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Wonderworks Children's Museum
Come with your little ones to check out the new exhibits at the Wonderworks Children’s Museum Playstation. The Playstation offers a new Play and Pretend Deli & Kitchen and the Wonderworks Bernouli Blower, an exhibit that suspends balls in mid air. 

Music & Me and Rhythm & Jive
Want to expose your 0-5 year old to some great local music??
Everyone enjoys learning new songs, shaking our shakers, beating our drums, and lots of wiggling.
Wonderworks Children's Museum begins its popular spring music class series with local award winning kid's musician Victor Johnson
and Remo Drum Co. facilitator and drummer Steve McLennon
on Monday, April 6th.  The 5 week course runs rough May 4th.

Music and Me for 0-3-year-olds is Monday's from 11:00 am - 11:30 am.
Rhythm and Jive for 3-5 year olds is Monday's from 11:45 am - 12:15 pm.

The music classes will meet in the basement of the UCC Congregational Church
at 111 W 5th St in The Dalles, OR.

 

Members: $30 for the first child, $15 for each additional child
Non Members: $35 for the first child, $20 for each additional child.
To register please reply to this email, stop by the playstation, or call Kristen Booth at:  541-993-6858.

 

Music & Me 0-3 years and Rhythm & Jive 3-5 years*

Want to expose your 0-5 year old to some great local music?? Everyone enjoys learning new songs, shaking our shakers, beating our drums, and lots of wiggling. Wonderworks Children's Museum begins its popular fall music class series with local musician Victor Johnson and drummer Steve McLennon on Mondays, September 15th trough October 13th.

Music and Me for 0-3-year-olds is Monday's from 11:00 am - 11:30 am.

Rhythm and Jive for 3-5 year olds is Monday's from 11:45 am - 12:15 pm.

Siblings can be enrolled in the same class.

The music classes will meet in the basement of the UCC Congregational Church at 111 W 5th St in The Dalles.

Cost for the series is $30 per child for members and $15 each additional child, or $35 non members and $20 each additional child. Plus one free guest pass to Wonderworks Playstation.

Parents, grandparents and childcare providers alike are welcome to bring children in their care.

Pre-register class by calling Mandy at 541-980-4071.

Scholarships are available for all programs. Inquire during registration.

See the Wonderworks Children's Museum Website.

Wonderworks museum is a grassroots movement that will take the drive and talents of those that use the Museum to recreate this Gorge resource for our kids.  Do you have ideas for exhibits or decorative arts, want to explore publishing, or not yourself if you can't organize something? Call or email to find out more and join the WW team! Questions? E-mail us or call 541-296-1057.

The Play Station is located in the UCC Congregational Church at 111 E 5th St, downtown in The Dalles.

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Wondergym! - Indoor Play for Pre-schoolers

Looking for a place to take your kids to burn off some energy during the bad weather? Come join us Mondays from 11-11:45 at Elan Dance and Movement Center in The Dalles starting Feb. 2, 2009 for some running, jumping, and crazy games guaranteed to get the sillies out. Sponsored by Wonderworks Museum in The Dalles.

Elan Dance & Movement Center is located at 1101 W. 6th St., The Dalles. Open to: children ages 1-5 with parent or care giver. Cost is $20 for WW members and $25 for nonmembers for first child, each additional child is $5 up to $30 family max.

Please call Naomi at 541-980-3823 or email Lisa at 2babel@gorge.net to register; send payment to Wonderworks 111 E 5th St The Dalles OR 97058

Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Wasco County Historical Museum
Located at 4500 Discovery Drive, off of exit 82 of I-84.  Open year round.  Call (541) 296-8600. 

Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center
Located on 990 Rock Creek Drive in Stevenson, Wa.  Open year round.  Call (509) 427-8211, or E-mail  info@columbiagorge.org

Gorge Heritage Museum
Located at 202 E. Humbolt St. in Bingen, we specialize in the history of West Klickitat County.  Call (509) 493-3228.

Hood River County Historical Museum
Located off of I-84 in the Port Maina Park. Call for details on special exhibits and events. History Mystery Camp July 29 through August 2. Open daily through October. 386-6772 or hrchm@gorge.net

Hutson Museum
Located at 4967 Baseline Road in Parkdale, beneath a spectacular view of Mt. Hood.  Call (541) 352-6808.

International Museum of Carousel Art
Located at 304 Oak Street in downtown, Hood River.  Call 387-4622.  See our Website or E-mail mail@carouselmuseum.com

Maryhill Museum
Located in Maryhill, WA.  Call (509) 773-3733, or E-mail maryhill@gorge.net.   Check our website for more information and a schedule of Family Fun Days!

 

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