Past public field trips
Field trip number: FT#5901
Title: Delfos Danza Contemporánea
Location: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts — 345 Washington St, St Paul, MN 55102
Date: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 10:30am - 11:30am
The mask is a disguise, but it can also be a useful one; however, all masks fall away and in the end we are left with our true selves. In their newest dance piece, Delfos examines the masks we wear to survive, to love and to endure the world that seems never to want us to take our masks off.
Delfos Danza Contemporánea was founded in 1992 by Mexican choreographers/ dancers Claudia Lavista...
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Field trip number: FT#4351
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Friday, August 3, 2012 - 9:15am - 11:30am
Seussical - Theatre for Young Audiences Version in the Mainstage Theater - Recommended for all ages
Horton the Elephant has a dilemma or two. First, how is he to protect the people of Whoville, who live on a speck of dust (Only Horton, with his hyper-sensitive ears, can hear them)? Second, how is he to guard Mayzie La Bird’s egg, while facing constant ridicule, kidnapping, and a kangaroo court...
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Field trip number: FT#5908
Location: Silverwood Park — 2500 County Rd. E, St Anthony, MN 55421
Date: Friday, July 13, 2012 - 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Silverwood's enchanted woods has been overrun by monsters: kraken in Silver Lake, Sphinx hiding in sculptures, goblins galore! This is a call to action. The wisest of wizards know the benefits of befriending the sun and the moon; knowledge is always lurking in the shadows! Gather your team of would-be wizard friends to take this next step towards becoming masters.
Each session will focus on...
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Field trip number: FT#5897
Title: Wild Edibles
Location: Westwood Hills Nature Center — 8300 W Franklin Ave, Saint Louis Park, MN 55426
Date: Thursday, June 7, 2012 - 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Find lunch in the woods! We'll learn how to identify common edible plants, go collect them, and the prepare them. We'll end the day with a tasty meal made up of wild edibles.
Note: Rescheduled from Thursday, May 24, 2012.
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Field trip number: FT#5895
Location: Silverwood Park — 2500 County Rd. E, St Anthony, MN 55421
Date: Friday, June 1, 2012 - 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Silverwood's enchanted woods has been overrun by monsters: kraken in Silver Lake, Sphinx hiding in sculptures, goblins galore! This is a call to action. Gather your team of wizard and/or would-be wizard friends to help us in the hunt. You'll learn survival tactics such as: how to navigate dungeons, read trail markers, concoct potions, compose defense rhymes & riddles, assemble accessories and...
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Field trip number: FT#5890
Location: Sea Life Minnesota — 120 East Broadway, Bloomington, MN 55425-5511
Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Learn about the Sand Tiger Shark in depth at this special workshop with a special focus on the individual X, one of the Sand Tiger Sharks at Sea Life Minnesota.
Learn about the habitat and range of the Sand Tiger Shark, how common they are, what food items they eat in the wild, how large they grow and their physiology etc. Then learn specifically about X, a Sand Tiger Shark...
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Field trip number: FT#4350
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Friday, May 18, 2012 - 9:15am - 11:30am
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon in the Hopkins Jaycee Theater - Recommended for ages 8+
Young Minli lives with her parents near Fruitless Mountain, surviving on the meager fare they can produce. Inspired by the rich tales her father tells (and by magical goldfish), Minli determines she will find the Old Man of the Moon who, it is said, knows the secret of good fortune. On her quest she...
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Field trip number: FT#5886
Location: Silverwood Park — 2500 County Rd. E, St Anthony, MN 55421
Date: Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Silverwood's enchanted woods has been overrun by monsters: kraken in Silver Lake, Sphinx hiding in sculptures, goblins galore! This is a call to action. Gather your team of wizard and/or would-be wizard friends to help us in the hunt. You'll learn survival tactics such as: how to navigate dungeons, read trail markers, concoct potions, compose defense rhymes & riddles, assemble accessories and...
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Field trip number: FT#4349
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Friday, April 27, 2012 - 9:15am - 11:30am
Giggle, Giggle Quack in the Mainstage Theater - Recommended for all ages
When Farmer Brown takes a vacation, his brother Bob comes in to watch the farm. “I wrote everything down for you. Just follow my instructions,” he is told. Now, if you remember “Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type”, you will remember a certain very literate (and mischievous) Duck. Guess who finds a pencil and begins writing...
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Field trip number: FT#5855
Location: Sea Life Minnesota — 120 East Broadway, Bloomington, MN 55425-5511
Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Learn about the Bowmouth Guitarfish, an elasmobranch species, in depth at this special workshop.
Learn about the habitat and range of the Bowmouth Guitarfish, how common they are, what food items they eat in the wild, how large they grow and their physiology etc. Then learn specifically about the Bowmouth Guitarfish at Sea Life, “Lola," including how the aquarium...
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Field trip number: FT#4348
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Friday, March 9, 2012 - 9:15am - 11:30am
The Secret Garden in the Mainstages Theater - Recommended for ages 6+
Orphan Mary Lennox has just arrived at the home of her uncle. Her first friends are chambermaid Martha and her brother Dickon. Mary also discovers she has a mysterious cousin, Colin, who has secluded himself from the world. Mary earns Colin’s trust and together they share the secret of an old hidden garden on the grounds...
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Field trip number: FT#4347
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 9:15am - 11:30am
Llama, Llama Red Pajama in the Mainstage Theater - Recommended for all ages
When Baby Llama faces bedtime, concerns arise. Is Mama still here? Will she come back if Llama calls? If Llama calls and she doesn’t return, what then? Can this crisis be averted?
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Field trip number: FT#5770
Title: Friday the 13th Improv Show
Location: ComedySportz — Calhoun Square, 3001 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
Date: Friday, January 13, 2012 - 1:30pm - 2:30pm
ComedySportz is improvisational comedy played as a sport! Two teams of actors compete for the biggest laughs while a referee calls the fouls and gets suggestions from you, the audience.
ComedySportz is light-hearted insanity that appeals to people from every walk of life with clean, positive entertainment that is guaranteed to please even the toughest crowd. If you have a pulse, it's...
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Field trip number: FT#4346
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 9:15am - 11:30am
A Silent Night for Peef in the Mainstage Theater - Recommended for all ages
Peef the Christmas Bear was created from scraps of material provided by Santa’s elves. After a wonderful beginning to his life at the North Pole, Santa asked Peef to become a special gift to a lonely child. Peef, of course, said yes. Now Santa visits Peef to see how things are going for his creation. What he finds is not...
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Field trip number: FT#4345
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Thursday, November 3, 2011 - 9:15am - 11:30am
Bridge to Terabithia in the Hopkins Jaycee Theatre - Recommended for ages 8+
Jesse doesn’t fit in. He likes to draw and use his imagination, unlike his family and schoolmates. Enter Leslie, a new girl and potential rival. To his surprise, they become friends, and together they create Terabithia, a magical kingdom where they may exercise their imaginations free from the pressure of family and...
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Field trip number: FT#5747
Title: Homes in the Sea: Habitats
Location: Sea Life Minnesota — 120 East Broadway, Bloomington, MN 55425-5511
Date: Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 1:30pm - 3:45pm
This program will begin with a 45-minute Behind the Scenes Tour of the aquarium's food-prep kitchen, laboratory and the top of the tanks, above the aquarium exhibits and as close as possible to over 150 sharks without getting wet! (Please be advised that for security reasons no photography is allowed on Behind the Scenes Tour.)
Our 45-minute Learn with the Sharks program will explore homes...
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Field trip number: FT#4344
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Friday, October 14, 2011 - 9:15am - 11:30am
Miss Nelson is Missing in the Mainstage Theater - Recommended for all ages
“Where is Miss Nelson?” ask the students of Room 207. “Never mind that! Open those arithmetic books!” Their new teacher was Miss Viola Swamp, and the kids could see she was a real witch. They had never missed a teacher like they now missed Miss Nelson. Will Miss Nelson ever return? This musical adaptation by Joan...
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Field trip number: FT#4508
Location: Osceola Depot - Minnesota Transportation Museum — 114 Depot Rd, Osceola, WI 54020
Date: Saturday, October 8, 2011 - 3:45pm - 5:45pm
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.
We are scheduled for the 4:15pm Regular Schedule to...
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Field trip number: FT#5719
Title: Mercy Watson to the Rescue!
Location: Children's Theatre Company — 2400 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Date: Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 9:45am - 12:15pm
Study Guide (PDF) is now available online!
Mr. and Mrs. Watson think that 54 Deckawoo Drive will be the perfect home for their family—especially their beloved Mercy. But when Eugenia Lincoln gets wind that her new neighbor is a P-I-G (or a porcine wonder, depending on your point of view), Eugenia stirs up trouble of the most hilarious sort. Bring your appetite for a little comic mayhem,...
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Field trip number: FT#1187
Title: Annie at Stages Theater
Location: Stages Theatre Company — 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN 55343
Date: Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 9:15am - 11:30am
Annie, recommended for all ages
An American tradition. The award-winning musical based on the comic strip “Little Orphan Annie” has been thrilling audiences for more than 40 years. “It’s a Hard-Knock Life” for Annie and her dog Sandy, but it is simply impossible to get her down. The eternal optimist always looks ahead to a sunny “Tomorrow.” Be sure to see this perennial family favorite.
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