Fall 2018 • Volume 8 • Issue 4 News and Events for Members, Donors, and Friends P L AY Time Opens September 15! Page 2 In Another Halloween National Toy Hall of Women in Games Ninja Warrior 4 Galaxy 5 Activities 6 Fame Celebration 6 Exhibit Opening 8 Challenge NEW EXHIBIT Opens February 9 Experience the first-ever museum exhibit based on Disney Junior’s Peabody Award-winning television Now Open! series Doc McStuffins. Be transported to the backyard of NEW EXHIBIT six-year-old Dottie “Doc” McStuffins, Blast off! Experience the wonders of space in . where she cares for broken toys and Be the Astronaut stuffed animals. Help Doc perform check-ups and diagnose toy patients Plan a space mission, learn about the technology and math with problems such as loose stitching, leaks, and low batteries in her skills required to be an astronaut, and fly spaceships, backyard clinic. Treat patients in the magical McStuffins Toy Hospital, pilot landers, and drive rovers. perform procedures in the Operating Room, groom toy pets at the Pet Vet, and feed baby toys in the Nursery. Join a crew of virtual experts—the Need additional help? Robots Deep Space scientist, the engineer, the navigator, throughout the exhibit—programmed Navigate the gravitational force of The bilingual exhibit—featuring and the doctor—to learn about by the exhibit’s “Artificial Intelligence the planets and survive the hazards English and Spanish translations— spaceflight before heading out Program”—are available to aide of radiation. Fly time-lapsed missions Asteroids, Comets, Meteors? teaches guests about healthy habits, on missions in an interplanetary all future astronauts with their at actual scale and explore the vast compassion, and nurturing care. spaceship equipped with NASA- mission goals. distances in space. What’s the Difference? inspired landers and rovers. Track Doc McStuffins: The Exhibit is produced by Moon The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis and mission progress on a magnetic Throughout the exhibit, see real Asteroid: Relatively small, inactive, rocky bodies that orbit the Sun presented by Riley Hospital for Children at Astronaut ID card as you learn basic Fly across the translunar gulf in a artifacts from space, such as Indiana University Health. Disney character principles of physics. Then jump into virtual spaceship command module meteorites, and memorabilia from Comet: Small but active objects made of rock, ice, and dust live appearances are not part of the exhibit. © Disney the cockpit, which comes alive with and orbit the Moon. Then pilot a the Soviet space program and lighting, game visuals, and sounds. lander to the surface and drive over Apollo Space Race. View full-size Meteoroid: A small fragment of an asteroid or comet orbiting actual moon terrain, a 1:1 simulation spacesuits, including ones from a the Sun of a crater region spanning more Soviet cosmonaut and a replica of Meteor: The bright light that results when a meteoroid enters the than 29 miles. (Virtual terrain is the NASA Mark VII Moon-Mars Suit, Earth’s atmosphere derived from data collected by and a Chinese Taikonaut training NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance pressure helmet. Meteorite: A meteoroid that survives its passage through Earth’s Orbiter.) atmosphere and crashes into the surface The Be the Astronaut exhibit remains on view through January 7, 2019. Mars Be the Astronaut created by Zoom through deep space and Eureka Exhibits. then pilot a lander over the solar system’s largest volcano. Drive a rover on Mars’ western canyon— which is wider than North America. Asteroid Belt and Jupiter Refuel in flight and head to Ceres— the largest body in the Asteroid Belt. There, drive a rover across Ceres’ icy surface and catch an up-close view of Jupiter’s storm-filled atmosphere. Presented in the Fidelis Care Gallery Presented in the Fidelis Care Gallery Local media support from Local media support from 2 P L AY Time • Fall 2018 www.museumofplay.org 3 UPCOMING PROGRAMS & EVENTS PROGRAMS UPCOMING Storytime Club Celebrate the joy of reading. Hear children’s stories on select Mondays at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Have your Storytime Club passport punched once during each visit. Collect five punches and receive a free children’s book. Mondays, October 1, 15, 22 & 29 Autumn Adventures: delight in tales about the food and festivities during the fall season. Mondays, November 5 & 26 Down on the Farm: explore life on the farm with stories about agriculture and animals. Monday, November 19 Boot Up: enjoy special readings on Robert C. Postal Toy Soldier Day about playthings gearing up for action. Mondays, December 3, 10 & 17 Wonderful Winter: cozy up with books about snow and holiday traditions. Halloween at The Strong Media support from In Another Galaxy Halloween Hocus Pocus Saturday & Sunday, October 27 & 28 Saturday, October 6–Monday, October 8 Creep into the museum for bewitching Visit The Strong during Columbus Day weekend for three days of intergalactic activities! Join local magician Bill Gormont fun! Come dressed as your favorite science-fiction character and journey to as he takes on the role of a mad scientist an alternate universe with actors from the 501st Legion (Vader’s Fist), Rebel Peanuts and Play in a special Halloween magic show on Legion, and the Rochester Ghostbusters. Saturday at 11:30 a.m. and 1 and 2:30 p.m. Marvel at artifacts featuring author and Sunday at 1 and 2:30 p.m. Marvel at robots built by the R2-D2 Builders Club, create a foam lightsaber, and illustrator Charles M. Schulz’s and attend a Jedi training session. Mix and match outfits in the Other Worlds iconic characters in the new Peanuts Help a mummy with its wrapping, check Dress-Up area, play vintage sci-fi arcade games, and transform Mr. Potato Head and Play display opening Saturday, out what’s in the witch’s brew, and play a into Darth Tater or Artoo Potatoo. October 27 near the entrance of Halloween version of I spy with a skeleton. The Strong’s Field of Play exhibit. Celebrate the 90th anniversary of Mary Play science-fiction themed video and pinball games. Be sure to check out Shelley’s literary classic Frankenstein with science-fiction books featured throughout the museum using your Monroe Snap a photo of a six-foot-tall statue special monster-themed story readings. County Library System card. UPCOMING PROGRAMS & EVENTS PROGRAMS UPCOMING of Snoopy and his best friend, Snap a picture in the spooky pumpkin In Another Galaxy Weekend is not sponsored Woodstock. Explore the impact of patch, craft a Halloween fortune teller, or endorsed by Lucasfilm Ltd or the Peanuts characters on play and and watch scenes from classic monster movies. Walt Disney Studios. pop culture, check out comic strips that drew inspiration from Schulz’s Toddler Trick-or-Treat stories, and more. Discover the history of other popular comic strip Wednesday, October 31, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. characters, such as Buster Brown The littlest goblins and ghouls will enjoy spirited Halloween activities and and Little Orphan Annie, and check collect prizes during Toddler Trick-or-Treat. Come in costume and journey out toys that were popular during around the museum for goodies—including coloring books, temporary the Baby Boom era when Peanuts tattoos, and crayons—with characters such as a chef, construction worker, was first released, including a toy or wizard. rocket, Play-Doh, and Barbie. Visit the Halloween Art Station and craft a witch, ghost, or creepy cat. Peanuts and Play made possible by Mary Play a game of Feed the Monster, take a picture in the pumpkin patch, Valentine, a longtime friend of The Strong. and more. Be sure to check out a book to take home from the Spooky Story Station with your Monroe County Library System card. 4 P L AY Time • Fall 2018 www.museumofplay.org 5 UPCOMING PROGRAMS & EVENTS PROGRAMS UPCOMING Women in Games: National Toy Inspire Ticketed Hall of Fame Event Celebration Thursday, November 15 Saturday & Sunday 6–9 p.m. November 10 & 11 $15 Honor the newest Inspire, support, and celebrate inducted toys to the women and girls during an National Toy Hall of evening featuring innovative Fame and revel in a leaders in the video game weekend of activities Get Ready for industry. Speakers include gaming featuring past pioneers Carol Shaw, Dona Bailey, inductees, including The Nutcracker and Brenda Laurel, and Megan Geiser, Slinky (2000) and alongside other industry Hot Wheels (2011). A Christmas Carol influencers such as renowned composer Laura Karpman. Celebrate the 75-year anniversary of Monday, November 12 Executive director of the ESA Slinky! Watch as Slinky Josh, an entertainer featured on 11 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Foundation, Anastasia Staten, NBC’s The Gong Show, shows off gravity-defying tricks with the classic toy. will moderate an interactive After each performance head to the Slinky Gravity Zone and create a Slinky Delight in storytelling, dance, and panel discussion. The evening will obstacle course. theater from family holiday favorites include a tour of the Women in The fun continues with celebrations marking 50 years of Hot Wheels. The Nutcracker and A Christmas Games exhibit, refreshments, and Build a track and race your favorite Hot Wheels car against friends and Carol. Enjoy an excerpt from video game play. Tickets may be family. Check out a car-inspired book using your Monroe County Library The Nutcracker performed by dancers purchased at museumofplay.org. System card. from the Rochester City Ballet at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Listen as a costumed cast member from Geva Theatre Women in Games Center’s production of A Christmas Exhibit Opening Carol reads selections from the Charles Dickens classic about a man Saturday & Sunday rediscovering the true spirit of the November 17 & 18 Heart Gallery holiday season at noon and 2 p.m.