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Coming Friday, April 21, 7-9 PM, to Rootle...
PBS KIDS FAMILY NIGHT! Grab your family, some healthy snacks and tune in to Rootle, UNC-TV’s Kids Channel, every Friday night, from 7 to 9 (encoring weekend evenings), starting April 21, for the PBS KIDS Family Night! Enjoy such movie favorites as Odd Squad: The Moving, Splash & Bubbles: One Big Ocean and Sesame Street: The Cookie Thief, as well as world premiere movies including Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood: Tiger Family Trip, Ready Jet Go! Return to Bortron 7 and Arthur & the Haunted Treehouse!
Art Director: Maria Bilinski Shain UNC-TV Board of Trustees: Chair: Eric M. Teal, Raleigh Vice Chair: Doris P. Loomis, Asheville Sabrina Bengel, New Bern Laura C. Bingham, Raleigh
HAPPY READ-A-ROO DAY! 10th Annual Big Birthday Bash, Saturday, June 3
Orson Scott Card, Greensboro Culley C. Carson IV, Raleigh Jack Clayton, Raleigh Mandy Cohen, Raleigh J. Donald Coleman, Hickory Joseph H. Ely, Winston-Salem Susi Hamilton, Raleigh Mark Johnson, Raleigh Megan G. Lebda, Charlotte Adam Loftin, Raleigh William W. Mance, Jr., Asheville Travis Mitchell, Raleigh Margaret Spellings, Chapel Hill Cullie M. Tarleton, Blowing Rock
Read-a-roo’s birthday party is our biggest Kids Club event of the year! Join us as we celebrate her big day in an extra big way, Saturday, June 3, at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher in Kure Beach! And Read-a-roo Friends Level Members are invited to an exclusive birthday celebration, including access to a private party room with refreshments and activities. Best of all, Roo will be there, along with a surprise PBS KIDS Guest Star, for hugs and high fives!
James Treadaway, Jr., Newton Caroline Foy Welch, Chapel Hill James C. Williamson, Raleigh Questions? viewer@unctv.org or 1-888-292-7070 Connect with us at unctv.org, facebook.com/unctv, twitter.com/unctv and instagram.com/unctv. CenterPiece©2017 UNC-TV
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To be part of this fun-tastic day, contact the Kids Club Hotline at kidsclub@unctv.org or 1-877-543-7488. And visit ncaquariums.com/fort-fisher for information about the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher.