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Raleigh, NC (3/19/09) — Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22 Marbles Kids Museum and IMAX^® Theatre is hosting a campus-wide weekend-long event, Wild Water Weekend, featuring water-based IMAX films and hands-on activities for the whole family. With numerous partners, Wild Water Weekend will have kids and families diving into impressive 3D underwater IMAX films, digging for shark teeth, experiencing underwater critters in a touch tank, making water wheels, discovering North Carolina lighthouses, meeting the Terrific Turtles, and being inspired by water experts!

IMAX Theatre at Marbles Kids Museum

Saturday, March 21 9:00am - 5:00pm

Sunday, March 22 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Underwater Expo featuring water-related exhibitors and fun activities for the whole family

• Make a Fish Print
• Shark & Fish Hats
• Splashy Coloring Station
• Underwater Bingo
• Underwater IMAX 3D Films (visit www.imaxraleigh.org for the film schedule)

Under the Sea 3D www.imax.com/underthesea and Wild Ocean 3D www.wildoceanthefilm.com

Marbles Kids Museum

Saturday, March 21 9:00am - 5:00pm

Underwater Critters
· Shark Tooth Dig
· Terrific Turtles with the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
· Story & Song - 10:00am and 1:00pm
· Jellyfish Jive - 12:00pm
Nature and Conservation
· Make a Water Wheel
· Conservin' Irvin and SaveWaterNC - 10:00am–2:00pm
Sports and Play
· Canoes, Kayaks & More
· Fishy Faces Face Painting
· Shore Shots Photo Ops
· Marine Memory Game
· Water Painting
· Summer Pool Essentials - 12:00pm–3:00pm
· Captain Clueless Pirate Play - 11:00am and 3:00pm
SCUBA and Science
· Visit with the SCUBA Rangers
· Dive Safety Workshop for Ages 12-14 - 3:00pm

Sunday, March 22 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Underwater Critters
· Shark Tooth Dig
· Touch Tank
· Fishy IDs - 1:00pm and 3:00pm
Nature and Conservation
· Make a Water Wheel
· What's a Rainbow?
· We Care for the Polar Bear - 1:00pm–3:00pm
Sports and Play
· Canoes, Kayaks and More
· Fishy Faces Face Painting
· Learn about Life at Sea
· Pin the Lighthouses on the Coast and Design Your Own Lighthouse
· Shore Shorts Photo Ops
· Marine Memory Game
· Water Painting
· Captain Clueless Pirate Play - 12:30pm and 4:00pm
SCUBA and Science
· Visit with the SCUBA Rangers

*Any activities without a specific time listed will be offered all day

Partners for Wild Water Weekend include Alexander Family YMCA, Divers Alert Network, Great Outdoor Provision Co., HydroConcepts, Inc., Mother Earth Institute of Marine Science, North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, The Original SCUBA Rangers, North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance, and Wake County Soil & Water Conservation District.

Exhibitors for Wild Water Weekend include Carolina Dive Center, Discovery Diving Co., Inc. Gypsy Divers Aquatic Center, Scuba Do Rag, and SeaLife Underwater Cameras.

About Marbles Kids Museum
Marbles Kids Museum isa hands-on,minds-onmuseum that inspires imagination, discovery and learning through extraordinary adventures and larger-than-life IMAX^® experiences. This family destination offers five themed galleries, daily programs, year round and summer camps, birthday parties, films and special events.The museum focuses on children under 10 and their families. Marbles opened September 29, 2007. For more information, visit www.marbleskidsmuseum.org.

About Wachovia IMAX Theatre at Marbles Kids Museum

The Wachovia IMAX^® Theatre at Marbles Kids Museum is North Carolina's only 3D-capable IMAX theatre featuring new Hollywood releases and adventure-packed educational documentaries in giant screen format. IMAX is the ultimate movie experience, with crystal clear, larger-than-life images and wraparound digital surround sound that creates an environment that puts you in the movie. For movies and show times visit www.imaxraleigh.org.

For More Information Contact:
Deidre Albert
Marbles Kids Museum
919.857.1085
dalbert@marbleskidsmuseum.org

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