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Family Fun in Mansfield

January, February
March & April 2008

Many of the following programs require advance registration and/or fees. Call ahead!
Fee waivers are available to eligible Mansfield residents for most Mansfield Parks and Recreation Department programs (429-3015). Scholarships may be available for other fee-based programs listed here.

January

Jan. 4 (Fri.), 7pm -- Winter Movie Night; watch a family-friendly movie in the Community Center gym (MPRD)
Jan. 9 (Wed.), 6:30pm -- Grades K-12 String Fling (string concert) @ Mansfield Middle School (MMS)
Jan. 18 (Fri.), 6-9pm – Winter Family Fun Night; family fun in the gym, pool and community room (all ages) (MPRD)
Jan. 26 (Sat.), 6-9pm – High School Musical Party; lots of fun activities & showing of HSM 2! (grades 2-6) (MPRD)
Jan. 27 (Sun.), 12n-2pm – Making Papyrus! Learn how the ancient Egyptians made & used it & make your own (CSMNH)
Jan. 27 (Sun.), 2-4pm – Feet, Hooves & Paws; winter animal tracking for all ages @ the Joshua's Trust office (MPRD)

February

Feb. 2 (Sat.), 9am-4pm – Friends of the Mansfield Library Book Sale @ Buchanan Center; LOTS of children’s books! (MPL)
Feb. 2 (Sat.), 10am-12n – Bird Basics; hands-on workshop with museum specimens (ages 8 & up with adult) (CSMNH)
Feb. 2 (Sat.), 7pm – Drive-in to Dinner & a Movie; make your own big-box car, bring a picnic & watch a movie (MPRD)
Feb. 3 (Sun.), 9am-3pm -- Friends of the Mansfield Library Book Sale @ Buchanan Center; LOTS of children’s books! (MPL)
Feb. 3 (Sun.), 1 & 3pm -- Performances of The Wizard of Oz by American Family Theater (rec. for ages 5 & up) (JCPA)
Feb. 8 (Fri.), 7-9pm – 7th Annual Father/Daughter Valentine’s Dance at Mansfield Middle School (all ages!) (MPRD)
Feb. 8 (Fri.), 7:30pm – Performance of the rock musical Return to the Forbidden Planet by E.O. Smith Drama Club (EOS)
Feb. 9 (Sat.), 4-9pm – Parents’ Night Out: activities and pizza for grades K-5 at the Community Center (MPRD)
Feb. 9 (Sat.), 7:30pm – Performance of the rock musical Return to the Forbidden Planet by E.O. Smith Drama Club (EOS)
Feb. 10 (Sun.), 1:30pm – Performance of the rock musical Return to the Forbidden Planet by E.O. Smith Drama Club (EOS)
Feb. 13 (Wed.), 7pm -- E.O. Smith H.S. Winter Music Dept. Band Concert in the auditorium (EOS)

February School Vacation Camps, Workshops, Activities (Feb. 18-22)
Contact: Community School of the Arts (486-1073; continuingstudies.uconn.edu/csa); Mansfield Parks & Recreation Dept. (429-3315; mansfieldct.org); Mansfield Public Library (429-2501; biblio.org/mansfield)

Feb. 18 (Mon.), 11am-2pm – Winter Family Fun Day; family fun in the gym, pool & community room (all ages) (MPRD)
Feb. 19 (Thurs..), 10:30am – Mural Workshop: Learn about and make an original mosaic mural! (ages 5-10) (MPL)
Feb. 20 (Wed.), 2pm – Hands-on Drawing Instruction for Kids (architectural drawings & period cartoons) (ages 8 & up) (MPL)
Feb. 20 (Wed.), 7pm – Moonlight walk at Mansfield Hollow Dam with Friends of Mansfield Hollow (429-3206)
Feb. 21 (Thurs.), 10:30am – Mural Workshop: Learn about and make an original mosaic mural! (ages 5-10) (MPL)
Feb. 22 (Fri.), 2pm – Hands-on Drawing Instruction for Kids: architectural drawings & period cartoons (ages 8 & up) (MPL)
Feb. 23 (Sat.), 9am-3pm – CT 4-H Sheep Project Clinic @ Ratcliffe Hicks Arena, UConn (CT4-H)
Feb. 29 (Fri.), 4:30-11pm – Bus trip to see the Boston Celtics play the Charlotte Bobcats; Jan. 29 registration deadline (MPRD)
Feb. 29 (Fri.), 6:30-8pm – Leap to the Library: Family night of stories & crafts from many lands + light refreshments (MPL)

March

March 1 (Sat.), 8am-5pm -- Intercollegiate Horse Show at Horsebarn Hill Arena (CANR) (486-3377)
March 1 (Sat.), 1-3pm – Saturday at the CT State Museum of Natural History; drop-in activities for grades 1-5 (CSMNH)
March 1(Sat.), 1-3pm – 4th Annual Youth Triathlon (run, swim & untimed mystery event) for ages 7-11 (MPRD)
March 7 (Fri.), 5-7pm – Swing your Cumbia Dance; parents & kids learn basic swing and cumbia steps (MPRD)
March 8 (Sat.), 7-9pm – Star Party at Lions Club Field; check out the winter night sky! (ages 5 & up with adult) (MPRD)
March 9 (Sun.), 2pm – Performance of Junie B. Jones by Theatreworks USA (recommended for ages 5 & up ) (JCPA)
March 11 (Tues.), 7-8:30pm – Spring Country Dance: MMS fiddlers and a professional caller (all ages with adult) (MMS)
March 15 (Sat.), time TBA – Mansfield Lions Club Ham and Scalloped Potato Dinner; location TBA (429-0480)
March 15 (Sat.), 9am-4pm – CT 4-H Dairy Project Clinic @ Ratcliffe Hicks Arena, UConn (CT4-H)
March 15 (Sat.), 10am-12n – Documenting History at Old Sturbridge Village; hands-on workshop (ages 6 & up) (CSMNH)
March 15 (Sat.), 10am – EGGztravaganza! Big Bunny, face painting, games, arts & crafts, egg hunt (ages birth-9) (MPRD)
March 15 (Sat.), 12:30-2:30pm – An EGGSciting afternoon; bring hardboiled eggs to decorate (ages 6 & up with adult) (MPRD)
March 22 (Sat.), 9am-3pm – UConn Poultry Club Show @ Ratcliffe Hicks Arena, UConn (CANR) (486-1008)
March 24 (Mon.), 7:30am-5:30pm – Recreation Rescue @ MMS for grades K-8; games, crafts and more (MPRD)
March 29 (Sat.) -- Horse Symposium @ Ratcliffe Hicks Arena 10am-1pm; Horsebarn Hill Arena 1-4pm (CANR) (486-4471)
March 29 (Sat.), 8am-12m – Day #2 in an Advanced Alien Civilization; bus trip & 7-mile walking tour of New York! (MPRD)
March 29 (Sat.), 10am-12n – Preschool Fun Fair @ Buchanan Center/Mansfield Public Library; activities & information (MPL)
March 29 (Sat.), 10am-12n – Sock Puppet Theatre; each family brings a clean sock to make a puppet (MPRD)
March 29 (Sat.), 10am-12n – Natural Areas Volunteers: help maintain local parks; call for location (ages 8 & up w/adult) (MPRD)
March 30 (Sun.) – Horse Symposium @ Ratcliffe Hicks Arena 10am-1pm; Horsebarn Hill Arena, 1-4pm; (CANR) (486-4471)

April

April 5 (Sat.), 9am-4pm -- CT 4-H Goat Day @ Ratcliffe Hicks Arena, UConn (CT4-H)
April 5 (Sat.), 10am-12n – Natural Areas Volunteers: help maintain local parks; call for location (ages 8 & up w/adult) (MPRD)
April 5 (Sat.), 12n -- 17th Annual Light the Lodge Powwow @ Gampel Pavilion, UConn (486-9106)
April 5 (Sat.), 1-3pm – Saturdays at the CT State Museum of Natural History; drop-in activities for grades 1-5 (CSMNH)
April 6 (Sun.), 12n-2pm – The Art of Drawing Nature – Plants! Draw with a botanical illustrator (ages 8 & up w/adult) (CSMNH)
April 12 (Sat.), 10am-12n – Chemistry Wizardry! Hands-on amazing creations & special effects! (grades 3-6) (CSMNH)
April 12 (Sat.), 12n-5pm – Opening of new puppetry exhibit Through the Lens; puppetry in film & TV (BIMP)

April School Vacation Camps, Workshops, Activities (April 14-18)
Contact: Community School of the Arts (486-1073; continuingstudies.uconn.edu/csa); Holiday Hill Day Camp (423-1375; holidayrecreation.com); Mansfield Parks & Recreation Dept. (429-3315; mansfieldct.org); Mansfield Public Library (429-2501; biblio.org/mansfield)

 April 15 (Tues.), 2pm – Singer & Songwriter Maria Sangiolo presents Fairy Houses, Fairy Moon (bring shoebox) (4 & up) (MPL)
April 19 (Sat..), 9am-3pm – UConn Dairy Club Show @ Ratcliffe Hicks Arena, UConn (CANR) (486-2023)
April 19 (Sat.), 10am-12n – Butler-McCook House & Garden Tour (Hartford). (ages 8 & up with adult) (CSMNH)
April 19 (Sat.), 10am-3/4pm – E. CT Draft Horse Assoc. 2007 Plow Match behind Mansfield Supply, Rte. 195 (429-8434)
April 26 (Sat.), 10am preview & tag sale; 1pm – UConn's Spring Horse Auction @ Horsebarn Hill Arena (CANR) (486-2034)
April 26 (Sat.), 11am-2pm – Mansfield Celebrates Earth Day! Info & activities for all ages at the Town Hall (429-3333)
April 26 (Sat.), 10am-1pm – 9th Annual Kids’ Flea Market; anyone may buy, but sellers must be in grades 1-8 (MPRD)
April 27 (Sun.), 1 & 3pm -- Performances of Sleeping Beauty by American Family Theater (rec. for ages 5 & up) (JCPA)


 Family Fun in Mansfield is compiled by Becky Lehmann for Mansfield Advocates for Children. Please contact her (423-5807; slehmann@snet.net) if you wish to suggest items for future editions. Publication of Family Fun in Mansfield is supported by a grant from the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Foundation.

We welcome your suggestions and comments, and we do read and consider each one.
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