events calendar

Every Wednesday morning at 10:30 is Discovery Time at the WonderLab science museum for kids. Enjoy a hands-on activity, book, or both with a different science topic each week. Siblings are welcome. Ideal for kindergarten age and younger children. Visit the website for information on other WonderLab programs and events.

Every Friday night from 6 to 8:30 pm is Family Night at the Western Skateland roller rink. This is a roller-skating session for everyone, including kids and recreational skaters. A wide array of music will be played to accompany the skating: oldies, R&B, country, and modern.

Skates are available for rental ($1).

Race for Literacy, a 5K Run/Walk benefitting Teachers Warehouse, will take place on Saturday, June 1, beginning at Bloomington Hardware on South College Mall Road. Join us for a run/walk through the Hoosier Acres neighborhood on a beautiful spring day. Medals for all age groups! Register online at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/6438300129/eorg#, or onsite beginning at 8 am. The race begins at 9 am. Sponsors include Bloomington Hardware, Bloomingfoods, Smith Shoes, and Bloomington Rotary Club.

Wilbur the pig, Charlotte the spider, and their friends will be onstage in a free preview of Cardinal Stage Company’s production of the classic children’s story Charlotte’s Web, at the Monroe County Public Library auditorium on Saturday, June 1, from 11-11:30 a.m. This theatrical adaptation of the timeless tale of bravery, selfless love, and abiding friendship is a great way to introduce children to the wonder of live theater. Afterwards, make a spider web featuring your own terrific words.

Please register online at http://mcpl.info/calendar, by calling 349-3100, or by visiting the children’s department.

After the preview, you may decide you want to attend the full Cardinal Stage performance between June 8-23 at the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center.

Have a close encounter with an American Crow and a Red-Tailed Hawk, and discover the uncommon facts about these common birds! The shows, presented by WildCare, Inc., take place at 11 am and again at 1 pm. Seating is limited. Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis the day of the program.

Design, build, test, and engineer all kinds of structures! The special exhibition’s three-dimensional building experiences include the Skyline Toolbox, developed and designed by Chicago Children’s Museum, where children can use wooden struts and braces, fabric curtain walls, and real construction tools to build imaginative, original structures big enough for them to walk inside! Other components include the Earthquake Shake Table, the Multilevel Building Zone, the Bridge the River Cantilever Challenge, unique materials construction stations, and more. There also is a special place for toddlers and preschoolers to build with age-appropriate materials.

Design, build, test, and engineer all kinds of structures! The special exhibition’s three-dimensional building experiences include the Skyline Toolbox, developed and designed by Chicago Children’s Museum, where children can use wooden struts and braces, fabric curtain walls, and real construction tools to build imaginative, original structures big enough for them to walk inside! Other components include the Earthquake Shake Table, the Multilevel Building Zone, the Bridge the River Cantilever Challenge, unique materials construction stations, and more. There also is a special place for toddlers and preschoolers to build with age-appropriate materials.

Every Wednesday morning at 10:30 is Discovery Time at the WonderLab science museum for kids. Enjoy a hands-on activity, book, or both with a different science topic each week. Siblings are welcome. Ideal for kindergarten age and younger children. Visit the website for information on other WonderLab programs and events.

Design, build, test, and engineer all kinds of structures! The special exhibition’s three-dimensional building experiences include the Skyline Toolbox, developed and designed by Chicago Children’s Museum, where children can use wooden struts and braces, fabric curtain walls, and real construction tools to build imaginative, original structures big enough for them to walk inside! Other components include the Earthquake Shake Table, the Multilevel Building Zone, the Bridge the River Cantilever Challenge, unique materials construction stations, and more. There also is a special place for toddlers and preschoolers to build with age-appropriate materials.

Design, build, test, and engineer all kinds of structures! The special exhibition’s three-dimensional building experiences include the Skyline Toolbox, developed and designed by Chicago Children’s Museum, where children can use wooden struts and braces, fabric curtain walls, and real construction tools to build imaginative, original structures big enough for them to walk inside! Other components include the Earthquake Shake Table, the Multilevel Building Zone, the Bridge the River Cantilever Challenge, unique materials construction stations, and more. There also is a special place for toddlers and preschoolers to build with age-appropriate materials.