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Bee populations are in decline in North America. Learn how to attract pollinators to your very own pollinator hotel. Discover why pollinator hotels are important and how to create pollinator...
Cost: $30 (Tuition + Materials)
Where:
The Scrap Exchange
2050 Chapel Hill Rd.
Durham, NC 27707
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Sponsor: The Scrap Exchange
Telephone: 191-921-31278
Contact Name: Anna Graves
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Watch a brief slideshow and explore the inner workings of the mill. All ages. Online registration encouraged.
Cost: $5/adult, $3 ages 7-16. Free for ages 6 and younger
Where:
Historic Yates Mill County Park
4620 Lake Wheeler Rd.
Raleigh, NC
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Telephone: 919-856-6675
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he Durham Bulls host a Touch A Truck event in conjunction with local public safety agencies. The event will precede the team’s game that evening at 5:05 p.m. Blackwell Street,...
Cost: Free
Where:
Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Blackwell St.
Durham, NC 27701
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Children with disabilities discover what's happening in nature on a stroll through Hemlock Bluffs. Ages 11 and older. Register online. Choose course #104850.
Cost: $2/resident, $3/nonresident
Where:
Stevens Nature Center/Hemlock Bluffs
2616 Kildaire Farm Rd.
Cary, NC 27518
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Take the family for a drop-in creative workshop for kids ages 5-10. Free with admission.
Cost: Free with admission. Free for ages 15 and younger
Where:
Nasher Museum of Art
2001 Campus Dr.
Durham, NC 27705
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Learn how to help your baby excel in motor development. This class focuses on standing/walking and offers a variety of ways to help your baby master motor development. Register online.
Cost: $15
Where:
Baby + Co
226 Ashville Ave.
Cary, NC 27518
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Sponsor: Babies On The MOVE
Contact Name: Rebecca Quinones
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Ages 5-12 learn about healthy fruits and vegetables, kitchen and food safety, and enjoy a healthy snack. Meet in the bakery side of the cafe. Email sherry.thrasher@wholefoods.com to...
Cost: Free
Where:
Whole Foods North Raleigh
8710 Six Forks Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27615
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Telephone: 919-354-0350
Contact Name: Sherry Thrasher
Ages 3-6 enjoy fun games and drills. Call to RSVP.
Cost: $5/child
Where:
Fitness4Life
6701 Glenwood Ave.
Suite 103
Raleigh, NC 27612
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Sponsor: Fitness4Life
Telephone: 919-787-2250
Contact Name: George Whitten
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Learn about rocks and soil by digging in the dirt. Find hidden rock treasures, make a mud painting, and plant a seed to take home and grow. Dress to get dirty. Ages 3-5 with an accompanying adult....
Cost: $5
Where:
Wilkerson Nature Preserve
5229 Awls Haven Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27614
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Sponsor: City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources
Telephone: 919-996-6764
Contact Name: Wilkerson Nature Preserve
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Join others for an easy-paced walk along the greenway accompanied by a naturalist. Registration encouraged. Choose course #203541.
Cost: Free
Where:
Walnut Creek Wetland Park
950 Peterson St.
Raleigh, NC 27610
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Sponsor: Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources
Telephone: 919-996-2760
Contact Name: Stacie Hagwood
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Listen to nature-themed books and enjoy hands-on explorations in the garden. Ages 3-5 with caregiver. Register online.
Cost: $3/child
Where:
North Carolina Botanical Garden
100 Old Mason Farm Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
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Sponsor: North Carolia Botanical Garden
Telephone: 919-537-3370
Contact Name: Elisha Taylor
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Ages 6-8 investigate the habitats and behaviors of some of the mammals that call the nature preserve “home.” Dressed for outdoor fun. Register online....
Cost: $5
Where:
Wilkerson Nature Preserve
5229 Awls Haven Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27614
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Sponsor: City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources
Telephone: 919-996-6764
Contact Name: Wilkerson staff
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Safe Kids North Carolina and the North Carolina Department of Insurance demonstrate how quickly temperatures rise in parked vehicles. The event will also showcase new technologies that help parents...
Cost: Free
Where:
Wake County Public Health Center
10 Sunnybrook Rd.
Raleigh, NC
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Parents of children ages 3-18 months learn how to prepare quick and easy meals for their little one, learn about weaning and when to transition into the next nutritional step....
Cost: Free
Where:
Guidepost Montessori at Spruce Tree
12600 Spruce Tree Way
Raleigh, NC 27614
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Sponsor: Guidepost Montessori at Spruce Tree
Telephone: (919) 825-1771
Contact Name: Holly Vincitorio
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Attend a private pop-up event with Songs for Seeds at SnickerDoodles. Enjoy a concert plus 30-minutes of private use of play space for all attendees. Ages infant-6. Call to...
Cost: $15 per child and $10 for each additional sibling
Where:
SnickerDoodles
3721 Lynn Road, #112
Raleigh, NC 27613
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Sponsor: songs for seeds
Telephone: 984.219.2022
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Learn about beetles with a craft, games, stories and a guided walk through the wetland. Ages 2-6. Register online. Choose course #203552.
Cost: $3
Where:
Walnut Creek Wetland Park
950 Peterson St.
Raleigh, NC 27610
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Sponsor: City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources
Telephone: 919-996-2760
Contact Name: Stacie Hagwood
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A wonderfully kid-paced hour featuring music, play and dancing with toddler stars singing on the mic at Cotton's gently amplified & participatory music show. Children delight in...
Cost: Free with admission
Where:
Pump It Up Raleigh
10700 World Trade Blvd, #112
Raleigh, NC 27617
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Sponsor: Pump it Up
Telephone: 919-828-3344
Contact Name: Owner/manager Kellie Paterson McHugh
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Kids hike, make projects and engage in nature activities. Ages 5-8. Register online.
Cost: $12/resident, $16/nonresident
Where:
Stevens Nature Center/Hemlock Bluffs
2616 Kildaire Farm Rd.
Cary, NC 27518
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Telephone: 919-387-5980
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Hear the Grammy-winning band based in the North Carolina mountains take to the stage with the North Carolina Symphony. Purchase tickets online. Kids 12 and younger admitted free on...
Cost: See website for fees
Where:
Booth Amphitheatre
8003 Regency Pkwy.
Cary, NC
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Join bird enthusiast, Vernon, for an easy walk while looking and listening for our feathered friends. Discover different types of birds and their habitats. Meet at the Waterwise Garden.
Cost: Free
Where:
Lake Crabtree County Park
1400 Aviation Parkway
Morrisville, NC 27560
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Sponsor: Lake Crabtree County Park
Telephone: 919-460-3355
Contact Name: Carol Cunningham
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Enjoy storytime with a community farm member, a book swap via Little Free Library, and free play in a natural playground.
Cost: Free
Where:
The Community Farm at Camp Chestnut Ridge
2902 Mount Willing Rd.
Efland, NC 27243
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Contact Name: Sandy Straw
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Summerfest Celebration features an autograph session, inflatables, games, free giveaways, guest speakers from the Hurricanes, appearances by Stormy and the Pepsi Storm Squad, discounted...
Cost: Free
Where:
PNC Arena
1400 Edwards Mill Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27607
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Celebrate the wonderful world of exotic animals and reptiles. Enjoy live specimens, presentations, raffles, vendors and much more. Purchase tickets online.
Cost: $12 ages 13 and older, $5 ages 5-12.
Where:
N.C. State Fairgrounds, Kerr Scott Building
1025 Blue Ridge Rd.
Raleigh, NC
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The 38th Annual Festival for the Eno features over 65 music performances, a juried craft show, interactive arts, environmental and backyard farming demonstrations, a wide variety of local food...
Cost: See website for fees
Where:
West Point on the Eno
5101 N Roxboro Road
Durham, NC 27712
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In this new book from acclaimed author Ryan T. Higgins, all Rupert the Mouse wants is to star in a beautiful, wordless picture book. He has plenty of ideas about what makes a great book, but his...
Cost: Free
Where:
Barnes & Noble Cary
760 S.E. Maynard Rd.
Cary, NC 27511
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Telephone: 919-467-3866
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American Dance Festival favorite Pilobolus returns. "On the Nature of Things" explores the birth of desire and its intertwined connection to shame and revenge....
Cost: $16/person
Where:
Durham Performing Arts Center
123 Vivian Street
Durham, NC 27701
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Sponsor: American Dance Festival
Telephone: 919-684-6402
Contact Name: Mollie O'Reilly
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Explore the historic nature of Leigh Farm Park with a friendly guide. Venture inside the historic farmhouse while being captivated by tales about life at Leigh Farm throughout the years.
Cost: Free
Where:
Leigh Farm Park
370 Leigh Farm Rd.
Durham, NC 27707
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Sponsor: Durham Parks and Recreation
Telephone: 919-560-1116
Contact Name: Natalya Buckel
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Hear the music of U2 performed by the North Carolina Symphony. Purchase tickets online. Kids 12 and younger admitted free on the lawn.
Cost: See website for fees
Where:
Booth Amphitheatre
8003 Regency Pkwy.
Cary, NC
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