CHILDREN’S CELEBRATION
December 31, 2006, 3:00-6:00 PM
Five years and under admitted free when accompanied by a parent wearing a button!
NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF HISTORY
Pirate Goodie & the Magic Chest
3:00, 4:00 & 5:00
Media Sponsor: Kidsville News!
Daniels Auditorium (Cap. 300)
Come along with Pirate Goodie Twoshoes (Sean Driscoll) and his parrot Pete on an amazing undersea adventure. Goodie can't remember how to open his magic chest full of treasure. So he calls upon the audience and his animated friends to help. The show includes a giant video screen with colorful animations and charming puppets. Plenty of magic, music and comedy make this show unforgettable.
www.storymaker.com
Aqua Kites
Demo Gallery (Cap. 50)
Create your own airborne tropical fish to fly in the People’s Procession.
Treasure Chests
Red Room (Cap. 75)
Every pirate needs a place to stash his booty! Bejewel and bedazzle a treasure chest fit for all your most precious possessions.
Temporary Henna Tattoos by artist Deepika Bhatt
3:00-5:00
Third Floor
Columbus Code Exhibit: Invaded By A Pirate
5:00
First Floor
Before you solve the Columbus Code—don’t miss a story from a pirate named Cascabel.
“Playspace” Toddler Room
Purple Room (Cap. 75)
Fun and safe activities to capture the imaginations of young children. Diaper changing and feeding areas also provided.
NC MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES
Animal of the Hour
3:00-8:00 every hour, on the hour
Windows on the World
Paul Miller’s Flow Circus
3:30 & 5:00
First Floor Auditorium
Magician, comedian, and character actor all wrapped into one fantastic package! Paul Miller's wit and tricks are sure to dazzle young and old alike.
www.flowcircus.com
Meet Cascabel The Pirate
4:15
First Floor Auditorium
Don't miss the opportunity to meet Cascabel, a real Pirate who's just returned from adventures across the world.
www.thetortugamutineers.net
Wishes In A Bottle
Lobby
What are your 2007 wishes for our world? Put them to paper and seal them in our special bottles. Open them in 2008 and see what has come true.
Isabel The Sea Wench
4:00-6:00
Third Floor, Mountain Cove (Cap. 50)
Get your face painted and be sprinkled with Pixie Dust.
Pirate’s Spyglass
Third Floor Classroom Area
Make this spyglass telescope and you will be the first to discover the new world from your perch in the crow’s nest of a pirate’s ship or spot rival pirates roaming the seven seas.
McDougle Middle School 8th Grade Orchestra
4:00-5:00
Fourth Floor, Acro Café (Cap 50)
Braze, the Pirate
4:00-5:00
Third Floor – Underground
Join costumed Pirate David Fleming with his swash-
buckling tales of adventure!
www.thetortugamutineers.net
OUTSIDE ON BICENTENNIAL PLAZA
Celebration Tent
3:00-6:00
Media Sponsor: Raleigh Television Network
Visit the Creative Sea Dweller Tent and become a pirate, a mermaid or an exotic sea creature! Recycled scrap materials are transformed into hats, masks and noisemakers for both children and adults to wear in the People’s Procession.
Frankie Fawcett & The Drips
3:30-5:30
Media Sponsor: Carolina Parent
Dance and sing along with this energetic group of land lubbers.
Sail Your Way Into A New Year
Design your own flag to add to our First Night mainsail! These flags will compliment the flags, designed in our First Night Peace Flag Project with Wake County School Children.
Sea of Bubbles
Form and burst oodles of bubbles in the form of bubble wrap.
Roving Puppets
3:30-4:30
Paperhand Puppet Intervention roam and share their large artistic puppet creations.
Whacky Wheels
3:00-6:00
State Capitol Grounds
Decorate your bikes, strollers and wagons with streamers and ribbons for the People’s Procession.