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July Calendar Click
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Notes
from
the floor, July
23,
2010––Come
support the museum
Tuesday
evening
at
Bike
Night
out at the UP North
Lodge in Gwinn! It
takes
place
Tuesday, July 27th
from 6 until 9 pm.
There
will be a raffles
and
all donations made
will
go to the museum!
Thanks to the UP North
Lodge for hosting
this fun benefit.
Office
Space for Rent
A
Long-time tenant in
the Non-Profit Commons
has outgrown its space
and is moving to new
quarters. As a result,
six office areas are
opening up in the
Commons located below
the Children’s
Museum in the 100
block of Baraga Avenue
in
downtown Marquette.
The units range in
size from 582 sq.
ft. to 226 sq. ft.
Non-profit
and for-profit
tenants are welcome.
For
more information,
contact Nheena
or
Dennis at
226-3911.


Sprout––Toys
for Growing Minds Opens!
Our new store
was designed
by local
youth and
now includes
a wide variety
of educational
and
fun toys
and goodies.
An important
new addition
to the store
is the Kid
Bizness Corner, a new program of the Children’s
Museum where young entrepreneurs, ages eight to 18,
are
selling goods they have designed and produced themselves.
There is an impressive array of clever items for
sale. Come check
out their products and find out more about the program.
The complete renovation of the store, along with the start
up of the Kid Business Program, was made possible by a generous
donation from the M. E. Davenport Foundation.
Also, please
allow us to help improve
the Museum and help
us continue to improve
Sprout.
Please take
our online survey.
It is
short and
only takes a minute. Click
here.
Second
Thursday
Creativity
Series
Thursday,
August 12.
"A Maritime of Fun"
5:30 –– 7:30 p.m.
For pre-school and elementary-aged children and an adult.
Join us for a variety of fun, hands-on activities
with a maritime theme in support of Marquette's Maritime
Month celebration. .
There will also be the usual Fruit and Veggie Ventures, unexpected
music and much more.
Free with admission or membership.
Thursday is also Dominos Pizza Night at the Museum so order your
pizza before 5:30 by calling 226-3911 and it will be delivered
during the event. The cost per pizza is $5 plus tip.
The Second Thursday events are sponsored by the Max and Phyllis
Reynolds Foundation, Yellow Book, Kohls, Culvers, and the Marquette
County Active Living Task Force for Fruit and Veggie Ventures.
School
of Rock
Friday, July 23
6:00––7:30 p.m.
Join our young rockers for a jam session that allows kids to
join in
Kid
Business Program
The
Museum is kicking off
a new program to assist
young entrepreneurs,
ages eight to 18, in
developing, marketing,
packaging and selling
original products. Kids will be able to sell their products in
the newly remodeled Museum store. The program is open to all
Upper Peninsula
kids. For more information, contact Jim Edwards at (906) 226-3911,
or at jed@chartermi.net.
Listening to the River
We,
along with several partners,
including the Superior
Watershed Partnership
and the Land Information
Access Association, have
held several successful Listening
to the River excursions.
Follow this link
Listening to the River is
funded by the National
Science Foundation.
You can listen to the resulting
audio stories by visiting
http://www.listeningtotheriver.org
Help by
marking off something
from our Wish List.
We have a continuing
need for many items
that help keep
our operations and
programming strong.
To examine our Wish
List click here.
Join
the Playmakers Club and help
ALL families enjoy the Museum!
To
make the Museum accessible to families of all
income levels, we've launched
the Playmakers Club to provide annual
memberships to qualifying families
through charitable donations.
For every $100 tax-deductible donation you designate
for the Playmakers Club,
you'll have the satisfaction of knowing that
a family of need is able to enjoy the excitement
and energy of the exhibits and programs at the
U.P.
Children's Museum for an entire year.
You may donate with a credit card by calling
the Museum at 906-226-3911, or for a mail-in
donation form, click here.
For
an application for a free family membership,
click here.
Contribute to the Yellow Brick Road
Our transformation of the Celebration Courtyard with its magical Yellow Brick Road continues. Your tax-deductible donation to the Museum will be memorialized by an engraved yellow brick, paver, planter, bench or tree. Contribute now! For an order form, click here.
Adopt an Exhibit
Families and groups volunteer to maintain or enhance exhibits. If you're interested in participating in this exciting service project, contact Jim Edwards at the Museum.