Wednesday, February 9, 2011

ONE OF THE BEST KEPT SECRETS IN LOCAL CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING

Clowes Hall on the Butler University campus offers an educational series for preschool and school-age children. Plays and musicals, typically about one-hour in length, are performed by local and touring production companies and can be seen weekdays throughout the school year. Tickets are usually between $7 and $10 and may be ordered in advance or purchased at the door (Some performances do sell out.). Upcoming preschool performances include Three Classics by Mercer Mayer, The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Eric Carle Favorites and Click, Clack, Moo. See a complete schedule on the Clowes Hall web site.

I’ve never seen this series promoted anywhere but the Clowes Hall website. The shows are attended mostly by school groups so perhaps Clowes focuses its marketing efforts to educators. Regardless, individuals are also welcome. I took my three-year-old daughter to see The Berenstain Bears musical last fall. The show was based on three different books and explored good nutrition, stranger danger and honesty. My daughter loved it, and I admit, I was entertained too!

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