FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 25, 2012
ALDEN B. DOW MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND ART PRESENTS
BUILD IT BASH
Meet Bob the Builder™!
July 14, 2012
MIDLAND – Fun and learning are “under construction” when the Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art presents a special event as part of its Bob the Builder™ – Project: Build It! exhibition. Join Bob the Builder™ for a Build It Bash on Saturday, July 14, from 11 am to 2 pm. There will be all sorts of activities including “Fun with Recycling,” family activities and games in the galleries, and sidewalk chalk drawing and a showcase of construction equipment in the MCFTA parking lot! Museum admission required for indoor activities and to visit Bob the Builder™ – Project: Build It. Outdoor activities are FREE.
The Bob the Builder™ – Project: Build It! exhibit will be at Midland Center for the Arts, 1801 W. St. Andrews Rd., Midland, through August 18, 2012. Admission is $8 Adults, $5 Children, FREE to Museum members. Museum hours starting May 27 are Tuesday through Saturday 10 am to 4 pm, Thursdays until 8 pm, CLOSED Sundays and Mondays, and major holidays. CLOSED June 30 – July 9, 2012. For information, call the Ticket Office at (989) 631-8250 or (800) 523-7649 or visit www.mcfta.org
Bob the Builder™ – Project: Build It is produced by HIT Entertainment PLC, and The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. Local sponsors are Spence Brothers, Fisher Companies, Delta College Public Broadcasting, Lowe’s, Associated Builders and Contractors – Greater Michigan Chapter, Martelli Homes, Inc., Schauman Construction Co., McDonald’s Restaurant – Eastman Avenue & Saginaw Road. Media sponsors: 94.5 The Moose and Mix 106.3
Find this on our website: http://www.mcfta.org/ExhibitionsABDM.html#bobbash
The Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art (ABDM) provides a forum to engage the people of mid-Michigan in the constructive and creative expressions found in science and in art. Exhibitions in the Museum, classes at the Museum School, multiple outreach programs, a permanent collection and various special events are all components in the ABDM programming.
Midland Center for the Arts, Inc. is a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation formed under the laws of the State of Michigan incorporating six groups: Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art, Center Stage Theatre, MATRIX:MIDLAND, Midland County Historical Society, Midland Symphony Orchestra, and Music Society – Choral. Activities at Midland Center for the Arts are supported in part by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. For the latest Center news, visit our web site at www.mcfta.org.
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Midland Center for the Arts · 1801 W. St. Andrews Rd. · Midland, MI 48640 · (989) 631-5930 · (989) 631-7890 fax · www.mcfta.org