Forward to a friend | Plan your next event | Visit Park Website December 2008 Ice Skate FREE In This Issue: - Ice Skate FREE - Thrasher Zach Bogosian Ice Rink Appearance - Special offers at Fernbank Museum of Natural History Click here for more information Bring an unwrapped toy to donate to Toys for Tots on Tuesday, Dec. 16 and skate FREE at the Park's outdoor ice skating rink with the Atlanta Falcons Park Fact: * Approximately 800,000 bricks were used in the construction of the 21-acre Park. Laid end-to-end, lengthwise, the bricks would stretch from New York City to Philadelphia, approximately 100 miles. Laid Cheerleaders. Also making an appearance and signing autographs, is Kimberly Gittings, Miss Georgia USA 2009. The ice rink is open from 4:30 - 10 p.m. on Dec. 16 and will accept donations the duration of the evening. Don't sideways, the bricks would stretch for 50 miles. miss the opportunity to help needy children experience the joy of the holiday season while enjoying one of Atlanta's favorite winter pastimes free! Merchandise Thrasher Zach Bogosian Ice Rink Appearance Click here for more information Calling all Thrasher fans to the ice! The team's mascot, Thrash, and player Zach Bogosian will be available to sign autographs on Dec. 18 at the ice rink for anyone with an ice skating ticket or ticket to the Thrasher's game. They will be skating with children from the CHOICES Foundation and then signing autographs from 6:15 - 6:45 p.m. Special Offer at Fernbank Museum of Natural History Centennial Olympic Park merchandise can be purchased at the Visitor Center located on the south end of the Park, or over the phone at 404.223.4412. Click here for more information All proceeds from merchandise sales support the Pick up a discount card at the ice rink to save $3 on Fernbank Value Pass Park's free, family-friendly programming. Click here tickets, which include Musuem and IMAX admission. The special exhibition for more information "Ends of the Earth: From Polar Bears to Penguins," on view through January 2, 2009, is a hands-on exploration of the polar regions, the animals adapted to live there and the explorers who first journeyed into these extreme environments. The exhibition features games a penguin "ice slide," a polar explorers' station, a seven-foot polar bear and penguin suits you can wear! Plus, the North Pole's mos! t famous resident is featured in the new, animated IMAX film, "The Light Before Christmas," now showing through January 4, 2009. Call 404.929.6400 for tickets or visit www. fernbankmuseum.org. ________________________________________________ Centennial Olympic Park 265 Park Avenue West, N.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30313-1591 Voice: 404.223.4412 | Fax: 404.223.4499 Park Activities: 404.222.PARK Come Friend the Park! Free wireless internet access available at the Park Visitor Center