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Family Matters: Summer Staycations

Family Matters: Summer Staycations

[ 0 ] 8.3.2012 |

Some of the best summer fun can be had close to home. Plan some staycation outings for August. Photo: Mood Board Photography.

Staycations have become a fashionable necessity during these days of higher gas prices and reduced work weeks, unemployment, or the fear of losing a job. For many, the idea of a pricey vacation is simply out of the question and for others this may be a preferred way to explore your community. Enjoy this list of ideas I originally wrote for the Kidoinfo Staycation Guide.

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See PETER PAN in a magical new way!

See PETER PAN in a magical new way!

[ 0 ] 11.22.2011 |

I have read JM Barrie’s book about the boy who never grows up to my sons and we’ve seen this classic story retold many times on stage and screen but we have never seen it performed like the threesixty° theater’s magical version of PETER PAN. They have readapted the classic into a spectacular stage production [...]

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Enter to Win! A chance to see MOMIX in Botanica on October 29th, 2011!

Enter to Win! A chance to see MOMIX in Botanica on October 29th, 2011!

[ 59 ] 10.18.2011 |

Lose yourself in a forest of fantasy with the shape-shifting dancers of MOMIX in Botanica, an artful extravaganza of movement, circus, athleticism and magical effects. Creatures real and mythical materialize through dazzling projections and larger-than-life puppets designed by Michael Curry, the Tony Award-winning designer of The Lion King. [First Works Logo] This primeval world forms a magical tableau where MOMIX’s impossibly nimble dancer-illusionists redefine gravity. Experience Botanica…and take leave of your senses in a garden of blooms!

Enter to Win!

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Peter and the Wolf launches Festival Ballet’s chatterBOXtheater

Peter and the Wolf launches Festival Ballet’s chatterBOXtheater

[ 0 ] 10.8.2009 |

Festival Ballet Providence begins the new season with a program specifically for children: chatterBOXtheater. Inspired by favorite childhood stories, FBP brings some of literature’s most beloved characters to life. Designed to introduce children to the world of dance and theater at a young age, performances in this series take place at Festival Ballet’s Black Box [...]

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Summer Festival at the Hope Artiste Village

Summer Festival at the Hope Artiste Village

[ 3 ] 6.19.2008 |

Welcome the first day of summer at the Hope Artiste Village – home to a number of artisans, retail shops, residences, and offices. Bring the whole family, there’s something for everyone! Come enjoy a celebration of the arts: activities for adults and kids, games and prizes, an arts & crafts fair, live music, and plenty [...]

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Wonders of The Wurlitzer Concert Series

Wonders of The Wurlitzer Concert Series

[ 5 ] 5.16.2008 |

By Jaci Arnone You may be wondering why I am recommending pipe organ concerts as a fun kid’s activity, but I urge you to keep an open mind. Organ music might not be high on my playlist either, but I have wonderful memories of my grandmother “GiGi” playing show tunes during family holidays while my [...]

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Handmade Puppet Dreams for Kids

Handmade Puppet Dreams for Kids

[ 1 ] 5.15.2008 |

FirstWorks is back this season with creative arts programming for kids and adults. They kicked off the 2008 season with Handmade Puppet Dreams — a zany puppet film festival in two parts curated by Heather Henson, daughter of Muppets creator Jim Henson. These puppet films have been created by independent artists specifically for the camera. [...]

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On Vacation

On Vacation

[ 3 ] 12.23.2007 |

Kidoinfo is going on vacation until the New Year. But I have left a list of family-fun events to do in the Rhode Island area while I’m gone. Most of the events on this list are FREE or free with membership. Area libraries are running some fabulous special events. And many libraries have passes you [...]

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Front Row

Front Row

[ 0 ] 12.6.2007 |

By Karen Lambe, Early Childhood Developer Do you remember the first time you experienced a live performance, waiting for the magical moment when the performers would appear and you would be transported into another world of stories and dance or mesmerized by music and puppetry? Going to a live performance is wonderfully exciting for children. [...]

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ARTPlay: Music in Art – Red Hawk

ARTPlay: Music in Art – Red Hawk

[ 0 ] 11.23.2007 |

By Marianne Ruggiero Coordinator of Family Programs at The RISD Museum Here is the second part of this months Artplay series. An Interview with Red Hawk Cliff Matias is the Director of Red Hawk Native American Arts Council and member of the Cheyenne nation. Red Hawk is based in New York City. ARTplay: Where does [...]

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