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March
Event Image Los Tambores de Barlovento
Saturday, March 06, 2010
Sunday, March 07, 2010
12:00PM - 3:00PM
Feel the Latin beat and make some rhythms of your own during this Venezuelan Drum Festival. Make a drum out of recycled materials, bring a drum from home or simply bang on the floor and be a part of the biggest drum circle this area has ever seen. Kala Jojo will be here on Saturday leading the drum circle. You’ll also learn how to dance the Joropo.
Event Image Holi, Festival of Colors
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Yoga Workshop: 1:00 PM, Dance Performance: 2:00 PM, Mandala Workshop: 3:00 PM
The beauty and mystique of the Far East comes to South Jersey! Museum-goers will get a glimpse of the colorful, traditional clothing of India and have a chance to learn songs and dances from Ritu Pandya and her friends from Happiness Within. Children will also get to try their hands at Mandala, the colorful art of sandpainting, as well as take part in a yoga workshop
Teacher Workshop: Our Natural Environment
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
What’s creepy and crawly and full of kid appeal? Bugs, snakes, lizards and spiders will help spark interest in the natural world! Meet and greet our Museum’s creepiest live animal collection and turn up the wonder and wow in your classroom with hands-on activities and tricks of the trade! Workshop is from 5pm-7pm. To reserve your space, please email your name and school to onthego@discoverymuseum.com or call 856-424-1233 ext. 314.
Event Image Discovery Winter Olympics
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Celebrate the ultimate international event with some family-friendly, fun-filled activities throughout the Museum. We’ll have sack races, ring tosses, diaper derbies, hockey shoot-outs and much more. Plus, you’ll get to make your very own Olympic torch. From Vancouver to Cherry Hill, let the games begin!
Event Image Strega Nona
Saturday, March 27, 2010
March 27, April 3 & April 10 @ Noon & 3:00 PM (additional weekday times TBA)
The Discovery Theatre presents Strega Nona, the story of a Grandmother Witch who helps the people of her little Italian village with her magical spells. In addition to this live theatre presentation, you’ll have the opportunity to paint a Museum ceiling tile in the style of Italian painter Michelangelo. (Workshop times TBA)
Event Image BP Solar Residential Workshop
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
7:00 PM
Bring the kids! We're excited about solar power and we want you to be, too! Come ask the experts all your solar energy questions at a free residential workshop hosted by BP Solar and the Garden State Discovery Museum. Learn about New Jersey's rebate, 30% Federal tax credits and more! We'll have qualified staff members available for free childcare so you can attend the workshop in peace. Please RSVP to doublehelix@discoverymuseum.com or call us at 856-424-1233 ext 311.