The Power of Children: Making a Difference Discover how children used words, voice and action to make a positive difference during the Holocaust, The Civil Rights movement and the AIDS epidemic. Please visit our website for more details about events. September - October The Power of Children Events Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday SEPTEMBER 1 Open 10-5 Friday 2 Open 10-7 Saturday 3 Open 10-5 9 Open 10-5 10 Open 10-5 15 Open 10-5 16 Open 10-5 17 Open 10-5 22 Open 10-5 23 Open 10-5 24 Open 10-5 29 Open 10-5 6 Open 10-7 Ryan’s Mom 30 Open 10-5 OCTOBER 1 Open 10-5 7 Open 10-7 8 Open 10-5 4 Open 12-4 5 11 Open 12-4 12 Open 10-3 13 Open 10-5 1:00 Live Theater Performance (10 min) (Otto Frank) 11:00 Live Theater (10 min) (Anne Frank) 11:00 Live Theater (Miep Gies) 18 Open 12-4 19 Open 10-3 20 Open 10-6 1:00 Live Theater Performance (10 min) (Otto Frank) 11:00 Live Theater (10 min) (US Marshal) 25 Open 12-4 26 Open 10-3 11:00 Live Theater (Teacher) 4-6 PM FREE Babysitting at CCM so Member Adults may enjoy the Power of Children 1:00 Live Theater Performance (10 min) (US Marshal) 11:00 Live Theater (10 min) (Teacher) 2 Open 12-4 3 Open 10-3 1:00 Live Theater Performance (10 min) (Teacher) 6 Open 10-5 11:00 Live Theater (10 min) MUSEUM CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY 27 Open 10-7 11:00 Live Theater Opening of “Why We Fight: Remembering AIDS Activism" a photo exhibition at KSC Thorne Art Gallery through Dec. 3 OPENING DAY! 7 Open 10-5 8 Open 10-5 11:00 Live Theater Performances- stories about Anne, Miep Gies, Otto Frank, Ryan, Ruby’s 1st grade teacher & more (10 minute monologues at CCM) VIP Preview and Reception 6-8 Invite Only 14 Open 10-5 11:00 Live Theater (Otto Frank) 7pm FREE Movie at Keene Public Library: “The Diary of Anne Frank” 21 Open 10-5 11:00 Live Theater (US Marshal) 7:00 PM Kati Preston Holocaust Survivor at Ahavas Achim * 7pm FREE Movie at KPL: “Ruby Bridges” 28 Open 10-5 11:00 Live Theater (10 min) 6:00 PM Authors of “Blood Brothers” to speak at CCM * 11:00 Live Theater (US Marshal) 7pm FREE Movie at KPL: “The Cure” 4 Open 10-5 5 Open 10-5 11:00 Live Theater (10 min) (RYAN) View the AIDS Quilt @ Thorne Art Gallery KSC 11:00 Live Theater (10 min) (RYAN) View the AIDS Quilt @ KSC 7 PM FREE Movie at KPL: “The Freedom Writers Diary” Jeanne White-Ginder speaks at KSC Thorne Art Gallery 12:30 – 1:30 * 6 PM meet Jeanne at CCM AIDS Quilt @ KSC 9 Open 12-4 10 Open 10-3 11 Open 10-5 12 Open 10-5 13 Open 10-6 1:00 Live Theater (RYAN) AIDS Quilt @ CCM 11:00 Live Theater (10 min) AIDS Quilt @ Cheshire Children’s Museum 11:00 Live Theater (10 min) (RYAN) 11:00 Live Theater (10 min monologue) (RYAN) 18 Open 10-5 19 Open 10-5 4-6 PM FREE Babysitting at CCM so Member Adults may enjoy the Power of Children 16 Open 12-4 1:00 Live Theater (RYAN) 17 Open 10-3 Cheshire Children’s Museum 222 West Street Keene, NH 03431 20 Open 10-5 LAST DAY TO SEE THE POWER OF CHILDREN 603-903-1800 AIDS Quilt @ Cheshire Children’s Museum 14 Open 10-5 1:00 Live Theater (10 min) (Otto Frank) 1:00 Live Theater (10 min) (Anne Frank) 1:00 Live Theater (10 min) (Teacher) 1:00 Live Theater (10 min) (Teacher) 1:00 Live Theater (RYAN) AIDS Quilt @ Cheshire Children’s Museum 15 Open 10-5 1:00 Live Theater (RYAN) PROGRAMMING KEY *book raffle for event attendees!! Anne Frank and The Holocaust Ruby Bridges and Civil Rights Ryan White and the AIDS Epidemic Live Theater – stories about Anne, Miep Gies, Otto Frank, Ryan, Ruby’s 1st grade teacher & more www.cheshirechildrensmuseum.org Organized by The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, The Power of Children: Making a Difference is made possible by NEH on the Road, a special initiative of the National Endowment of the Humanities. It has been adapted and toured nationally by Mid-America Arts Alliance.
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