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October 23, 2008
PRESS CONTACTS: Chad Mertz, (513) 373-6592, cmertz@cincymuseum.org;
or Ben Cober, (513) 373-3242, bcober@cincymuseum.org
Children's Museum celebrates 10th birthday
Numerous activities surrounding celebratory weekend
CINCINNATI - Oct. 24 will kick off the Duke Energy Children's Museum
10th Birthday weekend. Friday will include a members' reception from 6
p.m. - 8 p.m. with guest appearances by Clifford the Big Red Dog™
and Grammy nominated children's recording artist Zak Morgan. Cincinnati
Museum Center's Dime Drive will be unveiled as well, with the goal being
the collection of 10,000 dimes. Saturday and Sunday will feature cake
cuttings, ice cream making with liquid nitrogen, additional Clifford appearances,
children's activities and games, and featured performances by Zak Morgan.
WHAT: Duke Energy Children's Museum celebrates 10th
Birthday at Union Terminal
WHEN: Oct. 24, 2008
6 p.m. to 8 p.m.: Member Reception with opening remarks, birthday cake,
dime drive unveiling, and meet and greet with Clifford and Zak Morgan.
Oct. 25, 2008
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Children's programming
12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.: Zak Morgan performs
2:30 p.m.: Cake cutting, blowing out candles, and ice-cream making
Oct. 26, 2008
12 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Children's programming
2:30 p.m.: Zak Morgan performs
3:30 p.m.: Cake cutting, blowing out candles, and ice-cream making
WHERE: Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal, in
the Duke Energy Children's Museum
WHO: Cincinnati Museum Center CEO Doug McDonald, Clifford
the Big Red Dog, Zak Morgan, visitors, and children.
VISUALS: Cake cutting and candles being blown out, Grammy
nominated performer with families joining in, ice cream making with liquid
nitrogen, educational programming activities, Clifford playing with children,
and unveiling of giant dime-drive.
Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal is home
to the Cincinnati History Museum, Duke Energy Children's Museum, the Museum
of Natural History & Science, the Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX®
Theater, and the Cincinnati Historical Society Library. It is a nationally
recognized educational and research resource and one of the top cultural
attractions in the Midwest. Cincinnati Museum Center serves more than
one million visitors annually, reaching out to almost 400,000 young people
through hands-on exhibits and programs. Originally built in 1933 as the
Union Terminal train station, the building is a national historic landmark
and was renovated and reopened as Cincinnati Museum Center in 1990. For
information, call (513) 287-7000 or 1-800-733-2077 or visit www.cincymuseum.org.
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