The Felix Adler Children’s Discovery Center – “Clinton, Iowa’s Children’s Museum!” has two annual fundraisers underway: the Curbside Service Pasta Dinner, and the Online Silent Auction. All proceeds from the fundraisers will go to providing “Learning through Play” at the children’s museum.
Curbside Service Pasta Dinner Fundraiser at Rastrelli’s Tuscany — Sunday, Nov. 19 5-7 p.m.
The Curbside Service Pasta Dinner Fundraiser, served from Rastrelli’s, is a favorite annual event that makes it easy to support the Discovery Center. All proceeds will go directly to educational programs for children and families and provide “Learning Through Play” at the children’s museum.
The dinner is Sunday, November 19, from 5 to 7 p.m. It is cooked at and served from Rastrelli’s Tuscany Event Center, in Clinton. The dinner is curbside service only, and meals must be ordered in advance for pick up at your chosen time. Meals will be brought out to vehicles by a team of cheerful Discovery Center volunteers.
The dinner menu includes Rastelli’s delicious pasta with choice of sauce (meat, alfredo, or meatless marinara), Rastrelli’s famous cabbage salad or a lettuce salad, fresh baked Rastrelli’s bread, and homemade desserts.
Meals are $10 for adults and teens, and $5 for children ages 12 and younger.
To order meals, please call the Discovery Center at (563) 243-2600. Staff and volunteers will help callers make meal selections and will then provide a receipt for meal pick up on Sunday, November 19.
Online Silent Auction Fundraiser – Saturday, November 11 through Monday, November 20
The Discovery Center is holding its annual Online Silent Auction Fundraiser now through November 20. The site is: www.32auctions.com/DiscoveryCenter2023
More than 30 baskets are available for online bid. Many area and regional businesses and individuals have donated to provide one-of-a-kind packages and baskets just perfect for holiday gift-giving.
Items offered include: tickets to an Iowa Women’s Basketball home game, in February; tickets to Iowa Hawkeye Football in 2024; gift certificates to restaurants, clothing and jewelry stores, and gift boutiques; automotive and bicycle care; tickets to the movies, the Clinton Symphony, the LumberKings, the Sawmill, and many other regional museums; an impressive collection of golfing packages; decorative pieces for the home; and many other great finds.
All the proceeds from this auction will go directly to children’s museum programs and events for area families.
Funtime Friday & Saturday – Turkey Talk – Clinton County Conservation Program
This Friday, November 17, and Saturday, November 18, at 10:30 a.m., Clinton County Conservation brings their “Turkey Talk” presentation to families at the Discovery Center. Naturalist Jessica Steines will be at the Discovery Center on Friday, to share information on this fascinating bird and how it lives in our area. She will read a story, let guests interact with the nature artifacts, and lead a turkey craft project. This partnership program at the Discovery Center with Clinton County Conservation is sponsored by Beckwith Commercial Roofing. It is also supported by the Brent Strunk Memorial Fund to promote learning about animals.
On Saturday, the program will be led by the Discovery Center’s staff.
The Funtime program is a free activity with museum admission, and no preregistration is required. It is designed for early learners and their grown ups although all ages are always welcome.
The Felix Adler Children’s Discovery Center is located in Downtown Clinton, at 332 8th Avenue South, at the foot of the U.S. 30 Bridge over the mighty Mississippi.
The children’s museum is open five days a week: Wednesdays, 12:30-5 p.m.; Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sundays, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Admission is $5 per person for ages two to 64, $4 per person for ages 65 and older, free for children one year and younger, and free for Discovery Center members. Annual memberships are available at the museum.
The Felix Adler Children’s Discovery Center is a non-profit children’s museum bringing learning through play. Their mission is to provide a safe and positive environment for families to discover the world by exploring arts, culture, literacy and science through educational programs and interactive exhibits. They turn no one away based on inability to pay.
For more information on the children’s museum and its many programs, contact them at (563) 243-3600, email info@adlerdiscoverycenter.org, or message them on Facebook at Felix Adler Children’s Discovery Center.
