ohhhh la la! It's Cirque du CMOM

Everyone is asking!

Are you coming to Cirque?

The Children's Museum of Memphis' biggest fundraiser also happenes to be the most fun!

Cirque du CMOM is sure to be a blast in 2010!

This year's theme is:

Spectacular! Spectacular! C'est Magnifique!
A Parisian Extravaganza
Celebrating 20 Wild and Wonderful Years of CMOM

Need the details for the best party in town?

It's Saturday, February 6, 2010. Doors open at 7:30pm! The dress is festive tres chic attire! Top hats, Boas and the like are encouraged!

Truth * Beauty * Freedom * Love
-Fabulous French cuisine by Chef Cullen Kent of Cafe Society
-Stupendous Open Bar
-Fantastique BIG Toy Auction
-Twirl and Swirl to the tunes of "The Plaintiffs"
-Featuring les femmes fatales Dina Martin & Jenny Vergos
-Lyra performance, jugglers, dancers, flame throwers & more!

Need an invitation? Get one here: http://cmom.com/sites/default/images/2010Invitation.pdf

Make sure you RSVP:
http://cmom.com/sites/default/images/2010ResponseCard.pdf

Don't be caught in the cold. Come to the Children's Museum of Memphis for the hottest party!

Here are some highlights from last years Cirque du CMOM

Feel the love generation...

More great news!

CMOM is proud to announce that your generous donations given at the front entrance this past weekend have allowed us to contribute another $1800 to Save the Children Haiti Relief Fund! Thanks - You guys are the BEST!

THANK YOU!

We've always known our CMOM visitors are the best, but now you guys have given us another reason to brag about you...thanks to your visits this past weekend ($1 for every admission price sold went towards this effort), we were able to send nearly $2,000 to God's Littlest Angels Orphanage (http://glahaiti.org) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti! With a nursery, a toddler house, and a new orphanage complex on the way, this organization has been dedicated to taking care of Haitian children since 1994. CMOM has a special connection with GLA, too...one of our previous employees is in the process of adopting a little boy from the orphanage. Your contributions will help provide little Wadson and other children in need with food, shelter, and other everyday necessities. So thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!

Some of the sweet children from the God's Littlest Angels Orphanage in Haiti.

"...and the world will be as one..."

This week, after one of the worst earthquakes in recent history, the world has joined together to support the people of Haiti...and CMOM wants to help, too. That's why we've dedicated this holiday weekend to a special "Helping Hands for Haiti: Children Helping Children" program. A portion of every admission sold will go to the relief effort. There will also be special jars at the admissions desk where kids can learn the virtures of charity and helping others by donating coins from home. Plus, we'll have a special card-making session Saturday afternoon for kids to express their support in a creative way. So bring your mini-philanthropists this Saturday, Sunday and Monday and make a difference!

Pictures from New Year's at Noon!

We always have fun here at CMOM, but New Year's at Noon was a TOTAL BLAST!



We got the morning started off right with a magic show...everyone loved it!

There were crafts galore (hey, that's my back!).

I think I was just as excited about the "Junkanoo" theme as the kids!

Busy, busy, busy!

Man, look at that crowd! Everyone lined up for the countdown.


Here's my favorite HR guy ever, Cliff- he and I got to stand on the top ledges to throw out prizes at the strike of noon.



We had a special all-girls guest band-- The Hot Pink Paper Clips -- to end the day...they were awesome!

"I Have a Dream..."

Join us for

Martin Luther King, Jr's

Birthday Celebration!

Monday, January 18

10am-2pm

In 1963, Dr. King's revolutionary "I Have a Dream" speech inspired our country by reminding us that the U.S.A. was founded on the basis of freedom. Come help us celebrate this hero with our annual MLK birthday party. With face painting, arts & crafts, games, and our own "peace quilt," this is sure to be a party to remember!