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Charlottesville,VA 22902
September / October 2014
JEEPERS!
Don’t let Halloween planning haunt you this
fall — check out VDM’s Boo Bash. Inside
ANNUAL FUND
EVENTS | 5TH ANNUAL DISCOVEROO
VDM marks 25
years on Mall
Hours
Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sundays: Available for rental
Groups by reservation only, call (434) 977-1025
Closures: Sept. 1 (Labor Day); Sept. 17-19 (Renovations)
Inclement Weather
Check local news stations for road conditions, and call (434) 977-1025
or visit VDM’s Facebook and Twitter pages for updated hours.
Board of Directors
Krista Davis
Janine Dozier, Secretary
Dave Ellis
Erin English
Bonnie Farone
Jennifer Jennings
Eric Lamb, Treasurer
Joan Leibl
Jessica Phillips
Kennedy Prentiss
Beth Solak
Bob Stroh, Chair
Suzannah HerrmannTobin,Vice Chair
Ames Winter
Staff
All visitors: $6.00 (all children must be accompanied by an adult)
Military/AAA / AARP: $.50 discount per person with valid ID
Museum members free
Handicapped accessible
Amy Wicks-Horn, Executive Director
Lindsay Jones, Director of Operations
Kaitlin Clear, Education Manager
Diana Goodwin, Gallery Manager / Volunteer Coordinator
Matt Berman, Exhibits Manager / Marketing Manager
Kelly Farmer, Museum Assistant
Parking
Donate
Admission
2 hours free parking at Market Street Parking Garage (5th &
Market) or Water Street Parking Garage (3rd & Water) with
museum validation. Have your ticket stamped at the front desk.
Connect
Find us online at www.vadm.org
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Volunteer at VDM!
The museum works with 200+ volunteers a year, who help us with
our Front Desk, Gallery, Exhibits, Events, and Maintenance. For more
information, please email [email protected] or call (434) 977-1025.
You can help the Virginia Discovery Museum continue to inspire imagination and
adventure in new generations of children with your tax-deductible gift today.
Support the exciting things happening at the museum! To contribute online and
make an investment in your local museum, visit www.vadm.org/supportDonate.html.
Thank you!
VDM in the community
The museum is staying active around town this September:
• On Saturday, Sept. 13,VDM will be at the Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello.
Learn more about this event at www.heritageharvestfestival.com.
• On Sunday, Sept. 28,VDM will be at the WVPT Festival of Family Fun at John Paul
Jones Arena.
This year, the Virginia Discovery Museum
is celebrating a quarter-century of exploration,
creation, and growth on the Downtown Mall,
and we need your help as we look toward all the
possibilities that lay ahead in the next 25 years.
Donations to
VDM’s Annual Fund
from people just like
you have been the
• Number of visitors
key to keeping this
VDM welcomes yearly
wonderful resource
accessible and strong
in our community for
so many years.Your
gifts allow us to offer: • Yearly operating costs
covered by donations
• Affordable
50K
50%
Admission:
Donations cover 50% of operating costs.
• Community Outreach: This year, the
25th Discovery Dash, 17th Kid*Vention and 5th
Discoveroo will take place.These events teach us
all about health, science, the arts, and more.
• Free Educational Programming:
We offer a wide range of free weekly drop-in
programs, with topics that include reading, art,
science, history, and geography.
To learn more or to make a tax-deductible
donation, email VDM Executive Director Amy
Wicks-Horn at [email protected] or
visit www.vadm.org/supportDonate.html.
SUSAN PARMAR PHOTOGRAPHY
CHANGING IT UP
Museum’s arts and music
fest now free for families
When it comes to the 5th annual Discoveroo,
all we can say is this: some things are better
late than never. By offering free admission to
attendees this year, we hope you’ll agree with
our assessment.
But that’s not the only way we’re changing
things up at this year’s festival. We’re dividing
the day up between our exhibitors and musical
guests — including headliner Chris Campbell
— so you don’t feel like you’re passing up on
IF YOU’RE GOING
• When: 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct.12
• Where: nTelos Wireless Pavilion at the east
end of the Downtown Mall
visiting all the booths or missing your favorite
act. Exhibitor tables will be on display from
1-3 p.m., and our performers will take the
stage from 3-5 p.m.
The museum also will be open from 3-5 p.m.,
and bubbles, hula hoops, cornhole, and various
other games will be available all day long at the
pavilion.
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October
MUSEUM DAY LIVE!
September
Saturday, Sept. 27
This is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine in which
participating museums across the country open their doors for
free to anyone presenting a Museum Day Live! ticket.
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Discoveroo
1:00-5:00
nTelos Wireless
Pavilion
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Rainforest
Rush
10:30
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Pay What You
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Register for a ticket at www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday
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Meet the
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Play Late
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PBS (WHTJ)
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Firefighter
Play Late
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Green
Adventure Project
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Play Late
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Festive Fall
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Green
Adventure Project
Poetry
Club
4:00
Toddler
Time
10:30
Science
Club
4:00
50 Nifty
U.S.
4:00
Play
Late
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Meet
the Baker
10:30
Discover
Dinosaurs
9:00
Meet the
Firefighter
10:30
5th Annual
Discoveroo
1:00
Special Programs
All drop-in programs are free with admission.
Registration is not necessary, but classes fill
up quickly so be sure to arrive early!
Many museum programs are free, but some require registration and
payment. To register for an upcoming program, call (434) 977-1025. If you
have any questions, call or email [email protected].
Young Readers
Mondays, 10:30
All ages, with adult
Listen to a story, do an activity, and get excited
about books! This program is often led by
special guest instructors from the community.
Play Late (VDM Membership Benefit)
Thursday, Sept. 11 & 25 and Thursday, Oct. 9 & 23
Museum members only (No registration required)
On select evenings in September and October, enjoy an extra hour and a half
of play time as we stay open until 6:30 p.m. If you arrive before 5 p.m., just show
your membership card at the front desk and request a “Play Late” sticker.
Rainforest Rush
Tuesdays, 10:30
Ages 3 & up, with adult
Join us as we venture deep into the rainforest
to discover all about the plants and animals
that live in the most diverse habitat on earth!
Meet the Baker (Meet Me on Main Street series)
Saturday, Sept. 27 (10:30)
All ages, with adult (Free with admission)
Little C’ville’s bakery celebrates two years of booming business this September,
and to commemorate the occasion, a local baker will stop by to teach us more
about all types of delicious bread and baked goods!
Poetry Club
Tuesdays, 4:00
Ages 5 & up
Let your creativity flow as you develop your
own unique voice. Poems are regularly featured
in our lobby as the “Poem of the Week.” Both
early and experienced writers welcome!
Discover Dinosaurs (Teacher Workday Program)
Monday, Sept. 29 (9:00-12:00)
Ages 4 to 8 (Registration required)
Members: $30 / Non-Members: $35 (per child)
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Sept. 24
Instructor: Kaitlin Clear
Roar! Join us as we venture back in time to the land of the dinosaurs! We’ll
become paleontologists as we examine real fossils and learn about these
prehistoric creatures, then craft a dino of our own to take home.
Science Club
Thursdays, 4:00
Ages 4 & up
Learn about chemistry, biology, zoology, and
more through demonstrations, hands-on
experiments, and the occasional special guest!
Boo Bash
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Friday, Oct. 24 (6-7:30) | Ages 2-8, with adult
Drop-in Programs
Toddler Time
Wednesdays, 10:30
Ages 6 & under, with adult
Watch your little one’s imagination develop
as they create a new masterpiece each week
while learning simple art techniques.
Felt Board Story
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Get in the Halloween spirit with VDM’s
Boo Bash, a family-friendly party that’s too
cute to spook! Bring your lil’ pumpkins and
mini monsters and don your kookiest
costumes as you explore the witch’s
creaky, old cabin; meet the mad scientists;
give Boo Bowling a spin; and win prizes in a
variety of crafts, games, and activities.
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Young
Readers
10:30
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3 Ways to Register:
• Call (434) 977-1025
• Visit www.vadm.org/
programsCamps.html
• Scan the QR code
using a barcode scanner
app on your mobile
device and follow the
registration link
Play Late
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MEMBERS: $6 / NON-MEMBERS: $8
(Per person, adults and children)
Pay What You
Wish Wednesday
CLOSED FOR
LABOR DAY
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Boo Bash
Festive
Fall
9:00
Boo
Bash
6:00
50 Nifty United States
Fridays 4:00
Ages 4 & up
Join us as we explore what makes each state
unique through fun facts and activities about
its history, landscape, and culture.
Meet the Firefighter (Meet Me on Main Street series)
Saturday, Oct. 11 (10:30)
All ages, with adult (Free with admission)
You’ve played in Little C’ville’s Discovery Station firehouse, now meet some
of Charlottesville’s grown-up firefighters face-to-face! Say hello these brave
men and women who serve our community, try on a real firefighter’s helmet,
and learn about fire safety as we celebrate National Fire Prevention Week.
Festive Fall (Teacher Workday Program)
Friday, Oct. 24 (9:00-12:00)
Ages 4 to 8 (Registration required)
Members: $30 / Non-Members: $35 (per child)
Registration Deadline: Monday, Oct. 20
Instructor: Diana Goodwin
Fall is a period of change, from summer heat cooling into crisp autumn breezes,
to crops ripening for harvest, to leaves bathing the landscape in brilliant colors.
Join us as we learn all about this festive season, and help us celebrate this time
of transformation by turning a pumpkin into a jack-o’-lantern!