February 2006
Calendar Highlights
Year of the Dog
Bank of America presents the Lunar New Year Celebration 2006 - Year of the Dog on Feb. 4. The day at Chinatown-International District's Union Station includes musical performances and cultural dances on the Main Stage, as well as entertainment on a new outdoor stage. (See the entertainment schedule online.) Rounding out the day are arts and crafts, community and local business booths and a food court featuring tastes of the Chinatown-International District (food coupons $3). Noon-6 pm Feb. 4. FREE. Union Station Great Hall, 401 S Jackson St., Seattle. 206-382-1197. www.cidbia.org/events.asp.
Admission to Wing Luke Asian Museum is FREE with a coupon from the museum’s booth at Union Station, and features arts and crafts activities and Asian New Year treats. Noon-4pm Feb. 4. 407 Seventh Ave. S, Seattle. 206-623-5124. www.wingluke.org.
Sports and arts and crafts activities for families take place at the International District/Chinatown Community Center 10am-4pm Feb. 4. FREE. 719 Eighth Ave. S, Seattle. 206-233-0042. www.seattle.gov/parks/centers.
Parking is limited, and public transportation is strongly encouraged. Visit http://transit.metrokc.gov for bus route information.
Mister Rogers
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is visiting our neighborhood for a little while. This exhibit at The Children's Museum, Seattle is just like a visit to the set of Fred Rogers' television show. First stop is Mister Rogers' Television House, where kids can look through the front window, sit on the porch swing and try on a sweater just like Mister Rogers'. Next is the Neighborhood Trolley, a full-sized replica with levers to pull and a wheel to turn - a good place to read about the history of the Neighborhood. Last stop is the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, where kids can visit the Castle, play dress-up, stage a puppet show with the familiar Neighborhood puppets, or visit Lady Elaine Fairchild's Museum Go-Round for more hands-on activities.
Fred Rogers died three years ago, and it's been five years since the
last original Mister Rogers' Neighborhood television program
was broadcast, but the show continues to be aired (locally on KCTS, 11:30am
Mondays through Fridays). This exhibit is a reminder of how Fred Rogers
infused children's programming with kindness, understanding and grace.
10am-5pm Mondays through Fridays, 10am-6pm weekends through May 7. Included
with admission. $7.50, $6.50 grandparents and seniors, free younger than
1. Center House, 305 Harrison St., Seattle Center, Seattle. 206-441-1768.
www.thechildrensmuseum.org.
Calendar Hot Tips
2006 Holiday Card Contest
Any child residing in the greater Puget Sound area is eligible to enter Imagine Children's Museum's annual Holiday Card Art Contest. Create a nondenominational image appropriate for the holidays, then mail or deliver it to the museum by 3pm March 15. Look online for theme ideas, helpful tips on materials to use and ideas on how to prepare each piece for submission. Ages 4 to 18. FREE, proceeds from card sales help support museum programs. 1502 Wall St., Everett. 425-258-1006 ext. 1014. www.imaginecm.org/special-callforart.asp.
New Zealand Threads
View nearly 100 pieces of contemporary and traditional Maori woven art from New Zealand in Toi Maori: The Eternal Thread, opening this month at the Burke Museum. The Burke is one of only four United States venues to be hosting the show. Compare these weaving traditions with those of Pacific Northwest Natives when some of the Burke's Northwest Coast robes are displayed alongside the exhibit. 10am-5pm daily, until 8pm first Thursdays. Feb. 4 through May 29. Included with admission.
Opening days of the exhibit will feature Maori weavers, carvers and ta moko (tattoo) artists, plus lectures, demonstrations and presentations by both Maori and Northwest Coast artists. 10am-5pm Feb. 4 and 5, 10am-2pm Feb. 6 through 8. Included with admission. $8, $6.50 senior, $5 student/youth, free ages 4 and younger, free first Thursdays. University of Washington campus, 17th Ave. NE and NE 45th St., Seattle. 206-543-5590. www.burkemuseum.org.
Pediatric Hotline
Annual call-in hotline allows parents to talk to a pediatrician or teen-health specialist. Teens are also encouraged to call in with medical questions. 11am-8pm Feb. 1. FREE. 206-464-8535 (pediatrician), 206-464-8536 (teen specialist) or toll-free 800-260-1159. www.seattletimes.com/pediatrichotline.
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