JUST FOR KIDS
Youth Classical Concert at Buckman Arts Center @ St. Mary's School
Friday, March 4, at 7 p.m.
This annual concert is collaboration between Ballet on Wheels Dance Company, PRIZM Ensemble, and the Cordova High School Orchestra. Enjoy dance performances set to live classical music and pop covers.
Free. Reserve your seats at balletonwheels.org • 870-4348
Family Tunes & Tales at Area Libraries
Saturday, March 5, at 11 a.m.
Join the musical families of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra as they present a story set to music followed by an art activity. The event takes place at area libraries including the Central Library, Bartlett, Cordova, Collierville, and Germantown.
Free • 537-2500
PB&J: "Dream Big' with Roger Day at GPAC
Saturday, March 12, at 9:30 & 10:30 a.m.
Calling all kids to sing loud, jump high, and dream big with two-time Parents Choice award-winner Roger Day. This energetic live concert features a musical world populated by pachyderms, Sherpas, isopods, and Mosquito Burritos. After the show, enjoy a free art making activity in the lobby.
$8/child with up to two adults free • 751-7500.
TheatreKids presents "An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe" at BPACC
March 17-20. Thursday through Saturday at 7 p.m. Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
A full scale student production featuring creepy adaptations of Poe's famous short stories including The Tell-Tale Heart, The Oblong Box, The Purloined Letter, The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether, and The Fall of the House of Usher.
$10/person • 385-6440
The Ugly Duckling at the Buckman Center
Sunday, March 20 at 2 p.m.
Voices of the South adds Southern flair to this family favorite with an original adaptation by Jerre Dye and score by Virginia Matthews. Down-home music, colorful casting, and magical stage projections are the backdrop for the retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's popular tale.
$7/person • 726-0800.
MUSICALS
Elephant & Piggie's: We are in a Play! at The Orpheum
Thursday, March 3, at 6:30 p.m.
Get ready for some ‘Flippy Floppy Floory” dance with some of your favorite characters from Mo Willem’s award-winning children’s books. This sensory-friendly performance is designed to create a performing arts experience suitable for families with children with autism or with other disabilities that create sensory sensitivities.
Regular admission: $15 VIP tickets: $20 Group discounts available • 525-3000
Pinkalicious the Musical at The Circuit Playhouse
March 19 through April 10. Saturday & Sunday from 2-3 p.m.
Children ages 2-12 will enjoy this musical based on the popular children’s book Pinkalicious by Elizabeth & Victoria Kann. The show features Pinkalicious, a girl who can't stop eating pink cupcakes.
$30/adult. $10/child. Reservations • 726-4656.
DANCE
LOCAL, Dancing through time . . . places in Memphis at Hutchison School
March 3 & 4, at 7 p.m.
LOCAL presents kids with Down Syndrome collaborating with some of Memphis’ most talented artists. Guest choreographers include Rafael Ferreras with Ballet Memphis, Wayne Smith with ProjectMotion, Kevin Thomas with College Dance Collective, Emma Crystal with Playhouse on the Square and more. Commissioned pieces are based on public places in Memphis that have experienced renewal.
$15/person Advance discounts available • 289-2739