JUST FOR KIDS!
ENGAGE YOUR KIDS IN THE ARTS! The Alliance for the Arts offers year-round visual and performance programming for kids.
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CUPCAKE CONCERT FAMILY SERIES
Presented by The Southwest Florida Symphony
2 Sundays, March 11, April 15 and Saturday, May 19 at 2PM
The Southwest Florida Symphony's Cupcake Concerts are an essential first step in introducing children to the lifelong pleasures of music. They are specially designed to introduce children and their parents to the wonders of 
live symphony music. Part performance, part family outing, these afternoons will spark the imagination of the whole family. Each concert includes great symphonic music, informative talks, musical demonstrations, and a chance to try an instrument at the "Instrument Petting Zoo."
The Cupcake Concerts is a series of three concerts. The first will introduce a Percussion Ensemble; the second concert will be a Brass Quintet and finally the String Quartet. Admission is free.
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Imagine It!
Southwest Florida Reading Festival Partner Event
Thursday, March 15, 2012 4PM-6PM
See a children’s production of a skit from The Imaginators by Florida Rep! Participate in guided, hands-on art projects with local artists AND meet local kids authors. Free. A $5 family donation is suggested.
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2012 OUTDOOR FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT!!!
Family movie nights are back beginning Friday, February 24th. Bring your chairs, blankets and picnic baskets and enjoy family friendly movies under the stars, projected onto a portable movie screen. Suggested $5 donation. Generous support provided by Briers CPA, Riverside Realty, Staging Matters and Winged Foot Title.
Bee Movie
March 23rd at 8:00pm
Bee Movie is the story of Barry B. Benson, a bee played by Jerry Seinfeld who just graduated from college. He’s disillusioned with his only job prospect of making honey and when he ventures outside of the hive he breaks the cardinal bee rule by talking to a florist named Vanessa. Barry is shocked to learn that humans have been stealing bees’ honey for centuries and decides to sue them in this hilarious animated comedy, rated PG.
Dolphin Tale
April 27th at 8:00pm
This live action film stars Morgan Freeman, Kris Kristofferson, Harry Connick, Jr. and Ashley Judd. Based on true events, Dolphin Tale tells the story of a young dolphin named Winter who lost her tail in a crab trap, and Sawyer, the introverted 11-year-old boy who befriends her. Sawyer meets the rescued dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium and rallies her friends and family to save Winter by convincing a pioneering doctor to create a unique prosthetic tail to restore the dolphin's ability to swim.
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Florida Repertory Theater Lunchbox Series
This season the Florida Rep's Lunchbox Series is once again LIVE onstage at the Alliance — featuring a show and a tasty lunch!
YOUR $12 ADMISSION INCLUDES:
• The Performance
• Theatre Workshop & Discussion with the Actors
• A delicious lunch from The Morgan House
• Free Parking!
• PLUS an interactive workshop that brings theatre to life in a new & exciting way!
April 21st - THOMAS EDISON: FIRE OF GENIUS
Saturday morning at 11:00
In partnership with Florida Repertory Theater, downtown Fort Myers.
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DANCE ALLIANCE SEASON CONCERT
April 20-21 in the Foulds Theatre, 8PM
Dance Alliance celebrates its 3rd season with its most ambitious program yet: a fusion of dance, live music and spoken word. The eight-member company has teamed up with Vocal Artistry, a premiere local choral group, to perform excerpts of Karl Jenkins’ “Requiem,” a series of thought-provoking melodies that blend the concept of a traditional Latin Mass with Japanese haiku poems.
The company also welcomes guest performer Dr. Jim Brock, a poet and Florida Gulf Coast University professor, whose music-like verses serve as the inspiration for Dance Alliance choreographers. Guest choreographer Donna K. Frogge reunites with Dance Alliance for the second time, bringing her interpretation of the Biblical tale of the Tower of Babel to the Alliance stage. Dance Alliance offers a blend of modern and classically-inspired dance. The company is striving to expand the art of dance in Southwest Florida and to provide area dancers with a venue for their continued artistic growth. $10 suggested donation.
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ENGAGE YOUR KIDS IN THE ARTS! The Alliance for the Arts offers year-round visual and performance programming for kids.
- Youth Arts Classes (All Ages)
- Spring Fever Camp (Ages 5-17)
- Summer Art Camps (Ages 3-5, Grades 1-6, Grades 7-12)
- Birthday Art Parties (All Ages)
- Winter Intensive Performance Arts Camp (Grades 1-6)
