Yale Bulletin and Calendar

February 18, 2000

Volume 28, Number 21

'Dino-snore!' will bring public to Peabody
for the ultimate sleepover

If you've ever wanted to sing a lullaby to a brontosaurus, here's your chance.

For the first time in its history, The Peabody Museum of Natural History is inviting members of the public to spend the night tip-toeing around its exhibits and to sleep in the shadows of the giant skeletons in its Great Hall of Dinosaurs.

The event -- dubbed "Dino-Snore!" -- is part of Dinosaur Days, the museum's annual celebration of its paleontological collections. This year's program will be held Monday-Friday, Feb. 21-25.

New to the program this year, "Dino-Snore!" is designed for both children and adults. The museum will provide entertainment, a light evening snack and a continental breakfast. Participants must supply their own sleeping bags, mats and flashlights. The cost for the overnight event is $30 per child and $10 per adult (there is a maximum of three children per adult). Pre-registration is required. To sign up, call (203) 432-3776 or send email to peabody.events@yale.edu.

Kicking off the Dinosaur Days celebration will be the final round of Paleo-Knowledge Bowl, an oral competition that tests students' knowledge of paleontology, specifically dinosaurs. The competing teams are composed of students from schools throughout Connecticut. The event will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 21 in the Great Hall of Dinosaurs, and will conclude with an awards ceremony.

During Dinosaur Days, there will be daily activities designed for children and families. Visitors can take part in a fossil dig 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; talk with Yale graduate students from the Peabody's various divisions 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; watch a fossil preparator at work 1-3 p.m.; handle specimens and casts of dinosaur eggs, skin and teeth at the Fossil Touch Table; or read an edition of the Tyrannosaurus Times newspaper.

Puppeteer Betty Baisden will present her show "Roxi and the Dinosaurs," about an imaginary trip through time, at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The puppets' adventures continue in "Roxi and the Dinosaurs: The Sequel," which will be presented 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday. All performances will take place in the third-floor auditorium.

Dinosaur Days and the Paleo-Knowledge Bowl are sponsored by United Technologies.

Dino-Mite!

Following closely on the heels of Dinosaur Days will be an event devoted to teeth. Dudley the Dinosaur and the New Haven Dental Association will come to the museum noon-3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 27, for "Dino-Mite!" During the event, which celebrates National Children's Dental Health Month, New Haven dentists will explain how to brush Dino-teeth (as well as human ones). The first 800 children to participate will receive a Dino-Mite! treat bag.

Admission to the above activities is free with museum admission.

Located at 170 Whitney Ave., the Peabody Museum of Natural History is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults; $3 for seniors age 65 and older and for youngsters age 3 to 15. Visitor parking is located at the south end of Yale Lot 22, which can be accessed from Whitney Avenue opposite Humphrey Street. For directions and other information, call the InfoTape at (203) 432-5050 or visit the museum's website at www.peabody.yale.edu.

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