Set sail for “Pirate Adventures”
Kids getting on your nerves yet?
The feeling’s probably mutual. In another week, you could be looking at a
mutiny. Why risk it?
Head to the RochesterMuseum and ScienceCenter
on July 7 for “Pirate Adventures,” the first in a series of Family Fridays in July and August. Coinciding
with the release of Pirates of the
Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, activities include catapulting marshmallow
cannonballs at miniature ships, learning to navigate by the stars at a special
planetarium show, and presentations about pirate history.
As if all that weren’t enough, RMSC’s got your back with fun
stuff for the kids to make ‘n’ take just when you need it the most. It’s
summertime. No matter what you do, the kids are gonna plunder the house. At
least if they’re proudly sporting the pirate disguises and flags they made at
“Pirate Adventures,” it elevates the whole ordeal to creative play.
Activities run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and are free with
museum admission. Calvin Uzelmeier, RMSC’s Manager of Exhibits and Floor
Programs, says, “We’re creating a really fun environment with music and lots of
great things to do throughout the museum. RMSC is treating Family Fridays as
big events.”
Upcoming Family Friday themes include “Wild Weather” on July
14, “Christmas in July” on July 21, and “Hogwarts Happenings” on July 28. Got a
bored preteen? Don’t miss “Video Game-palooza” on August 4, coinciding with —
I kid you not — National Video Game Week. Video games get a week and Johnny
Depp does not? What kind of country is this?
RMSC admission is $8 adults, $7 seniors and college
students, $6 kids ages 3-18, free for members and kids under 3. Go to
www.rmsc.org or call 271-4320.
This article appears in Jul 5-11, 2006.
