Newsletter and Calendar for Members and SupportersSpring 2013

Beginning March 19, the DeAtley Community Concourse becomes home base for KidShare, MCM’s new program devoted to collecting, presenting, and preserving a kids-eye-view of local culture and places. KidShare asks kids to notice, think about, and document the people and places that make up their everyday lives.

Children visiting our Community Concourse can be an important part of KidShare, from participating in simple mapping exhibits and question-and-answer programs to workshops focused on helping kids create exciting documents about their lives. KidShare will provide a one-of-a-kind archive of children’s knowledge and the opportunity for kids to play an active role in developing new MCM exhibits.

KidShare is made possible through the support of the Institute of Library and Museum Services, EmcArts, and Google.

KidShare Kicks Off This Spring!

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New Sidewalk Surprise Art Exhibit

Stroll through Sidewalk Surprise in the DeAtley Community Concourse and enjoy A Glassy Glowing Glimpse, a collaborative art exhibit by Wally Graeber and Angela Johnson, MCM Art Studio Coordinator.

Photos by Johnson feature a winter theme and are arranged in a traditional haiku 5-7-5 pattern. Below the images are Graeber’s glass sand-cast logs that light up.

The Sidewalk Surprise window is supported in part by funds from the Wisconsin Arts Board, the State of Wisconsin, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

KidShare Beyond Museum Walls

KidShare’s mobile media lab is going out to three Wisconsin schools this spring; New Century School in Verona, Badger Rock Middle School in Madison, and Clark Street Community School in Middleton. This outreach program will bring exciting, multi-media training opportunities to students for hands-on engagement. The KidShare media lab will then be traveling to the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County to explore the project in a non-school setting.

Turn to the March Events page and discover our KidShare classes and camps.

MCM staff go off-site to engage Badger Rock Middle School students in the KidShare project launch.

New Summer Camps! See inside for details.

MARCH EVENTS

Join our KidShare Classes!

KidShare AcademyTake pictures, make maps, and interview people. Then make movies or write stories about your life and where you live! In this six-week class, learn the skills to become a KidShare Investigator and complete a project of your own design.

DATE: Sundays, March 3–7, 1–3:30 p.m.FEE: $10 per session; $50 all six weeksAGES: 10–14

KidShare Drop-In ProgramsCome and learn tips and tricks for doing neighborhood investigation and share your stories about where you live. Each week will be a new activity.

DATE: Tuesdays through May, 3–4 p.m. FEE: Free with admissionAGES: 10–14

Discover KidShare’s Spring Break Day Camps

KidShare Mobile Media AdventuresKids can become their own neighborhood investigator using a variety of moble media. Campers will learn to interview, gather and share stories, document what they learn, and create a storytelling “mashup.” This program is supported by EmcArts and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

DATE: March 25-29, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.FEE: $105 for members, $120 for non-members, $60 for Access membersAGES: 8 & up

MCM App Academy Kids can develop their own apps for handheld devices using LiveCode. This program is supported by Google.

DATE: March 25-29, 1-5 p.m.FEE: $105 for members, $120 for non-members, $60 for Access members AGES: 9 & up

Celebrate the elegance of the Victorian era and recapture the spirit of invention and adventure at the second annual Steampunk Adult Swim!

Friday, March 1 6–10 p.m. • Ages 21 & upTickets are $12 and now available online.

Adult SwimSteampunk 2.0

Give yourself a spring tune-up at Healthy Habits Week during Madison Municipal Schools’ Spring Break.

Join us all week to celebrate active play, healthy food choices, and smart safety tips. Activities are free with museum admission.

Monday, March 25 10 a.m.–noon, Catching Healthy Habits games2–4 p.m., Interactive Calcium Display open

Tuesday, March 2610 a.m.–noon, Interactive Calcium Display open2–4 p.m., Sugar in Your Drink activity

Wednesday, March 2710 a.m.–noon, Meet safety mascot, Crash Helmet2–4 p.m., Catching Healthy Habits games

Thursday, March 2810 a.m.–noon, Sugar in Your Drink activity 1–3 p.m., Healthy Hand Washing Station open2–4 p.m., Interactive Calcium Display open

Friday, March 29 10 a.m.–noon, Catching Healthy Habits games1:30–2:30 p.m., Rooftop Olympics games

Healthy Habits Week is presented by

March 25–29

Welcomed by

ApRil EVENTS

To register for Spring camps and classes, call 608.256.6445, ext. 156,or email registration@madisonchildrensmuseum.org.

Plant the Seeds for Wildernest’s New Outdoor Deck Friday, April 19, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

Come up to the Rowland Rooftop Ramble greenhouse to lend a hand planting seeds for a new building expansion opening this spring just outside the Wildernest. Kids who lend a green thumb will receive their own plant to take home!

In the new, outdoor exhibit, children will discover gardening fun in an urban setting, including how to plant and nurture a garden, the wonders of worm composting, the UnderGarden mushroom farm, identifying local urban wildlife, and weather patterns.

This “urban garden” for young children is made possible through support of the Association of Children’s Museums Going Wild initiative on behalf of the Trustees’ Philanthropy Fund of Fidelity Charitable, a generous bequest of the estate of Bonnie Berman, and the National Wildlife Federation.

Week of the Young Child April 14–20, 2013 Early Years = Learning Years

Drop by MCM in mid-April for programs and activities to celebrate the early years, including a free provider training night on April 16, and music by Stuart Stotts on April 20. Check our website and your emails for more information. The Week of the Young Child is an annual event sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Make the Museum Accessible for AllGive to the Access for Everyone Fund This April Contributions from generous corporations, foundations and individuals make possible the Access for Everyone program. Access for Everyone provides reduced admission to families in need. Last year, this program provided more than 11,000 children the opportunity to experience Madison Children’s Museum.

You can help make Access for Everyone possible by donating $1, $5, or more online, or by purchasing an egg at the museum during the month of April to decorate and add to our nest display, showing your support for this important community service.

Your donation today makes a difference to those in need and provides Access for Everyone.

Chill out to retro lounge music by The Velvet Smash and get a sneak peek at Overture Center’s upcoming season. Plus, play a game of Pong, get crafty with upcycled vinyl record albums, and try your hand at black light painting—on velvet, of course!

Friday, April 19, 6–10 p.m.Ages 21 & up Tickets are $12 and now available online.

All proceeds go to the Access for Everyone fund drive.

Adult Swim Flashback

Madison supergroup V05 makes the music, kids make the groovy moves. Create a lava lamp, join our air guitar contest, and more disco fun!

Friday, April 26, 6–9 p.m.

AGES: 5 & UP $10 general admission; $6 MCM members (advance, online purchase only)

All proceeds go to the Access for Everyone fund drive.

Spring Fling: Disco vs. the World

MAy EVENTS

2013 Spring Art Weekend Saturday & Sunday, May 4–5

Our annual Spring Art Weekend brings dozens of local and regional artists’ workshops, exhibitions, and demonstrations to MCM’s galleries. This year’s Spring Arts Weekend is presented in collaboration with the Wisconsin Academy’s James Watrous Gallery and its spring exhibition, Vital Skills.

Spring Arts Weekend is supported by a grant from Dane Arts with additional funding from the Endres Manufacturing Company Foundation.

Monday, May 20 Nakoma Golf Club, Madison

Join us as we golf ‘fore’ kids at our Spring Scramble charity golf tournament. Don’t miss the opportunity to play one of the most exclusive courses in Madison while helping support the children’s museum! Your day on the links includes fantastic games and prizes, lunch and dinner, and live and silent auctions.

For more information or to reserve a foursome, contact Colleen Burke at 608.354.0536.

Sponsored by Cresa, CUNA Mutual Group, The Great Dane, Hausmann-Johnson, Oak Park Dental, Robert W. Baird, The Roman Candle, Suby Group, Wisconsin Golfer, and WKOW.

JuNior CaMpSFor kids entering grades 2–6 in the fall

June 24–28 • Young Explorers (9 a.m.–1 p.m.)Learn about animals, habitats, trees, life cycles, composting, and biomimicry, plus go on field trips to the Dane County Farmers Market, Wisconsin Historical Museum, and other natural areas.

June 24–28 • Pioneer Living (1–5 p.m.)Try your hand at pioneer life. Work with traditional tools, communicate and trade with Native American neighbors, attend school in a one-room schoolhouse, and more!

July 1–5 • Mission Impossible-opolis (9 a.m.–1 p.m.) Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to use found materials and recycled goods to create and engineer your very own city!

July 1–5 • Nature Photography (1–5 p.m.) Explore photography and sketching in the great outdoors! Create sun prints, hand-tinted photos, and film and digital prints. Includes field trips and gallery tours.

July 8-12 • Young Chefs (9 a.m.–1 p.m.)Harvest herbs, collect fresh chicken eggs, combine delicious flavors, and learn to cook a meal with the power of the sun.

July 8-12 • Story Jam (1–5 p.m.)Create your own story and then explore the different ways to make your story come alive, from paper animation and puppet theater to a live performance!

SeNior CaMpSFor kids entering grades 4–6 in the fall

July 15–19 • LEGO Lab (9 a.m.–1 p.m.)Step into our LEGO Lab to experiment with motors, sensors, and various doodads to build your own robotic invention. Supported by the Berbee Technology Education Foundation.

July 15–19 • Recycled Sounds (1–5 p.m.)Local musicians help make a variety of instruments out of recycled and repurposed materials, from rubber band guitars to horns and drums.

July 22–26 • KidShare Mobile Media Adventures (9 a.m.–1 p.m.)Learn how to interview, gather and share stories, and document for a grand storytelling “smashup.” KidShare programming is supported by EmcArts and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

July 22–26 • Possible-opolis Printworks (1–5 p.m.)Join local printmakers to learn the art in its various forms. Then, make prints using letterpress or lino block printing.

July 29–Aug. 2 • Project FUNway (9 a.m.–1 p.m.)Sketch designs, learn sewing techniques, and choose from recycled fabrics to bring your fashionable vision to life for a grand finale runway show.

July 29–Aug. 2 Day and Night at the Museum (1–5 p.m. M–Th plus Thursday overnight)Explore MCM behind-the-scenes, then spend a magical night at the museum. See our online description for further details.

Sign-up for 2013 Summer Camps!Creative, one-week day camps at MCM, June 24–August 2

Enroll today! Download and print a registration form on MadisonChildrensMuseum.org, then mail or drop off your form during your next visit. Simply go to our website’s Education Programs tab for registration and details.

Director’s Corner Gratitude During Volunteer Month

April is Volunteer Appreciation Month, and we’re so grateful to the 173 volunteers who work at Madison Children’s Museum, and the 291 volunteers who put on our extraordinary American Girl Benefit Sale. The Rooftop Ramble is a popular spot for all generations to help out. Barb Arntz enjoys sharing the mice with visitors, while the Tone-Schellinger family of Steve, Laurie, and 12-year-old twins Shelby and Sydney particularly like the homing pigeons. Last year our volunteers donated a total of 21,422 hours, the equivalent of more than ten full-time employees. Thank you, thank you!

—Ruth G. Shelly, Executive Director

American Girl Benefit Sale Coming July 20–21Mark your calendars for the 26th American Girl Benefit Sale, July 20-21, 2013. Tickets for Saturday’s sale may be postmarked beginning May 28. Please visit MadisonChildrensMuseum.org for information about ticket procedures, partnering hotels, the silent auction, and craft fair.

For the latest on sale information, go to Facebook and “Like” the new American Girl Benefit Sale page!

$50,000 or moreAssociation of Children’s Museums on behalf of the Trustees’ Philanthropy Fund of Fidelity CharitableDiane E. Ballweg

$25,000-$49,999EmcArts Inc.Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation

$10,000-$24,999Anne BolzJan & William DeAtleyGoogleIlene & Mark LaufmanJack LussierMadison Gas & Electric Foundation, Inc.Tom & Marykay Zimbrick

$5,000-$9,999Kevin & Jill CareyWalter and Dorothy Frautschi Charitable Lead UnitrustThe Gilkison Family FoundationAndy & Carol PhelpsPeggy & Tom Pyle

$2,500-$4,999Benjamin Appen & Leslie ChangNaomi Chesler & Dan SidneyW. Jerome Frautschi Charitable Lead UnitrustJohn J. Frautschi Family FoundationTerry L. HallerMadigan Family FoundationJohn & Carol ToussaintU.S. Bancorp FoundationSylvia & James Vaccaro

$1,000-$2,499AnonymousAnne ArnesenNorman Bassett FoundationHeidi & John BollingerCapitol BankComplete Mobile Dentistry, Inc.Marjorie Devereaux & David HallExcellence in DentistryMary & Carl GulbrandsenCurt & Dawn HastingsLinda & John HughesLeslie & Kenneth KudskMonona Plumbing & Fire Protection, Inc.Murphy Desmond, S.C.National Guardian Life Insurance CompanyJack & Sarah SalawedelWeber L. SmithClint Walz & Kara FlynnWebcrafters-Frautschi FoundationJennifer & Bill Zorr

$500-$999AnonymousAnonymousBaker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLPBemis Company FoundationJoAnn DamkoehlerLaurel FrazerMarc & Eve GalanterLeona GrubbPatricia HackworthyDuncan Highsmith & Ana AraújoHoyos Consulting LLCValerie & Andreas KazamiasRobert H. KellerRon & Deborah KrantzJenny & Jeffrey Krueger

James LaudonLaw Advisors, S.C.Sandra & Allan LevinThe Little Gym of Middleton and FitchburgLeah & William SandholmRuth & Kevin ShellyStarion FinancialJoseph & Jamie SteuerAlexandru TomoviciTriumph Wealth Management, LLCNikki & Phil TuckerHal & Shirley WinsboroughStephen & Dawn Zanoni

$250-$499Sarah Ahrens & Ryan ErismanAlliant Energy FoundationAnonymousAnonymousLilly & John BickersJim & Libby BradleyHeidi & Howard BregmanLindsay BreunigMary K. BurkeMary Carr LeeMarcus & Wendy ChaconPeter & Colleen ChaseBetty Custer & J. Corkey CusterTed & Gail DeDeeDEMCO, Inc.Anthony Dispanet & Shannon OreelJane EnglundRob & Cynthia EverhartDeirdre Wilson GartonChet & Barbara GerlachClaire Gervais

Nancy Greve & Walter ShannonBill & Nancy HaightJennifer & John HannonTim & Jana HeinrichRiley & Scott HoseltoJaclyn L. HovelandBenny & Jenny IskandarCedric JohnsonKen Strasma & Karisa JohnsonKatrina & Tim LarsenCourtney & Robert MaherChristy & Hal MayerStephen MortonDonald Moynihan & Pamela HerdGregory Frank Nemet & Linda BriesemeisterMaura & Shannon NeuensRonald & Janice OpeltSeth Pollak & Jenny SaffranJeri Reynolds & Krystine BrengelJon Rozenfeld & Jill KoreyRobert & Judith RubinJoy & Jeff SchleusnerDavid R. SchreiberJohn & Mary SchroederSekelsky Family FundMarv & Judy SiegertCarmen & John SkiltonLesley & Brian SteffinLeah & Clarke SugarEric Anderson & Rebecca ThousandMary C. TurkeKathryn VandenBosch & Thomas FrantzHomer & Elaine VickCarol VivianiMatthew WilliardKari Wisinski

$250-$499Funky Monkey PhotographyGoogleJim Hamilton III Hilton Madison Monona Terrace HotelLearning Express Toys of MadisonLittle Free LibraryMadison HandymenOrange Shoe GymThe Roman CandleSager DesignsUltimate Spa and SalonWines for Humanity

Commemorative GiftsRichard R. GraebelThe children of Nancy Greve & Walter Shannon: Anna, Ryan, Erin, and Sarah Carol HelfrechtLucas & Bruno RosaThe Tim Spinler & Anjee Sorge FamilyMary Zeasman

Madison Children’s Museum appreciates the many others who have contributed to the museum in amounts of less than $250. We are grateful for their support and regret that space limitations prevent us from listing their names.

A special thanks to The Great Dane Pub & Brewing Co. for support of our 2012–13 Winter Wonder Week.

We Thank Our Donors for Second Quarter Annual Operating SupportOctober 1–December 31, 2012

Volunteering as a family, Steve Tone, Laurie

Schellinger, and 12-year-old Shelby and Sydney Tone

enjoy working with homing pigeons “because they have

so much personality.”

Rooftop helper Barb Arntz shows off

the Clubhouse mice for MCM visitors.

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