Press Room

Strong National Museum of Play Events Calendar January through December 2008

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For more information contact:
Susan Trien
Phone: (585) 410-6359
Fax: (585) 263-2612
Email: strien@museumofplay.org

July 2008

Bicycling Family Weekend Complements Rochester Omnium

Welcome the New Tortoise to the Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden®

May 2008

Cifford Bounds into Strong

Clifford Opening Weekend Celebration

Fun Facts about Clifford

Comic Book Super Heroes June 14 & 15

Strong’s Groundbreaking American Journal of Play Premiers July 2008

A Summer of Furry Friends (and Farewell Parades) July 7 through August 22

April 2008

Grossology Closes May 11  (Bear Country Weekends in May)

Wicked Fun Weekend, May 17 & 18

March 2008

Original Berenstain Bears Exhibit Debuts April 26

Co-creator Mike Berenstain Helps Strong Celebrate Exhibit Opening April 26 & 27

The Berenstain Bears Exhibit Interactives

April School Break, April 14 to 18

Toddler Book Club and Monday Kicks Spring 2008

Tickets Available for Making American Music Concerts

Gross Me Out! Weekend March 29 & 30

February 2008

Pure Nonsense!  Dr. Seuss Weekend, March 1 and 2

Adventure and Survival Experience, March 15 & 16

January 2008

You’re Invited to the Royal Ball February 1, 2, and 3

Elmo’s World Addition to Sesame Street Opens January 26

Discount Matinee Admissions

Valentine’s Day Party with Biscuit February 14

Grossology Exhibit Oozes into Strong National Museum of Play®

Grossology Programs for Kids at Strong National Museum of Play®

Grossology Trivia

Gross Recipes

December 2007

“Toddler Book Club” and“Monday Kicks for Ages 2 to 6” Winter 2008 Schedules

School Break with Bob December 22 through January 1 at Strong National Museum of Play®

November 2007

Meet Dr. Seuss’s Grinch at Strong National Museum of Play® December 8 & 9 and Enjoy a Weekend of Holiday Cheer December 15 & 16

Giant Dollhouse a Holiday Highlight at Strong National Museum of Play®

Atari®, Kite, and Raggedy Andy™ Inducted into National Toy Hall of Fame®

Raggedy Andy Reunited with Raggedy Ann in the National Toy Hall of Fame®

October 2007

Bob’s Dance Party at Strong National Museum of Play® November 17 & 18

National Toy Hall of Fame® Celebration November 9, 10, & 11

National Adoption Month The Heart Gallery Exhibit at Strong National Museum of Play® November 2–30, 2007

Family Halloween Fun at Strong National Museum of Play® October 27 & 28 Tots Halloween Party October 31

Building Healthy Bodies at Strong National Museum of Play® October 20 & 21

September 2007

Critically Acclaimed Play Scholar to Speak at Strong National Museum of Play® October 24

National Toy Hall of Fame® Final Nominees Announced by Strong National Museum of Play® in Rochester, NY

Monday Kicks for Ages 2 to 6 Fall 2007 Schedule at Strong National Museum of Play®

Toddler Book Club Fall 2007 Schedule at Strong National Museum of Play®

Bob the Builder™—Project: Build It Opens September 29 at Strong National Museum of Play®

Bob the Builder™—Project: Build It FAMILY EVENTS CALENDAR

Bob the Builder™—Project: Build It Background Information

August 2007

Talk Like a Pirate Weekend at Strong National Museum of Play® September 15 & 16

2007-2008 Making American Music Series at Strong National Museum of Play®

Last Chance to Nominate Toys for National Toy Hall of Fame® 2007 induction at Strong National Museum of Play®

Butterfly Chats for Adult Groups at Strong National Museum of Play®

July 2007

Family Concerts at Strong National Museum of Play August 12 & 16

June 2007

Strong National Museum of Play Annouces Partnership with Berenstain Bear Creators

Baby-Boom Cartoons of Stan and Jan Berenstain opens at Strong National Museum of Play July 20, 2007

Baby-Boom Facts Excerpted from the Exhibit Child’s Play on the Crabgrass Frontier: The Baby-Boom Cartoons of Stan and Jan Berenstain

About Stan, Jan, and Mike Berenstain

All Aboard for the US of Play! Now on View at Strong National Museum of Play®!

Summer hours and Activities at Strong National Museum of Play®!

May 2007

Kids’ Jazz Concerts at Strong National Museum of Play June 14, 15, & 16

Cyberchase–The Chase is On! based on the PBS KIDS GO! series Opens June 2 at Strong National Museum of Play®

Meet Cyberchase Live-Action TV star "Harry" at Strong National Museum of Play Saturday, June 2

April 2007

Strong National Museum of Play to Host Major National Conference on Play April 26–28

Strong National Museum of Play Announces Plans to Launch American Journal of Play

Prominent Play Scholar Brian Sutton-Smith Donates Major Archives to Strong National Museum of Play®

Biography of Brian Sutton-Smith Scholar in Residence at Strong National Museum of Play®

March 2007

Monday Kicks for ages 2 to 6 Spring 2007 schedule at Strong National Museum of Play®

A Weekend of Family Concerts April 21 & 22 at Strong National Museum of Play®

“Country Hoedown” School-Break Week at Strong National Museum of Play April 9 to 13

Toddler Book Club Spring Schedule at Strong National Museum of Play®

Strong National Museum of Play Releases Research on School Recess

February 2007

“All Aboard!” Family Trains Weekend at Strong National Museum of Play March 17 & 18

Circle Saturdays at Strong National Museum of Play Every Saturday through May

The Cat in the Hat Celebrates 50 Years at Strong National Museum of Play March 2, 3, & 4

Playful Mural Emerges at Strong National Museum of Play®

Valentine’s Day with Biscuit (February 14) and Ying Quartet Family Concert (February 17) at Strong National Museum of Play®

January 2007

Secrets of Circles Exhibit Opens at Strong National Museum of Play Saturday, February 17

Secrets of Circles Family Programs at Strong National Museum of Play February through May

Round Out Your Knowledge about Circles!

Big Game Party at Strong National Museum of Play February 3 and 4

Strong National Museum of Play to Host Poster Art Display and Lecture During No Name-Calling Week January 22 through 28

A World of Fun: Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Strong National Museum of Play January 15

December 2006

Monday Kicks for Ages 2 to 6 Winter 2007 Schedule at Strong National Museum of Play®

Toddler Book Club Winter Schedule at Strong National Museum of Play®

You’re Invited to The Royal Ball at Strong National Museum of Play January 19, 20, & 21

October 2006

Toy Tips Institute Forms Partnership with Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY

National Toy Hall of Fame® Induction Celebration November 11 & 12

September 2006

National Toy Hall of Fame® Final Nominees Announced by Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY

Monday Kicks for Ages 2 to 6 Begins Fall 2006 Season at Strong National Museum of Play®

Halloween Fun at Strong National Museum of Play October 28, 29, & 31

August 2006

Strong National Museum of Play Awarded Prestigious IMLS Grant

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom! Trucks Day at Strong National Museum of Play on September 16

Major Toy Catalog Collection Donated to Strong National Museum of Play®

Reading Adventureland Weekends at Strong National Museum of Play®

Toddler Book Club Series at Strong National Museum of Play®

Making American Music Adult Evening Series at Strong National Museum of Play®

July 2006

Grand Opening Summer Events at Strong National Museum of Play®

Grand Opening Press Releases:

$37 Million Expansion Opens

Only Museum in World Dedicated to Play

Opening Weekend Celebration

Grand Opening Backgrounders:

Expansion Highlights

Reading Adventureland

Field of Play

Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden®

Architecture

Green Building

Grand Opening Summer Sponsors