Past public field trips
Field trip number: FT#24776
Title: Polymer Clay Workshop
Location: Rumriver Art Center — Old Milk Factory, Suite 102 , 2665 4th Ave, Anoka, MN 55303
Date: Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 1:30pm - 3:00pm
One in a series of monthly art workshops at Rumriver Art Center.
Students learn about different techniques for working with polymer clay. Polymer clay comes in bright non-fading colors, is easy to work with and is baked at studio the same day.
DIY Skill: Sculptor DIY Challenge: Make a Polymer Clay Sculpt
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Field trip number: FT#24612
Title: The Jungle Book
Location: Children's Theatre Company — 2400 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Date: Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 10:30am
Cargill Stage
Mowgli is rambunctious and curious, scrappy and silly. Sound like a kid you know? This new adaptation of the beloved Rudyard Kipling story finds a child lost in the Indian jungle, where he is adopted by Baloo the Bear, Bagheera the panther, and all the beasts who call the mysterious wilderness home. Our fast-paced retelling keeps you perched on the edge of your seat as young Mowgli...
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Field trip number: FT#24584
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 10:00am
Newbery and National Book Award winner, Louis Sachar, author of Holes and Sideways Stories from Wayside School, says Bradley Chalkers (the "boy" in the title) is his favorite character. All the kids think Bradley’s a “monster,” and Bradley seems to agree until the new school counselor sees the likable kid beneath the bully. But, just as Bradley starts to believe in himself, the school board...
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Field trip number: FT#24583
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 10:00am
Newbery and National Book Award winner, Louis Sachar, author of Holes and Sideways Stories from Wayside School, says Bradley Chalkers (the "boy" in the title) is his favorite character. All the kids think Bradley’s a “monster,” and Bradley seems to agree until the new school counselor sees the likable kid beneath the bully. But, just as Bradley starts to believe in himself, the school board...
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Field trip number: FT#24709
Title: DIY Workshop: Bookbinder
Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts — Open Book Building , 1011 Washington Ave S, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55415
Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Bookbinders create tomes of all shapes and sizes. With just a pile of paper, some thread, and a dab of glue, create masterpieces that last for years!
$118 covers all 6 DIY Workshops and includes all materials for 7 different books, the completion of 8 DIY Challenges, and an embroidered DIY skill patch. The cost breaks down to less than $10/hour.
This series of six monthly DIY Workshop is limited...
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Field trip number: FT#24642
Title: To Kill a Mockingbird
Location: Guthrie Theater — 818 S 2nd St, Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - 10:30am
Wurtele Thrust Stage
Set in the Deep South, this timeless story based on Harper Lee’s beloved Pulitzer Prize winning novel is told through the eyes of six-year-old Scout, the feisty daughter of lawyer Atticus Finch. As a tug of war between justice and racism envelopes the community, Atticus and his family face violence and hatred with courage and compassion. Full of heart and depth, this...
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Field trip number: FT#24582
Title: Junie B. Jones - The Musical
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Thursday, October 1, 2015 - 10:00am
Come sneak a peek into the "Top-Secret Personal Beeswax Journal" of the sassy and lovable Junie B. Jones! This delightful, fun-filled musical kicks off our season just as school kicks off this fall. No one believes in herself quite like Junie B. Join her as she takes on best pal problems, new kids on the bus, trouble reading the blackboard, a friendly cafeteria lady and a kickball tournament....
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Field trip number: FT#24581
Title: Junie B. Jones - The Musical
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 - 10:00am
Come sneak a peek into the "Top-Secret Personal Beeswax Journal" of the sassy and lovable Junie B. Jones! This delightful, fun-filled musical kicks off our season just as school kicks off this fall. No one believes in herself quite like Junie B. Join her as she takes on best pal problems, new kids on the bus, trouble reading the blackboard, a friendly cafeteria lady and a kickball tournament....
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Field trip number: FT#24569
Title: Akeelah and the Bee
Location: Children's Theatre Company — 2400 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 - 10:30am
UnitedHealth Group Stage
Akeelah has a crazy passion for words: the more abstruse and labyrinthine, the better. But this gift is almost overwhelmed by the challenge of her daily life in a tough, dangerous Chicago neighborhood, and by Akeelah’s yearning for a different life. The first theatrical adaptation of the critically-acclaimed film is directed by Charles Randolph-Wright and captures all the...
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Field trip number: FT#24604
Location: Osceola Depot - Minnesota Transportation Museum — 114 Depot Rd, Osceola, WI 54020
Date: Saturday, May 23, 2015 - 11:00am - 12:30pm
Travel though the beautiful St. Croix River Valley in vintage railway equipment -- children are allowed and encouraged to explore the cars which usually includes a variety of coaches, a box car or two (with grates over the open doors), a mail car, and a caboose. Volunteer crew members are always happy to meet passengers and answer questions.
Ticket price is $8/person ages 2 and up and free for...
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Field trip number: FT#24469
Location: Rumriver Art Center — Old Milk Factory, Suite 102 , 2665 4th Ave, Anoka, MN 55303
Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm
You've built the fairy house, the gnome home, and the toad abode, but has anyone moved in yet?
Students will learn about different techniques as they create fanciful creatures to inhabit your garden dwellings using the bright non-fading colors of polymer clay.
DIY Skill: Sculptor DIY Challenge: Make a Polymer Clay Sculpt
Friday, November 21, 2014, 1pm-2:30pm Tiny Treasures Clay...
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Field trip number: FT#24547
Title: Imagination Fair 2015
Location: Cross of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church & School — 9931 Foley Blvd NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433-5204
Date: Saturday, May 9, 2015 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
What is an Imagination Fair?The Imagination Fair was created to accommodate those creations that fall outside conventional categories of the traditional science fairs and art shows: engineering contraptions, board games and video games, music, animations and performances, novels, short stories and comic books, LEGO® masterpieces and MINDSTORMS® marvels, robots, models, architecture, dioramas, and...
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Field trip number: FT#24510
Location: Rumriver Art Center — Old Milk Factory, Suite 102 , 2665 4th Ave, Anoka, MN 55303
Date: Friday, April 24, 2015 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm
This two-day papier mâché workshop gives students the opportunity work with the papier mâché medium to create some spring birds.
March 27: Students will create a sculptural form from rolled up newspaper, masking tape and cardboard. Then they will coat the form with layers of papier mâché.
April 24: Students will sand and paint their birds. Once dry, they will varnish the final project.
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Field trip number: FT#24430
Title: Diavolo
Location: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts — 345 Washington St, St Paul, MN 55102
Date: Friday, April 17, 2015 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Leaping, flying and falling, Diavolo utilizes trust and imagination in a surreal architectural playground to create metaphors through dance about life, humanity, and community. Company members use a fusion of many different movement vocabularies including everyday movement, ballet, contemporary, acrobatics, gymnastics, martial arts, and hip-hop to demonstrate teamwork as they maneuver and fly...
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Field trip number: FT#24536
Title: Docent-Guided Tour of The Habsburgs - Rarely Seen Masterpieces From Europe's Greatest Dynasty
Location: Minneapolis Institute of Art — 2400 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2015 - 11:45am - 1:00pm
Join Nic at 11am for lunch at Agra Culture Restaurant on the mezzanine level.
Our docent will meet us in the "Target Lobby" at 11:45am for our 12pm tour.
This is a rare opportunity to see the exquisite masterpieces and opulent personal belongings of an influential royal family whose reign spanned nearly 600 years, and shaped the world as we know it today. This exhibit is on view for a limited...
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Field trip number: FT#24517
Location: ComedySportz — Calhoun Square, 3001 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 - 1:30pm - 2:30pm
This event has been cancelled.
Sadly, the event did not meet the minimum attendance requirement before ComedySportz's cancellation-without-penalty deadline. Continuing forward would have meant risking losing a considerable amount of money rather than raising it.
All payments via PayPal have been refunded. All payments by check have been voided and shredded. If you have any questions, please...
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Field trip number: FT#24532
Location: New Brighton Community Center — 400 10th Street NW, New Brighton, MN 55367
Date: Monday, March 9, 2015 - 2:30pm - 4:15pm
This is the 2:30 alchemy lab for 3rd–5th grade science students. The 12:30 alchemy lab for 6th-8th grade science students is full but can be found at homeschoolrecess.com/ft/24480
Don your dragoneer's cloak and grab your personal book of spells! It's time to explore the mysteries of Alchemy with Professor Sepoc of Science Outside the Box! Discover Deluminators and DElight some...
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Field trip number: FT#24429
Title: Camille A. Brown & Dancers
Location: The O'Shaughnessy — Saint Catherine's University, 2004 Randolph Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55105
Date: Friday, February 20, 2015 - 12:30pm - 1:30pm
This performance is at O’Shaughnessy Auditorium at St. Catherine University in Saint Paul.
Camille A. Brown has sought to defy the boundaries between dance and theatre. The company’s new work depicts the complexities of carving out a positive identity as a Black female in urban American culture. Combining history and musicology with the fantastical approach of imagery this work sheds light on...
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Field trip number: FT#24513
Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts — Open Book Building , 1011 Washington Ave S, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55415
Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Note about cost: The $26.75 includes both classes or 4 workshop hours and includes all materials. The cost breaks down to a very reasonable $6.68/hour.
On Tue, Feb 10, combine the art and science of papermaking with painting. After pulling a sheet of cotton paper, each student will create a rich image using an assortment of finely pigmented pulp and stencils. Completed pieces will become the...
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Field trip number: FT#24513
Location: Minnesota Center for Book Arts — Open Book Building , 1011 Washington Ave S, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55415
Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Note about cost: The $26.75 includes both classes or 4 workshop hours and includes all materials. The cost breaks down to a very reasonable $6.68/hour.
On Tue, Feb 10, combine the art and science of papermaking with painting. After pulling a sheet of cotton paper, each student will create a rich image using an assortment of finely pigmented pulp and stencils. Completed pieces will become the...
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