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Here is a list of fun things to do in the Triangle this weekend!


April 18 - April 20, 2008

>>SPORTS

DURHAM BULLS vs. COLUMBUS CLIPPERS
Friday @ 7:05 pm
Durham Bulls Athletic Park

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CAROLINA MUDCATS vs. TENNESSEE SMOKIES
Saturday @ 6:15 pm, Sunday @ 2:00 pm

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>>MOVIES

FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL (R)
Cast: Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand, Bill Hader

Struggling musician Peter Bretter (Jason Segel) is better-known as the boyfriend of TV star Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell). After she unceremoniously dumps him, he feels lost and alone but makes a last-ditch bid to get over it by going to Hawaii. However, she and her new boyfriend (Russell Brand) are there in the same hotel.

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THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM (PG-13)
Cast: Jackie Chan, Jet Li

Jason (Michael Angarano), an American teenager, is a huge fan of Hong Kong cinema and old kung-fu movies. While browsing in a Chinatown pawn shop, he discovers the stick weapon of an ancient Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. The magic relic transports Jason back in time, where he joins a band of legendary martial-artists on a quest to free the imprisoned man.

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88 MINUTES (R)
Cast: Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, Amy Brenneman, William Forsythe

Al Pacino stars as Dr. Jack Gramm, a college professor who moonlights as a forensic psychiatrist for the FBI. When Gramm receives a death threat claiming he has only 88 minutes to live, he must use all his skills and training to narrow down the possible suspects, who include a disgruntled student, a jilted former lover, and a serial killer who is already on death row, before his time runs out.

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>>PERFORMING ARTS

MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT

Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts
2 East South Street
Raleigh, NC 27601

Through Sunday, April 20, 2008

Ticket prices: range from $47 to $81

Winner of the 2005 Tony Award for Best Musical, Monty Python's Spamalot is the outrageous new musical comedy lovingly ripped off from the film classic "Monty Python and The Holy Grail." Directed by Tony Award-winner Mike Nichols, with a book by Eric Idle and music and lyrics by the Grammy Award-winning team of Mr. Idle and John Du Prez, Spamalot tells the tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they embark on their quest for the Holy Grail. Flying cows, killer rabbits, taunting Frenchmen and show-stopping musical numbers are just a few of the reasons audiences everywhere are eating up Spamalot

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>>FOR KIDS

MARBLES KIDS MUSEUM
201 East Hargett Street
Raleigh, NC 27601

Family Challenge: Recycle Relay
Saturday April 19th 2008
Saturdays at 3:00pm
Location: BB&T Family Clubhouse

Today: Recycle Relay

Play together as a family as you step up to the Family Challenge.  Whether you are hula hooping, bubble blowing or bowling, laugh together as you use your marbles.

Free with admission to the museum.


Liquid Art Lab: Water Compasses
Saturday April 19th 2008
Tuesday - Saturday 9:00am-4:30pm
Sunday 12:00-4:30pm
Location: Splash!

Art and science converge as kids explore the wonders of water and nature in this constantly changing studio. Today’s focus is Water Compasses.

Free with admission to the museum.


Picture Me Studio: Cover to Cover
Saturday April 19th 2008
Location: 2 B Me!

Spark your imagination and show off your individuality as you create your one of a kind artistic design in this creativity lab. Today’s focus is Cover to Cover.

Free with admission to the museum.


Easy on the Earth
Saturday April 19th 2008
Tuesday, April 15 through Sunday, April 27

A healthy environment is very important to the future of our children so Marbles Kids Museum has declared April Easy on the Earth month!

Daily programming includes interactive, hands-on activities for kids and parents to learn and participate in efforts to be easy on the Earth!


Seaside Sorting
What belongs where? Can you sort through the items and figure out where they belong, in the water or in the recycling bin? This activity will help young kids to understand what should be recycled and what calls the water home.


Tree Cookies
Tree Cookies might not be for snacking, but they are a peek into the life of a tree! This staff led interactive activity will encourage all participants to examine and discuss the rings on the cross section of a tree and what they indicate! Wood you believe it!?!


Art-rageous
An open-ended activity for our youngest visitors to explore and organize recycled paper materials to create imaginative collages.


Trash to Treasure
One person's trash could become your treasure. You will recycle materials into something new...set your imagination free!


Wind Power
Jump on the current trend and explore the power of wind as an alternative source of energy by investigating a real wind turbine model. Get swept away!


REI Peak
Learn about outdoors and responsible enjoyment of our public lands as Team Marbles and REI present "Promoting Environmental Awareness in Kids" (PEAK).

Free with admission to the museum

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>>FREE

YOU ARE SMARTER THAN A SIXTH GRADER! HOW WE REMEMBER AND WHY WE FORGET
By Scott Hagwood

Hope Community Church
821 Buck Jones Road
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 832-3732

Scott Hagwood, a four-time National Memory Champion, will share his story and the memory enhancement techniques he created as a result of having thyroid cancer. These techniques have helped him to go from having an average memory to American Grand Master of Memory. The event is scheduled for Saturday, April 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with registration from 9 to 9:45 a.m. The event fee is $10 and includes lunch. Reservations are required. Please call toll-free 1-877-751-2267 by April 15 to reserve your seat.

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That's it for now.


If you want to share cool weekend events, post a comment here, and I'll be sure to check them out!