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Looking for things to do this month- there are some GREAT opportunities to try something new! INDIANA: April 1 –Michigan City Lighthouse Museum opens for season MICHIGAN: April 7- Statewide Astronomy Night– several planetariums across the state have events. April 7-23  Michigan State University Science Festival… Check it out- lots of opportunities to engage in science fun with our kids! April 15- Greenfield village opens at the Henry Ford Museum April 22- Kellogg Bird Sanctuary; August MI- free Earth Day admission Minnesota: April 12-May 14 – WICKED the musical at the Orpheus theater.  We saw this in South Bend last fall and it was FANTASTIC..worth every cent! Pennsylvania: April 8-9 Hershey Park Opens – Limited weekends in April VIRGINIA: Now through June 4:  Portsmouth, VA  Children’s Museum of Virgina:  Dinosuars: Land of Fire and Ice exhibit WISCONSIN: Through April 16- Wisconsin Dells- Bigfoot Zipline Tours discount   Nationwide: April 15-16 and April 22-23- In celebration of National Park Week– all National Parks will offer FREE admission    

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Going to the movies with a family of 4 has gotten pretty pricey these days! I love the cinemas that offer free or cheap spring matinee movies… here’s a list of this spring… it’s pretty short so feel free to add any you know about in the comments.  I’ll peruse them and add them in. MICHIGAN Flick’s Family Film Festival at Celebration Cinema’s  (Super excited to see TROLLS on March 10th… but there’s a good lineup of movies Feb 24-April 20. free for kids 12 and under  (it doesn’t list adult pricing but in the past I believe it was $5)   MICHIGAN, FLORIDA, INDIANA, ILLINOIS and MISSOURI: Goodrich Quality Theaters:  Morning Movies runs March 3- April 30.  FMG members (a free “frequent movie goer” club) receives up to 6 tickets FREE for each movie or non-members only pay $1.  

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Hey there- Just dropping in to let you know about a FANTASTIC DEAL this Saturday September 24, 2016! Smithsonian is offering FREE MUSEUM entrances all over the country. Check out their registration site to see if any are near you.  Once you register for a site you’ll be emailed a download link to download a form that you show when you get there.  It offers free entrance for TWO people.  Check it out: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/venues/museum-day-live-2016/  

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