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There is always something Happenin' at the Putnam Museum!
Clear your schedule and have some fun already!!!
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THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TO THE GIANT SCREEN! See the acclaimed film as it was meant to be seen -- in IMAX! The Dark Knight returns for a special engagement January 23-March 5! Reserve your tickets today! Click here for show times and to purchase tickets. |
CELEBRATE WINTER AT PASSPORT TO THE SEASONS! Explore winter at the Putnam from 1-4pm on Sunday, January 25! Passport to the Seasons features fun winter-themed activities that are free with regular admission ($6/adults; $4/youth) and is a collaboration with Quad City Botanical Center, Figge Art Museum, Family Museum, Niabi Zoo, Quad City Animal Welfare Center, Wapsi River Environmental Education Center, University of Illinois Extension and iLivehere:myhome our community. Additionally, there will be a 4pm screening of Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure in IMAX (not included with admission). Bring the whole family for a flurry of fun! |
WILD WEEKENDS! IN THE SCILAB! Visit the SciLab Saturday, January 24 from 12-2pm and see turtles, frogs, snakes and more! Find the fox snake basking in the light or see the tiger salamander camouflaged in the soil waiting for an insect to hop by. If you're not careful, you'll miss the grey tree frog that seems to disappear into its natural surroundings. Then at 2pm, you can see a fish feeding by the Museum's own Naturalist! You'll view catfish, gar and other Mississippi River fish in the Museum's 718-gallon aquarium, located in the Black Earth/Big River Exhibit Hall.
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EXPLORE THE CLIMATE CHANGE SHOW BEGINNING JANUARY 31!
You're invited to the exhibit opening of The Climate Change Show on Saturday, January 31! Be present for the ribbon cutting at 11:00am, and join our Lunch & Learn session from 11:30am-1:30pm. Dr. Bill Gutowski of Iowa State University will present Our Changing Climate: Myths and Realities. Lunch sponsored by Jimmy John's. Free to current members, $10 for others. Limited availability. Reservations required by Wednesday, January 28. Call 563-324-1054 ext. 242. |
ENJOY THE MUSIC OF TJ WHEELER, BLUES AND JAZZ GUITARIST! Join us on Thursday, February 5 from 11am-12pm for a FREE performance by jazz musician TJ Wheeler! TJ is a blues and jazz guitarist, vocalist, educator, and overall musical activist. As a soloist or with his band, TJ takes his audience from Delta Blues to New Orleans second line jazz to his contemporary blues and jazz original compositions. He revisits the Quad Cities to provide Blues education workshops and performances as part of the Mississippi Valley Blues Society's Artist-in-Residency Series. Held in Palmer Lecture Hall. Doors open at 10:30am. Sponsored by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society. |
JOIN THE BATTLE OF THE BRIDGES AT THE PUTNAM! Join us on February 7 for an extraordinary afternoon! This hands-on, minds-on event is open to all ages. Get a team together-family or friends-and join us for this bridge building challenge. Engineers from QC Engineering and Science Council will introduce bridge building basics and distribute identical materials to each team before bridge building begins! The starting workshop begins at 12pm and team competition and contest judging begins at 3pm, with judging by categories: multi-age family teams, early and late elementary, middle school, high school, and college. Prizes in each category! $5 per 4-person team includes bridge building supplies and certificates of participation. Call 563-324-1054 ext 242 to register. Contest guidelines and registration form can be found at www.qcesc.org.
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SWIM WITH DOLPHINS IN IMAX! Now showing in IMAX! MacGillivray Freeman's Dolphins is the "QC's Choice Film" as winner of Everyone's A Critic 2008! Find out what QC "Critics" already know -- this film is amazing! Click here for show times and to purchase tickets. Sponsored by:  |
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For more fun things to do in Davenport, Iowa call Lucky @ (563) 676-9031 |
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Beat the Cold and join the fun at the Putnam Museum!
What are you waiting for? Load up the car and let's go!!!
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