Triangle TRACKS January 2009 Newsletter
This month, we're trying a new format for the Triangle TRACKS newsletter. This layout allows us to list everything by sections. We'd love to have your feedback on whether you like this simple html format or the original pdf version better, so please email us and let us know. Happy New Year!
Museums
Canstruction 2009 Build Out Day at Marbles Kids Museum
Jan. 10, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Watch Marbles' teams as they build a giant garden of delicious veggies and fruits created entirely out of canned and packaged foods! Teams compete for awards in five categories and all food used to build these structures is donated to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina at the end of the exhibit. Kids can explore math, building, balance, visual design, color schemes and more through this creative and fun annual exhibit. Learn more at www.canstruction.org.
Marbles Kids Museum Can Opener: ‘Garden of Eatin’
Jan. 17, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Celebrate ‘Canstruction 2009: Garden of Eatin’ and enjoy a day filled with activities, including a “Fruity Fashions Dress Up and Parade,” “Mission Nutrition,” “Tin Can Garden,” the “Peoples’ Choice Award,” “Eat, Play, Win” and more. This exhibit extends through Feb. 22. Learn more at www.marbleskidsmuseum.org.
Amazon Rainforest With Birdman Dave at the Museum of Life and Science
Jan. 10
10: 30 a.m. (Pre-K through age 6)
11:30 a.m. (Pre-K through age 6)
1:30 p.m. (ages 7 and up)
Learn all about life’s most diverse ecosystem. Find out how each living creature plays a role in the life of rainforests. Get to know live birds known as soil makers, teachers of children and messengers of good fortune. Registration is required. Call (919) 220-5429, extension 313 to reserve your space. Fee during 10:30 and 11:30 shows is $5 per member, $11 per non-member; and during the 1:30 show the fee is $10 per member and $16 per non-member. Children under 3 are free. Learn more at www.ncmls.org.
The N.C. Museum of Art Presents a Children’s Performance: Celebrating African Dance, Music and Song
Jan. 10, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Children ages 5 and up can experience traditional African culture during this visual extravaganza of rhythm and movement. Call (919) 715-5923 or visit www.ncartmuseum.org to order tickets, which cost $3. Free drop-in crafts for all ages are also available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
N.C. Museum of Art Presents Family Fun Saturdays During January
Jan. 17 at 10 a.m.: “Envelope Book”
Jan. 24 at 10 a.m.: “Clay-Relief Workshop”
Jan. 31 at 10 a.m.: “Family Emblems”
Children and adults create projects and learn about art together. These events are free but pre-registration is required. Call (919) 664-6828 or visit www.ncartmuseum.org to learn more.
Education
Wake County Public Library Winter Storytimes
Winter storytimes are Jan. 15-March 5. Click on www.wakegov.com/libraries/kids/events/storytimes.htm for details on times and activities planned for each location.
Performing Arts
North Carolina Symphony’s Young People’s Series: ‘Bugs Bunny on Broadway’
Jan. 24-25 at 6 p.m. in Raleigh’s Meymandi Concert Hall. Don’t miss Bugs Bunny on Broadway! Conducted and created by George Daugherty, this concert fuses classic Warner Bros. Studios cartoons projected on the big screen with original hits such as “The Rabbit of Seville!” and “What’s Opera, Doc?” This shortened 1-hour family version of the Pops Series concert is perfect for ages 3-11. Learn more at www.ncsymphony.org/subscriptions/concerts.cfm?id=50.
Camps
Marbles Kids Museum’s Year-Round Camp for Track 4
Jan. 12-16, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. At Marbles Kids Museum, buildings, gardens, parks, streets, cars, shirts, sneakers, books and toys surround children. Track-out camps include museum access, an IMAX® film and countless opportunities to stay active, have fun and experiment with creativity. Learn more at www.marbleskidsmuseum.org/camps or call (919) 857-1040. Pre-registration is required. Members receive a 10 percent discount on the cost of camps and extended care is available. Marbles Kids Museum and IMAX will also be open for the Jan. 26 Wake County Public School teacher work day from a.m. to 5 p.m.
Click on www.triangletracks.com/notes/Camp_TRACKS for a comprehensive list of recreational, sports and educational camps offered throughout the Triangle on a year-round basis.
Movies
New Releases
"The Greatest Places" IMAX® Film opens Jan. 6.
“Hotel for Dogs” opens Jan. 16. Rated PG.
IMAX January Showings
"The Greatest Places"
“The Polar Express 3D”
“Day the Earth Stood Still”
“Grand Canyon 3D”
“Wild Ocean 3D”
“Bugs! 3D”
Triangle TRACKS News
January Linkzine: Teaching Children Morality, Ethics and Manners
Available at www.triangletracks.com/notes/TRACKS_Linkzine Jan. 1.
Teaching kids right from wrong isn’t always black and white. The best way to instill a proper sense of morality, values and social responsibility varies from parent to parent depending on their beliefs and viewpoints. But surely we can agree on a few basics. The Triangle TRACKS January linkzine probes the troubling trend of increasing immorality and disrespect exhibited by many of today’s children, and offers valuable insight on how best to raise respectful, empathetic and etiquette children.
Help Us Improve in 2009
We have a few changes up our sleeves for 2009, but first we’d like to know what you like and don’t like about Triangle TRACKS. Please send your comments to epshugg@triangletracks.com. Happy New Year!
About Triangle T.R.A.C.K.S.
Triangle TRACKS compiles sources across the region focused on the improvement of children’s lives. It is also a product of parenthood—an accumulation of resources resulting from years of children’s birthday parties, games, museum exhibits, parks, concerts, camps, clubs and of course, schools! We hope you will use this site as much as our family does to take your Carolina kids down all their favorite Triangle TRACKS.
Visit Triangle TRACKS at www.triangletracks.com.
Last updated by Elizabeth Shugg Dec. 26, 2008.
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