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WHAT
Over 1,100 children and parents participated in an evening
of adventure throughout the Museum at the Twentieth
Annual Family Party on Wednesday, October 23. One
of the Museum’s best-loved annual traditions, the Family
Party is a special opportunity for children and adults of
all ages to experience the wonders and magic of the Museum.
Guests are treated to an evening of fun activities in the
Museum’s magnificent halls, including interacting with live
animals, digging for dinosaur fossils, conducting
fascinating experiments, meeting scientists, and more.
Highlights include:
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The popular “Museum Science Center,”
which showcases Museum scientists and their ongoing work
through engaging, hands-on activities, live animals, extreme
specimens, and scientific data
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Musical entertainment by
MME Entertainment DJ
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Mario the Magician
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Live-animal show“A
Touch of Nature” with Jerry Zelenka
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Digging for gems in the Tiffany & Co.
Gem Dig
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Create a butterfly bookmark with
Lord & Taylor
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Cozy’s Cuts for Kids
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Buddy
from
The Jim Henson Company’s Dinosaur
Train
CHAIRMEN The
2013 Family Party Chairmen were Miriam Daneker, Melissa and
Carney Hawks, Kim and Greg Lippmann, Rebekah Mercer, Allison
Mignone, and Jacqueline Sackler.
SPONSOR This
year’s Family Party was generously supported by Tiffany &
Co. Additional support graciously provided by Lord & Taylor.
PROCEEDS Proceeds
from the evening support the Museum’s educational and
scientific programming.
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