Free Cultural Arts Showcases

Each fall, Big Learning presents a showcase of performers interested in providing cultural arts entertainment to children in Montgomery County Public Schools. With three days of performances, the public and PTA representatives can get an unmatched opportunity to sample entertainment from around the globe. Everyone is welcome!

A different performer is presented every 15 minutes. There is no lunch break. Food is allowed in the auditorium. Pizza will be sold by the slice at the evening performances (at the door). Please be prompt. Children must be accompanied. Every day has different performers. New performers are scheduled on all three days.

OCTOBER 2, 2018 – Morning

9:15    Announcements – Seda Gelenian

9:45    Cosmic Adventures Traveling Planetarium – “A Brief Tour of the Universe” – Pre K – 8

10:00  Blue Sky Puppet Theatre –“If Pigs Could Fly” & 7 other  programs – PreK – 8

10:15  ReVISION dance company – “Dance Into Life” – K – 12

10:30  Reptiles Alive! L.C.C. – “Reptiles Alive!” – PreK – 12

10:45  Leila Cabib – “5-Day Cartooning Residency (workshop) & 2 other programs – 3 – 12

11:00  On The Ball, Spinny – “On the Ball” – K – 8

11:15  Luis Garay Percussion World – “The Passion and Inspiration of the Drums” – K – 12

11:30  Nicolo Whimsey – “Nicolo the Jester” – K – 5

11:45  Brian Curry Magic – “Book Club The Magic Assembly” & 2 other programs – K – 5

12:00  Billy B – “Biodiversity” & 6 other programs – K – 8

12:15  Marc Spiegel –“Marc Spiegel, Storyteller Extraordinaire” & 1 other program – Pre K – 12

12:30  Mary Ann Jung-History Alive*-“Good Queen Bess” & 3 other programs – K – 12

12:45  Motion Mania DanceTheatre – “Jazz Dance-American History’s Living  Window”– K – 8

1:00   Diane Macklin – “Small Wonders and Stupendous Feats” & 4 other programs” – PreK – 12

1:15   Fizzical Fairytales – “King Midas & the Golden Touch” – Pre K – 5

OCTOBER 3, 2018 – Morning

9:30   Announcements – Seda Gelenian

10:00  Under the Sea – “Under the Sea” – PreK – 12

10:15  DinoRock Productions, Inc. “Junkyard Pirates” & 3 other programs – PreK-5

10:30  Ziva’s Spanish Dance Ensemble – “Ole! Flamenco” – PreK – 12

10:45  Mark Jaster – “Piccolo’s Trunk” & 2 other programs – PreK – 12

11:00  Snowday – “Be Aca-Awesome” – & 1 other program – PreK – 12

11:15  Enviro Drum – Maryland – “Enviro Drum-Maryland: ”Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle” – PreK – 12

11:30  Baryna – “Baryna” – PreK – 12

11:45  Christylez Bacon – “Classic Hip-Hop”- & 2 other programs – PreK – 12

12:00  Susan Stockdale – “How Books Become Books (and Authors Become Authors)” -K – 5

12:15  Marian Licha – “A Magical Journey into Latin America” – K – 6

12:30  Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble – “Irish Roots and American Branches” & 1 other program – PreK – 12

12:45  Author Shannon Jones – “BE YOU-Building Esteem in Yourself (workshop)” – PreK – 5

1:00   Arturo Ho – “Visual Arts Residency (workshop)” – PreK – 12

1:15   CAPE Science, Inc – “Next Stop Science” – 3 – 8

1:30   TAHIRA – “LOL: Literacy Out Loud” – K – 8

1:45   Panda Programmer – “Introduction to Coding (workshop)” – PreK – 8

OCTOBER 11, 2018 – Evening

6:OO  Announcements – Seda Gelenian

6:15   Ray Owen – “Hats Off to America” – Pre K – 8

6:30   Pam the Kindersinger – “Fun with Pam the Kindersinger and Rascal” & 1 other program – Pre K – 5

6:45   Jay Mattioli’s Motivational Magic – “Jay Mattioli’s Motivational M.A.G.I.C.” – K – 6

7:00   Beatrice Pickles – “Around the World with Beatrice Pickles” – K – 5

7:15   Chris Fascione: Bringing Literature to Life! – “Bringing Literature to Life!” – Pre K – 8

7:30   The Rope Warrior Inc. – “ROPENASTICS: Rope Jumping in a New Dimension” – Pre K – 12

7:45   Bully You Bully Me/MerMan Productions, Inc – “Bully You Bully Me, Learn to be Bully Free” – Pre K – 10

8:00   Bruce Hutton “Old Time American Folk Music” & 2 other programs – PreK – 12

8:15   Pandas Karate, Inc. – “Bully Defense” – “Making Lemonade” – Pre K – 12

8:30 Harper Denhard-“Oh, What a Beautiful Morning: Songs of Hope and Kindness” – Pre K – 5