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July 1
Hairspray Dance Party!
6:30pm
First Fridays at Marbles
Museum open until 8:00pm
July 2-4
Red, White and Blue for YOU!
July 4
Museum Open
9:00am-5:00pm
July 6
The Thinkers visit Mables!
1:30pm-2:15pm
July 9
Cars 2 Pit Party
5:00pm-9:00pm
July 14
Canes Hockey Fun
12:00pm-2:00pm
July 15
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 An IMAX 3D Experience
Opens
July 15
Garden Gourmet
10:00am-11:00am
July 16
Project Dance with ADF
2:00pm-2:45pm
July 19
Target $2 Tuesday Night
5:00pm-8:00pm
July 20
RailHawks Soccer Clinic
1:00pm-3:00pm
July 20
Sing! Dance! Play!
3:30pm-4:00pm
July 21
Family Fun Night
5:30pm-8:00pm
July 27
Garden Gourmet
10:00am-11:00am
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Welcome to the July edition of The Marbleous Monthly.
This month NC Theatre, the Carolina Railhawks, the Canes' staff and the ADF will be bringing their show to our road! In addition, be sure to take advantage of our evening happenings which include First Friday Family GLEE!, Target $2 Tuesday night, the Cars 2 Pit Party and Family Fun Night. We'll be doing a lot of singin', dancin', zoomin' and movin' this month at Marbles! |
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First Fridays at Marbles and Family GLEE! with NC Theatre | Hairspray Dance Party!
Friday, July 1 | 6:30pm
Museum open until 8:00pm
Join North Carolina Theatre as they present a blast of a dance party for the whole family! Watch a performance by NCT's best Hairspray singers & dancers and learn to groove as they teach you some cool '60s dance moves. You can even make your own '60s bouffant hair style with the help of Team Marbles! Kick off your 4th of July holiday celebration with NCT, Marbles and Hairspray!
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Red, White and Blue for YOU!
Saturday-Monday, July 2-4
Pledge allegiance... to PLAY! Make Lady Liberty crowns, sign your John Hancock on our Declaration of Play and join in patriotic parades. Celebrate the holiday weekend and see the rockets' red glare as bubbles burst in the air!
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 The Thinkers Visit Marbles!
Wednesday, July 6| 1:30pm-2:15pm
Sing and dance along to the tunes of The Thinkers as they make a stop at Marbles as part of their national tour! Their debut album Oh Zoooty! is the zootiest music ever heard. This treasure chest of songs is intended to make all people, small and tall, feel giggly and warm. Check out their tunes>> |
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Cars 2 Pit Party
Saturday, July 9| 5:00pm-9:00pm
Rev your engines and peal into a night full of Cars and ka-chows! Join us for the ultimate Cars 2 Pit Party at Marbles Kids Museum. Eat at Flo's Cafe, join a pit crew, make checkered flags, race flat scooters, paint with cars, attend a private showing of Cars 2 and much, much more! Dinner, pit party play and IMAX ticket are included.
Ticket prices are: $22/adult; $18/youth. Pre-registration is required>>
"Tickets to this race are hotter than a black leather seat on a hot summer day!"
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Hockey Fun with the Canes Staff
Thursday, July 14| 12:00pm-2:00pm
Face off with the Carolina Hurricanes staff as you take Center Ice to improve your hockey skills. Before the buzzer goes off, aim for the net, keep your stick low, take your best slapshot and SCORE!  |
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Garden Gourmet
Friday, July 15| 10:00am-11:00am
Pea pop until you can't stop! Make and taste a simply delicious treat using some of summer's freshest ingredients, including peas, from farms across North Carolina.
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 Project Dance with ADF
Saturday, July 16 | 2:00pm-2:45pm
Dance can make you see and think about life and the world in new ways. Join the staff from the American Dance Festival for a 45-minute African Dance Workshop. Get ready to get out of the summer heat and move to their fascinating beat!
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Target $2 Tuesday Night
Tuesday, July 19| 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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"Learn to play the RailHawks way!" Soccer Clinic
Wednesday, July 20 | 1:00pm-3:00pm
Fake-out, trap, pass... kick the ball in the net with your professional soccer team, Carolina RailHawks! Grab your shin-guards and get ready to master your soccer skills with league-leading team members. Kick that ball and make a score, Come on Team Marbles, we wanna see more! |
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 Sing! Dance! Play!
Wednesday, July 20| 3:30pm-4:00pm
Come jam along with Jammin' Baby, a presenter of Music Together®, for musical fun and exploration! Appropriate for ages birth to 5.
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 Family Fun Night
Thursday, July 21 | 5:30pm-8:00pm
Family Fun Night is an after-hours event for kids with special needs to experience Marbles in a calmer, quieter environment. This event is free and exclusive for kids with special needs and their families.
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Garden Gourmet
Wednesday, July 27| 10:00am-11:00am
Pick, clean and prep a garden fresh salad wrap! By using some of summer's freshest ingredients from Castaway Cove Kids Garden, kids experience the joy of harvesting and creating healthy snacks.
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Enjoy the best of Marbles all summer long in one of our engaging and adventurous camps...
Who Done It? | Week of July 11, 1:00pm-4:30pm (Ages 7-8)
Unravel a Marbleous mystery like literary super-sleuths Encyclopedia Brown and Camp Jansen. Show your detective skills and examine the clues to solve the case!
Camp Superstar| Week of July 18, 1:00pm-4:30pm PM (Ages 7-8)
Walk the red carpet to superstardom in a week that's all about you. Find your hidden talents, create your stage name and personality, then design a star for the Marbles Walk of Fame. Showcase your talents, whether singing, dancing, cooking, creating or anything that makes you shine.
For more information on the award-winning summer camp program at Marbles, contact Kristi Heckel at 919.857.1040. Find out more and register>>
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With just 3 days left in our fiscal year, we hope that you will consider making a gift to the Imagination Fund at Marbles. As a nonprofit organization, Marbles relies on your support to keep programs and exhibits growing strong while keeping admission fees affordable. Every dollar counts and every gift is important!
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A huge THANK YOU to all of our volunteers!
We currently have 71 camp volunteers, 6 camp interns, 14 Target $2 Tuesday night volunteers for July and are expecting 50 volunteers for Kick-Off to Kindergarten. Thanks for all you do for Marbles Kids Museum!
If you'd like to be involved in the volunteer program, please contact Liz McKee. |
A New internship has been added Looking for an exciting opportunity at Marbles? We'd love to have you! A new opportunity is available in our Human Resource and Finance team.
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 Cars 2 An IMAX 3D Experience Now Playing
Star racecar Lightning McQueen and the incomparable tow truck Mater take their friendship to exciting new places in Cars 2 when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the worlds fastest car. But the road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours and hilarious surprises when Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage. Find Out More>>
Cars 2 Birthday Packages Available!
Contact Laura Fleming for details. |
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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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 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 An IMAX 3D Experience Opens Friday, July 15
The end begins as Harry, Ron and Hermione go back to Hogwarts to find and destroy Voldemorts final horcruxes, but when Voldemort finds out about their mission, the biggest battle begins and life as they know it will never be the same again. 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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 Participate in the Duke University Child Learning Lab study
with your child!
How Do Children Learn & Grow?
Available select Fridays in the month of July.
At the Child Learning Lab, we are interested in how children's own actions help them learn and think about the world. Appointments available at Marbles Kids Museum and Duke University. For more information and to sign up, visit http://childlab.psych.duke.edu, call 919.660.8755 or email childlab@duke.edu. |
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 20% Off Storyteller Media
Storyteller Media is offering Marbles Kids Museum members 20% off a Storyteller Media chronicle. Story teller Media is a professional production company that has found an innovative way to capture moments that can show the progression of your child's school years, in addition to preserving the life stories of individuals by making chronicles to be enjoyed for generations to come. 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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