From bakken-announce@communityforum.net Mon Mar 31 19:34:00 2003 From: bakken-announce@communityforum.net (bakken-announce@communityforum.net) Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 13:34:00 -0600 Subject: [Bakken-announce] Bakken April e-newsletter Message-ID: <5DA506BEDF13914488C4AFD6993F0A2A2055D5@theshadow.bakken1.local> Bakken e-newsletter is prepared monthly by The Bakken Museum! April's Content: FAMILY SCIENCE SATURDAYS, special presenters & activities throughout = April EXHIBITS, closing & opening YOUTH PROGRAMS, classes & registration dates QUOTES *************************************************************************= ** FAMILY SCIENCE SATURDAYS April Family Science Saturdays ~ Planet Preservation The Bakken celebrates "Planet Preservation" in its Family Science = Saturday program throughout April. Each Saturday during April visitors = can explore earth science and discover how to be kind to our planet with = fun, educational demonstrations and hands-on activities! It's a New = Adventure in Science Every Saturday! Special Family Science Saturday Activities include: Apr. 5 Junkyard Treasures! Create a toy or sculpture out of odds & = ends. 11am-3pm, Mini Be-Kind-to-Our-Planet Expo, learn about organic = farming, alternate power sources and much more. Apr. 12 11:30am & 1:30pm, Use it Again/Tell it Again - Get ready for = Earth Day with Key of See Storytellers, Larry Johnson & Elaine Wynne. Marcy Open School students perform as Scientists from the Past. Apr. 19 FREE Blue Sky Guide to the first 50 families - Courtesy of = Medtronic, Inc. 11:30am & 1:30pm, Junkyard Symphony performances. Franklin Middle School = students make Funk from Junk. Make a simple charcoal water filter or take a ride and power small = appliances with your own muscle power! Apr. 26 Supermarket Showdown! See if you can beat our earth friendly = challenge. 11am - 1:30pm, Mini Be-Kind-to-Our-Planet Expo, learn about indoor worm = composting, fuel cell technology and much more! Admission: $5 adults, $3 students and seniors, free for children under 6 = years old. Free admission for members. Saturday activities are included = with the cost of regular museum admission. Girl Scouts, wear your sash, = vest or pin and you and your chaperone receive a 50% discount on = admission!=20 Hours: Family Science Saturday activities 10 am - 4 pm. Exhibits 10 am = to 5 pm =20 Located: on the west shore of Lake Calhoun at 3537 Zenith Avenue South, = at the intersection of West Calhoun Parkway and 36th Street in = Minneapolis. =20 Contact the Bakken: (612) 926-3878 or visit us online at = www.thebakken.org. -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ---------------------------------------- EXHIBITS CLOSING: April 15th, Benjamin Franklin and the Lightning Rod. The = exhibit uses original historical scientific instruments, rare books, = sculptures, and portraits from the 1700s and 1800s to tell the story of = Franklin's invention of the lightning rod. CLOSING: April 30th, Look Closely - Portraits of Native Plants. A = botanical art exhibition by Wendy Brockman. OPENING: May 3rd, Kids Invent! An exhibition featuring the ingenious = inventions made by participants in The Bakken's education programs. The = exhibit runs from May 3, through September 2003. -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ---------------------------------------- YOUTH PROGRAMS: Earl Bakken Science Program =20 Kids become inventors as they discover how things work through hands-on = learning. These fun and exciting six-week sessions spark curiosity and = encourage creative invention!=20 Spring Session: March 29 - May 17. For details call 612-926-3878, ext. = 219 Summer Science Day Camps Register now for fun exciting camps. Explore the excitement and magic of = science, engineering and invention in our electrifying summer camps = through specially designed activities, experiments and games. =20 Age Level: Youth entering grades 4 through 6, Dates: Monday - Friday, = 9am - 4pm July 14 - 18, July 21 - 25, July 28 - August 1, August 11 - 15, August = 18 - 22 - GIRLS ONLY Girl Scouts Only: July 7-11 and August 4 - 8 (reduced fees for Girl = Scouts - call for details 612-926-3878, ext. 219) Fee: $245 - Scholarships available, call 612-926-3878, ext. 214 School Release Dates: April 4 & 16 Looking for something fun to do as a family on school release days? = Come to The Bakken and enjoy fun hands-on science activities based on = our April theme - Planet Preservation, 10am - 5pm. No pre-registration = required -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------------------------ QUOTES: To look backward for a while is to refresh the eye, to restore it, and = to render it the more fit for its prime function of looking forward. -- Margaret Fairless Barber Don't take life too seriously. You'll never get out of it alive. -- Elbert Hubbard