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  • Building, Singing, Dancing Performance with Bob the Builder™
    February 11

    From paving roads to building a whole new town from the ground up, there's no challenge too great for Bob the Builder™ and his Can-Do Crew. Don't miss the opportunity to meet and see Bob the Builder as he takes a break from building, digging and hauling and for a special interactive Sing-Along performance.  Click here for more information.

      Information
    Where: Navy Pier (Family Pavilion Stage)
    600 East Grand Avenue
    Chicago, IL 60611
    When: Thursday, February 11/
      11:00am - 4:30pm
    Show Times: 11:00am & 4:00pm
    Meet & Greet Times: 1:00pm & 3:00pm

     

  • Super-Dee-Duper Sing-Along with Barney™
    March 4

    Barney will be at the Navy Pier to do what he does best: sing and dance and have fun with all his friends. One of Barney's special Sing Alongs is BARNEY'S FAVORITE SONGS and features 12 different numbers, Spout! including "If All the Raindrops" and "Mr.Knickerbocker".  Click here for more information.  

      Information
    Where: Navy Pier (Family Pavilion Stage)
    600 East Grand Avenue
    Chicago, IL 60611
    When: Thursday, March 4/
      11:00am - 4:30pm
    Show Times: 11:00am & 4:00pm
    Meet & Greet Times: 1:00pm & 3:00pm

     

  • Day Out With Thomas

    Day Out With Thomas is fun-filled event that offers aspiring young engineers and their families the opportunity to take a ride with a 15-ton replica of classic storybook engine, Thomas the Tank Engine at their regional heritage railroad. In addition to the train ride, children will enjoy meeting Sir Topham Hatt, hearing Thomas stories, exploring the Thomas Imagination Station and more! Check the schedule below to see when they will be in town,  then click here for more ticket information.

    2010 Dates Location 
    3/5-3/7 & 3/12-3/14 Grapevine Railroad; Grapevine, TX
    3/6-3/7 & 3/13-3/14 Gold Coast Railroad Museum; Miami, FL
    4/9-4/11 & 4/16-4/18 Heart of Dixie RR Museum; Calera, AL
    4/10-4/11 & 4/17-4/18 Florida Railroad Museum;  Tampa, FL
    4/16-4/18 & 4/23-4/25 Fillmore & Western; Fillmore, CA
    4/23-4/25, 4/30  & 5/1-5/2 Henry Ford Museum; Dearborn, MI
    4/23-4/25 &  5/1-5/2 Tennessee Valley Railroad; Chattanooga, TN
    4/23-4/25 & 4/30-5/2 B & O Railroad Museum; Baltimore, MD
    4/24-4/25, 5/1-5/2 & 5/8-5/9 Wales West; Silverhill, AL
    5/7-5/9 & 5/14-5/16 Medina Railroad Museum, Medina, NY
    5/8-5/9 & 5/15-5/16 Essex Steam Train; Essex, CT
    5/8-5/9 & 5/15-5/16 Heritage Park Historical Village Calgary; Calgary, AB
    5/8-5/9 & 5/15-5/16 Tumbleweed Express; Santa Fe, NM
    5/22-5/23 & 5/29-5/30 Upper Hudson River Railroad; North Creek, NY
    5/22-5/23 & 5/28-5/30 Cuyahoga Valley Scenic RR; Peninsula, OH
    5/27-5/31 Heber Valley Railroad; Heber City, UT
    6/4-6/6 & 6/11-6/13 Midland Railway; Baldwin City, KS
    6/4-6/13 Tweetsie Railroad; Blowing Rock, NC
    6/5-6/6 & 6/12-6/13 West Coast Railway; Squamish, BC
    6/5-6/6 & 6/12-6/13 Kentucky Railway Museum; New Haven, KY
    6/9-6/13 National Railroad Museum; Green Bay, WI
    6/12-6/20 Strasburg Rail Road; Strasburg, PA
    6/18-6/20 Durango & Silverton RR; Durango, CO
    6/18-6/20 & 6/25-6/27 Whitewater Valley Railroad; Connersville, IN
    6/18-6/20 & 6/25-6/28 Edaville USA; Carver, MA
    7/2-7/4 & 7/9-7/11 Delaware River Railroad Excursions; Phillipsburg, NJ
    7/9-7/11& 7/16-7/18 Northwest Railway Museum; Snoqualmie, WA
    7/9-7/11& 7/16-7/18 Conway Scenic Railroad;  N Conway, NH
    7/16-7/18 & 7/23-7/25 Elgin County Railway Museum; St Thomas, ON
    7/23-7/27 & 7/29-8/1 Great Smoky Mts. Railroad; Bryson City, NC
    7/30-7/31, 8/1 & 8/6-8/8 Roaring Camp Railroads; Felton, CA
    7/31-8/1 & 8/7-8/8 Tumbleweed Express; Lakeville, MN
    8/6-8/8 & 8/13-8/15 Boothbay Railway Village; Boothbay, ME
    8/13-8/15 & 8/21-8/22  IL Railway Museum; Union, IL
    8/20-8/22 & 8/27-8/29 Crossroads Village & Huckleberry RR; Flint, MI
    8/28-29 & 9/3-9/6 Edaville USA; Carver, MA
    9/4-9/5 & 9/11-9/12 Tennessee Central Railway; Nashville, TN
    9/10-9/12 & 9/17-9/19 Lebanon Mason Monroe RR;  Lebanon, OH
    9/11-9/19 Strasburg Rail Road; Strasburg, PA
    9/11-9/12, 9/18-9/19 & 9/25-9/26 Colorado Railroad Museum; Golden, CO
    9/18-9/19 & 9/24-9/26 Boone & Scenic Valley RR; Boone, IA
    9/24-9/26 & 10/1-10/3 North Carolina Trans Museum; Spencer, NC
    9/24-9/26 & 10/1-10/3 Oklahoma Railway Museum; Oklahoma City, OK
    10/1-10/3 Austin Steam Train; Burnet, TX
    10/9-10/10 & 10/16-10/17 The Tumbleweed Express; Granite City, IL
    10/15-10/17; 10/22-10/24 Texas State Railroad, Rusk, TX
    10/22-10/24; 10/29-10/31 SAM Shortline, Cordele, GA
    11/6-11/7; 11/11 & 11/13-11-14 Orange Empire Railway , Perris, CA
    11/19-11/31 Strasburg Rail Road; Strasburg, PA

     

  • Sesame Street Live

    Elmo, Big Bird and your Sesame Street friends are coming to your neighborhood for a live, fun-filled performance!   Check the schedule below to see when they will be in town,  then click here for more ticket information.

    Event 2010 Dates Location 
    1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends 01/28/2010- 01/31/2010 Sprint Center; Kansas City, MO
    When Elmo Grows Up 1/29/2010- 1/31/2010 Palace Theatre;  Albany, NY
    Elmo's Green Thumb 01/29/2010- 02/15/2010 Fox Theatre; Detroit, MI
    1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends 02/04/2010- 02/07/2010 Reliant Arena; Houston, TX
    When Elmo Grows Up 02/04/2010- 02/15/2010 The WAMU Theater at Madison Square Garden; New York City, NY
    1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends 02/09/2010- 02/10/2010 CenturyTel Center; Bossier City, LA
    1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends 02/12/2010- 02/14/2010 Heart O'Texas Colliseum; Waco, Tx
    1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends 02/18/2010- 02/21/2010 Frank Erwin Center; Austin, TX
    Elmo's Green Thumb 02/18/2010- 02/21/2010 State Theatre - Playhouse Square Center; Cleveland, OH
    When Elmo Grows Up 02/19/2010- 02/21/2010 Broome County Forum Theatre; Binghamton, NY
    Elmo's Green Thumb 02/19/2010- 02/21/2010 Big Sandy Superstore Arena; Huntington, WV
    1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends 02/25/2010- 02/28/2010 AEG Live South - Nokia Theatre; Dallas, TX
    When Elmo Grows Up 02/26/2010- 02/28/2010 Mid Hudson Civic Center; Poughkeepsie, NY
    Elmo's Green Thumb 02/26/2010- 02/28/2010 SeaGate Convention Centere; Toledo, OH
    1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends 03/02/2010 - 03/03/2010 American Bank; Corpus Christi, TX
    When Elmo Grows Up 03/02/2010 - 03/03/2010 Clemens Performance Center; Elmira, NY
    Elmo's Green Thumb 03/04/2010 - 03/07/2010 Susquehanna Bank Center; Philadelphia, PA
    1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends 03/05/2010 - 03/07/2010 INTRUST Bank Arena; Wichita, KS
    When Elmo Grows Up 03/06/2010- 03/07/2010 Stanley Theatre; Utica, NY
    Elmo's Green Thumb 03/10/2010- 03/14/2010 Shea's Performance; Buffalo, NY
    1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends 03/11/2010- 03/14/2010 Cox Convention Center; Oklahoma City, OK
    When Elmo Grows Up 03/11/2010- 03/14/2010 Wachovia Arena; Wilkes-Barre, PA
    Elmo's Green Thumb 03/16/2010- 03/17/2010 Bandor Auditorium; Bangor, ME
    1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends 03/18/2010- 03/21/2010 Baton Rouge River Center; Baton Rouge, LA
    Elmo's Green Thumb 03/19/2010- 03/21/2010 The Ryan Center; Kingston, RI
    When Elmo Grows Up 03/19/2010- 03/21/2010 Sun National Bank Center; Trenton, NJ
    When Elmo Grows Up 03/23/2010- 03/24/2010 Renaissance Theater; Mansfield, OH
    Elmo's Green Thumb 03/25/2010- 03/28/2010 RBTL Auditorium Theatre; Rochester, NY
    1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends 03/25/2010- 03/28/2010 BOK Center; Tulsa, OK
    When Elmo Grows Up 03/26/2010- 03/28/2010 Kentucky Center - Brown Center; Louisville, KY
    When Elmo Grows Up 04/01/2010- 04/05/2010 State Theatre; New Brunswick, NJ
    1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends 04/1/2010- 04/4/2010 Abraham Chavez Theatre; El Paso, Tx
    Elmo's Green Thumb 04/1/2010- 04/4/2010 Bob Carpenter Center; Newark, DE
    Elmo's Green Thumb 04/13/2010- 04/14/2010 Crouse-Hinds Theater at OnCenter; Syracuse, NY
    Elmo's Green Thumb 04/16/2010- 04/18/2010 The Bank of Kentucky Center; Highland Heights, KY
    When Elmo Grows Up 04/23/2010- 04/25/2010 Warner Theatre; Erie, PA
    When Elmo Grows Up 04/7/2010- 04/08/2010 Veterans Memorial; Lima, OH
    1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends 04/8/2010- 04/11/2010 Odeum Colorado; Broomfield, CO
    Elmo's Green Thumb 04/8/2010- 04/11/2010 Toyota Presents Oakdal Theater; Wallingford, CT
    Elmo's Green Thumb 05/05/2010- 05/09/2010 Rosemont Theatre; Rosemont, IL
    1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends 05/27/2010- 05/30/2010 Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza; Thousand Oaks, CA

     

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