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What's happening in your neighborhood?
Use the Thinkport Community Calendar to look for fun, educational and family-oriented activities that can you can do with your kids. You can search by date or by event type (history, arts, science).
You can submit your event for Thinkport to consider adding to the community calendar by using the Submit An Event link below.
If you prefer, please e-mail us your information including event title, date(s), location, contact person, e-mail address, web site URL, phone number, description, and other pertinent information to calendar@thinkport.org. You may also fax the information to (410) 581-0980. Please make sure to put attention to Thinkport Community Calendar.
Didn't find anything in your area? Check back often as Thinkport is adding new opportunities everyday.
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YOU.report 2008-2009
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the.News is noncommercial multi-platform online news broadcast targeted to middle and high school students and developed by MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, producers of The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Its mission is to use journalism and technology to provide educators with an effective learning asset that helps students gain 21st Century skills.
YOU.report is a the.News nationwide competition that seeks to use technology - the production of video - to engage students in social studies, language arts and civic affairs. It encourages students to use multimedia skills to demonstrate knowledge from formal and informal education.
The Competition: The YOU.report competition is designed to encourage high school and middle school students to produce video reports up to five minutes long on the general topic:
Made in Washington - How do decisions made in Washington affect your community?
Entries will be screened by the.News with final awards made by a team of judges. Prizes will be awarded, winning videos will be presented on the.News website, and winners will be announced to the media in the spring of 2009. While students may enter the competition without school or organization involvement, citations will be awarded to those participating teachers and schools that encourage winning entries.
Deadline: All video entries must be uploaded to the.News website* OR received in the mail by midnight, Tuesday, March 31, 2009. Click on the link below for the instructions and application.
For More Information: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/thenews/youreport/index.php
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ExploraVision
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Designed for K–12 students of all interest, skill and ability levels, ExploraVision encourages kids to create and explore a vision of future technology by combining their imaginations with the tools of science. All inventions and innovations result from creative thinking and problem solving. That's what ExploraVision is all about.
Since 1992, more than 245,000 students from across the United States and Canada have competed in ExploraVision. But this is much more than a contest. ExploraVision can be the beginning of a lifelong adventure in science, as students develop higher-order thinking skills and learn to think about their role in the future.
For more information: http://www.exploravision.org/about/
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COURAGE: - The Vision to End Segregation, the Guts to Fight for It
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Tells the story of people outside the traditional power structure who worked together to begin the process that ended legal segregation of the races in America's schools, Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture, 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, 10/11 through 3/1 Tickets Reqd. 443-263-1800, www.AfricanAmericanCulture.org.
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The Historical Society of Frederick County Events:
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Museums by Candlelight
The Museum of Frederick County History and Roger B. Taney House will be participating in MBC on Saturday, December 13 from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. The MFCH will explore the many ways people in the past adapted to the winter season. Visitors to the Taney House will learn more about Christmas in the early 19th century. Both museums will be decorated for the season and will offer refreshments and have activities for kids. Contact Ellen at eseagraves@hsfcinfo.org or Jennifer at jwinter@hsfcinfo.org for more information. Admission is free.
hiSTORY Hour
Kids ages three to five are invited to join Education Coordinator Ellen Seagraves at the Museum of Frederick County History on Tuesday, December 16 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. for a story, game, and craft. The story will be Smoky Mountain Rose. For more information or to register, contact Ellen at eseagraves@hsfcinfo.org. The program is free.
For More Information: The Historical Society of Frederick County
24 East Church Street
Frederick, MD 21701
301-663-1188
Website: www.hsfcinfo.org
Hours of operation: Museum of Frederick County History open Mon.-Sat. 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Sun. 1:00-4:00 p.m. (Bookstore available during museum hours); Frederick County Archives & Research Center open Mon.-Sat. 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; Roger Brooke Taney House open Sat. 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Sun. 1:00-4:00 p.m. (April through mid-December)
Program information: (Ellen) eseagraves@hsfcinfo.org; Tours: (Joyce) jcooper@hsfcinfo.org; Collections: (Heidi) hshoaf@hsfcinfo.org; Archives & Research Center: (Marie & Brigette) library@hsfcinfo.org; Community Archives Project: (Amy) alucadamo@hsfcinfo.org; Taney House: (Jennifer) jwinter@hsfcinfo.org; Business, Donations & Bookstore: (Duane) ddoxzen@hsfcinfo.org; Executive Director: (Mark) mhudson@hsfcinfo.org We encourage your comments and suggestions about the Historical Society's operations, programs, and outreach activities.
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
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Hippodrome Theatre, Baltimore, 1/6 through 1/18 Tickets Reqd. 800-343-3103, www.BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com.
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Children's Gardening Club
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Grow vegetables, flowers, and herbs while exploring the natural world of the garden. For more information, call (410) 887-2503.
Location: Cromwell Valley Park, 2002 Cromwell Bridge Rd., Baltimore.
Date & time: SATURDAYS through Oct. 28th; 9:30-10:30am for ages 5-8; 10:45-11:45am for ages 9-13.
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Marvelous Mouth
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Explore how to take care of braces, how mouth guards protect teeth during sports, how tobacco can harm your teeth, and more. Hands-on models and a humorous computer game reveal tooth truths that will keep kids smiling for a lifetime. National Museum of Dentistry, 31 S. Greene St., Baltimore, 7/12 through 5/30 Ages: preteens, Tickets Reqd. 410-706-0600, www.dentalmuseum.org.
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9:00 AM
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Christmas at Mount Vernon
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We're joyfully decking the halls for Christmas at Mount Vernon. Exciting additions this year include a dozen themed Christmas trees, a gingerbread Mount Vernon by former White House pastry chef Ronald Mesnier, historical chocolate-making demonstrations, 18th-century dancing, and a Christmas camel! Mount Vernon, VA, 11/28 through 1/6 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., Tickets Reqd. 703-780-2000, www.MountVernon.org.
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10:00 AM
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Mother Goose on the Loose (ages 3 and under)
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An interactive nursery rhyme program with music and movement. For children up to the age of 3 and their caregivers. Tuesdays @ 10 a.m.
Location: Enoch Pratt Free Library - Canton Branch, 1030 S. Ellwood Avenue, Baltimore, MD. Phone: 410-396-8548. URL: http://www.pratt.lib.md.us/events/kids.html.
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10:00 AM
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Family Fun Days
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Story time, sing-a-long, special guests and educations fun at White Marsh Mall.
410.931.7100
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10:00 AM
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Allegany County Library Story Hour - South Cumberland Library
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Story Hour is held every Tuesday at the South Cumberland Library branch in the Allegany County Library System. Children ages 3-6 are encouraged to attend this hour of stories, films, and activities designed just for them. Please call the library for any further information. Time: 10:00 a.m. Location: South Cumberland Library, 100 Seymour Street, Cumberland, MD. Phone: 301-724-1607. URL: http://lib.allconet.org/story_hour.htm.
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10:00 AM
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Allegany County Library Story Hour
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Story Hour is held every Tuesday at the Frostburg Public Library branch in the Allegany County Library System. Children ages 3-6 are encouraged to attend this hour of stories, films, and activities designed just for them. Please call the library for any further information. Times: 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Location: Frostburg Public Library, 65 East Main Street, Frostburg, MD. Phone: 301-687-0790.
URL: http://lib.allconet.org/story_hour.htm.
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10:30 AM
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Mother Goose on the Loose (ages 3+)
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An interactive nursery rhyme program with music and movement. For children ages 3 and older and their caregivers. Tuesdays @ 10:30 a.m. Location: Enoch Pratt Free Library - Canton Branch, 1030 S. Ellwood Avenue, Baltimore, MD. Phone: 410-396-8548. URL: http://www.pratt.lib.md.us/events/kids.html.
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12:30 PM
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Girl Scouts Brownies Listening to the Past
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Try-It - Be history detectives—what has been left behind that will tell us about the past? Let's listen to a young girl’s thoughts from her diary, see what we can learn from a cemetery, or play the games and do the work familiar to children of the past, Maryland Historical Society, 210 West Monument St., Baltimore, 12/1 through 6/30 12:30- 3:30 p.m., Ages: 6- 8, Reserv Reqd, 410-685-3750 ext. 334, www.mdhs.org/education/GirlScouts.html.
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1:00 PM
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Allegany County Library Story Hour
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Story Hour is held every Tuesday at the Frostburg Public Library branch in the Allegany County Library System. Children ages 3-6 are encouraged to attend this hour of stories, films, and activities designed just for them. Please call the library for any further information. Times: 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Location: Frostburg Public Library, 65 East Main Street, Frostburg, MD. Phone: 301-687-0790.
URL: http://lib.allconet.org/story_hour.htm.
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2:00 PM
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Allegany County Library Story Hour - Westernport Public Library
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Story Hour is held every Tuesday at the Westernport Public Library branch in the Allegany County Library System. Children ages 3-6 are encouraged to attend this hour of stories, films, and activities designed just for them. Please call the library for any further information. Time: 2:00 p.m. Location: Westernport Public Library, 66 Main Street, Westernport, MD. Phone: 301-359-0455. URL: http://lib.allconet.org/story_hour.htm.
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7:15 PM
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Beach Blanket Storytime
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Stories, music, and movement. Ages 3-5. Tuesdays @ 7:15 p.m. Location: Enoch Pratt Free Library - Hamilton Branch, 5910 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD. Phone: 410-396-6088. URL: http://www.pratt.lib.md.us/events/kids.html.
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