First Tuesdays

For children and their families

May 1, June 5, July 3, August 7

11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m., Center for Creative Connections (C3)
General admission to the Museum is free on the first Tuesday of every month. First Tuesday programming is specifically designed for children ages five and under, but all ages are welcome. Enjoy thematic art-making activities, story times, performances, and gallery activities.

May 1: Making Music
June 5: Summer Days
July 3: Howdy, Texas!
August 7: Animal Kingdom

For more information about programs for young children or to join our mailing list, call 214-922-1312 or e-maillhanson@DallasMuseumofArt.org.

Learn 2 Live Green (L2LG) is a fun, family-friendly, FREE event encouraging people to adopt a greener lifestyle. L2LG includes the latest in green and/or fair trade products, along with interactive hands-on activities, entertainment, presentations, a film festival, artwork, children’s activities and prize drawings. Learn about keyhole gardens which provide enough food for an entire family in just a 6’ diameter area. Discover how food additives and processing contributes to children’s allergies and asthma. Hear how  global observations about water impact the local water supply. Learn! Enjoy! Experience! In making greener choices, you’ll help the environment AND save a little green.                     

Register for one of the many workshops or classes at L2LG here https://livegreeninplano.obsres.com/Info.aspx?EventID=21

Web site http://www.learn2livegreen.com

Dallas is celebrating the 100th year anniversary of the Houston Street Viaduct with a ciclovia!

Ciclovia is:
A chance to experience a place without cars and meet new friends.  Streets are closed off to auto traffic – bikes, trikes, skaters, roller bladers and walkers take over!

At Cyclovia de Dallas, an event organized by BFOC and the City of Dallas, the Houston Street Bridge will be off limits to cars and trucks while pedestrians, cyclists, skateboarders and other non-motorized travelers practice greener ways of getting around.

The bridge connects Oak Cliff to downtown Dallas and will be closed to motorists during the event, from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 14.

Activities will include kite flying, line dancing, bicycle races, skateboarding, live music, yoga, a bicycle safety rodeo, an urban market, healthy food trucks, a dog park, and more.

The Viaduct is an easy walk from Downtown via Houston Street.  Parking is abundant and DART’s Union Station has service from all lines.

We may hear some bumps in the night, but have no fear...it’s probably just an armadillo. Follow our trail guides on a moonlit stroll down the Redbud Trail. Coyotes howling, owls hooting, and other nocturnal sounds will provide an out-of-the-ordinary hiking experience.

No flashlights are necessary. Ages 5 years and up. The hike will be rescheduled in the event of rain.

Registration required at 972-219-3930 or lisacole@unt.edu.

The hike is $7 per person, or $2/person for LLELA season pass holders.

www.ias.unt.edu/llela

This event is the celebration for Ft. Worth Cowtown Cleanup. For details on this celebration and on the the Cowtown Cleanup visit -

http://www.fortworthgov.org/applications/cowtowncleanup/documents/2012%20CowtownCleanUpFactsSheet.pdf 

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All Day Two Day Festival
APRIL 21-22
FAIR PARK
FREE ADMISSION

Earth Day Dallas features two days of engaging exhibits, compelling speakers, music, entertainment, food and fun for everyone. Join us April 21-22, 2012 in Fair Park to see how you can make a difference.
Mission:  Learn. Grow.

Celebrate Earth Day at this fun festival with exhibits, speakers, films, music, food & more focused on making a positive impact on our environment.

The heart of the festival is the Eco Expo, and exhibitors will use their presence to promote their achievements as green leaders, and teach attendees how to take environmentally responsible action by better utilizing available resources, switching to eco-friendly products, or joining their organizations.

In addition to the Eco Expo, attendees will have a number of educational entertainment options, which will include:

SHARKY SUNDAYS
MNS Science Building (1318 S. 2^nd Ave. in Fair Park)
April 1 and April 15, 1 - 3 p.m. 

Learn about sharks, wildlife, engineering, conservation and underwater worlds on select Sundays throughout the duration of the Planet Shark: Predator or Prey exhibit, which closes September 16, 2012.

Roger Farish, author of “The collector's guide to fossil sharks and rays from the Cretaceous of Texas”
April 15

Meet Roger Farish and learn about the sharks and rays that used to live right here in Texas. He’ll bring hands-on examples of real fossilized shark teeth and offer book signings (books available for purchase in the MNS gift shop). Book purchasers will be able to find out where fossil shark teeth can be found in our part of the state.

DEEP SEA AFTER DARK SLEEPOVERS
April 13 and 28
MNS Science Building (1318 S. 2^nd Ave. in Fair Park)

Do you know why sharks have two more senses than humans? Find out the answer to this and other fishy questions at a Deep Sea sleepover that won’t leave you all wet.  

Experience the wonders of the world like never before with plenty of adventure that unfolds under the cover of night. Enjoy a late-night pizza snack, exhibit tour, exhibit scavenger hunt, continental breakfast plus an eye-opening screening of the IMAX^® film Sea Rex: Journey To A Prehistoric World!

Deep Sea After Dark Sleepovers are geared toward children 6-12 years old.

$35 per child 
$20 per adult chaperone

DEEP SEA AFTER DARK SLEEPOVERS
April 13 and 28
MNS Science Building (1318 S. 2^nd Ave. in Fair Park)

Do you know why sharks have two more senses than humans? Find out the answer to this and other fishy questions at a Deep Sea sleepover that won’t leave you all wet.  

Experience the wonders of the world like never before with plenty of adventure that unfolds under the cover of night. Enjoy a late-night pizza snack, exhibit tour, exhibit scavenger hunt, continental breakfast plus an eye-opening screening of the IMAX^® film Sea Rex: Journey To A Prehistoric World!

HAND-IN-HAND
Wednesdays, 10 - 11:30 a.m. (March 7, 21 and 28; no Hand-in-Hand March 14)
MNS Children’s Museum (1318 S. 2nd Ave. in Fair Park)

Welcome to “Seussville.”  Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday this month with a reading of some of our children’s favorite Dr. Seuss books.  

Hand-in-Hand is a literacy-based drop-in program for adults and their preschoolers to imagine, explore and discover together. Each week, hear a story, get your wiggles out to music, create theme-related crafts and enjoy fun activities.

Hand-in-Hand is free for members and included with the cost of general admission for non-members.