For Immediate Release November 8, 1999 Contact: Pat Kremer (312) 665-7400 Educational Programming SPECIAL PROGRAMS WELCOME SUE AND GUESTS TO THE FIELD MUSEUM Opening Day: May 17, 2000, 6 a.m. Central Daylight Time Witness the unveiling of Sue live on the internet at www.fieldmuseum.org/sue Opening Day: May 17, 2000, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and May 27-29, 2000, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Celebrate Sue’s arrival with a host of dino-mite activities for all ages! • Create-a-Saurus. What are dinosaurs made of? Use your imagination and show us. Join us in building dinos large and small using foam and wire. • Dino-mite art. Visit our artists on the floor to discover dazzling dinosaur art! • Dino-Time for preschoolers. We’re sure to capture your child’s attention and imagination with a program of songs, stories, and dinosaur artwork. • Fossils beneath your feet. Look closely at the Museum’s floor and discover remnants of animals that flourished in an ancient sea—a sea much older than any dinosaur. • Dino/dino-not. Learn what makes a dinosaur a dinosaur. (A hint: it’s not size!) Then see how you measure up as you compare your size to that of different dinos. • Bone up. Visit the McDonald’s® Fossil Preparation Lab here at The Field Museum and see what our preparators are working on now. Friday, May 19, 2000 See dinosaurs in action! The Museum is sponsoring a special screening of Walt Disney Pictures’ spectacular new computer animated/live action movie, "Dinosaur." The screening is followed by a family celebration at The Field Museum. Limited admission; call (312) 665-7400 for information and tickets. Opening Weekend: May 20-21, 2000, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Explore the world of dinosaurs through the arts in a weekend full of delightful family programs. • World premier! A new theater piece written specially for The Field Museum uses puppetry to bring Sue to life and to tell the story of the evolution of dinosaurs. • Dinosaur tales. Meet the creators of Sue’s own books: "A Dinosaur Named Sue" and "The Field Mouse and the Dinosaur Named Sue." Fay Robinson and other well-known dinosaur authors will meet visitors and sign books. • Create-a-Saurus. What are dinosaurs made of? Use your imagination and show us. Join us in building dinos large and small using foam and wire. • Dino-mite art. Visit our artists on the floor to discover dazzling dinosaur art! • Dino-Time for preschoolers. We’re sure to capture your child’s attention and imagination with a program of songs, stories, and dinosaur artwork. • Fossils beneath your feet. Look closely at the Museum’s floor and discover remnants of animals that flourished in an ancient sea—a sea much older than any dinosaur. • Dino/dino-not. Learn what makes a dinosaur a dinosaur. (A hint: it’s not size!) Then see how you measure up as you compare your size to that of different dinos. • Bone up. Visit the McDonald’s® Fossil Preparation Lab here at The Field Museum and see what our preparators are working on now. Opening Weekend: Saturday, May 20, 2000, 3:30 p.m. • The science of Sue. After nearly two years of research, Paleontologist Chris Brochu, a research associate at The Field Museum and the lead researcher on Sue, will discuss what he has uncovered about the largest, most complete and best-preserved T. rex ever found. Brochu's work will serve as a benchmark for all future work on T. rex. Limited admission. Call (312) CALL-CCM or (312) 225-5226 for tickets. Opening Weekend: Sunday, May 21, 2000, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. The fun continues with . . . • The sounds of dinosaurs? Another world premier! The Chicago Chamber Musicians perform a concert featuring a world premier performance of "Tyrannosaurus Sue: A Cretaceous Concerto," with music by Bruce Adolphe of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, poems by Kevin Crotty, and illustrations by Kurt Vargo. The celebration also features a reading of the new children's book, "The Field Mouse and the Dinosaur Named Sue" by popular children's author Jan Wahl, with illustrations by Bob Doucet. Sponsored by Ronald McDonald House Charities. All tickets $10. Limited admission. Call (312) CALL_CCM or (312) 225-5226 for tickets.