Dear Friends of CMEE:
July marks an exciting 'first' for the Museum - and we hope you can join the fun! On Saturday, July 25, we are hosting our First Annual Summer Family Fair - CMEE Under the Sea - a festival of family fun to benefit the Museum. With live music and entertainment by Laughing Pizza and Broadway Babies, carnival games, sea-themed art activities, food, merriment, and much more... See below for more details, or click here to reserve tickets now! Funds raised from "Under the Sea" help support our year-round programs and exhibits, including our school tours, literacy classes, parents groups, and mentorship workshops. Kids can make CMEE part of the July 4th holiday weekend fun by coming in their pajamas to our "Pizza & Pajama Night" tomorrow, Friday, July 3 at 6pm. Enjoy pizza and hear Thump, Quack, Moo: A Whacky Adventure by award-winning author team, Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin. See the Sidebar for details. On Saturday, July 11, your family is invited to "Breakfast at Tiffany's." CMEE is partnering with Tiffany & Co. to present a "Get Creative" workshop at Tiffany & Co.'s East Hampton location. This workshop will be dazzling and delicious! See below for details and to sign up. For a complete list of our creative classes, workshops, as well as our "Picnic & Performance" series that starts next week, please scroll down or visit our website at www.CMEE.org. I want to especially thank all of our members. CMEE's memberships and attendance are up 15% over last year and we really appreciate your support. It's going to be an entertaining, educational, and fun summer at CMEE. We look forward to seeing you here often! Happy Independence Day! Sincerely, 
Stephen Long
Executive Director |
 See you "Under the Sea!"
Summer Family Fair! |
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Reserve your tickets for the family event of the season --- a classic Summer Family Fair at CMEE. Scheduled for Saturday, July 25 from 10:30 am - 1:30 pm, CMEE Under the Sea will offer oceans of fun and entertainment for the entire family. Enjoy a live performance by Laughing Pizza who sold out at CMEE last Summer! This real family band, mother Lisa, father Billy and daughter Emily, has received the Parents' Choice Award - six times - and have performed on the Today Show, at the White House, and they are featured on numerous PBS TV stations daily around the country. Also performing at CMEE Under the Sea will be Broadway Babies, who have been named "best of" for both music and drama programs by New York Magazine. They have also been praised by New York Family Magazine who say "no one has done more to bring the joy of performance to children than Broadway Babies."
In addition to the live entertainment, children can enjoy carnival games, bouncy castles, pony rides, sea-themed art activities, balloon twisting, and much more. Plus, delicious food - kids and parents will both love - from The Seafood Shop! |
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 On Saturday, July 11, from 9:30 am - 11 am, Tiffany & Co is partnering with CMEE's "Get Creative" program, to host a "Breakfast at Tiffany's" at their East Hampton store. Parents can come enjoy breakfast and shop while their children can get creative designing their own dazzling jewelry! Advance reservations are strongly encouraged as space is limited. Says Kristina Klug, Store Manager in East Hampton, "Tiffany & Co. is looking forward to continuing our partnerships with organizations throughout the Hamptons community, and CMEE is an amazing organization that brings so much to the East End. We're excited to have children enjoying themselves here on a Saturday morning, in a different atmosphere, where they can show their creativity through jewelry making."
Suggested ages: 5-8 yrs.
Members: $20 / Non-Members: $24 |
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It's Showtime!
Family Movie Night @ CMEE |
 Starting next Thursday, July 9, the East Hampton Rotary Club presents a Family Movie Night Series at CMEE with a focus on "80s Classics." CMEE is delighted to host this series on Thursday nights on the big screen in our Amphitheater. Doors open at 7:30 with the movie starting at 8:30pm (or as soon as it's dark)! Beverages, snacks and popcorn will be available for purchase.
The schedule includes:
July 9 - Big
July 30 - Back to the Future
August 13 - Ghostbusters
$10 Adult, $5 Child / Proceeds help support the East Hampton Rotary Club's charitable efforts. |
"Picnic & Performance" Series Starts July 7! |
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Music, dance, pirates, puppets and more are part of CMEE's 2009 "Picnic & Performance" series in our Amphitheater this summer. The fun begins next Tuesday, July 7 so pack a picnic, bring the family, meet friends, and enjoy an entertaining 'night out' outside at CMEE!
First up....
Goat on a Boat Puppet Theatre
"The Kapok Tree"
The rainforest comes to life in this colorful tale adapted from Lynne Cherry's well-loved book. Learn about creatures found in this lush, green world and how they depend on each other to live. Performed with large puppets in a stage that's really a tree!
Tuesday, July 7 @ 6 pm / Ages 3-8 yrs
Members: $10 / Non-Members: $12 / At the door at performance time: $15
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WNET.ORG brought
Father's Day Fun to CMEE... |
Dad's (and Dad-like family and friends) were the focus at CMEE recently for a special partnership with WNET's award-winning PBS.KIDS national TV Show Cyberchase. Children met, hugged, and danced with lead character "Digit" and viewed a special Father's Day episode of Cyberchase. During the day, kids participated in fun math activities (in keeping with the show's theme).
Pictured above: Kristin DiQuollo, Project Manager, CYBERCHASE, "Digit," Sandra Sheppard, Director of Children's and Educational Programming
Adding to the Father's Day festivities, CMEE's new MoonSoup Gift Boutique & Early Enrichment Studio, held a Mommy & Me (or in this case "Daddy & Me"!) circle time of sing-along songs, movement, and dance - complete with sparkly pom-poms and egg shakers, plus a story time.
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Ladies' Night Out at The Lodge for CMEE! |
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Clearly the timing was right....a rare cloudless sky and comfortable temperatures combined with the end of the school year - inspired a fabulous turn out for our most recent "Ladies Night Out" on June 17. Thanks to Michael Gluckman and The Lodge in East Hampton for hosting this event, and special thanks to CMEE Trustee, Jackie Lowey and the entire committee for spreading the word to come out and enjoy good company and good food (and "The Perfect Margarita!") - all to benefit the Children's Museum of the East End. Thanks too, to Anna Throne-Holst who attended the event and spoke about the importance of the Museum to the East End community. CMEE's many "Ladies Nights Out" have helped raise tens of thousands of dollars to support the Museum's programming. Keep an eye out for the next one!
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Pizza & Pajama Night
Young visitors are invited to come to the Museum in their pajama's, have pizza, hear a story read by a guest reader in CMEE's Library, and participate in a special related art activity.
The book to be read is the newest title "Thump, Quack, Moo: A Whacky Adventure" by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin, the creators of the New York Time's best-selling "Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type" , "Duck for President" and others. | |
Mermaid Tea Party
Tuesday,
July 21
A Mermaid Dress Up Tea Party for mermaid-loving girls and pirate-loving boys...and their parent, grandparent, or
caregiver.
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Birthday Parties at CMEE!
A creative
(and easy!)
party location...
Ask our front desk, or pick up a flyer, for information on CMEE's Birthday Party Packages. "New York Family Magazine rated CMEE as the East End's best venue for children's birthday parties!" | |
Sunday: 10am-5:00pm
Monday: 9am-5:00pm
Tuesday: 9am-5:00pm
Wednesday: 9am-5:00pm
Thursday: 9am-5:00pm
Friday: 9am-5:00pm
Saturday: 9am-5:00pm |
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