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Now on display in the Museum's Coastal Gallery: The Way We Were, a collection of beautiful oil paintings and prints of evocative scenes from this area's past by Shallotte artist V. Ryan ("Bunny") Lauzon. The artwork is on display through January 31, 2015.

Our newest exhibit features a working model of the two-car cable ferry that operated from 1950-1959 between Brick Landing on the mainland and the East end of Ocean Isle Beach. The model was built by Gerald Strickland.

Fridays at 10:30 -- Story Time & Puppet Theater for Preschoolers -- Dogs from Canine Angels will visit on Jan. 9 & 23, Feb. 6 & 20, Mar. 6 & 20, Apr. 3 & 17, and May 1 & 15.

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Fridays at 11 AM -- Join museum docents as they feed the live animals in our Touch Tank.

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Feb. 28 -- 11 AM -- Quilting's Colorful Past -- Join Darrillyn Harbeston for a discussion about the art of quilting in America and how quilting has changed through the past two centuries. Includes a hands-on project for children.

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Mar. 7 -- 11 AM -- Fin Fun -- Join Maria Knapik for a kid-friendly program that demonstrates how scientists and researchers use distinct markings on fins to identify and track individual dolphins and whales. Includes a hands-on project for children.

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Mar. 10 -- 6 PM -- Birds of Southeastern NC -- Guest speaker Jill Peleuses talks about the birds of our region. Learn how to identify spring migrants, backyard birds, shorebirds, and resident songbirds. Jill is the owner of Wild Bird & Garden in Wilmington.

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Mar. 13 -- 1 PM -- Our #1 Food Source: Wetlands in Our Backyard -- Dr. Richard Hilderman presents the third in a series of five environmental lectures, this one concerning the destruction of our wetlands and how it impacts humans and wildlife. Dr. Hilderman is an active environmentalist.

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Admission: Free for Museum & Dual members. All-day non-member admission (includes NC sales tax): $9 adults (13-61), $8 seniors (62+), $7 children (3-12), and free for ages 2 and under.

Sky Theater Shows:

FRIDAY:

12:00 -- Dinosaur Passage to Pangaea

1:00 -- Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure

2:00 -- Half price! -- Back to the Moon for Good, followed by a live star show

3:00 -- Seven Wonders, followed by a live star show

SATURDAY:

12:00 -- Dinosaur Passage to Pangaea

1:00 -- Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure

2:00 -- Half price! -- Two Small Pieces of Glass, followed by a live star show

3:00 -- Oasis in Space, followed by a live star show

Laser Light & Music Shows:

Friday, Mar. 20:

5:00 -- Laser Beatles

6:00 -- Laser U2

7:00 -- Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon

Saturday, Mar. 21:

5:00 -- Laser Country

6:00 -- Laser Zeppelin

7:00 -- Pink Floyd's The Wall (not recommended for young children)

More Laser Light & Music Shows on Apr. 17 & 18, and May 15 & 16.

Mar. 7 -- 6 PM -- Tragedy of the Commons: Our Atmosphere -- Planetarium manager Edward Ovsenik discusses the depletion of Earth's atmosphere. The lecture is followed by a viewing of the movie Dynamic Earth.

Mar. 14 -- 12:00-3:14 -- Pi Day Celebration -- Come learn about the mathematical concept of Pi -- the relationship between the circumference of a circle and its diameter.

Per-show admission: Free for Planetarium and Dual Museum/Planetarium members. Per-show non-member admission (includes NC sales tax): $9 adults (13-61), $8 seniors (62+), $7 children (3-12), and free for ages 2 and under.

The Museum of Coastal Carolina, Ingram Planetarium, and The Children's Museum of Wilmington are pleased to announce a reciprocity agreement that takes effect on January 1, 2015.

By displaying a Museum or Planetarium membership card, a visitor can enjoy half-price admission to The Children's Museum of Wilmington.

By displaying a Children's Museum membership card, a visitor can enjoy half-price admission to the Museum and/or Planetarium.

Non-members can receive $1 off regular admission to any of the three facilities by displaying a cash register receipt from a previous visit to The Children's Museum, the Museum of Coastal Carolina, or Ingram Planetarium within the past seven days.

The Children's Museum of Wilmington is located at 116 Orange Street, Wilmington, NC 28401. For more information about The Children's Museum of Wilmington, call 910-254-3534 or visit:
www.playwilmington.org