October 2009!
Site updated:

Tuesday 13 October, 2009

October 2009: The Night!

The Learning Curve’s 2009 October Activities will be running throughout the month. For detailed daily schedules, visit the online schedule at www.curve.imcpl.org. To best accommodate a group, please call the Group Visit Line at 275-4222.

Events!

Bilingual Storytime: Spanish – Saturday, October 10th @ 2pm Individuals of all ages are invited for a dance performance in the Atrium by Ensamble Folklórico at 2pm and attend the World of Families Bilingual Storytime at 2:30 p.m. in The Learning Curve Theater. The first 100 children to attend the storytime will receive a free book. Books are provided by Fifth Third Bank, Indiana. Another dance performance in the Atrium will occur after the storytime at 3pm. Check out the Bilingual Storytime podcast, online now at http://curve.imcpl.org!

Creepy Crawly Critters – Sunday, October 25th @ 2pm in the Learning Curve Theater Families and children of all ages are invited to learn about tarantulas, scorpions, and more, and meet them up close during this program presented by Snakehead Ed.

Terrorpalooza I – Thursday, October 29th @ 7pm in the Auditorium The Learning Curve, Herron High School, and Young Actors’ Theatre present a fright-filled film premier and performance event.

New Activities!*

Color Cover Up – Arena / Mon. & Fri. @ 1pm, Thurs. @ 3pm In the dark, do your eyes play tricks on you? Use a Digital Pen Tablet and your Photoshop powers to reveal what’s hidden in the dark. (Ages 6-18)

Light Painting – Think Tank / Mon., Weds., & Fri. @ 3pm Lights. Camera. Action! Illuminate the darkness with dancing lights and digital and digital cameras to create a ‘light painting’.

Night Noises – Tech Lab / Mon., Fri., & Sat. @ 11:30am Travel with us in Google Earth on the laptop computers. Can you guess where you are by the sounds in the night? (All-ages)

Robot Maze – Tech Lab / Mon. & Fri. @ 2pm, Sat. @ 1pm Use your programming skills to navigate LEGO Mindstorm NXT Robots from one end of the shifting maze to the other.

…and don’t forget about!

Open Lab – Arena / Mon. – Thurs. @ 5:00 - 6:00p.m. Compose a song, design an animation, test emerging technology, experience robotics or draw a picture! This is your time to create using new hardware or design software on Learning Curve laptops.

The return of Homeschool Day! Mondays and Fridays have activities concentrated during the daytime for our homeschool audience! Check out the daily schedule here: http://curve.imcpl.org/schedule!

September 2009!
Site updated:

Friday 4 September, 2009

September 2009: a Slideshow Sideshow!

September 2009: Slideshow Sideshow!

The Learning Curve’s 2009 September Activities will be running throughout the month.

For detailed daily schedules, visit the online schedule at curve.imcpl.org/schedule

To best accommodate a group, please call the Group Visit Line at 275-4222.

Events!
Bilingual Storytime: German – Saturday, September 12th @ 2pm
Families are invited for an interactive bilingual storytime celebrating the languages and cultures of the world!
Check out the Bilingual Storytime podcast, online now at curve.imcpl.org!

First Friday @ the Curve – Friday, October 2nd @ 7pm
An all-ages, family-friendly event that’s free & open to the public, and featuring performances by the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players and the Blue Monkey Sideshow!
Along with digital art by kids, stiltwalkers, popcorn…all for free!

Blue Monkey Sideshow – Atrium
A professional performance troupe that provides its own unique set of stages, lights, live music, and sound. Troupe members include Shanky, the musician, talker, and fakir of the Bed of Nails; Krembo, the talker extraordinaire, Master Manipulator, and Whip Artist; Swami B’ Mon, the bulb of enlightenment, master of the shrinkwrap, and walker on broken glass; Freakshow Foley, the World’s Strangest Strongman and Sword Swallower; and Zja’Dega, the rare talent.

Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players – Clowes Auditorium
An indie-vaudeville-conceptual-art-rock-slideshow band. The Trachtenburgs are a domestic trio (dad Jason, mom Tina Pina, and 15-year-old daughter Rachel) who play quirky indie pop songs in the key of unironic good, cleanfun with a major catch: all of their songs have carefully rhyming lyrics that come from vintage slide collections found at estate or garage sales that accompany their performances.

Rachel Trachtenburg’s Homemade World – Saturday, October 3rd @ 2pm
This kid-friendly, parent-approved show is not your usual children’s hour, but rather a showcase of Rachel’s favorite activities including interactive sing-alongs, skits, and puppet shows, all featuring Rachel’s winning off-the-cuff comments and chirpy-sweet singing voice.

New Activities!*

Cannonball Cinema – Group Coves / Mon., Fri., & Sat. @ 11:30am
Is it possible to be shot out of a cannon? Your group will work together as a movie crew to animate this circus feat using props, a digital camera, sound effects, and Frames stop-motion animation software. (All-ages)

Juggling Act – Arena / Mon. & Fri. @ 1pm, Tues. @ 3pm
Amaze audiences with your animated juggling act. Learn the secrets of Pivot Stickfigure Animator and become part of the CurveWorld Circus! (Ages 6-18)

Oddities, Illusions, & You – Tech Lab / Mon., Thurs., & Fri. @ 3pm
Turn yourself into a Circus Sideshow Act! We will show you how with a webcam and graphic design software. (Ages 6-18)

Scratch Arcade – Arena / Weds. @ 3pm & Fri. @ 2pm
Jump, zap, ping, spin! Participate in the Learning Curve arcade and learn the basics of game creation using SCRATCH software. (Ages 8-18) …and don’t forget about! Open Lab – Arena / Mon. – Thurs. @ 5:00 - 6:00p.m. Compose a song, design an animation, test emerging technology, experience robotics or draw a picture! This is your time to create using new hardware or design software on Learning Curve laptops. What you missed this summer! Thousands of kids completing hundreds of activities, reading countless books, watching movies in the Clowes Auditorium, participating in “Mystery” programs, and turning in Summer Reading points for all kinds of prizes! check CURVE.IMCPL.ORG for a complete schedule of activities *These programs may also be available at other times. To unsubscribe, e-mail curveworld@imcpl.org, subject line “unsubscribe”. To schedule a Group Visit, call 275-4222.