Visit the Triangle TRACKS Calendar to get the details on all of these events.
1. Visit the Museum of Life and Science in Durham and get your Santa Train tickets, which go on sale Nov. 12.
2. CHECK OUT MARBLES NEW EXHIBIT, "WORLDTREK"
Marbles Kids Museum
Exhibit opened Oct. 8. Guests are transported to several exciting locales around the world to engage in hands-on exploration of commerce, culture, arts, music and more.
3. GO TO THE MOVIES
"High School Musical 3: Senior Year." Released Oct. 24
"Madagascar: Return 2 Africa." Released Nov. 7.
"Bolt" Movie Releases Nov. 26
You can also see "Madagascar: Return 2 Africa" at the IMAX Theater and Marbles Kids Museum Nov. 7-Dec. 11.
**Check out "Kung Fu Panda," "Star Wars: the Clone Wars," "Wall-E" and "The Longshots" for $1.50 at Blue Ridge Theater in Raleigh.
4. Gerberich's Gadgetry: Art That Moves and Holiday Springs and Sprockets, began Nov. 15 at the Museum of Life and Science.
5. A NIGHT AMONG THE WOLVES WITH HELEN THAYER, Museum of Life and Science; Dec. 1, 7 to 9 p.m.
6. Adventures of Helen Thayer, Marbles Kids Museum. Dec. 2, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
7. Time for Tots: Let It Snow! N.C. Museum of History, 10-10:45 a.m.
8. 31st ANNUAL SANTA TRAIN begins running, Museum of Life and Science; Dec. 3
9. TOWN OF HILLSBOROUGH 3rd ANNUAL GINGERBREAD HOUSE CONTEST, Dec. 5
10. An Evening With Elves, Marbles Kids Museum. Dec. 5, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
11. Magic Tree House Track Out Camp, Dec. 1-5
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Thanksgiving Week Activities for the Kids!
Visit the Triangle TRACKS Calendar to get the details on all of these events.
1. Visit the Museum of Life and Science in Durham and get your Santa Train tickets, which go on sale Nov. 12.
2. CHECK OUT MARBLES NEW EXHIBIT, "WORLDTREK"
Marbles Kids Museum
Exhibit opened Oct. 8. Guests are transported to several exciting locales around the world to engage in hands-on exploration of commerce, culture, arts, music and more.
3. GO TO THE MOVIES
"High School Musical 3: Senior Year." Released Oct. 24
"Madagascar: Return 2 Africa." Released Nov. 7.
"Bolt" Movie Releases Nov. 26
You can also see "Madagascar: Return 2 Africa" at the IMAX Theater and Marbles Kids Museum Nov. 7-Dec. 11.
**Check out "Kung Fu Panda," "Star Wars: the Clone Wars," "Wall-E" and "The Longshots" for $1.50 at Blue Ridge Theater in Raleigh.
4. Gerberich's Gadgetry: Art That Moves and Holiday Springs and Sprockets, began Nov. 15 at the Museum of Life and Science.
5. "Music with Mom” at Booda Beans in Apex, Nov. 25, 10 to 10:30 a.m.
6. THE CAROLINA BALLET PRESENTS "MESSIAH", Nov. 26-30
7. COMMUNITY DAY AT ACKLAND MUSEUM OF ART, Nov. 28, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
8. CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP: ANNUAL THANKSGIVING MAKE AND TAKE, N.C. Museum of Art: Nov. 29, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
1. Visit the Museum of Life and Science in Durham and get your Santa Train tickets, which go on sale Nov. 12.
2. CHECK OUT MARBLES NEW EXHIBIT, "WORLDTREK"
Marbles Kids Museum
Exhibit opened Oct. 8. Guests are transported to several exciting locales around the world to engage in hands-on exploration of commerce, culture, arts, music and more.
3. GO TO THE MOVIES
"High School Musical 3: Senior Year." Released Oct. 24
"Madagascar: Return 2 Africa." Released Nov. 7.
"Bolt" Movie Releases Nov. 26
You can also see "Madagascar: Return 2 Africa" at the IMAX Theater and Marbles Kids Museum Nov. 7-Dec. 11.
**Check out "Kung Fu Panda," "Star Wars: the Clone Wars," "Wall-E" and "The Longshots" for $1.50 at Blue Ridge Theater in Raleigh.
4. Gerberich's Gadgetry: Art That Moves and Holiday Springs and Sprockets, began Nov. 15 at the Museum of Life and Science.
5. "Music with Mom” at Booda Beans in Apex, Nov. 25, 10 to 10:30 a.m.
6. THE CAROLINA BALLET PRESENTS "MESSIAH", Nov. 26-30
7. COMMUNITY DAY AT ACKLAND MUSEUM OF ART, Nov. 28, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
8. CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP: ANNUAL THANKSGIVING MAKE AND TAKE, N.C. Museum of Art: Nov. 29, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
15 Things Track 2 Families Can do Through Dec. 5
Visit the Triangle TRACKS Calendar to get the details on all of these events.
1. Visit the Museum of Life and Science in Durham and get your Santa Train tickets, which go on sale Nov. 12.
2. CHECK OUT MARBLES NEW EXHIBIT, "WORLDTREK"
Marbles Kids Museum
Exhibit opened Oct. 8. Guests are transported to several exciting locales around the world to engage in hands-on exploration of commerce, culture, arts, music and more.
3. GO TO THE MOVIES
"High School Musical 3: Senior Year." Released Oct. 24
"Madagascar: Return 2 Africa." Released Nov. 7.
"Bolt" Movie Releases Nov. 26
You can also see "Madagascar: Return 2 Africa" at the IMAX Theater and Marbles Kids Museum Nov. 7-Dec. 11.
**Check out "Kung Fu Panda," "Star Wars: the Clone Wars," "Wall-E" and "The Longshots" for $1.50 at Blue Ridge Theater in Raleigh.
4. Gerberich's Gadgetry: Art That Moves and Holiday Springs and Sprockets, began Nov. 15 at the Museum of Life and Science.
5. "Music with Mom” at Booda Beans in Apex, Nov. 25, 10 to 10:30 a.m.
6. THE CAROLINA BALLET PRESENTS "MESSIAH", Nov. 26-30
7. COMMUNITY DAY AT ACKLAND MUSEUM OF ART, Nov. 28, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
8. CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP: ANNUAL THANKSGIVING MAKE AND TAKE, N.C. Museum of Art: Nov. 29, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
9. A NIGHT AMONG THE WOLVES WITH HELEN THAYER, Museum of Life and Science; Dec. 1, 7 to 9 p.m.
10. Adventures of Helen Thayer, Marbles Kids Museum. Dec. 2, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
11. Time for Tots: Let It Snow! N.C. Museum of History, 10-10:45 a.m.
12. 31st ANNUAL SANTA TRAIN begins running, Museum of Life and Science; Dec. 3
13. TOWN OF HILLSBOROUGH 3rd ANNUAL GINGERBREAD HOUSE CONTEST, Dec. 5
14. An Evening With Elves, Marbles Kids Museum. Dec. 5, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
15. NEW HOPE VALLEY RAILWAY HOLIDAY TRAINS. Begins Dec. 6, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
1. Visit the Museum of Life and Science in Durham and get your Santa Train tickets, which go on sale Nov. 12.
2. CHECK OUT MARBLES NEW EXHIBIT, "WORLDTREK"
Marbles Kids Museum
Exhibit opened Oct. 8. Guests are transported to several exciting locales around the world to engage in hands-on exploration of commerce, culture, arts, music and more.
3. GO TO THE MOVIES
"High School Musical 3: Senior Year." Released Oct. 24
"Madagascar: Return 2 Africa." Released Nov. 7.
"Bolt" Movie Releases Nov. 26
You can also see "Madagascar: Return 2 Africa" at the IMAX Theater and Marbles Kids Museum Nov. 7-Dec. 11.
**Check out "Kung Fu Panda," "Star Wars: the Clone Wars," "Wall-E" and "The Longshots" for $1.50 at Blue Ridge Theater in Raleigh.
4. Gerberich's Gadgetry: Art That Moves and Holiday Springs and Sprockets, began Nov. 15 at the Museum of Life and Science.
5. "Music with Mom” at Booda Beans in Apex, Nov. 25, 10 to 10:30 a.m.
6. THE CAROLINA BALLET PRESENTS "MESSIAH", Nov. 26-30
7. COMMUNITY DAY AT ACKLAND MUSEUM OF ART, Nov. 28, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
8. CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP: ANNUAL THANKSGIVING MAKE AND TAKE, N.C. Museum of Art: Nov. 29, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
9. A NIGHT AMONG THE WOLVES WITH HELEN THAYER, Museum of Life and Science; Dec. 1, 7 to 9 p.m.
10. Adventures of Helen Thayer, Marbles Kids Museum. Dec. 2, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
11. Time for Tots: Let It Snow! N.C. Museum of History, 10-10:45 a.m.
12. 31st ANNUAL SANTA TRAIN begins running, Museum of Life and Science; Dec. 3
13. TOWN OF HILLSBOROUGH 3rd ANNUAL GINGERBREAD HOUSE CONTEST, Dec. 5
14. An Evening With Elves, Marbles Kids Museum. Dec. 5, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
15. NEW HOPE VALLEY RAILWAY HOLIDAY TRAINS. Begins Dec. 6, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
New Triangle Nonprofit, ‘Dream-2-Reality,’ Reinvents the Giving Tree Program
Cary, NC (Nov. 18, 2008) A new Triangle-based nonprofit is reinventing the former Giving Tree organization, which in years past provided holiday presents to at-risk children throughout the region. Dream-2-Reality (D2R) will pick up where Giving Tree left off by collecting “Dream Tree” holiday presents for at-risk children in the Triangle region and beyond. The organization also plans to eventually provide additional assistance to these children throughout the year.
“We want to give the dreams of these individuals a chance to become reality, thus came our name, Dream-2-Reality,” says D2R President Rod Graff. “Currently, we are going to focus solely on the Giving Tree effort, but when we get the infrastructure and support, we would like to expand our efforts.”
“I've been doing this for a decade and a season doesn't pass where I hear real life stories from these children that tug at your heart,” states D2R Vice President Laurie Mann. “It matters. It does make a difference when there is a real something brought to a child that the child believed was just a dream.”
Graff and Mann are employed by John Deere, a local company that supported the former Giving Tree project. They will direct the new non-profit and are currently accepting holiday gift sponsors for at-risk children referred by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Graff and Mann welcomed the opportunity to reinvent the Giving Tree program when they learned it had never formalized into a non-profit corporation and consequently disbanded. They accepted the request to help keep the effort going and keep the holidays alive for the hundreds of kids it helped annually in the Triangle area. The first discussions were focused on the holiday wish lists of the children, but organizers soon realized they have the opportunity to keep this effort going all year through. “Need doesn’t end when the holidays are over,” Mann says.
To learn more about D2R, visit www.dream-2-reality.com. Companies, organizations and groups interested in supporting the D2R holiday gift drive by collecting presents for at-risk children, can contact the organization via the website.
“We want to give the dreams of these individuals a chance to become reality, thus came our name, Dream-2-Reality,” says D2R President Rod Graff. “Currently, we are going to focus solely on the Giving Tree effort, but when we get the infrastructure and support, we would like to expand our efforts.”
“I've been doing this for a decade and a season doesn't pass where I hear real life stories from these children that tug at your heart,” states D2R Vice President Laurie Mann. “It matters. It does make a difference when there is a real something brought to a child that the child believed was just a dream.”
Graff and Mann are employed by John Deere, a local company that supported the former Giving Tree project. They will direct the new non-profit and are currently accepting holiday gift sponsors for at-risk children referred by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Graff and Mann welcomed the opportunity to reinvent the Giving Tree program when they learned it had never formalized into a non-profit corporation and consequently disbanded. They accepted the request to help keep the effort going and keep the holidays alive for the hundreds of kids it helped annually in the Triangle area. The first discussions were focused on the holiday wish lists of the children, but organizers soon realized they have the opportunity to keep this effort going all year through. “Need doesn’t end when the holidays are over,” Mann says.
To learn more about D2R, visit www.dream-2-reality.com. Companies, organizations and groups interested in supporting the D2R holiday gift drive by collecting presents for at-risk children, can contact the organization via the website.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Triangle TRACKS Membership Drive Winners to be Announced Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.
We'll email the winners and announce them on our home page Wednesday afternoon. Click here to see a description of the prizes they will win. Thanks to everyone who participated!
Friday, November 14, 2008
'Gerberich's Gadgetry: Art That Moves and Holiday Springs and Sprockets' Kicks Runs Through Jan. 5
The Museum of Life and Science welcomes the return of one of its most popular exhibits. Gerberich's Gadgetry: Art That Moves and Holiday Springs and Sprockets opens Nov. 15 and runs through Jan. 5. Artist Steve Gerberich presents an all new artful exhibit of holiday-themed mechanical sculptures made from old-fashioned kitchen appliances, machine parts and pop culture collectibles cleverly transformed into motorized reindeer, candy cane making machines, mobile holiday cookie bakers, egg nog makers, Santa, his reindeers and more. Click on the museum's ad on our homepage or on this link to learn more about this event and to download a "buy-one-get-one-free" ticket admission coupon.
Image provided by the Museum of Life and Science.
Santa Comes to Town
Santa arrived at several local malls this weekend and will arrive at others soon. Here's a list of where you can find him this holiday season!
RALEIGH
Crabtree Valley Mall
Triangle Town Center
North Hills
Cameron Village
Brier Creek Commons
CARY
Cary Towne Center
Crossroads Plaza
DURHAM
The Streets at Southpoint
Northgate Mall
Brightleaf Square
CHAPEL HILL
University Mall
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