Celebrate Youth Art Month!
10 Performances, Concerts, Workshops, Films & More
1. Artists on the Rise: Juried Teen Exhibition
Children are sure to fall in love with Junie B. Jones! It’s Junie B.’s first
March 10-28
day of first grade, and a lot of things have changed. Junie’s friend
Montpelier Arts Center, 9652 Muirkirk Rd., Laurel, MD
Lucille doesn’t want to be her best pal anymore, and on the bus, Junie
To celebrate National Youth Art Month, Montpelier Arts Center
B. makes friends with the new kid, Herb. Throw in a friendly cafeteria
is presenting their Fourth Annual Artists on the Rise: Juried
lady, a kickball tournament and a “Top-Secret Personal Beeswax
Teen Exhibition. The center strives to foster a positive, creative
Journal,” and first grade has never been more exciting!
environment in which young and emerging artists realize their full
potential as creative individuals. In doing so, this exhibit spotlights
teens (ages 13-18) in the Washington area and their talents in the
visual arts.

2. The Dancing Princesses, A New Musical
March 1-20; check www.creativecauldron.org for specific times
Creative Cauldron at ArtSpace Falls Church, 410 South Maple Ave.

Falls Church, VA
A group of princesses are locked in their room each night, but in the
morning, their dancing shoes are completely worn through as if they
4. Mary Poppins
Through March 12; check www.restonplayers.org for specific dates
Reston Community Center, 2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, VA
introduces the audience to the troubled Banks family in 1910. The
Banks have sent many nannies packing before the practically-perfect
Mary Poppins shows up and teaches the children how to value each
other again with a little common sense and their magical adventures!
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had been dancing all night! Join the Learning Theater Ensemble as a
young knight attempts to find out the princesses’ secret in a musical
adaptation of this classic Grimm tale.

3. Junie B. Jones: The Musical
March 5, 11:30 a.m.

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This classic show involves lovable chimney-sweep, Bert, who
5. Saturday Art Workshop for Children
March 12, 10 a.m.

Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Rd., NW, Washington, D.C.

Attendees are guided in creating both small sketches and large-scale
drawings of nature at this Kreeger Museum Art Workshop, exploring
studio tools including pencils, graphite powder and watercolor
washes. In addition, these young artists get to use magnifying glasses
and viewfinders to discover signs of spring on the museum grounds!
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6. Children’s Film: Monkey Kingdom
March 19, 10:30 a.m. & March 20, 11:30 a.m.

National Gallery of Art, 401 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.

Young film lovers will love spending the morning at the National
Gallery of Art for their Children’s Film series, featuring “Monkey
Kingdom,” narrated by Tina Fey. Set in the lush jungles of Sri
Lanka, the film documents the life of Maya, a Toque Macaque as she
navigates the social hierarchy of her extended family and strives to
keep her newborn, Kip, healthy and safe. When the troop of monkeys
is forced from their home, Maya unexpectedly takes the lead.

premiere piece for babies and toddlers, Space-Bop! Drawing on a
little one’s early love of light and vocal play, Space-Bop features
GRAMMY® nominated hip-hop artist, Christylez Bacon, who plays
the Chaplinesque hero, and along with the endearing denizens of
outer space, takes little viewers through time and space.

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7. NSO Teddy Bear Concert: The String Thing
March 12-13; check www.kennedy-center.org for specific times
The Kennedy Center, 2700 F St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Bassist Paul DeNola and violinist Heather LeDoux Green introduce
young audiences to some of the greatest music ever written! With
instruments in hand and several props by their side, this “silent”
comedic tag-team present bite-sized excerpts from Mozart, Rossini,
Tchaikovsky and more. Toddlers can bring their favorite stuffed
animal to this playful, interactive program and have their teddy bear
friend join in all the fun!
9. Peter & The Wolf
March 12, 11 a.m.

Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Ln., North Bethesda, MD
It’s Peter & The Wolf like you’ve never seen before. Find out if Peter
and his animal friends make it away from the wolf safely as you
experience the world’s most famous musical fairytale brought to life
by the Bob Brown Puppets. Prior to each family concert, the Music
Center at Strathmore asks attendees to join them in the inspiration
zone before the show for some fun, interactive pre-concert activities!
10. Children’s Theatre: Brave
Saturdays through March 19, 1-2:15 p.m.

Workhouse Arts Center, 9518 Workhouse Way, Lorton, VA
Mestey Films Productions presents an original adaptation of Brave!
In this tale, Merida wants to be free, but her mother wants her to
8. Arts on the Horizon – Space Bop
choose a husband. When a wish by Merida comes true, her mother
March 5-12; check www.atlasarts.org for specific times
Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE, Washington, D.C.

Journey to the musical cosmos in Arts on the Horizon’s world-
mother now understand how Merida feels or has Merida only made
is turned into a 9-year-old girl while still in an adult’s body. Will her
a bigger mess of things? You’ll have to come see it to find out!
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