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February

POSTPONED!!! Teacher Workshop: Wild Weather! Wednesday, February 10, 2010 DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, WE ARE RESCHEDULING THIS WORKSHOP! Create tornado tubes and clouds in a bottle when you bring the outside into the classroom with ideas and connections between weather and your classroom! Make your students storm chasers with a visit from the National Weather Service headquarters. 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.

Blood Drive Friday, February 12, 2010 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Give Blood. Save a Life! The need for blood affects us all. Nine out of ten of us will need blood some time in our lives. And one out of every ten hospital patients requires a transfusion. Come over to the Garden State Discovery Museum to help out on a good cause that will touch many lives! We will be having more than just a Blood Drive… There will be a “mock” blood drive for children to see what their parents and guardians are “going through!” Buddy Blood Drop will be here to meet and greet everyone! Donors will receive passes to the Museum and a special discount in the Discovermore Store! Staff will be on hand to help watch the kids while you donate! You can register at the Museum’s front desk, e-mail or call us at the Museum (cflcoordinator@discoverymuseum.com, 856-424-1233, x.309) or at the American Red Cross website – membersforlife.org/pennj/schedule/login.php Please enter 14444 for the Sponsor’s Code. Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood! One pint can save up to three lives! Please make a difference and give Blood on February 12th!

Lunar New Year Saturday, February 13, 2010 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Celebrate the Year of the Tiger, family style! The Museum helps close out the Year of the Ox with a visit from the Jade River Dancers; performance at 1:30PM. Also, instructors and students from MacKenzie’s Karate, with locations throughout South Jersey, will also be on hand to do interactive karate demonstrations/workshops at Noon & 3:00 PM. These Museum favorites will show off traditional song and dance from the Asian community. Children will also have the opportunity to create works of art with Chinese calligraphy and make decorative paper lanterns.

Caribbean Carnival Sunday, February 14, 2010 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM The Discovery Museum hosts the sights and sounds of an island carnival celebration. Visit the Museum, as participants craft one-of-a-kind masks, string colorful beads and dance and parade throughout the exhibits in honor of one of the biggest parties held round the world.

Universal African Drum & Dance Ensemble Saturday, February 20, 2010 1:00 PM This dazzling group of dancers, musicians and stilt-walkers give a spirited performance you won’t want to miss. The Universal African Dance & Drum Ensemble has a sense of energy and unity that is inspiring and infectious, and they have been an annual crowd pleaser for many years.

Open Arms: Family Evening Sunday, February 21, 2010 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM A Special Evening for Families with Children on the Autism Spectrum at the Garden State Discovery Museum. We invite your entire family for a FREE after hours event featuring open play and discovery. Meet other children on the spectrum, their caregivers, and siblings. To register for this free event, email your name, contact info, and number of guests to onthego@discoverymuseum.com

Purim Saturday, February 27, 2010 Sunday, February 28, 2010 Noon - 3:00pm Head to the Middle East for an Israeli party like no other. Purim is the most festive of Jewish holidays, a time of prizes, noisemakers, costumes and food and drink! The Museum will celebrate with crafts and music, dress-up and improvisational storytelling, kid-friendly punch and hamantashen. Sunday’s festivities will be hosted by the fabulous Rosie Hymerling.