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Now Open Now Open Spring 2020 News and Events for Members, Donors, and Friends Now Open Now Open Calling all adventurers! Be whisked off to a fantastical land at The Lost World of Stroll through the tower gate and take pictures with moving Dragons exhibit, now open at The Strong. Celebrate the dragons of all shapes and sizes, such as a regal red dragon, wonder of dragons, come face-to-face with animatronic a slithering sea serpent, the legendary wyvern, and the versions of these magical creatures, and explore their lore. three-headed hydra. Then hop into the harness on a dragon, hold on tight, and soar on a virtual flight. If you dare, enter For thousands of years, dragons have captured the “Smaug’s Lair” to see his piles of gold and treasures, and hearts and imaginations of cultures throughout the world. take a seat on the throne. Discover the mythology and stories that surround dragons— including stories from Norway and ancient China—and Also, explore the forge and alchemy laboratory, complete a create your own tales with shadow puppets series of mix-and-match magnetic puzzles, and draw your in the Dragon Theatre. own dragon. The Lost World of Dragons remains on view through May 10. Presented in the Fidelis Care Gallery The Lost World of Dragons is developed by Stage Nine Exhibitions and distributed by Exhibits Development Group. Carol D. Simmons The Strong Partners with Storytime Club Kongregate to Preserve Celebrate the joy of reading. Hear stories on select Mondays at 10:30 Flash Game History and 11:30 a.m. Get your Storytime Club passport punched during The Strong recently partnered with each visit. Collect five punches Kongregate, one of the leading and receive a free children’s book! publishers and portals for Adobe Also, check out books from the Flash Player (a multimedia software museum’s exhibits, explore platform), to preserve Flash gaming the imaginative world of stories history. Support for the Flash plugin in the Reading Adventureland ends later this year, meaning that exhibit, and more. many of these games risk being lost or unplayable in the future. The Mondays, March 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 collaboration allows the museum Animal Friends: get up close to to download and preserve the animals that live at the museum. tens of thousands of Flash games uploaded to Kongregate, making Mondays, April 13, 20 & 27 them available for educational and Showers and Flowers: delight in tales research purposes. about enjoying rainy spring weather. “Flash games are an important piece of gaming history. They provided access to Mondays, May 4, 11 & 18 countless games for free to anyone with an Internet connection,” says Andrew Cuddly Buddies: snuggle up for Borman, digital games curator at The Strong. “Flash games were relatively easy to stories about teddy bears and other create, and therefore they opened the game development process to thousands of favorite friends. people, some of whom went on to produce commercial games. Flash games also introduced themes and play mechanics that became popular in many video games, Monday, June 1 especially with the rise in the popularity of mobile games.” Summer Sports: swing in for books about summertime activities, On-site access to the games is available to researchers by appointment. such as soccer and baseball. Dragon Matching Game Can you see which shapes are the same? Draw a line connecting four of the dragons to their shadows. Story Time LIVE Sunday, March 1 • 2 p.m. Delight in a musical performance celebrating classic books and movies. Journey through a hero’s adventure with music from The Hobbit, explore a magical land with tunes featured in 2003’s Peter Pan, and listen to music from the 2010 version of the classic Alice in Wonderland. Watch the music come to life with film clips and images during the performance. This performance was made possible by contributions from Eastman's Beal Institute of Film Music and Contemporary Media. SUPER HEROES WEEKEND MEET SPIDER-MAN AND CAPTAIN AMERICA Saturday, March 7 • 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Sunday, March 8 • 1–4 p.m. Soar into The Strong for a hero-filled weekend! Meet All weekend long, come in costume and enroll in Hero two of Marvel Comic’s official super heroes—Spider-Man Training Camp to leap over buildings, go on a rescue swings by on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Captain mission, and lift giant weights. Learn how to be a hero America muscles in on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. to your environment by joining forces with Larry the H2O Hero. Create a heroic craft, learn about local comic Pose for a picture with the characters at a designated book conventions, and test your superhero skills in the time by picking up a free ticket at the museum the day of American Comic Book Heroes exhibit. the event while supplies last.* *Timed tickets for super hero meet-and-greets must be picked up one hour before designated meeting times. © 2020 MARVEL. Magic: The Gathering Workshop Color In Rainbow Reef Saturday, March 14 • 2–5 p.m. Ocean life comes in all the colors of the rainbow! It can help them hide, scare away predators, or find a mate. Join folks from Just Games for a Magic: The Gathering What colors will you use to fill in this picture? Workshop at The Strong. Based in Rochester, Just Games is a community-focused store carrying a wide range of role-playing board and card games and accessories. Participants will explore the world of National Toy Hall of Fame inductee Magic: The Gathering alongside experts in the game and take home a deck of their own. This program is intended for children ages 10 to 15. A parent or guardian must accompany child but their admission will be free with child registration. No experience necessary. Tickets are $15 and available at museumofplay.org. Princess Palooza Saturday, March 21 • 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Sunday, March 22 • 1–4 p.m. Spend the weekend with your favorite princesses! Help frogs hop onto a pond with the Frog Princess and host a pretend tea party with Belle. Play with Snow White and her forest friends, style hair with Rapunzel, and more. Visit the Fairy Tale Forest in the museum’s Reading Adventureland exhibit and sit on a royal throne. Teeny Tots Egg Hunt Friday, March 27 • 9–10 a.m. (Doors Open at 8:30 a.m.) Delight in a special egg hunt just for toddlers. Decorate an unused egg carton and take it with you as you journey through the museum’s Sesame Street, Wegmans Super Kids Market, and Field of Play Rainbow Reef exhibits to find colored eggs. Find one of each Journey under the sea in the recently updated Rainbow of the 12 colored eggs Reef exhibit located near The Strong’s Paychex Theater. and receive a special Design and draw shapes on a fish coloring sheet. Then prize! Create your scan your drawing onto a monitor and watch it come to own bunny ear life on a projected fish tank filled with coral reef. headband, hop down Marvel at the fascinating behavior of saltwater fish and a bunny trail, and coral in the 1,700-gallon coral reef aquarium that features marvel at baby chicks a large and low viewing surface that provides even the and rabbits provided littlest ocean watchers an amazing view of brilliantly by CountryMax. colored animals. Be sure to wave hello to Hercules, the museum’s unicorn tang! Tickets are $7 for guests ages one year and older plus general museum admission fees. One egg carton per paid And be sure to take a look at the two smaller tanks, ticket. Children under age 1 who are not participating in the home to sparkling freshwater fish found in tropical egg hunt are free. Tickets are nonrefundable. Teeny Tots Egg rivers all over the world. Hunt is recommended for children under age three. Tickets available online at museumofplay.org. Wizard Training Break Week Enchanted Realms Saturday, April 4–Sunday, April 12 Saturday, April 25 • 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Sunday, April 26 • 1–4 p.m Learn how to become a powerful sorcerer! Design a one-of- a-kind wand and explore magical spells. Test your wizardry Meet characters from imaginative knowledge with a scavenger hunt, dress the part by creating lands, such as a king, queen, wizard accessories, and more. Then, use your newfound and mermaid. Explore the knowledge in The Lost World of Dragons exhibit. Enchanted Forest, immerse yourself in the Adventure Village, and discover what lies in the whimsical Fairy Garden. Meet with representatives from the Corn Hill Arts Festival and learn how you can build your own fairy house and submit it to the 2020 Corn Hill Arts Festival Fairy House Tour. Learn more at cornhillartsfestival.com. Sensory-Friendly Sunday Sunday, April 26 • 9 a.m.–noon Enjoy the museum in a quiet setting designed for children with special sensory, developmental, or physical needs. Explore exhibits in a comfortable environment featuring fewer guests, extra visual safety signage, light and sound reduction, and designated quiet areas. Delight in special The Happiest Hour story readings, meet a fairy, and visit Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden before noon. Thursday, April 16 • 5:30–9:30 p.m. Sensory-Friendly Sunday is limited to 250 guests. Tickets are Rochester’s most playful happy hour returns! Enjoy a $11 for members and $16 for non-members. Tickets include cash bar, playful activities, and more while exploring two floors all-day admission on April 26.
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