Houston Downtown Park Conservancy - Houston, TX

2010 Spring Families & Children Series

 
 FAMILIES & CHILDREN SERIES
 
 
 
Houston Area Youth Art Month
March is Youth Art Month, a celebration of the value of art education for all children. Come see the amazing, delightful and surprising work of a child's mind. Open through March, with free art workshops led by educators Saturday, 13, 20 and 27 at noon as part of KBR's Discovery Series

Young Writers Workshops
Saturdays 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Writers in the Schools, HPL Express and Discovery Green team up to offer Houston's only free, open writing workshop for kids! Made possible by a grant from David Mendez.



Zumba for Kids! Presented by HEB
Saturdays, 11:30 am - 12 pm
Zumbatomic! Dance workout for kids ages 4 - 12.



Discovery Series presented by KBR

Saturdays 12 - 1 p.m. Special Kick off event Saturday, March 13, 7 pm
A wonderful, weekly excursion in art, culture and fun! Check www.discoverygreen.com for Discovery Series updates. To open the seasom, a special Discovery Series evening event: Brother Tadpole & the Space Wiggs Save the Planet - an original show for children with fun songs by Loreta Kovacic. Come and Hula Dance in space with us
 
SPRING BREAK SPECIAL
Target presents Houston Grand Opera at Discovery Green
 
Storybook Opera
Tuesday, March 16, 12 - 1 pm
Thursday, March 18, 12 - 1 pm
An HGO artist reads aloud a musical story, engagine the audience with musical exerpts and questions. In English at 12 noon and in Spanish at 12:30 p.m.
 
Opera To Go
Friday, March 19
Cinderella in Spain, 10 - 11 am
"Cinderalla in Spain" Glass slippers, pumpkins and magical transformations...don't miss the allergy-prone fairy godmother and an unusual pair of evil stepsisters! In English and Spanish.

Opera To Go
A Way Home, 12 - 1 pm

HGO's 40th World Premiere, created in conjunction with Song of Houston's Mexico 2010.
 
 

Young Writers Reading presented by Travelers Insurance
Sunday, May 2, 3 - 5 pm
Award-winning student writers from across Houston read their work to an enthusiastic and appreciative audience. Presented by Writers in the Schools.
 
Mission Possible: Houston Nature Challenge
Saturday, May 15, 1 - 4 pm
See Smokey the Bear and pick up your 2010 Mission Possible passport to 30 different outdoor, nature-focused activities for families to enjoy together.
 
 
Follow the links below for more information about the other series:
Entertainment
Healthy Living
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