2008 - 2009
Special Events

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
CANTARÉ ¡Fiesta!

Take a musical journey through Latin America to hear
about the three cultures that shaped its music-
Indigenous, European and African.

All grades
October 8, 2008
10 and 11:30am
2006 Winner of a Pernts Choice
Award for Al Agua Pato CD

Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr Day
Mirandy and Brother Wind

A staged reading. Mirandy is determined to capture
the Wind as her partner in the cakewalk, a dance
rooted in Afro-American culture.
Made possible in part from a Creative Project Grant
from the Arts and Humanities Council
of Montgomery County

All grades
January 19, 2009
11am and 1:30pm
By Patrick McKissack
Adaptation by Michael J. Bobbitt
Music, lyrics by John Cornelius
A Caldecott Honor Book

Celebrating African American History Month
The Smithsonian's Discovery Theater presents:
Going the Distance

Race to the finish with Olympic Gold Medalists Jesse
Owens and Wilma Rudolph who rose from childhood
adversity to the world's fastest man and woman.

2nd-6th grades
February 25, 2009
10 and 11:30am

See the play and take a guided
tour of Glen Echo Park to learn
about its desgregation in the 60s

Celebrate Women's History Month
Clara Barton: The Courage Within

This one-act play dramatizes the pivotal moments in
the life of American Red Cross founder, Clara Barton.
Audience members will glimpse the personal stories of
her life; how she transformed herself from a shy girl of
ten, teased by classmates, into a brave woman caring
for fallen soldiers during the battles of the Civil War.
In partnership with the Clara Barton National Historic Site-
U.S. National Park Service.

*Also an Adventure Theatre Touring Production

3rd-6th grades
March 2-6, 2009
10:30am
Written by Kevin Krug
Directed by Jennifer Nelson

See the play and take a free tour
of Clara Barton's historic home
led by a U.S. Ranger.

Make Earth Day a Lifetime Celebration
Just a Dream: The Green Play

When it comes to the environment, young Walter is
not an enlightened individual. He's a litterbug who
believes sorting trash is a big waste of time. What's
more, he thinks his friend's birthday present, a tree, is
the most ridiculous gift he's ever seen. Walter believes
the future is going to be wonderful, filled with robots
and other amazing inventions. One night while lying in
bed, Walter falls asleep and dreams of a world that is
not exactly what he'd imagined. When he returns to
the present, he is changed and so are his dreams.
Based on the book by Chris Van Allsburg, author of
The Polar Express and Jumanji.

*Also an Adventure Theatre Touring Production

1st-6th grades
March 31-April 5,2009
10:30am
Directed by Roberta Gasbarre

In Partnership with Discovery
Creek Children's Museum

Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
The Monkey King

The Washington Chu Shan Chinese Opera Institute
presents traditional Chinese opera in an exhilarating
combination of storytelling, music, dazzling costumes, and acrobatics

All grades
May 11,2009
10 and 11:30am