HOP INTO SPRING WITH ADVENTURES AT PORT DISCOVERY CHILDREN'S MUSEUM

USA Today recently picked Port Discovery as one of the Best Museums for Families, Fans be sure to vote for Port Discovery by going to : vote for us daily through noon on March 27! It’s easy to see why they were selected as a top museum for families, look at all the great Spring events occurring…

ONGOING EVENTS

Thomas & Friends™: Explore the Rails! exhibit at Port Discovery Children’s Museum

Now – May 7, 2017
Open during Museum Operating Hours
Admission is free with museum entry, which is $14.95 for individuals two and up. Members and children younger than two are admitted for free.

Climb aboard the Thomas & Friends(TM): Explore the Rails! Exhibit at Port Discovery ! Don’t miss this limited-time only exhibit, open at Port Discovery until May 7th. Thomas & Friends(TM) fans can climb aboard Thomas’ cab, fix wobbly wheels, pull levers, dress as a train conductor and more. Don’t miss the huge train table where you can build train tracks and play with friends new and old. This hands-on exhibit lets children’s imaginations go wild and engages children in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) concepts in a fun way! TheThomas & Friends(TM): Explore the Rails! exhibit is sponsored by CSX, M&T Bank, StanleyBlack&Decker, Maryland 529, and W.R. Grace.

MARCH EVENTS

Thomas & Friends™ Day
Saturday, March 18, 10AM -5PM
Admission is free with museum entry, which is $14.95 for individuals two and up. Members and children younger than two are admitted for free.

Fans of Thomas the Tank Engine won’t want to miss Port Discovery’s special Thomas & Friends™ Day in celebration of the Thomas & Friends™: Explore the Rails exhibit! Make Thomas the Train magnets, abstract train artwork, train whistles and train totes. Have fun with pop-up science projects that explore the science behind trains, simple machines and engineering through interactive demonstrations and experiments. Also enjoy live music from our roaming musician, Mr. Norman, and an interactive version of our limited-time only play The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper, performed at Port Discovery with special permission from Penguin Random House. Visitwww.PortDiscovery.org for more information.

Super Sunday
Sunday, March 19 Noon – 5 PM
Admission is free with museum entry, which is $14.95 for individuals two and up. Members and children younger than two are admitted for free.

Join Port Discovery for a family fun day filled with trains, music, art and more! Enjoy Choo-Choo Circle Time, pop-up art projects, Jingle Jangle Music Time, the Percussion Garden and Kamishibai Story Time that will make your imagination go wild! Visit www.PortDiscovery.orgfor more information.

Going Wild Weekend
Saturday, March 25, 10AM -5PM
Sunday, March 26, Noon – 5PM
Admission is free with museum entry, which is $14.95 for individuals two and up. Members and children younger than two are admitted for free.

Spring is finally here – and it’s time to “Go Wild” at Port Discovery! Join us for Wildlife Adventures and programs all about wildlife! Interact with live animals, learn about wildlife with fun programs like Living WILD, Wild Tales and UnWrap, UnRoll and UnWind, and enjoy animal-themed art projects where you can create Fire Breathing Dragons and Going Wild Masks! Plus, take part in interactive plays and theater performances, yoga for kids, and enjoy roaming music throughout the day! Visit www.PortDiscovery.org for more information.

APRIL EVENTS

Healthy First Saturday
Saturday, April 1, 10AM-5PM

Admission is free with museum entry, which is $14.95 for individuals two and up. Members and children younger than two are admitted for free.

Exercise your mind and body at Port Discovery’s Healthy First Saturday event! Learn about health and wellness with the UMBC Health Fair. Learn about asthma with hands on activities from the JHU Asthma Study. Take part in yoga for kids, get Kinderfit! with the Kindersinger, and enjoy fun family art projects. You can also visit with service dogs from FIDOS for Freedom! Visit www.PortDiscovery.org for more information.

Glow Day: Port Discovery Celebrates Light City Baltimore

Sunday, April 2, Noon – 5PM
Admission is free with museum entry, which is $14.95 for individuals two and up. Members and children younger than two are admitted for free.

Join Port Discovery to celebrate glow days during light city! Make glow-in-the-dark art, create bracelets that change color in UV light, and make a holographic projector that will have you seeing in 3D! Also take part in Eric Energy’s famous, interactive energy show “Spark Attack!”. From experiments with circuits, sound waves and different kinds of light to a real laser show, you’ll be all aglow with fun and learning about light! Visit www.PortDiscovery.org for more information.

Play It Forward Gala
Thursday, April 6, 6PM – 10PM

Tickets are $95 per person; $45 of each ticket purchased is tax-deductible as a charitable donation. For the over 21 crowd only. Purchase tickets atwww.BidPal.net/PlayItForward2017

Join Port Discovery for the annual Play It Forward Gala featuring fabulous food and fun activities with all of the bells and whistles. Honoring Dr. Jay Perman, President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore with the Great Friends to Kid Award, Play it Forward will include fun and creative entertainment and activities for attendees. Proceeds from the event support the Museum’s education and access programs. Learn more at www.BidPal.net/PlayItForward2017

STEM in Spring
April 8 – April 17 | Open for Extended Hours including Mondays during Spring Break
Hours During Spring Break: Monday – Friday – 9:30AM – 5PM | Saturday – 10AM-5PM | Sunday – Noon -5PM
Admission is free with museum entry, which is $14.95 for individuals two and up. Members and children younger than two are admitted for free.

Learn and play at Port Discovery during Spring Break STEM in Spring activities. Programs and activities will center around Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, with new activities and programs every day of spring break. Enjoy activities like Eric Energy’s “Spark Attack” show, interactive plays, Wildlife Adventures, pop-up “E-lite-tricity” activities, making groovy lava lamps, and more. We’ll also have special workshops including “Journey Inside a Cell” where children will enter a life-sized cell to learn about the components of a cell and their important roles, a Virobot workshop and more! Visit www.PortDiscovery.org for more information.

Glow Day – Port Discovery Celebrates Light City Baltimore

Saturday, April 8, 10AM – 5PM

Admission is free with museum entry, which is $14.95 for individuals two and up. Members and children younger than two are admitted for free.

Super Sunday featuring Peabody Ensemble
Sunday, April 9
Admission is free with museum entry, which is $14.95 for individuals two and up. Members and children younger than two are admitted for free.

Thomas & Friends™ Day at Port Discovery
Saturday, April 15, 10AM – 5PM
Admission is free with museum entry, which is $14.95 for individuals two and up. Members and children younger than two are admitted for free.

Fans of Thomas the Tank Engine won’t want to miss Port Discovery’s special Thomas & Friends day in celebration of the Thomas & Friends™: Explore the Rails exhibit! Make Thomas the Train magnets, abstract train artwork and train totes. Have fun with pop-up science projects that explore the science behind trains, simple machines and engineering through interactive demonstrations and experiments. Also enjoy live music from our roaming musician, Mr. Norman, the Kindersinger with “All Aboard!” and an interactive version of our limited-time only playThe Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper, performed at Port Discovery with special permission from Penguin Random House. Visitwww.PortDiscovery.org for more information.

Hop into Spring

Saturday, April 15, 6:30PM – 9:30PM
Admission is $18 for members, $20 for non-members. Includes special activities, food & entertainment.

Hop on over to Port Discovery with your family and have a blooming good time as you explore Port Discovery in a crowd-free, relaxing environment! Join in a mini egg hunt for a small prize, pet and learn about live bunnies, enjoy music, dancing, face painting, and more. Plus, make seed pots that you can watch grow and create a birdhouse/birdfeeder, all right in time for spring in your backyard! All activities plus pizza, drinks and an ice cream sundae bar are all included in the price of admission, which is $18 for members and $20 for non-members. Advanced reservations required. Ticket sales end April 11. Purchase special “Hop Into Spring” tickets at www.PortDiscovery.org (click on “Tickets”).

Countdown to Kindergarten
Saturday, April 22, 10AM – 5PM
Admission is free with museum entry, which is $14.95 for individuals two and up. Members and children younger than two are admitted for free. The program is also open to children who are not entering kindergarten.

Join Port Discovery for a full day of fun and learning designed to help prepare parents and caregivers to successfully ready their emerging kindergarteners for school! Featuring activities and programs focused on school readiness from Port Discovery and other area family and educational organizations. Activities include interactive play sand performances, pop-up science projects, art projects, a live petting zoo from Wildlife Adventures, and music and dancing with both the Kindersinger and Mr. Norman. Visit www.PortDiscovery.org for more information.

MAY EVENTS

Wonderful Wednesday
Wednesday, May 3, May 10, May 17, May 24, May 31, 9:30AM – 5 PM
Admission is free with museum entry, which is $14.95 for individuals two and up. Members and children younger than two are admitted for free.

Join Port Discovery every Wednesday for a day of imaginative music and literacy programs, designed for children 6 and under. Learn about amazing sounds and musical techniques at the Percussion Garden. Take part in a series of movement challenges at Scooter Mania and enjoy a lively music experience at Jingle Jangle Time, where toddlers will shake, dance and learn about rhythm. Visit www.PortDiscovery.org for more information.

Fantastic Friday
Friday, May 5, May 12, May 19, May 26, 9:30AM – 5 PM
Admission is free with museum entry, which is $14.95 for individuals two and up. Members and children younger than two are admitted for free.

This May, spend your Fridays with us! Join Port Discovery for a family fun day filled with interactive games, music, story time, and more! Take part in a fast-paced game show answering questions about saving and investing money in The Money Game! Join Circle Time for interactive story time, dancing, and singing. Visit www.PortDiscovery.org for more information.

Healthy First Saturday
Saturday, May 6, 10AM – 5PM
Admission is free with museum entry, which is $14.95 for individuals two and up. Members and children younger than two are admitted for free.

Exercise your mind and body at Port Discovery’s Healthy First Saturday event! Learn about health and wellness with the UMBC Health Fair and hands on activities from the Johns Hopkins University Asthma Study. Join yoga for kids, getKinderfit! with the Kindersinger, meet service dogs from FIDOS for Freedom, enjoy fun family art projects, and more! Visit www.PortDiscovery.org for more information.

Super Sunday

Sunday, May 7, May 14, May 21, May 28, 10 AM – 5PM

Admission is free with museum entry, which is $14.95 for individuals two and up. Members and children younger than two are admitted for free.

Join Port Discovery for a Sunday the whole family will enjoy! Learn about producing sounds from a variety of instruments in the hands-on Percussion Garden. Become a scientist at our interactive Exploration Station then sing, dance, and move during our award-winning literacy program Mother Goose on the Loose. Visit www.PortDiscovery.orgfor more information.

Maryland Discovery Days

Tuesday, May 9 – Friday, May 12, 9:30 AM – 5PM
Admission is free with museum entry, which is $14.95 for individuals two and up. Members and children younger than two are admitted for free. Groups of 15 or more who book ahead are eligible for Port Discovery’s group rate. Contact Kristie Gulick at 410-864-2664 for group pricing.

Every year, Port Discovery sets aside days for children with special needs and their caretakers as part of the museum’s dedication to inclusive learning. The Museum staff lowers volume, sound effects, and lights, so that children with physical and cognitive abilities can truly enjoy the museum experience. Activities are designed for children with special needs, but all children are encouraged to join this fun-filled week. Children with IEP’s are welcome at this week’s events. Visit PortDiscovery.orgfor more information about Maryland Discovery Days. Find out more about each day’s activities:

Portability Autism Day

Tuesday, May 9, 9:30 AM – 5PM

Kickoff Discovery Days with Portability Autism Day, designed for children with Autism and their peers. Enjoy a can’t-miss puppetry performance from the Kindersinger, get up close and personal with wildlife at the Wildlife Adventures Petting Zoo, become a scientist during the interactive Eric Energy show, and much more!

Discovery Day

Wednesday, May 10, 9:30 AM– 5PM

Get ready to sing, dance, and move on day two of Maryland Discovery Days! Join programs designed for children with special needs, Pre-K to 2^nd grade. Learn about different sound techniques at the interactive Percussion Garden, meet wildlife at the Wildlife Adventures Petting Zoo, and watch a lively performance from the Kindersinger!

Discovery Day

Thursday, May 11, 9:30AM – 5PM

Join Port Discovery for an exciting day of interactive activities designed for special needs children, 3^rd grade and above. Don’t miss a live performance from the one and only Kindersinger, our lively interactive Jingle Jangle Music Time, or our award-winning literacy program, Mother Goose on the Loose.

Be a part of the Arts Day

Friday, May 12, 9:30 AM– 5PM

Celebrate the last day of Discovery week with Be a Part of the Arts Day, featuring an inclusive fun-filled schedule for children of all abilities! Listen to Mr. Norman fill the halls with classic music, enjoy Face Painting by Landre SFX, learn sign language with Shakey K, and more art activities the whole family will love!

Littles’ Day

Saturday, May 13, 10 AM – 5PM

Admission is free with museum entry, which is $14.95 for individuals two and up. Members and children younger than two are admitted for free.

Gather the little ones and bring them to Port Discovery for a day designed especially for children 5 and younger! Taking part in yoga and sing along with the Kindersinger! Your child can star in the limited-time only play The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper, performed with permission from Penguin Random House, where they help write and put on the show! Plus, transform into a scientist during our interactive Exploration Station and much more! Visitportdiscovery.org for more information.

KLUTZ® Amazingly Immature Exhibit Opening
Saturday May 20 – Monday September 4, 9:30 AM– 5PM

Admission is free with museum entry, which is $14.95 for individuals two and up. Members and children younger than two are admitted for free.

Ready to embrace your inner zany genius? Join Port Discovery for the opening of KLUTZ® Amazingly Immature, a wacky new interactive exhibit that combines science, math, laughter, and fun! Learn how to juggle, engineer fast-moving paper airplanes, turns spoons into catapults, create amazing inventions, and much more during this silly can’t-miss exhibit! For more information, please visit portdiscovery.org.

Asian Pacific Heritage Celebration
Saturday, May 27^th, 2017, 10 AM– 5PM

Admission is free with museum entry, which is $14.95 for individuals two and up. Members and children younger than two are admitted for free.

Join Port Discovery on Saturday, May 27^th to celebrate Asian Pacific Heritage month! Enjoy hands-on activities from the Baltimore-Kawasaki Sister City Committee, become a star in our interactive theater performance titled Play within a Play: Tiger Tales, and take part in special craft activities. Learn more at portdiscovery.org.

Sunday, May 28, 10AM– 5 PM
Admission is free with museum entry, which is $14.95 for individuals two and up. Members and children younger than two are admitted for free.

Bring the whole family down to Port Discovery for a fun-filled Memorial Day Weekend. Don’t miss lively music from Mr. Norman, enjoy our signature story time, and learn about rhythm at out interactive Jingle Jangle Music Time! Learn more at portdiscovery.org.

Monday, May 29, 9:30 – 5 PM

Admission is free with museum entry, which is $14.95 for individuals two and up. Members and children younger than two are admitted for free.

It’s Memorial Day at Port Discovery, which also means the Museum is open seven days a week for the summer! Kickoff the season with Mr. Daveed at the interactive Percussion Garden, create a shrinky dink dog tag in honor of those who’ve served, enjoy the lively Jingle Jangle Music Time, and much more! Learn more at portdiscovery.org.

Port Discovery Children’s Museum
35 Market Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone 410-727-8120

http://www.portdiscovery.org/

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