The Cold Millions Author Event with Jess Walter
Join Missoula County Commissioner Josh Slotnick in welcoming author Jess Walter for this lively presentation and discussion of his book and our 2023 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read title, The Cold Millions.
This NEA Big Read program is presented in partnership with the County Commissioners’ Office and Fact & Fiction Bookstore, with support from the NEA.
*This program will be recorded and live streamed on MCAT’s Facebook, and will be available there to watch later.
View a full calendar of events for the NEA Big Read in Missoula
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Music Sunday at MCAT Studios
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Mock Evacuation Drill at Missoula Public Library
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11:00 am - 2:00 pm
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10:30 am
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2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Girls Who Code Club
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1
AUOR Family Passport Program
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10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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10:30 am
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10:30 am
Story Time
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11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
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12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Lego Club
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3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
D&D Guild for Adults
Virtual Event
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2
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
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UM Living Lab
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
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1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
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2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Sewing and Mending
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4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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5
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Preschool Art with a Purpose
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Video Camera Tour
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3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
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6
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Blue Block Day
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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Art Box
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Big Sky Writers’ Group
Big Sky Branch Library
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Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Classroom
Events for September
7
Montana Book Festival
Cooper Room
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Child Development Screening
Families First Consult Rooms
10:00 am
Seeley Lake Book Group
Seeley Lake Branch Library
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tech Time @ MPL
Ellingson Room
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Kids Cook with ChopChop
Demonstration Kitchen
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Missoula Scholastic Chess Club at MPL
Cooper Room B
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
Events for September
8
Food Drive
Level One
Montana Book Festival
Cooper Room
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Families First Classroom
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Lego Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
NEA Big Read Launch Party – The Cold Millions
Level One
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9
Montana Book Festival
Cooper Room
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
D&D Guild for Teens
Virtual Event
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Virtual Reality Tour
MCAT
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
MakerSpace Classes
MakerSpace
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10
Montana Book Festival
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Music Sunday at MCAT Studios
MCAT
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Community Radio DJ Auditions
MCAT
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One Day Short Film Production
MCAT
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11
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
2:00 pm
Learn to Video Edit
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Lego Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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UM Living Lab
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Seeley Lake Library: Open Podcasting Studio
Seeley Lake Branch Library
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12
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Preschool Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Video Camera Tour
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spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm
Memory Café
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3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Western Montana Genealogical Society
Blackfoot Room
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13
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Blue Block Day
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1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Swan Valley Book Chat
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3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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UM Living Lab
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Art Box
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Big Sky Writers’ Group
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5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dads and Dialogue
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6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
2nd Wednesday Night Book Group
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6:30 pm
Potomac Library Book Club: The Cold Millions
Potomac Branch Library
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14
Solar Eclipse Glasses Available at MPL
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10:30 am
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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
YMCA Yoga at the Library
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2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
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3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Early Out Activities
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3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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UM Living Lab
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Welcoming Week Cooking Demonstration by United We Eat
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4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Big Sky Branch Library
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Volunteer Day
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5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Talk Time
Imaginarium
6:00 pm
Lolo Book Discussion: The Cold Millions
Lolo Community Library
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10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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UM Living Lab
10:30 am
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10:30 am
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Art Box
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12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Lego Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
D&D Guild for Adults
Virtual Event
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16
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Swan Valley Yarns and Threads Retreat
Swan Valley Branch
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Western Montana Genealogical Society Work Day
Blackfoot Room
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
It All Began in Missoula! Frank Little, Father of the Western Free Speech Fight!
Cooper Room
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Virtual Reality Tour
MCAT
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17
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Music Sunday at MCAT Studios
MCAT
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Community Radio DJ Auditions
MCAT
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
One Day Short Film Production
MCAT
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18
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
2:00 pm
Learn to Video Edit
MCAT
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Lego Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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UM Living Lab
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Race and Change Across Cultures and Generations: A Journey in Stories and Music
Cooper Room
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19
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Preschool Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Campus Book Discussion: The Cold Millions
University of Montana, Mansfield Commons (Level 3)
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Video Camera Tour
MCAT
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spectrUM Discovery Area
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UM Living Lab
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Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
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Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
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Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
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20
Home ReSource Spontaneous Construction Exhibit
Missoula Public Library
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Blue Block Day
Families First Classroom
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spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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Art Box
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Kids Cooking Class
Demonstration Kitchen
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Big Sky Writers’ Group
Big Sky Branch Library
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Symphony Kids
Imaginarium
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
The Cold Millions Author Event with Jess Walter
Cooper Room
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Classroom
6:30 pm
3rd Wednesday Book Group
Blackfoot Room
Events for September
21
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tech Time @ MPL
Ellingson Room
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
YMCA Yoga at the Library
Cooper Room A
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
You’re an Engineer
Imaginarium
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
The Cold Millions: An Evening with Author Jess Walter in Seeley Lake
Seeley Lake Community Foundation Building
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Talk Time
Imaginarium
5:45 pm
Frenchtown Book Club: The Cold Millions
Frenchtown Branch Library
Events for September
22
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Families First Classroom
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Lego Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
Events for September
23
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Kid Gloves and Brass Knuckles: The Life of Nancy Cooper Russell with Mary Jane Bradbury
Imaginarium
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
NEA Big Read Walk-in Hours: Lasered Leather
MakerSpace
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
D&D Guild for Teens
Virtual Event
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Virtual Reality Tour
MCAT
Events for September
24
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Music Sunday at MCAT Studios
MCAT
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Community Radio DJ Auditions
MCAT
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
One Day Short Film Production
MCAT
Events for September
25
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Genealogy for the Absolute Beginner
Blackfoot Room
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
2:00 pm
Learn to Video Edit
MCAT
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Lego Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
A History of Organized Labor in Montana with State Archivist Rich Aarstad
Cooper Room
Events for September
26
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Preschool Art with a Purpose
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Video Camera Tour
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Read with Dogs!
Imaginarium
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
Events for September
27
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Blue Block Day
Families First Classroom
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Middle School Writers’ Group
Art Box
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Big Sky Writers’ Group
Big Sky Branch Library
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Learn MCAT’s 3 Camera Studio
MCAT
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
MakerSpace Classes
MakerSpace
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Dads and Dialogue
Families First Classroom
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Wednesdays with the Mayor
Cooper Room B
Events for September
28
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tech Time @ MPL
Ellingson Room
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
YMCA Yoga at the Library
Cooper Room A
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Introduction to Podcasting
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Big Sky 3D Printing
Big Sky Branch Library
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Talk Time
Imaginarium
Events for September
29
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
10:30 am
Tiny Tales
Imaginarium
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Community Connections
Families First Classroom
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Watercolor Painting Class
Cooper Room
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Yarns @ MPL
Blackfoot Room
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Lego Club
Imaginarium
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Young Adult Writers’ Group
Art Box
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
D&D Guild for Adults
Virtual Event
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
4HistoryBuffs
Cooper Room
Events for September
30
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MCAT Tour & Training
MCAT
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
UM Living Lab Open Hours
UM Living Lab
10:30 am
Story Time
Art Box
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Young Kids Dance Party
MCAT
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stop Animation Workshop for Kids
MCAT
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Discovery Area Science Activity
spectrUM Discovery Area
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Saturday Matinee: Disney’s Newsies
Cooper Room
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Virtual Reality Tour
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