For Immediate Release:
June 26, 2009
Contact:
Libby Raiford at (423) 648-6096, lfr@cdmfun.org or
Carla Campbell at (423) 648-6054, cbc@cdmfun.org
Creative Discovery Museum is All a-Buzz for the
9th Annual Honey Harvest July 25 and 26
Timed Events:
* Beekeepers at the hive 1pm, 2pm, 3pm (weather permitting)
* Honey Extraction- 12:30 & immediately following hive visits
* Story Time 1:30 and 3:30
Chattanooga, TN – The Museum’s 9th annual Honey Harvest will be held Saturday and Sunday, July 25 and 26 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Honey Harvest is a museum wide celebration for some of the world’s hardest workers: the Honey Bee. Museum guests will learn about the art of beekeeping, the life of a bee and how honey is made. Visitors can observe beekeepers working in the Museum’s own on-site hive, see how honey is extracted from the comb and taste different honeys from around the world. In the Atrium, guests will learn about the many uses of honey, beeswax, and pollen. Activities also include rolling beeswax candles, creating honey lip balm, and making honey soap. Guests will also have to a chance to make their own bee helmets and have fun with honey bee face painting. All activities are free with Museum admission.
Creative Discovery Museum proudly boasts three Education staff who are Master Beekeepers. They each took courses to learn the art of beekeeping and gained enough “bee knowledge” to lead in caring for the bees. These staff members are trained to examine the hive and look for signs that may show the bees need extra attention. Working in pairs, other staff may assist one of our Master Beekeepers in order to maintain a healthy hive. Our Master Beekeepers will also be on hand during Honey Harvest to help lead activities and answer questions.
About Creative Discovery Museum
Creative Discovery Museum is recognized as one of the top children’s museums in the nation. It is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to educational enrichment for children ages 4-months to 12-years-old through interactive, hands-on experiences that foster creative and critical thinking. CDM focuses on a broad range of areas encompassed by Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Technology and the Sciences. In addition to its exhibits, CDM provides local residents and visitors with special events, educational programming, teacher resources for the classroom, field trips, after school programming, early childhood education classes, artist residencies, camps, art lessons, science demonstrations, and a branch of the local library. Creative Discovery Museum is a funded agency of Allied Arts and Tennessee Arts Commission.
Summer Hours, June 20-August 9. The Museum will be open every day (Monday through Sunday) from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. beginning June 20. Regular hours will resume on Monday, August 10.
Tickets: $9.95 for children and adults. 321 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402. For more information, call (423) 756-2738.
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