Local Events BY CHRISTIA WOODFORD
Note: Don’t forget to apply for the Access Pass! The Access Pass Program allows families that meet the specific requirements listed below to visit The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis and all participating locations for $2 per family member per visit for up to two adults and all dependent youths living in the household. You qualify if you receive: • Hoosier Healthwise Insurance (Indiana’s health care program for low-income families, pregnant women and children) • SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) • TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) • Apply here: https/www. childrensmuseum.org/visit/ hours/access-pass. MUSEUMS The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis First Thursday Nights Jan. 4, 4:00 pm- 8:00 pm The first Thursday of every month, 4:00 PM-8:00 PM. Go back in time to the Age of the Dinosaurs and explore the basics of science through fun, hands-on activities in Dinosaur Train: The Traveling Exhibition Travel to Greece without leaving Indiana in Take Me There®: Greece Uncover ancient artifacts in National Geographic Treasures of the Earth 18
January 2024
https/www.childrensmuseum.org/visit/ calendar/event/273/2023-04-06 WinterFaire Nov. 18- Feb. 11, 2024 WinterFaire is a magical indoor world featuring a festive, carnivallike atmosphere, fun-filled games, loveable critters, and hands-on activities. Play, laugh, and make lifelong memories together in this one-ofa-kind indoor winter experience. Zoom down WinterSlide The animals of WinterFaire have used the frozen fountain’s magical water to turn the beloved slide in the Sunburst Atrium into the icy WinterSlide! The “snow” on either side will light up as you race toward the bottom. How fast will you go? Various Events Jan. 1- Jan. 31, Opens at 10 AM 3000 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46208, 317-334-4000 https/www.childrensmuseum.org Conner Prairie — Indiana’s Living History Museum Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 16, All Day Event Martin Luther King Jr. believed in love over violence, hope over fear, and unity over divisiveness. His legacy inspires each space, activity, and all content shared with our guests.
Teen Room: This space is devoted to all teens! The environment will include soft spaces to relax and think, sympathetic lighting, snacks, and music. Learn about symbols of activism and be encouraged to create symbols of your own using art materials and iPads. Blood Drive: Hosted by Versiti, an opportunity to give back in a big way. Sign up today! Identity Invitations: Connecting our own identities to empathy for the identities of others, mirrors and loose parts will be provided for you to create a transient art representation of yourself. This is Problematic! Podcast: You’re invited to record and edit audio of your own with our podcast hosts, Hannah Murphy and Easton Phillips. Listen to the podcast now! Collaborative art: Join us in visually demonstrating the connectedness of the qualities of love and also of the people we share our community with. Charity table: Learn more about the different charities in our communities. Discovery Station: Displaying themed texts of love and belonging. Downstairs: Spark!Lab will be open and it will feature panels of
