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Garden Railway Grand Opening
Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
Sat, May 26, 2012, 1pm - 3pm
Tickets: 0-16
Storytime magic will be around very bend of the rails this season! Discover the sea-shell encrusted castle of Hans Christian Anderson's tucked inside a curve of one of the fifteen rail lines. Around the bend from another era, the humble houses of The Three Little Pigs can be found, a tale first told by Joseph Jacobs in 1890. And nestled in the woods beyond the trestle bridge, you just might find Charles Perrault's "Sleeping Beauty's Castle," covered with forbidding brambles and thorns.
Morris Arboretum will delight you with houses and palaces and castles from these and other beloved tales and unforgettable classic storybooks. To kick off this magical summer, children are invited to wear their favorite character's costume during the grand opening celebration on Saturday, May 26 from 1-3pm. Princesses, cowboys, wizards, and pirates are all welcome and may make a craft activity. And the first 125 people will enjoy free ice cream beginning at 1PM.
Garden Railway is open from 10:00am to 4:00pm during the week and 10:00am to 5:00pm on the weekends through September 5. Thursday evenings in June, July and August, the Arboretum is open until 8:30pm and the trains will run until 8:00pm.
Location:
Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
100 East Northwestern Avenue
Philadelphia, PA, 19118
For more information
Visit
http://www.morrisarboretum.org
Contact:
Marie Mercaldo Ingegneri 215-247-5777 x181 mmercald@upenn.edu