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MUSIC / SWEET COLLEENS
Jan. 30: Local folk-pop band the Sweet Colleens are playing two concerts to promote their first children's CD, "The Monkey Dance: All the Kids Are Doin' It." The five-member band will perform with kids from the Minneapolis Youth Chorus, who also sing on several CD tracks. 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Cedar Cultural Center, 416 Cedar Ave S., Mpls.; $10-5; 612-338-2674 or thecedar.org.
OUTDOORS / FULL MOON SNOWSHOE HIKE
Jan. 30: Hike or snowshoe through the oaks under a full moon at Silverwood Park in St. Anthony. Warm up afterward with s'mores in front of the fire in the park's new visitor center. Registrations required. 5:30-7:30 p.m.; 2500 County Rd. E, St. Anthony; $5; 763-559-6700 or threeriversparks.org.
NATURE / WINTER FLOWER SHOW
Jan. 30-March 21: Breathe in the humidity and soak up the vibrant color at the new winter flower show in the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory's formal sunken garden. The new display features hundreds of freesia, camellia, foxglove, cyclamen, lily and azalea. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Como Zoo and Conservatory, 1225 Estabrook Drive, St. Paul; Free; comozooconservatory.org or 651-487-8201.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH / THE POETRY OF RAP
Feb. 4: In his new book, "In the Heart of the Beat: The Poetry of Rap," Alexs Pate argues
THEATER / THE SNOWY DAY
Through Feb. 14: Stages Theatre Company has a knack for expanding slim children's picture books into full-length plays. Now, they've fleshed out "The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats. The 1963 Caldecott winner was the first popular picture book to have an African-American main character. Stages Theatre, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins; $15-$5; 952-979-1111 or stagestheatre.org.
THEATER / MR. MCGEE & THE BITING FLEA
Through Feb. 21: This new production at the Children's Theatre Company is based on six whimsical stories written by popular New Zealand children's writer Pamela Allen. Watch what happens when a wayward duckling doesn't listen to its mother, meet the monster who lives in Mary Elizabeth's house and see Mr. McGee shed most of his clothes and dive into the ocean to escape a biting flea. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 22, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Jan. 23, 2 and 5 p.m. Jan. 24; 2400 Third Ave. S., Mpls.; $40-$16; 612-874-0400 or childrenstheatre.org.
EXHIBIT / DINOSAURS: LAND OF FIRE AND ICE
Through May: Staff at the Minnesota Children's Museum used up-to-date research to design an interactive exhibit where kids can explore two distinct climates — the land of fire and the land of ice. Kids can walk through a bog, meet the animatronic T-Rex, climb icy steps and pretend to be a paleontologist by uncovering fossils with brushes. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Minnesota Children's Museum, 10 W. Seventh St., St. Paul; $7.95; 651-225-6000 or mcm.org.
HISTORY EXHIBIT / MINNESOTA'S GREATEST GENERATION
Ongoing: The Minnesota History Center exhibit uses recorded interviews, photographs, film footage and hundreds of artifacts to document the experiences of an entire generation, from childhood in the 1920s through World War II and into the present. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday; Minnesota History Center, 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul; $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17, free for children ages 5 and younger. 651-259-3000 or mnhs.org.
FILM / FREE FAMILY FLICKS
Ongoing: The Theatres at Mall of America shows free family flicks every Saturday at 10 a.m. Arrive early to get a seat. See theatresmoa.com to find out what's showing.
NATURE / BIRDING
Ongoing: See songbirds up close and watch experts band birds as part of an ongoing effort to help scientists learn more about bird migrations and habits. All ages welcome. Carpenter Nature Center has been capturing, banding and releasing birds for 26 years. 9 a.m.-noon every fourth Friday of the month, Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center, 12805 St. Croix Trail, Hastings; free; please call ahead to let them know you're coming; 651-437-4359 or CarpenterNatureCenter.org.
