Happy First Birthday to Discovery Place KIDS
Children’s Museum Celebrates with Can Can’s Masquerade Ball
September 08, 2011HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – Put on your fancy pants (and dresses too), shine those dancing shoes and get ready for an evening of enchantment. Discovery Place KIDS will celebrate its first birthday with frilly fun and delightful diversions for all ages at Can Can’s Masquerade Ball on Friday, October 21. Proceeds from this FUNdraiser will go to support the ongoing educational programming provided at the Museum. Discovery Place KIDS opened in October 2010 and has seen over 194,000 visitors to date.
Little feet can get in the groove with dance and play time at the Town Hall Stage, or take the fun outdoors to construct lanterns and decorate the Learning Garden. Create a masquerade mask to fashion a shroud of mystery, or practice team work by helping build a castle for Can Can, the beloved Discovery Place KIDS mascot. Other activities will include puppetry, scarf juggling, GREAT BIG Masquerade FUN and more.
Can Can’s Masquerade Ball will be held Friday, October 21, 2011 from 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at Discovery Place KIDS; 105 Gilead Road in Huntersville. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served for the young and young at heart. Tickets are $50 per adult (14+) and $25 per child (1-13 years old) and are available for purchase online or by calling 704.348.1994. Children younger than one are free. Can Can’s Masquerade Ball is made possible by the support of the Bragg, Cosgrove, Dunaway, McGoldrick, Allen, Gazzaway, Griffin, Thommen and Perri families, who will serve as Family Hosts for the event.
Masks and costumes are welcome but not required. For additional information, please contact Allison Beisler or call 704.348.1994.
About Discovery Place KIDS
Discovery Place KIDS is an innovative model in regional children’s museums developed by Discovery Place, Inc., the parent company of Discovery Place and Charlotte Nature Museum. Discovery Place KIDS is built on the theme of “I CAN” and offers unique opportunities for learning through play for children age birth through 7 and their parents or caregivers.
Discovery Place KIDS-Huntersville is located at 105 Gilead Road in Huntersville, N.C. For more information, visit discoveryplaceKIDS.org or call 704-372-6261.
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