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Match Activity Calendar of Events
January 2017
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ACTIVITY OF THE MONTH
Microsoft Store Fun!
Does your Little love video games or technology? If so, this month's featured activity will be perfect and will keep you out of the New England cold! The Microsoft Store in the Natick Mall has free events each week, all you need to do is register online! Here are some highlights:
- Forza Friday: Friday, January 6th, 6 PM
- Minecraft Build Challenge: Saturday, January 7th, 10:30 AM
- Youth Spark Camp: Create Digital Art: Tuesday, January 10th, 5 PM
- CodeCampKidz: Thursday, January 12th, 6:30 PM
- MLK Day of Service: Monday, January 16, 4:30 PM
Click on the event title for full details and to RSVP.
Visit their website to see the many other events they host. Plus, visit the Microsoft Store anytime to try out video games and gadgets, including virtual reality goggles!
Microsoft Store, Natick Mall
1245 Worcester Street, Natick, MA 01760
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Public Skating all Winter Long: MetroWest
The Arena is open all winter long until April. There are hours for public skating every day, including Saturdays and Sundays from 2 pm to 3:45 pm. Admission is cash only, $5 adults and $3 children. Skate rentals available weekends for $5. For full details
visit the website.
Satudays and Sundays through April, 2PM - 3:45PM, Loring Arena
165 Fountain St, Framingham, MA 01702
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Public Skating on the Worcester Common Oval
The Worcester Common Oval opened for the Winter season with the annual Festival of Lights on Friday, December 2, 2016. Regular hours of operation are Fridays 5 PM to 8 PM, Saturdays 1 PM to 6 PM and Sundays 1 PM to 6PM. Admission is $5 and skate rentals are available for $2. Visit the website for more details. Skate for free on New Year's Day from 1 PM to 6 PM!
Fridays through Sundays, Worcester Common Oval
455 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608
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The WorcShop is proud to present Community Worc Nights! Come create, make art, check out our facilities. The party is bring your own supplies, and pot luck, so grab a dish and an unfinished project and come spend some time with good people in a place made to cultivate creativity. Free!
Wednesday, January 4, 6 PM - 9 PM, The WorcShop, Classroom Side B
243 Stafford Street, Worcester, MA 01603
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Wayland Winter Farmer's Market Season Opening
Saturdays through March 11. More than 100 vendors will attend over the course of our 10-week season. In addition to Special Event days, you will be able to take workshops, meet authors, and watch free demonstrations.
Saturday, January 7, 10 AM, Russell's Garden Center
397 Boston Post Road, Wayland, MA 01778
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Drop in for this fun intergenerational time in the galleries. Get inspired by art and try making something uniquely yours. Materials will be provided. Come recover your childlike sense of free spirited play! Museum admission is free the first Saturday of the month from 10:00am - 12:00pm.
Saturday, January 7, 11 AM - 11:30 AM, Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01609
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Art Carts Family Fun: Arms and Armor
Knightly armor is nice and shiny, but how does it feel? How heavy is the armor? Is it comfortable? How and why did they decorate it? Discover the answers to these questions and more with this hands-on armor activity! Free with Museum admission.
Saturdays, January 7 - January 14, 2 PM - 3 PM, Worcester Art Museum, Medieval Gallery
55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01609
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Art Carts Family Fun: Eastern and Western Tea
England and Japan are both known for their tea service: England for the beautifully formal tea parties, and Japan for the elaborately choreographed cha-no-yu ceremony. Discover the differences (and similarities!) between these ways of making and serving tea while getting a hands-on look at both tea sets. Free with museum admission.
Sunday, January 8, 2 PM - 3 PM, Worcester Art Museum, Asian Gallery
55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01609
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Walnut Hill Visual Art Department Show
The Walnut Hill Visual Art Department presents the first of its bi-annual art shows. The Dartley Center for Visual Art comes alive with student artwork of multiple genres. Please join us for this popular event. Free of charge and open to the public.
Thursday, January 19, 5 PM, Dartley Center for Visual Art
12 Highland Street, Natick, MA 01760
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Art Carts Family Fun: Fun and Games
Discover the past by playing games! Learn to play chess medieval style, checkers with no kings, plus classic games such as Nine Mens Morris and Mancala!(Programming subject to change)
Saturday, January 21, 2 PM - 3 PM, Worcester Art Museum, Renaissance Court Balcony
55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01609
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An Evening of Music and Magic with David Jeremiah
David is a Grammy-nominated songwriter with three top-ten hits. He grew up right here in Hopkinton! At the age of 12, he and his mother formed a musical group and began touring throughout the Northeast. Adults $20, Kids $15.
Saturday, January 21, 7:30 PM, Hopkinton Center for the Arts
98 Hayden Rowe St, Hopkinton, MA 01748
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Come in from the winter cold to the warmth of WAM's annual floral extravaganza, when the Museum blooms with flower arrangements inspired by works of art. This premier floral design event includes captivating and imaginative interpretations of artworks created by skilled arrangers from across the region, displayed in virtually every Museum gallery. Adults $20, Youth $6.
Visit the website for full details.
Thursday, January 26 - Sunday, January 29, 11 AM - 5 PM, Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01609
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The 2017 Worcester Auto Show is your chance to see the most exciting new vehicles from all the major manufacturers: trucks, crossovers, SUVs, sports cars, coupes and sedans. They are all indoors at the DCU Center in Worcester. Friday: 4:00PM-8:00PM Saturday: 10:00AM-6:00PM Sunday: 10:00AM-5:00PM. Visit the website for tickets and details. Adults $12, kids free.
Friday, January 27 - Sunday, January 29, DCU Center
50 Foster Street, Worcester, MA 01608
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Meet Star Wars Characters from the 501st New England Garrison
Stormtroopers and Jedi are landing at the EcoTarium! Come dressed as your favorite character and meet members of the 501st New England Garrison. While you're there, learn about space exploration and more in the Science Discovery programs and shows in the Alden Digital Planetarium: A National Geographic Theater. Free with admission ($15 adults, $10 children 2-18, seniors 65+ and students with ID).
Saturday, January 28, 12 PM - 2 PM, EcoTarium
222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA 01604
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Craft of the Month: Mini Succulent Planters
Bring some outdoor life to the indoors this winter with this fun, easy DIY project. Here is what you will need:
Have a fun craft idea you would like to share? Email it to colleen.schroth@bbbscm.org and see it featured next month!
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Chuck E Cheese: A BBBS Partner
Enjoy the classic pizza and arcade fun with your Little at either the Natick or Worcester locations. Coupons for deals are available online.
Click here to see the Natick location coupons, hours, and address.
Click here to see the Worcester location coupons, hours, and address.
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Real Interactive Escape Games
Be a cold case investigator & unravel the mystery. We put you, your friends & family in a room to race against the clock. Find the clues, solve the puzzles & unlock the locks for a timely Escape. This is your chance to be part of the game. Can you escape? Book online at LiveActionEscapes.com.
Daily, Noon to 11 PM, The People's Kitchen
1 Exchange Place, Worcester, MA 01608
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History in the Stitches: Framingham Fashion through the Centuries
Set against a backdrop of Framingham images and artifacts, this exhibit features fashions that will both please the eye and illuminate the lives of some very special Framingham women. We've chosen pieces that reflect the social mores, economic status and the personalities behind the ever-present decision we all face daily - what to wear?
Wednesdays - Saturdays, through April 29, Edgell Memorial Library
3 Oak Street, Framingham, MA 01701
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Picket Fence to Picket Line: Visions of American Citizenship
Picket Fence to Picket Line will foster meaningful dialogue surrounding this year's presidential election and connect to our active population of voters. It will inspire visitors to confront one of the most highly charged questions in contemporary political discourse: What is citizenship? Free for Bigs and their Littles!
Through Sunday, February 5, Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01609
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Danforth Art Museum - Drop into Art
Begin your visit exploring works of art through hands-on activities with the teen and Adult Docents in the Children's Gallery and other exhibits. Next, visit the studios to create art of your own inspired by what you saw in the galleries. Different projects are offered each month in a variety of media, such as paint, charcoal, collage, and found objects.
Perfect for all ages. FREE for children and their accompanying adults.
Please register in the Museum Lobby on the day of the program. Click
here for more information.
First Sunday of Every Month, 2 PM to 4 PM, Danforth Art Museum
123 Union Ave, Framingham, MA 01702
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KAHBAHBLOOOM: The Art and Storytelling of Ed Emberley
The first comprehensive retrospective for artist Ed Emberley, among the most prolific and respected illustrators of children's literature of the last 60 years. The exhibition draws on the Massachusetts-based artist's personal archive of original hand-drawn sketches, woodblock prints, final proofs, and first edition books. KAHBAHBLOOOM will include interactive areas throughout the exhibition.
Opening Wednesday, November 16 through September 2017, Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01609
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EcoTarium Fun: Turtle Travels!
Turtles take amazing journeys and they need your help along the way. Have you ever spied a Swiss Army Turtle? Or tracked a turtle with radio telemetry? Wander through a life-size board game and see firsthand what it's like to travel through a turtles terrain. This fun-filled, interactive exhibit provides a turtles eye-view of life in the slow lane.
Tuesdays-Sundays, 10 AM - 5 PM, EcoTarium
222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA 01604
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