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Experience classes where education and inspiration intertwine!
Create, explore and discover art, science, history, theatre, music and more at Midland Center for the Arts! We offer dozens of classes throughout the year, from one-day workshops to multi-week summer camps. You're sure to find something right for every age, schedule and interest!
• Fun-filled classes
• Qualified instructors
• Incredible variety including exciting, unique offerings!
Start your search for the perfect class! Sort by date, age group or type by clicking here!
Download the 2012 Winter Classes Brochure
General registration ends Jan 19, 2012
FAMILY CENTRAL NEWSLETTER WINTER 2011
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Family-oriented programs designed to spread excitement about science and art through entertaining presentations and hands-on discovery. We present a minimum of five offerings each year, many connecting to specific gallery exhibits or current events. Admission varies by program. Generously sponsored by Arbury Insurance Agency. | Sponsored by:
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• SILLY SPACE PUPPET WORKSHOP
Create your very own space-inspired puppet with MCFTA costume designer Laurelei Horton. You'll also get a quick look at our exhibition, Out of This World: Extraordinary Costumes from Film and Television. There will even be a surprise or two! For Ages 7 & up. ...Space. Sky. Sci-fi.
Cost: $8 per child (accompanying parent $3) | Feb. 25, 2012 BUY
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• SUPER SCIENCE DAY 3
Join our friends from the SVSU Math and Science Center for a good time as you participate in up to 20 hands-on science experiment/demo stations. All ages welcome. Open house format. All activities end at 4 pm.
Tickets: $3
AND join us for our FREE SUMMER CAMP KICK-OFF event happening in the Brick Lobby this day! Don't miss it! | March 17, 2012 BUY
• noon - 4 pm
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• EARTH DAY EXPO
Come to our FREE Earth Day Expo event co-sponsored by the American Chemical Society - Midland Section and Midland Recyclers. Activities and information for all ages.
FREE | Apr. 21, 2012
• 10 am – 2 pm
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• FAMILY FOSSIL DIG IN ALPENA
An all-day event exploring the LaFarge Quarry in Alpena, Michigan, with the resident expert on fossils. Make it a family trip and bring a bucket to take home any fossils you find! Register early – space is limited!
Tickets: $20 Adults | $18 Children | Family 4-Pack (2 Adults + 2 Children) $70
Family Discovery Day participants may show their ticket and get $1 off Museum admission the day of the program. | |
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INSIDE THE MUSIC with Etcyl Blair
Enhance your MSO experience by joining expert guide and mentor Etcyl Blair for lively discussions, high-definition visual presentations and listening excerpts of the classical masterworks you'll hear at this season's concerts. Held in the MCFTA Lecture Room with light refreshments following.
Presented by Midland Symphony Orchestra.
Sponsored by Midland Symphony League.
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Historical, musical, educational and participative programs designed to enhance your appreciation of the role Midland County plays in our collective histories. Presented four times a year at Heritage Park. Past topics include Michigan history, Victorian gardening, antiques and collectibles. Presented by Midland County Historical Society ...more
Feb 16 topic:
THE JOURNEY FROM NEED TO DISCOVERY:
A HISTORY OF CHEMISTRY AT DOW
Dr. Etcyl Blair presents a thought-provoking and insightful glimpse into the history of Dow laboratories, punctuated with humorous anecdotes, rare images, and stories of those who were driven by curiosity and guided by science, from founder Herbert H. Dow to present-day chemists.
TICKETS: $5 | Free to MCHS Members
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Upcoming Lecture Dates:
Feb. 16. 2012 BUY
• 7:30 pm
Carriage House Hall
May 17, 2012 BUY
Aug. 16, 2012 BUY
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Gather round the hearth to feel the warmth of memories shared. Join a group of local residents in the Whitman Room of the Herbert D. Doan Midland County History Center as they share memories of yesteryear. Audiences are invited to listen, learn and join in with questions or memories of their own. This wonderful series also serves to preserve our past by recording sessions for the oral history collection. Presented by Midland County Historical Society.
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Upcoming Lecture Dates:
Apr. 12, 2012
May 10, 2012
• 2 pm
Carriage House Hall |
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