Educational Insights ~ Great Summer Clearance Deals!

40-60% discounts!

Use promo-code:

SWEET40

Additional discount added at check out!

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The Color of Water, Mixing Art and Science ~ at the Newark Arts Alliance!

The Color of Water!

2 Wednesdays
July 7th & 14th
9-3
Ages 9-12

$75 - members
$80 - nonmembers
Scholarships available

A class for kids who are interested in both art and science! It is also a unique opportunity for students to visit the property of artist Jamie Wyeth and do artwork on site, using the methods of scientists doing field studies or artists who paint "plein air". A wonderful combination of two worlds that is not to be missed!

Location:
Brandywine River Museum
and
The Newark Art Alliance

Applications for this special class are due by July 1st, 2010.

For More Information:

Newark Arts Alliance
276 E. Main St., Suite 102
Newark, DE 19711

302-266-7266


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Free Admission at Brandywine River Museum to Celebrate Andrew Wyeth's Birthday July 12!

Monday, July 12

from
9:30 to 4:30 p.m.

* Andrew Wyeth's art will be on view in a gallery devoted to his work, as well as in the exhibition, Striking Poses: Portraits from the Museum's Collections.

* The documentary film, Self Portrait: Snow Hill, produced by Betsy James Wyeth and narrated by Stacey Keach, will be shown in the museum's Lecture Room at 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Incorporating many images of works of art along with family photographs, home movies, personal letters and footage of Andrew Wyeth, this film provides insight into his private world.

* Tours of the N.C. Wyeth House, birthplace of Andrew Wyeth, will take place every half- hour between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. There is extremely limited capacity. Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis at the admissions desk

* Portraits and photographs of and by Andrew Wyeth will be on view.

* Birthday cake will be served from 11:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. in the Museum Restaurant.

* The restaurant will sell hot dog lunches, featuring hot dogs from Jimmy John's, a Chadds Ford restaurant visited frequently by Andrew Wyeth.

Brandywine River Museum
100 Creek Road Chadds Ford, PA 19317
(610) 388-2700

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Summer Art Programs at The Brandywine River Museum!

Space still available!

Thursdays in July
Programs for ages 3 to 10
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Tuesdays in July
Programs for ages 10 to 14

This July, the Brandywine River Museum offers special programs for children, featuring thematic guided tours followed by hands-on art projects.
Children may participate in one or all of these workshops.

Details:

Museum Explorer Mornings
Thursdays in July
Ages 3 to 10
Accompanied by an adult.

Two sessions will be held each morning:
Session A: 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Session B: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

July 1 - Summer Shapes
Discover the ways artists use geometric shapes to create works of art.
After a gallery tour, combine shapes to create colorful pictures.

July 8 - Eye Spy
Explore the tricks artists use to make things look real.
Next, make your own optical illusions.

July 15 - Portrait Parade
Look at portraits of ordinary and famous people, self-portraits, and even portraits without people.
Following the tour, cut and paste portrait collages.

July 22 - Animal Adventures
Search the museum for animals of every shape and size in paintings and sculpture.
Then assemble three-dimensional animals from a variety of materials.

July 29 - Mask Magic
Meet pirates, Revolutionary War soldiers, Victorian ladies and other characters found in works of art.
Afterwards, disguise yourself by making a mask of your favorite character.

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Advanced Explorer Workshops
Ages 10 to 14
Tuesdays in July
10 a.m.

July 6 - Fooling the Eye
Learn the secrets of trompe l'oeil painting in the special exhibition, John Haberle: Master of Illusion.
Then master your own illusions in pencil and charcoal.

July 13 - Striking Poses
Investigate how artists create likeness in the museum's special exhibition of portraits.
Next, experiment with pose and setting while drawing a portrait.

July 20 - Shades of Summer
What colors are found in shadows, water, or sky?
Explore how artists describe the world around them in color.
Afterward, experiment with hue and value using watercolor.
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Reservations are required
610-388-8382
or
education@brandywine.org.

Workshops are free with museum admission:
$10 per adult
$6 per child age 6 and older and seniors.
Free for children under 6 and museum members.

Brandywine River Museum
U.S. Route 1
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
610-388-2700
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"Willy Wonka" at The Wilmington Drama League!

June 18, 19, 25, 26 ~ 8pm
June 20, 27 ~ 2pm

All Charlie wants in the world is to win a Golden Ticket to tour Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. This fantastical place is home to the mysterious Oompa Loompas, chocolate streams and sugar-filled dreams. Join Charlie and the other ticket-winners – gluttonous Augustus Gloop, screen-obsessed Mike Teevee, gum-chewing Violet Beauregarde, and the poster child of spoiled brats, Veruca Salt – on their adventures through this magical world.

Includes all those fantastic songs from the 1971 hit movie!

"Pure Imagination"
"The Candyman"
"Cheer Up Charlie"
"I've Got a Golden Ticket"
"There's No Knowing"
"I Want it Now!"
and many, many more!

Tickets
$18
$15 Students/Seniors
$9 Children

Box Office
302-764-1172

Location
10 West Lea Boulevard
Wilmington, DE 19802

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"Ospreyfest" at the DuPont Environmental Education Center on the Riverfront!

Saturday, June 12, 2010
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
$3 per person for ages 3 & up
A Full Day of Family Fun! See and learn about our resident Osprey and other feather friends, encounter live animals including Buddy the duck, take bird walks and habitat garden tours, listen to live music, watch retriever and waterfowl calling demonstrations, meet local bird related organizations, enjoy children's crafts and activities including face painting and meeting a local author for story time.

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Toad's Escape!

presented by

Family Stages

JUNE 17
10:30 AM

TICKETS $8

Leaping from the pages of the classic book The Wind in the Willows, Mr. Toad, the rambunctious, irrepressible amphibian, steals a motor car. Captured and thrown into jail, Toad escapes, disguised as a washerwoman. His hilarious exploits lead him on a wild ride across the English countryside and finally home to Toad Hall and the companionship of his loyal friend, The Mole.

Family Stages' favorite Shoshanna Hill and talented newcomer James Altobelli
bring all the characters to life in this delightful production.

Location:
Christ's Lutheran Church
700 E. Pennsylvania Ave., Oreland PA

Contact:
duetpros@aol.com

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Shakespeare's As You Like it!

presented by:

The Shakespeare Guild
Arden, Delaware

June 18, 19, 23- 26th
7:30 p.m.

June 20 at 2 p.m.

For reservations call:
(302) 475-3126.

The June 20th matinee is a bargain matinee
All tickets just $5.00.
No reservations needed.

The play will be set in the year 1900, when Arden's founders moved from Philadelphia to establish their own Utopian village, naming it after Shakespeare's Arden.

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Film and TV Summer Camp!

FILM & TV CAMP
June 23-24-25
1:00 - 5:00

Ages 9-14

Fee $95

Young filmmakers learn production and acting skills working as directors, writers, grips and onscreen talent.

Location:

CHRIST’S LUTHERAN CHURCH

700 E. Pennsylvania Avenue

Oreland, PA 19075

Contact:

Family Stages

215-886-9341

or

e-mail duetpros@aol.com

Family Stages
PO Box 153
Oreland, PA 19075

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Summer Art Classes for Kids!

Newark Arts Alliance
“developing community through the arts”
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Art for Father’s Day Workshop
Sunday, June 13
12-2pm
Ages 5-7 yrs. old.
Children can create unique gifts for Father’s Day by painting keepsake boxes, picture frames, and making change dishes out of shimmering polymer clay. They will also make a card to go with their special gifts.
$22 for members
$24 for non-members.
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Mini Ribbon Purses Friday Night Art Date
June 18, Friday
6-9pm
Ages 9-11.
Purses fit for a fairy! Make small purses out of ribbon and beads. They can then be converted into necklaces or keychains. Class includes a pizza dinner, for a total “date” experience.
$34 members
$37 non-members
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Pretty in Pink Camp
June 21-25
Monday-Friday
9am-12pm
Ages 6-9.
Students will enjoy making jewelry, painting doily canvas bags, decorating fabulous foot wear, painting tea cups, making jewelry boxes and more! Bring a snack/drink for a break.
$130 members
$140 non-members
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Beaded Friday Night Art Date
June 25, Friday
6-8:30pm
Ages 9-12.
Make beautiful beaded bracelets with hanging charms. Kids will learn how to finish off the bracelet with a clasp and how to use headpins to attach charms. Grown up jewelry with a kid-flair! We’ll also serve a pizza dinner. Great class for friends to take together. Fee includes supplies and food.
$30 members
$33 non-members
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Kid's Clay Camp
July 5-19
3 Mondays
9am-12pm
Ages 8-12.
Make something useful. Make something fun. You will use clay and polymer clay to make really cool stuff. You will make a bowl that you can eat from, a small tray, a sculpture and more! We will supply a snack or you may bring your own.
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The Color of Water: Mixing Art and Science
July 7 & 14,
2 Wednesdays, 9am-3pm
Ages 9-12.
Students will travel to the property of artist Jamie Wyeth (border of PA and DE) and explore the beach along the Brandywine River. They will search for life, make identifications and sketch/paint observations in pen, pencil and watercolor use wet and dry brush techniques. They will be given a tour of Wyeth's on-site gallery and see farm animals on the property. The following week students will work at the NAA and will use their beachcombing treasures from the previous week to create growth pattern shell designs using markers and oil pastels. Students should bring a bag lunch each day.
$75 members
$80 non-members
Scholarships available for low-income students.
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Mommy and Me Art Class
July 10-24, 11am-12pm,
3 Saturdays
Ages 4-5
Parent and child will make art together in this first introduction to basic art techniques. We'll use pastels, tempera paint and model magic clay to make colorful works of art that will inspire you to continue your art exploration at home. Daddy's and grandparents welcome too! Fee includes child accompanied by one adult.
$34 members
$37 non-members
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“Where the Wild Things Are”
Soft Sculpture Workshop
July 10-17, 1-3pm,
2 Saturdays
Ages 10 to Adult
Join the craze and make your own, soft, stuffed monsters, thingys, animals or people. We’ll draft patterns from our own crazy drawings and pick from a variety of felts, furs and printed fleeces to hand sew our buddy together. We’ll embellish with buttons, yarn, sequins, beads and markers, then stuff it. Basic hand sewing skills helpful but not necessary. This is a great class to take with a friend or a parent/child combo. All materials provided.
$42 members
$46 non-members
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Drum Rhythms for Everyone!
July 10, Saturday, 2-3:30pm
(one day workshop)
Ages 8-12
Learn to recognize and play basic Middle Eastern rhythms. The class will teach basic rhythms such as Baladi, Chifitelli and Malfuf, which can be, used in drum circles as well as at Middle Eastern belly dance events. Students will practice with drums and other instruments, as well as clapping. We will also listen to some recorded music and pick out the rhythm used. Bring any percussion instrument, or a melody instrument you know well. No previous music training is needed. There will be printed information and some drums to borrow.
$12 members
$14 non-members
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Sensational Scrapbooking Camp
July 12-16,
9am-12pm, Mon.-Fri.
Ages 11-14
Students will bring in their favorite photographs and gain basic skills in scrapbooking as they create their own personalized pages! They will learn how to choose a focal point photo, layer, edge, add embellishments, and write labels to capture fun memories.
$130 members
$140 non-members
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Monsters, Aliens, Creepy Crawlies and more!
July 13-16,
9am-12pm,
Tues.-Fri., 4 days.
Ages 8-12.
Make paper maché monsters, paint out of this world aliens, sculpt creepy crawlies, and make surreal collages with animal and bug parts.
$110 members
$120 non-members
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Around the World With Art
July 20-23,
9am-12pm,
Tues.-Fri., 4 days.
Explore art from different cultures and try different mediums with each project. We'll travel to Egypt to make cartouches, to Mexico to make Huichol yarn art, to Japan to make Gyotaku fish prints and to France to make Impressionist paintings.
$110 members
$120 non-members
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Mini-Masterpieces Friday Night Art Date
July 23, Friday
6-9pm
Ages 7-11.
Make a date with art! Discover the artist within. Come join us in painting up to four mini-canvases with acrylic paint. Students will receive a mini-easel to display their artwork on. Class includes a pizza dinner, for a total “date” experience.
$34 members
$37 non-members
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Camp Imagine
July 26-Aug. 6,
9am-4:15pm, M-F (10 days total)
Ages 7-11.
Children work in groups of 12 or less and enjoy 3 hrs. of visual arts, and one hour each of modern dance (includes some hip-hop), a’cappela singing and theater (includes improvisation.). Professional artists are sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm with interesting projects and routines. No experience necessary in any of the art forms, just a desire to be creative! There will be an art exhibit and performance on the last day of camp. Bring a morning snack and lunch, we will provide afternoon treat. This camp has been offered for over 10 years and has many repeat students.
$400 for two weeks
Scholarships are available for low-income families.
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Pirate’s Cove Saturday Night Art Date
July 31, Saturday
6-8:30pm
Ages 7-10.
Ahoy, maties! Come make an authentic looking treasure map, metallic clay coins and a hand painted treasure box. Everything a pirate needs for a hardy day of discovery! Class includes a pizza dinner, for a total “date” experience.
$30 members
$33 non-members
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"Summers End" Mini-Camp"
Aug. 16-18
3-5:30pm
Mon.-Wed. (3 days total)
Ages 10-14
Capture those wonderful summer memories with a mix of fine art and craft projects. Make sea-shell picture frames, watercolors of beach scenes, sunflower polymer clay beaded bracelets and more!
$75 member
$82 non-member
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Contact:

Newark Arts Alliance
“developing community through the arts”
276 E. Main St., Suite 102
Newark, DE 19711

302-266-7266
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SUMMER THEATRE CAMP
Mon-Fri, July 5-9
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Ages 7-12
9 AM-3 PM
Fee $190
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Ages 5 & 6
9 AM-Noon
Fee $125
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Theatre games, improvs and a grand finale performance!

Location:

CHRIST’S LUTHERAN CHURCH

700 E. Pennsylvania Avenue

Oreland, PA 19075

Contact:

Family Stages

215-886-9341

or

e-mail duetpros@aol.com

Family Stages
PO Box 153
Oreland, PA 19075

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Camp Imagine ~ The Newark Arts Alliance!

A visual and performing arts camp
for
Ages 7 to12
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July 26-Aug 6, 2010

Details:

What do kids do at Camp Imagine?
They create art of every kind.
They’ll get to act out improvised stories, sing songs and dance.
They’ll meet incredible artists.
They’ll make lots of friends and discover the artist in themselves.
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Child to adult ratio: 6 to 1
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Taught by professionals including:
Stephanie Jaye Lord for theater & singing,
Tania Potts for dance,
Rowena Macleod for visual arts.
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Times:
Mon.- Fri., 9am to 4pm,
includes afternoon snack.
Children bring their own lunch and morning snack.
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Program:
Visual arts for 3 hrs.
Performing arts for 3 hrs.
Including, acapella singing, contemporary dance, & hip-hop.
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Students can enroll in either one week or both weeks.
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Location:
Newark Arts Alliance
276 E. Main St.
Suite 102, Newark, DE 19711
(Market East Plaza)
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Cost:
$200 a week,
$400 for two weeks.
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Scholarships
Available and are determined by the income.
See application for details.
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Before and after care is available daily:
8-9am and 4-5:30pm for $3/hr.
Must be reserved in advance.
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Apply by June 30, 2010
You will be notified upon acceptance.
Apply early, spaces will be filled as qualified applications are received.
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Registration will be closed when camp is full.
To apply after June 30th,
call 302-266-7266.

For more info:
website
302-266-7266

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Open Connections Process Workshop!

Monday June 21 through Thursday June 24
9:15am – 2:15pm each day

This four-day course focuses on the key ingredient of the Open Connections approach to
education and parenting. They call it Process Consciousness, and it lies at
the heart of all that they do.

"Parents and other educators will learn to
identify ways of thinking and speaking that dramatically increase their
probability of success in any interpersonal exchange."

Participants will learn:
* Skills to turn conflicts into creative, win-win problem-solving
sessions—even between four year olds
* How to end whining (for themselves and others)
* How to reverse the negative effects of competition and replace them with
the joys of collaboration
* How to avoid getting sucked into “helping” where it’s really not wanted
* How to set boundaries that will be honored and thereby end nagging
* How to nurture self-motivation (again, in oneself and others) and stop
encouraging complacency and unproductive dependence
* How to get what we most want by getting our wishes, feelings, thoughts
and behaviors all in alignment.

Tuition:
$300 for individuals
$500 for a family.

Childcare for 4-10 year olds will be available through the OC Summer
Mini-Camp, held concurrently, for an additional fee.

Location:
Open Connections
1616 Delchester Road
Newtown Square, PA 19073

For more information and to register:
Barbara
(610) 459-3366

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City Gates Academy ~ Now Accepting Applications for 2010 -2011 school year!

City Gates Academy offers Weekly & bi-weekly classes in a variety of subjects for home-schooled students, once or twice a week from September through June.

City Gates offers challenging academic experiences, accountability and evaluation, deadlines, group interaction, and qualified instructors who encourage a love of learning! Classes are taught with a Christian worldview however, families of all beliefs are welcome.

City Gates Academy meets at St Paul's United Methodist Church 1314 Foulk Rd, Wilmington, DE. 19803, just off the I-95 exit, next to Talley Day Park and the Brandywine Hundred Library.
(Talley Day Park has a wonderful playground and a Bark Park!)

Registration:
$50.00 deposit per student on or before May 31, 2010
$60.00 after May 31, 2010.

For more information:
For Class offerings, description of classes, and price per class please visit their website:
cgade.org
or
call Director, Virginia Conte
(302) 229-9626

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Free Sunday Mornings in June at the Brandywine River Museum!

Free Admission:
Sunday Mornings in June

June 6, 13, 20, 27
9:30 a.m. until noon.
(Regular admission will be charged after noon.)

Current Exhibitions:

Crocks, Jugs and Jars
Decorated American Stoneware
(May 29 - July 18)
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Striking Poses
Portraits from the Museum's Collections
(June 12 - September 6)
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John Haberle
American Master of Illusion
(through July 11)
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Eye to Eye
Portrait Miniatures from the Collection of Phyllis and Jamie Wyeth
(through July 11)

Discounted children's audio tours and free copy of Discovery Game for children, an opportunity to join the Brandywine Conservancy during Free Sunday Mornings and receive two free guest passes to share on future visits with friends and family.


Brandywine River Museum
U.S. Route 1
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania

ADMISSION:
$10 for adults; $6 for senior citizens, students and dhildren ages 6-12
Free for children under 6 and Brandywine Conservancy members.

For more information:
610-388-2700
www.brandywinemuseum.org

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Sculptures Inspired by the Sea at the Delaware Museum of Natural History!

Stan Smokler
Metal Works
Inspired by the sea, Steel Currents ~ June 4 through July 18 at the Delaware Museum of Natural History.

Smokler's welded steel sculptures represent abstractions of a horseshoe crab, lobster, seaweed, nautilus and other marine life.

"Displaying these works within a museum of natural history emphasizes the reference to the natural world through form and texture," Executive Director Halsey Spruance said. "This exhibition shows how art can be used to enrich and inspire our understanding of the natural world."

WHAT:
Steel Currents: Sculptor Stan Smokler exhibits works inspired by ocean life with interpretation by the museum's curator of mollusks.

WHERE:
Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE 19807

DATES:
Friday, June 4 - Sunday, July 18, 2010

HOURS:
Monday - Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Sunday 12 - 4:30 p.m.

ADMISSION:
$7 adults, $6 seniors, $5 children (3-17), free for children 2 and younger.

INFORMATION:
Call 302-658-9111 or visit www.delmnh.org.


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Monthly Drum Circle at the Newark Art Alliance

"Fourth Friday Drumming Circles & Music Jam"

May 21st, June 26th, July 24th, Aug. 28th.
7pm

Newark Art Alliance membership is not required.
No fee to participate.
Donations are appreciated.

Focus will mostly include African and Mideast rhythms, but all drumming is welcome. Participants are asked to bring a drum or other percussion instrument. Melody instruments (such as flute, clarinet, etc.) are also welcome, as are dancers if room allows. Open to everyone and children should be accompanied by their parents.

Newark Arts Alliance
"developing community through the arts"
www.newarkartsalliance.org
phone: 302-266-7266
Market East Plaza
276 E. Main St., Suite 102, Newark, DE 19711
e-mail: info@newarkartsalliance.org


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Audition: Youth One Act Festival at Wilmington Drama League!

Audition Dates:

Thursday, June 3rd at 6:30pm

Sunday June 6th at 6:30pm

Performance Date:

August 7th, 2010

Come out and audition for The Jeff Walker Youth One Act Festival presented by the Chrysalis Players of the Wilmington Drama League!

There are many parts available in a diverse selection of shows so there's something for everyone.

Among the shows submitted thus far are:

"Another Cinderella" Directed by Tamara West

"Dementia Unlimited 3D: Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder"

Directed by Bernardo Villela

"Minna and the Space People" Directed by Adam Montgomery

"12 Angry Pigs" Directed by Lisa Locke and Aidan McDermott

"Cry of Crows" Directed by Catherine Thomas and Ta'sey Harmon

"Why do We Laugh?" Directed by Luke Moran and Helene Delnegro

And MORE to come!

For more information:

www.wilmingtondramaleague.org

302.764.1172

Wilmington Drama League

19 West Lea Boulevard

Wilmington, DE 19802

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ActTheater Summer Camp!

Summer Theater Camp
July 12-23, M-F, 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Performance July 24 @ 10:00 a.m.
Ages 6-13 ~ Grades 1-8
Tuition:
$350.00 for one child.
$575.00 for two children.
$675.00 for three children.
Camp will be held at:
Church in the Vineyard, Route 796 in Jennersville, PA.
Register early to reserve a spot. www.actheater.org
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Contact
Karen Rossi
610-255-1634
www.actheater.org

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