For Immediate Release - May 22, 2008

Contact:
Rich Bailey, (423) 580-2479 or
Carla Campbell, (423) 648-6054

Creative Discovery Museum Celebrates
13th Birthday
With Cake, Ice Cream, Music and Noisemakers

Creative Discovery Museum turns 13 years old this May. Everyone is invited to help the Museum celebrate its birthday on Saturday, May 24, 2008 with cake, ice cream, music and noisemakers.

"Everyone loves a party. Creative Discovery Museum's 13th birthday party is a great way for families to spend the day together on Memorial Day weekend. We'll have all the things you have at a birthday: cake, ice cream, music, noisemakers. When you add that to the Clifford exhibit, it makes quite a day," said Jayne Griffin, education director for Creative Discovery Museum.

Clifford! The Museum's newest temporary exhibit ADVENTURES WITH CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG! opened last week and continues through Sept. 28. Inspired by Scholastic Entertainment’s top-rated TV show on PBS Kids, this exhibit offers numerous immersive “paws-on” adventures that reinforce “Clifford’s Big Ideas”—ten simple tangible life lessons designed to help young children navigate their world: Share, Play Fair, Have Respect, Work Together, Be Responsible, Be Truthful, Be Kind, Believe in Yourself, Be a Good Friend and Help Others. Board the Birdwell Island Ferry and journey to the World of Clifford™. Sponsored locally by Little Debbie Snacks, Capital Toyota, Toyota of Cleveland, Regions Bank and WTCI.

Hours. On May 24, 2008 Creative Discovery Museum is open from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. These are the Museum's regular summer hours: Monday through Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday: noon - 5 p.m.

Summer Hours Begin June 21, 2008. Beginning Saturday, June 21 the Museum will be open everyday (Monday through Sunday) from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Regular hours will resume on Monday, August 11.

Creative Discovery Museum is located at 321 Chestnut Street in downtown Chattanooga. For more information, call (423) 756-2738.