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Get the Dirt on Spring Fun LITTLE MATES DISCOVERY DAY AT THE ERIE MARITIME MUSEUM/U.S. BRIG NIAGARA Date: May 12 Address: 150 East Front Street, Erie Contact: flagshipniagara.org/visitor-information, or 814.452.2744 There is a world out there to be discovered! Join the Erie Maritime Museum and the U.S. Brig Niagara for a day of fun, educational, hands-on maritime activities. For more information, visit the website. NATURAL IMPRESSIONS 7TH ANNUAL MIXED MEDIA STUDENT ART COMPETITION Dates: April 28-May 28 Address: Tom Ridge Environmental Center, 301 Peninsula Drive, Erie Contact: trecpi.org, or 814.833.7424 Check out photography, mixed media, paper and canvas, and clay and tabletop sculptures submitted by students, in first grade through college, who created their interpretation of the theme “Plastics Lost and Found” in a student art competition sponsored by the Presque Isle Advisory Board. Visit the website for more information. ROARIN’ AND EXPLORIN’ AT THE ERIE ZOO! Date: March 2 Time: 6 to 8 p.m. Address: 423 West 38th Street, Erie Contact: eriezoo.org Celebrate the awesome new outdoor lion exhibit at the Erie Zoo! This night is especially for members who have renewed their memberships in October. This is the zoo’s way of thanking supporters. The festivities will include a meet and greet with one of the lion keepers. You will get a sneak peek of the new lion exhibit before the grand opening! There will be crafts, cookies and much more! Visit the website for more information. More Fun Close By CHAUTAUQUA-LAKE ERIE ART TRAIL OPEN STUDIO TOUR Dates: May 26 & 27 Location: Lake Erie Grape Belt Contact: chautauquaarttrail.com, or 716.224.3381 Don’t miss this free open studio tour to experience the places where art is created. The artwork encompasses many disciplines—painting, photography, ceramics, sculpture and textiles. All of it is a creative response to the beauty that surrounds Chautauqua County. To see additional images of the work, as well as background information and directions to the studios, visit the website. 62 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE ❘ icmags.com