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Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood May 29 - August 15, 2004  It’s a “speedy delivery” from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Meet Mr. McFeely July 23rd and 24th Enjoy stories, a puppet show and special end-of-the-day parade with Mr. McFeely, one of the best-loved characters from TV’s “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” The parade features a special appearance with Mr. McFeely’s closest pal, Purple Panda.  Story and Meet and Greet (Sun Burst Window)@ 11 a.m., Noon, 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Puppet Show (Sun Burst Window) @ 1 p.m. End-of -the-Day Parade featuring Purple Panda (Level 4) @ 4:45 p.m. “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” has been a fixture in homes with young children for more than 30 years. The philosophy and activities that make the television program so beloved are an integral part of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood — A Hands-On Exhibit. Children learn to respect themselves and others, develop creativity, learn about their neighborhoods and to adjust to new chapters of life such as new siblings, child care, visits to the doctor and loss. Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood provides a calm, accepting environment where children can process information in a nonthreatening, nurturing climate. Children explore problem solving and other creative thought processes that are critical for learning in early childhood. The Neighborhood’s inclusion of diversity in every aspect of its programming helps children to accept others as they develop their own identities.  Activities:Mister Rogers’ House At the porch of his television house, you are greeted with a taped message from Mister Rogers welcoming you to the exhibit. He explains that it’s OK to come in and play. Neighborhood of Make-Believe In the “Neighborhood of Make-Believe,” you enter the world of Mister Rogers’ puppets. Mister Rogers is the voice of most puppets there. He says: “A puppet on a child’s hand often says exactly what that child is thinking … and feeling! Whatever the puppets may look like, children bring their own life story to let the puppets act it out.” Fred Rogers’ Biography Fred McFeely Rogers was born in 1928 in Latrobe, Penn., about 40 miles east of Pittsburgh. After graduating from Rollins College in Florida in 1951 with a degree in music composition, he was hired by NBC in New York for work on “The Voice of Firestone,” “The Lucky Strike Hit Parade,” “The Kate Smith Hour” and the “NBC Opera Theatre.” In 1952, he married Joanne Byrd, a pianist and a fellow Rollins graduate.  In November 1953, Rogers moved to Pittsburgh at the request of WQED, the nation’s first community-supported public television station. He served as producer, musician and puppeteer with host Josie Carey, on a live, freewheeling, hour-long daily program called “The Children’s Corner.” In 1955, the series won the Sylvania Award for the best locally produced children’s program in the country. During off-hours, Rogers attended the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and, at the University of Pittsburgh, studied child development as a graduate student. He was ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1962 with a charge to continue his work with children and families through the media. After creating a 15-minute children’s series called “Mister Rogers” for the CBC in Toronto, he returned to Pittsburgh and WQED in 1966. There, he developed a new, half-hour format of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” for the Eastern Educational Network. In 1968, the program was picked up by Public Broadcasting Service for national distribution. Besides a George Foster Peabody Award, Fred Rogers received virtually every major award in television and dozens of others from special-interest groups in education, communications and early childhood development. More than 30 colleges and universities bestowed honorary degrees on Fred Rogers, including Yale University, Hobart and William and Smith, Rollins College (his alma mater), Carnegie Mellon University and Boston University. He and his wife had two sons and two grandsons. Fred Rogers died on Feb. 27, 2003. Buy Tickets Online! Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood — A Hands-On Exhibit is circulated under the auspices of The Pittsburgh Children’s Museum and Family Communications, Inc., and funded by The Grable Foundation.
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