Funfest Sensory-friendly Area

July 13, 2019, 6:15 a.m. - July 13, 2019, 2 p.m. PDT

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The annual WGBH FunFest, A Day of Ice Cream and Music, returns Saturday, July 13 from 10am-4pm at WGBH Studios in Brighton! FunFest features all-you-can-eat ice cream, moonbounces galore, live entertainment, and even your favorite PBS Kids characters!

This year, FunFest includes a sensory-friendly area inside our studios catering to guests with special needs. Activities include a sensory-friendly screening of Molly of Denali in Yawkey Theater. Our Fraser Performance Studio will also feature sensory-friendly activities. Upon arrival, guests will be provided a colorized map to orient them to three unique stations: (1) slime making station; (2) quiet space; and (3) a self-directed space where guests can read, relax or color. Guests will also be able to sample ice cream.

Positions/Shifts: Self-Directed Reading Space (9:30am-1pm or 12:30-5pm), Drawing Station (9:30am-1pm or 12:30-5pm), Slime Activity (12:30-5pm); Screening Usher (9:30am-1pm), Registration (9:15am-1pm or 12:15-5pm), Greeter (9:15am-1pm or 12:15-5pm)*Volunteers with previous experience working with sensory impacted individuals preferred.

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This opportunity started on July 13, 2019, 6:15 a.m. and ended on July 13, 2019, 2 p.m. PDT and happens once. All events occur at an action's local time based on the latest information provided to us. The time listed here has been automatically converted to your device's timezone.

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  1 Guest Street, WGBH Studios, Brighton, Massachusetts, 02135, USA

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Verbal & Written Communication
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