FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Lynda LeVan, 423-648-6043, lhl@cdmfun.org
Director of External Affairs

Creative Discovery Museum Celebrates the Red, White and Blue

Timed Events:

• Birthday Cake and Ice Cream at 1 p.m.
• The parade begins at 2 p.m. and lasts about 5-10 minutes, with Bubble Wrap Fireworks exploding around 2:05- 2:10 p.m.

(June 24, 2011—Chattanooga, TN) Creative Discovery Museum is honoring America by celebrating her 235th birthday and you are invited to the party! Red, White and Blue Days will be held at the Museum July 2, 3 and 4. Each day will feature established American traditions that are kid friendly for celebrating Independence Day including a parade, patriotic face paint, and a highly anticipated explosion of “safe fireworks” using bubble wrap.

From 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. guests can create July Fourth inspired crafts. At 1 p.m. the Museum will celebrate America’s birthday with guests over birthday cake and ice cream on the Plaza. Then, at 2 p.m. guests are encouraged to gather with noisemakers, flags and tons of enthusiasm to parade around the Museum. The parade will be complete with lots of noise for the grand finale with bubble wrap “fireworks.”

“Red, White and Blue Days provide a wonderful opportunity for families to enjoy traditional July Fourth festivities in a cool and safe setting as children experience a giant birthday party for America,” said Jayne Griffin, Director of Education for Creative Discovery Museum.

All Red, White and Blue Days activities are included in the Museum's regular admission charge.

About Creative Discovery Museum
Creative Discovery Museum is open Mon-Sat: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun: noon-5 p.m. 321 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402. Creative Discovery Museum is recognized as one of the top children’s museums in the nation. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to educational enrichment for children age’s 4-months to 12-years-old through interactive, hands-on experiences that foster creative and critical thinking. Creative Discovery Museum focuses on a broad range of areas encompassed by Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Technology and the Sciences. In addition to its exhibits, Creative Discovery Museum 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 and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Summer Hours, June 20-August 14. 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 15.

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