Little Wonders: Stories and Activities for Preschoolers

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Learn and Play! You and your child are invited to join us for stories and fun including crafts, songs, games, and museum exploration. Each month, we present a different theme and a different set of hands-on activities.

Admission is $5 per family (up to 2 adults and 2 children).  Admission is free for MNCH members. Each participating family gets 10 percent off museum store purchases (15 percent off for museum members). The store carries a variety of fun and educational gifts – including the Little Wonders book lineup!

Upcoming Little Wonders:

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Second Friday of the month at 10:30 a.m.

Friday, September 11, 10:30 a.m.
Wonderful Wings
Have you ever wished that you could fly? Come learn how different animals use their wings to move around. See how many animals with wings you can find in the museum and try on a set of your own!

Friday, October 9, 10:30 a.m.
Tell Me a Story
We want to hear your stories! People have been telling stories through words and art for thousands of years. Learn new ways to tell a friend a story through arts and crafts.

Visit our events calendar for details about the next Little Wonders.

Bike Commute Challenge 2015

 

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Join the friendly competition – workplace against workplace – to see who can bike to work more during the month of September. The workplaces with the highest percentage of commutes by bicycle during the month win!

Whether you’re a rider or an employer, whether you’re thinking about trying bike commuting for the first time, or you’re an experienced rider, the Challenge is for you.

SIGN UP TODAY by visiting bikecommutechallenge.com

 

 

Outdoor Family Film: Song of the Sea

Wednesday, 08/05/2015 – 8:30pm
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Bring your family and friends, lawn chairs or blankets, and a picnic, and enjoy the JSMA’s fourth annual outdoor film screening on the Memorial Quad in front of the museum. This year’s selection, Song of the Sea (2014, Ireland/Luxembourg/ Belgium/France/Denmark, 93 minutes), is based on the Irish legend of the Selkies. An Academy Award-nominated film, Song of the Sea tells the story of the last seal-child, Saoirse, and her brother, Ben, who go on an epic journey to save the world of magic and discover the secrets of their past. As enthralling for adults as it is for children young and old. Cosponsored by Cinema Studies, the UO Folklore Program and Osher Lifelong Learning & Summer Session. In the event of rain, the program will be moved inside the museum.See more at: https://jsma.uoregon.edu/events/outdoor-family-film-song-sea#sthash.6t4Ry1zM.dpuf

Transition to Kindergarten and Elementary Education

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An Overview and Q&A for 4-J Families
Join other UO parents for a lively exchange of information and perspectives about the current status and options in the Eugene elementary education system. An overview of 4J public neighborhood, alternative and charter schools, enrollment procedures and deadlines will be provided. Information on developmentally appropriate curriculum and guidelines for clarifying educational goals for your child will be shared.

Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Noon – 1 p.m.
Maple Room, EMU
Register on Making Tracks:
https://odt.uoregon.edu/registration/registration_add.php?sess_id=6618
Questions? Contact Karen Logvin at klogvin@uoregon.edu
Sponsored by: Work Life Resources

Fall Festival

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Happy Fall, UO Families!

The Museum of Natural and Cultural History invites you to join us for Fall Festival on Sunday, September 28, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Kids (and kids at heart) will enjoy crafts, trivia, and treats – and help to create a community mural using recycled materials!

Admission is $8 per family (two adults and up to four children) and FREE for members.

Sign up during Fall Festival and receive 50 percent off your new family membership!

The museum is located at 1680 E. 15th Ave., near Hayward field on the UO campus.
For more information, call 541-346-3024
or visit us online at http://natural-history.uoregon.edu/

Outdoor Family Film

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Ernest & Celestine

Wed, 08/13/2014 – 8:30pm to 10:00pm

Bring your family/friends, lawn chairs/blankets, and a picnic (if you like), and enjoy the JSMA’s third annual outdoor film screening, Ernest & Celestine (2013, France, 80 minutes, English version) on the Memorial Quad in front of the museum.

Deep below snowy, cobblestone streets, tucked away in networks of winding subterranean tunnels, lives a civilization of hardworking mice, terrified of the bears who live above ground. Unlike her fellow mice, Celestine is an artist and a dreamer – and when she nearly ends up as breakfast for ursine troubadour Ernest, the two form an unlikely bond. But it isn’t long before their friendship is put on trial by their respective bear-fearing and mice-eating communities. Based on the classic Belgian book series by Gabrielle Vincent, Ernest & Celestine won France’s César Award for Best Animated Feature and was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 86th Academy Awards.

Cosponsored by the Department of Romance Languages, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Summer Session, and Cinema Studies.

Mad Duckling Children’s Theatre

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Our 2014 Summer of Adventure!

July 8 – 19
Two Dumb Dogs: The Adventures of Ferdo & Floof
by Edith Weiss

This comedy is a funny story with lessons that include discovering self confidence, using your brain, and recognizing that following the rules is sometimes a good thing. Ferdo and Floof are two not-very-bright dogs. Tired of listening to their owner Roger, Ferdo and Floof decide to run away and seek fame and fortune on their own. Despite the warnings of a wise old owl, they head into an enchanted forest. There they encounter a cursed Prince, a wicked Queen, a beautiful poodle, and the legendary Dog Shouter. Ferdo and Floof must rally their brainpower to save the day and find their way back home. Two Dumb Dogs runs July 8th through July 12th and July 15th through July 19th with performances at 11:00a.m. in Amazon Park.

Directed by Jacob Rorem

July 29 – August 9
The Jungle Book
by Tim Kelly

Come see this children’s classic with all the characters you love. Mowgli, the jungle boy raised by wolves, and his good friends Baloo, the bear, Bagheera, the panther and Kaa, the python snake. See them battle the man eating tiger, Shere Khan, and the silly Monkey King in search of fire. The audience gets in on the fun as well, playing monkeys and elephants, bees, and even rainstorms. Adapted from the childrenʼs classic by Rudyard Kipling. The Jungle Book runs July 29th through July August 2nd and August 5th through August 9th with performances at 11:00a.m. in Amazon Park.

Directed by Jamie Lynn Nathan

 

Summer Season Information
All performances are at 11:00am on the south lawn of Amazon Community Center

Location
Amazon Park at 28th and Hilyard (on the south lawn of Amazon Community Center). It is an outdoor performance, so dress accordingly. A sweatshirt or light jacket is advisable on cool summer mornings.

Tickets
Tickets are $5 for everyone age 3 and over. Children under 3 are free. Cash or check only – unfortunately, we are not able to take credit cards. Checks can be made payable to “University Theatre”.

Tickets are always available the day of the show at our performance location in Amazon Park.

There is a $1 per ticket discount for groups of 10 or more. No reservations are required, but to qualify for the group rate, all discounted tickets must be purchased at the same time at the box office.

What happens if it rains?
It can always rain in Eugene during the summer, but we usually only cancel a performance if it is raining pretty hard, or if summer storms are predicted.

We will post updates on our Facebook, and Twitter by 10:00 AM on the day of the performance if we need to cancel the show, and we’ll update our phone message as well. We may also add a performance of the show at a later date.

About Us
Mad Duckling is a summer children’s theatre company associated with the University of Oregon Department of Theatre Arts. We perform during the summer at Amazon Park in Eugene. Our plays feature the talents of our graduate and undergraduate theatre students. Come check us out!

Contact
EMAIL: madduckling@uoregon.edu

PHONE: 541-346-4204
(If you reach our voice mail, please leave a message. We’ll call you back!)