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For Immediate Release
Contact: Amanda Underwood
Lola Red PR | xxx-xxx-xxxx
SMARTY PANTS? THROW ‘EM IN THE THINK TANK
Creative Kidstuff Introduces New Spotlight on Brain-Builders
(MINNEAPOLIS)—Every family has at least one know-it-all and this year Creative Kidstuff will be the destination for inquisitive minds and geek gifts. Beginning in January, Creative Kidstuff will feature a Think Tank at all Twin Cities metro and West Des Moines locations, showcasing a hand-curated collection of toys and games designed to educate while they entertain.
Families starting the new year on a health kick will want to make their way to Creative Kidstuff to check out the new offerings. Healthy bodies need healthy minds, so give little ones a head start in 2011 by challenging them with brainteasers like the Wurmm 3D puzzle, which reminds kids “don’t use force, use your brain!” The Think Tank will feature best bets for tinkerers, puzzle fans, and mad scientists ages 5 and up.
In honor of the Think Tank debut, Creative Kidstuff has a number of fun science events planned for this month. On January 15, all locations will host specialists from The Works for a brainy Fun Time Saturday. Families who attend will create polymer putty while learning fun facts about polymers. On January 23, all Creative Kidstuff locations will present Science Sunday in cooperation with various community partners. Different activities will be offered at different locations:
· Woodbury: 3M Visiting Wizards – The science of sound
· Saint Paul: SciGirls – Light up dough creatures
· Minneapolis: The Kitchen Pantry Scientist – Science hidden inside your kitchen cupboard
· The West End: The Works – Fun with catapults
· Wayzata: The Baaken – Activity TBA
· Maple Grove: Eastman Nature Center – Discover animals in the winter
· Galleria: First Robotics MN – Come see and play with robots
· Iowa: Be Amazing – Make and take science stations
Creative Kidstuff has won dozens of "Best Toy Store" awards, and has been nominated by the Toy Industry Association as one of the top specialty toy stores in the United States, however, its biggest accolades come from the customers who have recognized that Creative Kidstuff shines because it truly knows and cares about what kids want and like. Creative Kidstuff has more fun features on the way for 2011, so stay tuned for news about new products and more unique selections from toy experts.
For additional Think Tank details or to set up an interview, please contact Amanda Underwood with Lola Red PR at xxx-xxx-xxxx.
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Contact: Amanda Underwood
Lola Red PR | xxx-xxx-xxxx
SMARTY PANTS? THROW ‘EM IN THE THINK TANK
Creative Kidstuff Introduces New Spotlight on Brain-Builders
(MINNEAPOLIS)—Every family has at least one know-it-all and this year Creative Kidstuff will be the destination for inquisitive minds and geek gifts. Beginning in January, Creative Kidstuff will feature a Think Tank at all Twin Cities metro and West Des Moines locations, showcasing a hand-curated collection of toys and games designed to educate while they entertain.
Families starting the new year on a health kick will want to make their way to Creative Kidstuff to check out the new offerings. Healthy bodies need healthy minds, so give little ones a head start in 2011 by challenging them with brainteasers like the Wurmm 3D puzzle, which reminds kids “don’t use force, use your brain!” The Think Tank will feature best bets for tinkerers, puzzle fans, and mad scientists ages 5 and up.
In honor of the Think Tank debut, Creative Kidstuff has a number of fun science events planned for this month. On January 15, all locations will host specialists from The Works for a brainy Fun Time Saturday. Families who attend will create polymer putty while learning fun facts about polymers. On January 23, all Creative Kidstuff locations will present Science Sunday in cooperation with various community partners. Different activities will be offered at different locations:
· Woodbury: 3M Visiting Wizards – The science of sound
· Saint Paul: SciGirls – Light up dough creatures
· Minneapolis: The Kitchen Pantry Scientist – Science hidden inside your kitchen cupboard
· The West End: The Works – Fun with catapults
· Wayzata: The Baaken – Activity TBA
· Maple Grove: Eastman Nature Center – Discover animals in the winter
· Galleria: First Robotics MN – Come see and play with robots
· Iowa: Be Amazing – Make and take science stations
Creative Kidstuff has won dozens of "Best Toy Store" awards, and has been nominated by the Toy Industry Association as one of the top specialty toy stores in the United States, however, its biggest accolades come from the customers who have recognized that Creative Kidstuff shines because it truly knows and cares about what kids want and like. Creative Kidstuff has more fun features on the way for 2011, so stay tuned for news about new products and more unique selections from toy experts.
For additional Think Tank details or to set up an interview, please contact Amanda Underwood with Lola Red PR at xxx-xxx-xxxx.
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For Immediate Release
NEW EXHIBIT AT MINNESOTA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM ANSWERS ALL THE SLIMY, OOZY, CRUSTY, STINKY QUESTIONS KIDS LOVE TO ASK
Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body opens January 21, 2011
(ST. PAUL)—Minnesota Children’s Museum announces a new exhibit exploring the good, the bad, and the downright ugly side of the human body. Opening Saturday, January 21, Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body tackles all the sticky sources of children’s curiosity. Crawl up a giant nose, capture waste as a Kidney, and discover the source of every burp, gurgle, toot, squish, and slurp! Based on the best-selling book Grossology by Sylvia Branzei, the exhibit runs January 21, 2012 – May 13, 2012.
The learning environments in Grossology provide fun opportunities for interactive play. Tinkerers and aspiring engineers will delight in the Rube Golderg-esque “Vomit Center,” a whimsical model for the many causes of losing one’s lunch. For those with olfactory inclinations, a stop at the “Y U Stink” body odor challenge teaches the basics in bacteria identification. Intrepid adventurers can trek through an oversized nose, slide through a 30-foot 3D digestive system, and scale a “Skin Climbing Wall” complete with bumps, blisters, and boils. Even bookworms will feel at home amid the many scintillating science facts scattered throughout the exhibit.
Designed as a “science-in-disguise” experience, Grossology carefully pairs educational content with every activity. A traveling exhibit, Grossology was developed by Science World, Advanced Exhibits, and author Sylvia Branzei. A teacher, writer, curriculum designer, and microbiologist, Branzei knows fun and learning go hand-in-hand and that appealing to kids’ more vulgar interests isn’t always a bad idea. “This is science in disguise,” she says. “If we teach kids in their own words, they’ll understand better and actually learn something.”
For more information about Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body visit www.MCM.org or explore the exhibit website at www.grossologytour.com.
About Minnesota Children’s Museum
Minnesota Children’s Museum is a non-profit community organization committed to sparking children’s learning through play. Infants ages six months through children age 10 discover their world through hands-on exhibits in five permanent galleries and two changing gallery spaces. The Museum welcomes more than 400,000 adults and children each year; approximately 30% of those visitors enter the Museum through the Access program, which provides free and reduced-price admission to families and schools facing financial barriers. Each year, The Museum also equips approximately 1,500 early childhood educators with tools and knowledge through professional development workshops.
The Museum is also a leading developer of traveling children’s museum exhibits; more than 10 million people across the United States and Canada have interacted with the Museum’s well-known exhibits including The Adventures With Clifford The Big Red Dog™ and Curious George™: Let’s Get Curious!
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NEW EXHIBIT AT MINNESOTA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM ANSWERS ALL THE SLIMY, OOZY, CRUSTY, STINKY QUESTIONS KIDS LOVE TO ASK
Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body opens January 21, 2011
(ST. PAUL)—Minnesota Children’s Museum announces a new exhibit exploring the good, the bad, and the downright ugly side of the human body. Opening Saturday, January 21, Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body tackles all the sticky sources of children’s curiosity. Crawl up a giant nose, capture waste as a Kidney, and discover the source of every burp, gurgle, toot, squish, and slurp! Based on the best-selling book Grossology by Sylvia Branzei, the exhibit runs January 21, 2012 – May 13, 2012.
The learning environments in Grossology provide fun opportunities for interactive play. Tinkerers and aspiring engineers will delight in the Rube Golderg-esque “Vomit Center,” a whimsical model for the many causes of losing one’s lunch. For those with olfactory inclinations, a stop at the “Y U Stink” body odor challenge teaches the basics in bacteria identification. Intrepid adventurers can trek through an oversized nose, slide through a 30-foot 3D digestive system, and scale a “Skin Climbing Wall” complete with bumps, blisters, and boils. Even bookworms will feel at home amid the many scintillating science facts scattered throughout the exhibit.
Designed as a “science-in-disguise” experience, Grossology carefully pairs educational content with every activity. A traveling exhibit, Grossology was developed by Science World, Advanced Exhibits, and author Sylvia Branzei. A teacher, writer, curriculum designer, and microbiologist, Branzei knows fun and learning go hand-in-hand and that appealing to kids’ more vulgar interests isn’t always a bad idea. “This is science in disguise,” she says. “If we teach kids in their own words, they’ll understand better and actually learn something.”
For more information about Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body visit www.MCM.org or explore the exhibit website at www.grossologytour.com.
About Minnesota Children’s Museum
Minnesota Children’s Museum is a non-profit community organization committed to sparking children’s learning through play. Infants ages six months through children age 10 discover their world through hands-on exhibits in five permanent galleries and two changing gallery spaces. The Museum welcomes more than 400,000 adults and children each year; approximately 30% of those visitors enter the Museum through the Access program, which provides free and reduced-price admission to families and schools facing financial barriers. Each year, The Museum also equips approximately 1,500 early childhood educators with tools and knowledge through professional development workshops.
The Museum is also a leading developer of traveling children’s museum exhibits; more than 10 million people across the United States and Canada have interacted with the Museum’s well-known exhibits including The Adventures With Clifford The Big Red Dog™ and Curious George™: Let’s Get Curious!
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Amanda Underwood or Ly Lo
Sweets Bakeshop | xxx-xxx-xxxx
FREE CUPCAKE TASTING EVENT SATURDAY, AUGUST 13
Sweets Bakeshop Invites the Public to Sample New Menu Additions
(Minneapolis) August 9, 2011—Before Sweets Bakeshop unveils changes to its roster of gourmet cupcakes, the local bakery invites community members to sample its kitchen’s newest creations. On Saturday, August 13, Sweets’ Minneapolis store will host a public cupcake tasting starting at noon. The event is free of charge and samples will be available throughout the afternoon while supplies last.
Fans of Sweets’ innovative flavors and elegant design can expect more of the same flair from the new flavors offered this Saturday. Staff predict there will be between 5 and 10 new flavors for guests to enjoy, including chocolate, fruit, and nut-based cakes. A recent test-run featured cupcake versions of banana French toast and lemon meringue pie. “This is a very exciting time for Sweets” commented owner Ly Lo, “we’re really hoping to wow people this weekend.”
In addition to free samples, attendees will have the opportunity to fill out comment cards and give their feedback on the flavors they tried. While Sweets is eager to expand its offerings, the management also wants its loyal customers have their say. Even for those not familiar with Sweets’ cupcakes, the tasting is a great chance to get involved in Minneapolis’ vibrant baking community. Owners and chefs will be on hand this Saturday to chat about the new flavors and welcome the public.
ABOUT SWEETS BAKESHOP
Founded in November 2009, Sweets Bakeshop is a boutique bakery with locations in both Minneapolis and St. Paul. Specializing in cupcakes, French macarons, and custom cake decoration, Sweets offers treats fit for all of life’s special occasions. The bakery is well known throughout the metro for its creative flavors and elegant presentation, but has recently enjoyed national recognition in the New York Times. A popular resource for hand-crafted cake designs, Sweets also won the 2011 Czar of Cakes challenge at Minnesota Monthly’s annual Food and Wine Show. Sweets Bakeshop: Pretty. Delicious.
For more information, please visit Sweets online, on Facebook, or call 612-208-0672.
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For Immediate Release
CONSTRUCTED: IMAGES OF LABOR--
Summer Institute in Art Museum Studies at Smith College Museum of Art Offers Summer Exhibition About The Nature of Work
Northampton, MA July 20, 2010-- Smith College Museum of Art (SCMA) presents Constructed: Images of Labor, an exhibition exploring how artists shape ideas about labor, laborers, and the nature of work. Designed by students of the 2010 Summer Institute in Art Museum Studies (SIAMS), Constructed runs July 23 –September 12, 2010.
For this exhibition, students chose artworks from the SCMA collection that demonstrate the role of the artist in framing viewer interpretation. These artists, students suggest, exert a subtle power through their depictions that influence viewer judgments on the value of work. Mariana Mendez, a SIAMS student involved in curating Constructed, notes that, “What unites all of these pieces is the attempt to make work beautiful...but how do you do that? Is it all just romanticized?” SIAMS students have designed their show to pose provocative questions about what it means to idealize labor in different times and cultures. Constructed features work from sixteen artists spanning three centuries, including Edwin Romanzo Elmer, Grandma Moses, and Michael Jacobson-Hardy. Taking a broad thematic approach has encouraged the students to think critically about connecting art to everyday life. “Work is something that we all have in common,” says SIAMS student Audrey Habermann, “so we hope everyone finds something in the show that resonates with them.”
This exhibition marks the fifth year of the Summer Institute in Art Museum Studies program. Founded by former SCMA director Suzannah Fabing, SIAMS is currently headed by Marion Goethals of Williams College Museum of Art and Katy Kline of Bowdoin College Museum of Art. SIAMS offers the opportunity for fifteen college students and recent graduates to produce a show using artwork from SCMA’s permanent collection. This year, students from across the country collaborated on all aspects of the exhibition including design, marketing, curating, education, and installation. In addition to creating the final show, SIAMS participants learn about museum careers by attending classes and meeting art professionals from New England museums. Through this series of field trips and lectures, SIAMS students receive a thorough introduction to the art world.
Constructed: Images of Labor features sculpture, painting, drawing, print, and photographic artworks from the SCMA permanent collection. Generous support for the SIAMS program is provided by the The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Brown Foundation, Inc., of Houston, The Samuel H. Kress Foundation, and several individual donors. Constructed is on display through September 12, 2010.
For comprehensive listings on SCMA hours, amenities, exhibitions, and programs please visit www.smith.edu/artmuseum.
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CONSTRUCTED: IMAGES OF LABOR--
Summer Institute in Art Museum Studies at Smith College Museum of Art Offers Summer Exhibition About The Nature of Work
Northampton, MA July 20, 2010-- Smith College Museum of Art (SCMA) presents Constructed: Images of Labor, an exhibition exploring how artists shape ideas about labor, laborers, and the nature of work. Designed by students of the 2010 Summer Institute in Art Museum Studies (SIAMS), Constructed runs July 23 –September 12, 2010.
For this exhibition, students chose artworks from the SCMA collection that demonstrate the role of the artist in framing viewer interpretation. These artists, students suggest, exert a subtle power through their depictions that influence viewer judgments on the value of work. Mariana Mendez, a SIAMS student involved in curating Constructed, notes that, “What unites all of these pieces is the attempt to make work beautiful...but how do you do that? Is it all just romanticized?” SIAMS students have designed their show to pose provocative questions about what it means to idealize labor in different times and cultures. Constructed features work from sixteen artists spanning three centuries, including Edwin Romanzo Elmer, Grandma Moses, and Michael Jacobson-Hardy. Taking a broad thematic approach has encouraged the students to think critically about connecting art to everyday life. “Work is something that we all have in common,” says SIAMS student Audrey Habermann, “so we hope everyone finds something in the show that resonates with them.”
This exhibition marks the fifth year of the Summer Institute in Art Museum Studies program. Founded by former SCMA director Suzannah Fabing, SIAMS is currently headed by Marion Goethals of Williams College Museum of Art and Katy Kline of Bowdoin College Museum of Art. SIAMS offers the opportunity for fifteen college students and recent graduates to produce a show using artwork from SCMA’s permanent collection. This year, students from across the country collaborated on all aspects of the exhibition including design, marketing, curating, education, and installation. In addition to creating the final show, SIAMS participants learn about museum careers by attending classes and meeting art professionals from New England museums. Through this series of field trips and lectures, SIAMS students receive a thorough introduction to the art world.
Constructed: Images of Labor features sculpture, painting, drawing, print, and photographic artworks from the SCMA permanent collection. Generous support for the SIAMS program is provided by the The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Brown Foundation, Inc., of Houston, The Samuel H. Kress Foundation, and several individual donors. Constructed is on display through September 12, 2010.
For comprehensive listings on SCMA hours, amenities, exhibitions, and programs please visit www.smith.edu/artmuseum.
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