(Berkeley, CA) March 21, 2009—
Golden Thread productions will present an interactive performance about Norooz history as part of Habitot's Persian New Year celebration. Families can celebrate the coming of spring with Norooz customs like painting "tokhme-morgh" eggs and planting "sabzeh" wheatgrass.  In the Art Studio, children will use flower petals, seeds, and other natural materials to make spring collages. Golden Thread's performance is from 11:00 am to 11:30 am.  Iranian children's stories will be told at 12:00 pm, 2:00 pm, & 3:30 pm in the Multicultural Reading Tent. 

Regular hours (9:30 am – 4:30 pm) and admission rates (Children $8, Adults $7) apply.  For more information please visit http://www.habitot.org.

About Habitot:
Habitot Children's Museum is the East Bay's award-winning hands-on discovery museum for young children, recently voted "Best Museum for Little Kids" in the San Francisco Bay Area by Nickelodeon's 2008 ParentsConnect.com's Parents' Pick Awards.  

Through early childhood learning, parenting education, and community outreach, Habitot helps parents and caregivers raise curious, creative, and confident children. More than 750,000 people have enjoyed Habitot's interactive exhibits, art programs and classes since the museum's opening in 1998. Habitot ensures its accessibility for all Bay Area families with its Family and Community Partnerships Program, which brings more than 10,000 low-income and at-risk children into the museum every year through scholarships, subsidized memberships and free admissions days.

For more information about Habitot's events and free days, please visit http://www.habitot.org/hab/events.htm