Things to Do: October 2008 Archives

This year's annual College and Science Exploration Day at UC Riverside will have a new visitor - the Traveling Space Museum.

The traveling exhibit includes items such as an astronaut toilet, flight simulator, helmets and more.

The free Saturday event includes breakfast, lunch and a resource fair with hands-on science activities and information from college admissions and financial aid representatives.

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The Mentos/Coca Cola experiment is one of the most popular hands-on science activities at UC Riverside's annual College and Science Exploration Day.

Middle and high school students are invited to attend and explore the science education field. Register for the event at https://ois.ucop.edu/success_08 or call 951-827-1012 for more information.

The event is sponsored by UCR's The Copernicus Project and is a collaborative effort with UCR's Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) School Programs, the Boy's & Girl's Club of San Bernardino and Rialto and Strategies for Understanding College and Careers in Engineering and Science (SUCCESS).

The Riverside Children's Theatre has been around over five decades, which means it has had several generations of performers.

The current generation - with a little help from the last - is performing the William R. Dixon production of "The Jungle Book" at the University of California Riverside Theater Thursday, October 30 at 7 p.m., Halloween night at "dark" and Saturday, November 1 at 1 and 7 p.m.

Cost is $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Call 951-351-9871 for information or tickets.

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Tabaqui is played by Claire Glidden in the Riverside Children's Theatre production of "The Jungle Book."

The Riverside Children's Theatre hosts two productions each year and offers weekly Saturday classes for children grades K-8. The classes are on dance, music and theater arts.

"Parents invest a tremendous amount of time," said Robert Herrick, president of the RCT Board. The organization is run entirely by parents and volunteers.

One thing unique to the group is that all kids kids who audition get a part in the production, Herrick said. The audition is good for practice and to find the best fits for the parts.

First 5 San Bernardino's All Aboard Reading Railroad Literacy Fair will be at the San Bernardino County Museum Sunday, November 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

It's a free event, open to the public and there will be goodies for preschool and kindergarten visitors - a brand new book bag with books already inside.

"Children will get a passport up front and then visit stations to hear a story and get their passports stamped," said Bonnie Woodrome, communications and resource specialist at First 5.

In the courtyard there will be activities and games related to literacy for children of all ages, as well as resources for parents about school preparedness, health and well being.