The Children’s Celebration : 2:00 - 6:00 PM
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The First Night Raleigh Children’s Celebration will be held on December 31, 2011 from 2:00 – 6:00 PM at the North Carolina Museum of History, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and on Bicentennial Plaza.Children 5 and under attend for free (when accompanied by a button-wearing adult). Admission buttons are required for Adults and Children ages 6 and up. |
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Performances & Interactive Activities |
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Mastering the French MastersNC Museum of History, Demo Gallery - Lobby Level Create your own masterpiece à la Monet, Renoir or Toulouse-Lautrec. Choose from a selection of mediums to suit your personal style. |
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Suitable for FramingNC Museum of History, Longleaf Room - Lower Level Classroom Wing (Site 3) All amazing artwork needs to be displayed. Put together a custom frame for your masterpiece, and all you'll need is a hammer and nail. |
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A Tower of PowerNC Museum of Natural Sciences, Third Floor Classroom Can you have a French-inspired festival without the Eiffel Tower? Put your own spin on this iconic Parisian landmark -- no Legos or Erector sets needed. |
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Sailing in the Jardin des TuileriesNC Museum of Natural Sciences, Lobby French children rent sailboats to sail in the basins of the Tuileries Garden. Make your own, and sail it in our basis on Bicentennial Plaza. |
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Bonne Année Graffiti WallBicentennial Plaza (Site 1) First Night Raleigh celebrates art of all types. Tag our graffiti wall with color, messages for the New Year, or whatever speaks to you... en français! |
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Animal of the Hour
3:00 & 5:00 Get up close and personal with some of North Carolina's resident animals. |
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L'Arbre de Hibou (The Owl Tree)
2:00 - 10:00 Make a wish on a feather and flap The Owl Tree's wings to send your hopes for the New Year soaring into the Universe. The Owl Tree is a sculpture created by Massachusetts-based artist Pam Golden. Pam Golden is a professional artist and educator. Her sculpture and site-specific art installations and environmental art works have been exhibited both nationally and throughout New England, including First Night Boston, the Fuller Art Museum, and the Art Complex Museum. Pam's work has been included in several publications and in two books on art and healing. |
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Cirque de la Première Nuit (First Night Circus)
2:30 - 5:30 Enjoy amazing and daring feats of circus magic, with performances by:
The Flowjo Family Circus
hoopdrum
AcroEntertainment With Liz Bliss, PyroPete, Kelly Jo Stull, Jill Menard, Amy Calhoun, and Katie Rebich! |
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École2France
2:30 - 3:30 Le tour de France en contes, jeux et chansons. Members of École2France lead you in French music, stores and games! |
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French Film Festival: "MADELINE"
4:30 - 6:00 In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines, twelve little girls lived in two straight lines. The smallest one in rain or shine was the fearless Madeline, and she is the heroine of this family comedy. MADELINE brings to the screen Ludwig Bemelmans' classic series of books about a tiny, mischievous schoolgirl. Starring Frances McDormand, Hatty Jones, & Nigel Hawthorne. Directed by Daisy Von Schlerler Mayer. Rated PG; 89 minutes; 1998 NOTE: Return for more films in the evening. "FUNNY FACE" at 7:15 and "THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE" at 9:15. |
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Jammin' Baby Interactive Music
2:15 - 3:00 Singing! Dancing! Instrument play! Come jam along with Jammin' Baby, as they educate and entertain audiences with music and movement -- with a French twist! |
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Jammin' Baby Toddler Room
3:30 - 6:00 Features fun and safe music-based activities (with a French flair) to capture the imaginations of young children. Jammin Baby is a licensed provider of Music Together®, the pioneer in early childhood music curriculum and education. Music Together offers a culturally diverse music and movement approach to early childhood music development for children birth to 5 years old. The Music Together curriculum is recognized all over the world and is currently serving families in over 2,000 communities worldwide. For First Night Raleigh, Jammin Baby is partnering with all of the Music Together Directors in the Research Triangle to share all of our talents and our passion for this wonderful program. As of 2012, Music Together classes has grown and now offers classes in Raleigh, Apex, Chapel Hill, Durham, Holly Springs, Cary and Morrisville. For more information about classes and programs go to www.musictogether.com/ClassLocator.aspx to find a class near you. |
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Judith Black presents
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Paint SavvyShow off your First Night spirit with an original creation done right on your face! |
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Performance Edge Capital Ambassadors
4:45 - 5:30 The Capital Ambassadors are an amazing select group of high school and college students chosen from the pool of young people trained in the Performance Edge Summer Showcase Music camp. These students serve as musical ambassadors in the Capital area and represent more than 25 different schools. Since their beginning in 2003, they have performed for a variety of events (Broadway Rocks event with Terrence Mann and other Broadway stars, YWCA Academy of Women Awards, President Bush's Raleigh visit, WRAL's televised holiday tower lighting, Triangle Community Foundation's 25th Anniversary Gala, various nursing homes, etc.). Lisa Blair-Hawkins is the founder and musical director of this group, and Artistic Director of Performance Edge, Inc. They will perform a variety of songs, ranging from pop to jazz, to Broadway - something for everyone!!! |
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Triangle Youth Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet
3:30 - 4:15 The Triangle Youth Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet are all members of the Triangle Youth Philharmonic, a 100-piece full orchestra and the most advanced of the Philharmonic Association's 5 youth orchestras. The members of the Quintet are Ayla Goktan, Flute; Emily Hodges, Oboe; Samuel Sparrow, Clarinet; Michael Elderkin, Bassoon; and Rachel Knierim, French Horn. These high school students come from Raleigh, Cary, Morrisville, and Durham. The current group formed in September and has been coached by NC Symphony Flutist, Mary Boone. They recently performed for the Cary Sister Cities Beaujolais Tasting Fundraiser and for the re-opening of the Richard B. Harrison Library in Raleigh. |
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The People's Procession
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