zoo from 10:00am-12:00pm and 1:00-4:00pm. At 11:00am, the Fox Road Elementary School Recorder Ensemble will serenade our guests. Then, join in Harp Play with a NC Symphony Harpist at 12:15pm. We'll also enjoy a live performace from Ravenscroft's 4th and 5th grade choir, The Raving Ravens Singers. Get your foot ready to tap with a boomwhacker ballyhoo and a found sound jam-session with Team Marbles. |
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Gadgets & Gizmos
Sunday, May 22| 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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 Family Fit Series | Namaste.
Saturday, May 28| 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'. Guest Star: Karma Kids Yoga.
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Kick-off the summer camp season with one of the following engaging and adventurous camps...
Kitchen Concoctions | Week of June 13 AM (Ages 7-8)
Take a pinch of kitchen, add a dash of science, mix in lots of creativity and look out! Make spectacular concoctions with ingredients straight from the pantry shelf. Move over mom, the kitchen's not just for cooking anymore.
Twisted Tales | Week of June 13 PM (Ages 7-8)
Flip the story and see things from a different perspective for a laughably different take on classic tales. Why was Goldilocks in the woods by herself? Let Wolf tell his side of the story. Lots of giggles are in store as we turn things inside out and upside down.
First Fridays Kids Camp
Friday, May 6 | 5:30pm-8:30pm
Wacky Olympics (Ages 3-5) SOLD OUT!
The Marbleous Race (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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 Mother's Day Member Tea
Saturday, May 7 | 10:00am-12:00pm
Enjoy a spot of tea in celebration of mom! Museum members are invited to a special Mother's Day Member Tea. A perfect morning with lovely goodies and crafts will show your mom how much you care. Please RSVP by Wednesday, May 4. |
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Castaway Cove Kids Garden has sprouted the 22-foot solar Power Flower! A huge THANK YOU to our sponsor, Progress Energy, and our design and building partners Clearscapes and Southern Energy Management! The Power Flower is a wonderful addition to our museum. |
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New internships have been added Looking for an exciting opportunity at Marbles? We'd love to have you! Opportunities are available for various majors including Education, Graphics and Tourism to name a few.
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 Born to Be Wild 3DNow Playing
"Your kids will never forget seeing this film." - Boston Herald.
The critics are raving about our newest documentary! Born to be Wild 3D is an inspired story of love, dedication and the remarkable bond between humans and animals. This film documents orphaned orangutans and elephants and the extraordinary people who rescue and raise them. Find Out More>> |
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 THOR: An IMAX 3D ExperienceOpens Friday, May 6
The Mighty Thor is a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. As punishment, Thor is cast down to Earth by his father and forced to live among humans. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero. Find Out More>> |
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 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides An IMAX 3D Experience Opens Friday, May 20
Captain Jack returns to the high seas in this action-packed IMAX 3D adventure. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica, he's not sure if it's love or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. Find Out More>> |
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 The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D Now 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 quest to understand one of this planet's most intriguing and dramatic phenoma. 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>> |
| | |  2011 IMAX Power Pass What better way to experience our recent theatre upgrades than FREE documentaries and $5 feature films all year long? Find out more>> |
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 Date night at Sullivan's Steakhouse in Raleigh
Sullivan's Steakhouse is offering Marbles members a fixed price discount menu on any day of the week! Pick a starter, entree, side and dessert from their exclusive Museum Date Night Menu... for just $69 per couple! Find out more>> |
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2nd Annual BrickMagic LEGO Festival Hilton North Raleigh
Saturday, May 7 | 10:00am-5:00pm
Sunday, May 8 | 10:00am-4:00pm
PRE-ORDER AND SAVE $2 PER TICKET AT THIS PRIVATE LINK!
Help Certified Professional LEGO Builder SEAN KENNEY create a sculpture featuring a full-size LEGO bicycle, see a huge hall filled with custom LEGO creations, build with tons of bricks in our new Free Build Room, customize minifigures, participate in workshops on building techniques, view animated LEGO films, watch a robotics competition by teams from area schools, shop for hard-to-find LEGO parts and sets, build with tons of loose LEGO bricks, enter the Cool Car Contest and LEGO Stomp Car Derby and more! For details and tickets visit BrickMagic or call 919.449.0344. |
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