“America’s funniest science writer” (Washington Post) asks the questions children ask in this young readers adaptation of her best-selling Packing for Mars. What is it like to float weightlessly in the air? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a spacewalk? How do astronauts go to the bathroom? Is it true that they don’t shower? Can farts really be deadly ... +

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FUNDarte and the Miami-Dade County Auditorium present the 7th edition of ZunZún Children’s Fest, featuring a double bill festival featuring My Folk Life by Nallely Ponce and Insectos y Bicharracos by Rita Rosa Ruesga. My Folk Life by Nallely Ponce is a Traditional Regional Mexican Dances accompanied with a Live Mariachi Band and a Pre-Hispanic Mexican Dance presentation with a Children’s mini ... +

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The jungle springs to life in a music-filled spectacle that chronicles young Mowgli’s adventures growing up in the animal kingdom. Based on Rudyard Kipling’s time-honored children’s tales, join Mowgli as he learns about friendship and survival with the help of friends like the wise black panther Bagheera and Baloo the lovable bear. Cheer as Mowgli faces his fear and foils his nemesis ... +

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Fly into MODS for a special reading, book-signing and hands-on activities related to “Gema, the Curious Butterfly” with artist and children’s book author Gabriela Esquivel. Attendees will play and sing Gema’s song, decorate ready-made masquerade masks and paint butterfly wings. Gema, the Curious Butterfly is a story about friendship, freedom and love. Her grandmother gifted her a book that will guide her ... +

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Artful Playdates support learning through experience for young children. Families explore multiple hands-on ways to create art that enhances language skills, creativity, collaboration and communication. For this Artful Playdate, we will be celebrating Hispanic Heritage month. This event is free and open to the public. These sessions are intended for pre-K children. Artful Artful Playdates support learning through experience for young children. ... +

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FUNDarte’s 2019-20 Season opens up with the 5th edition of our International Festival of The Arts for Youth and Children, “ZunZún Children’s Fest”. A fun journey of classical and contemporary orchestral music performed by Musicall, brings us a lively Miami children’s orchestra, conducted by Jose Antonio Bornot. Rita Rosa Ruesga and musicians interpret the most popular and lasting Latin American songs. ZunZún ... +

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Join Art and Culture Center/Hollywood as they incorporate a bit of nature into their monthly STEAM-Themed Free Arts! Family Day. This month’s leaf-inspired activity will explore and record nature’s intricacies with leaf rubbings, leaf collages, or a combination of the two to create a mixed-media masterpiece. This hands-on activity allows families to experience the fun of science and art together as a ... +

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Jack and the Beanstalk gets a Russian twist with Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. On the other hand, Miami Chamber Music Society has partnered with Hobuco and the musical architect Oscar Bustillo to combine classical music with our favorite stories in a series called Musical Fairytales. These mashups introduce young listeners to classical music in a fun way, while demonstrating the ... +

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The beloved 1939 film is well known to most and is based on the 1900 book series by L. Frank Baum. This version of the show, first performed in 1987 by the Royal Shakespeare Company in London, England, featured the film’s music by Harold Arlen with lyrics by E.Y. Harburg—including “We’re Off to See the Wizard” and “Follow the Yellow Brick Road”, ... +

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WHEN SCHOOL IS OUT MUSICALL SUMMER CAMP IS IN Musicall Summer Camp Program offers children from 5 years to 18 years old a safe and fun Music Camp during the summer Register Here Our program includes Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced Classes. Chorus, Music Theory, Piano, Strings, Guitar, Percussion, Woodwind and Brass, Musical Theatre, Sports, Orchestras and Chamber, Composition, All-State Preparation, Field Trips……… ... +

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Area Stage Company adds a charming, fishy fairy-tale to its already wildly successful Mainstage Season. The Coral Gables-based theatre will open Disney’s The Little Mermaid in January, presenting the well-known story as a seaside circus spectacular. Following the immense success, and critical acclaim, of his Shrek The Musical and She Kills Monsters earlier this year, Giancarlo Rodaz will direct as well as ... +

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This concert features new arrangements of music inspired by children’s literature such as The Cat in the Hat and The Giving Tree, as well as iconic Disney films. The program closes with a new suite by Stephen Guerra, Jr., of music from the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Stephen Guerra, Jr., director UM Gusman Concert hall Frost School of Music ... +

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FUNDarte’s FY 2017-18 Season opens Sunday, October 1, 2017 with the 3nd edition of our International Festival of The Arts for Youth and Children, “Zun Zún Children’s Fest” featuring: Rita Rosa Ruesga (Cuba/Miami), Nicolas Tovar (Colombia/Miami), Yusa (Cuba/Miami), AnaBé (Cuba/Miami), Lluvia (Venezuela/Miami), Inez Barlatier (Haiti/Miami), and visiting artist Maria del Sol Peralta (Colombia), musical director Jose Domenech (Spain/Miami), and Theatre performance “iWant” ... +

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