Fox Cities P.A.C.'s 2015-16 Education Series to Include JUNIE B. JONES & More
By: Tyler Peterson Apr. 22, 2015
The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center revealed the 2015-16 Bemis Company Education Series last night to a group of educators from the Fox Cities and Northeast Wisconsin. The series of daytime performances is comprised of titles that connect with grades PreK-12 curriculum. Highlights include Junie B. Jones' Essential Survival Guide to School, Dallas Children's Theater's The BFG (Big Friendly Giant) and Ballet Folklorico "Quetzalli" de Veracruz.
"This season we are celebrating communities, neighbors and friends," said Fox Cities P.A.C. Director of Programming and Community Engagement Amy Gosz. "We will explore the important role they play in our lives through examples such as the inspirational story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in I Have a Dream and the friends in Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. Historical moments, literary favorites, inspirational cultures and thought-provoking performances will come to life on stage for students of all ages."
The Bemis Company Education Series is a cornerstone of the Center's mission and is designed specifically to meet Wisconsin Model Academic Standards for students in grades PreK-12. Performance titles are selected for their connection to classroom curriculum. The Center provides study guides and resource materials for all performances and coordinates classroom workshops whenever possible. Ticket prices are subsidized to $5-$7 through Annual Partner support and scholarship tickets are available to students in need of financial assistance. The series annually draws 23,000 students from the Fox Cities and throughout Northeast Wisconsin.
Reservations for the 2015-16 Bemis Company Education Series are only available to schools, licensed child care centers and state-registered home school groups. Reservations may be made by calling (920) 730-3726 or at foxcitiespac.com/educators.
The 2015-16 Bemis Company Education Series features:
Artistic Adventures
Presented in partnership with the Fox Cities Building for the Arts and the Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra
Part 1: Fox Cities Building for the Arts; Sep.- Oct., 2015
Part 2: Fox Cities P.A.C.; Monday, March 21, 2016 at 12:30 p.m.
Suggested for grades 2-5
Package: $7
Community Partner: O.C. and Pat Boldt
Cirque Alfonse: Timber!
Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015 at 12:30 p.m.
Suggested for grades 6-12
Seats: $5
Community Partners: Great Northern Corporation and Menasha Corporation Foundation
Theaterworks USA production of
Junie B. Jones' Essential Survival Guide to School
Monday, Nov. 9, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Suggested for grades K-3
Seats: $5
Community Partners: Kaldas Center for Fertility, Surgery & Pregnancy S.C. and Schneider Foundation
All is Calm -- The Christmas Truce of 1914
Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015 at 12:30 p.m.
Suggested for grades 7-12
Seats: $7
Community Partners: Hand to Shoulder Center of Wisconsin and Willis
Partial grant support from the Marise Evadne Gustafson Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Inc.
Chicago Children's Theater's
Red Kite, Brown Box
Thursday, Jan. 14, 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 15, 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m.
Suggested for grades K-8
Seats: $5
This performance is designed specifically for students on the autism spectrum and has limited availability. Please call (920) 730-3726 for details.
Community Partner: Mary A. Strange
I Have A Dream
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Suggested for grades 3-7
Seats: $5
Community Partners: Bruce and Nancy Chudacoff and Schneider Foundation Raisin' Cane: A Harlem Renaissance Odyssey
Starring Jasmine Guy and The Avery Sharpe Trio
Friday, Jan. 29, 2016 at 12:30 p.m.
Suggested for grades 8-12
Seats: $5 Theatreworks USA production of
The Untold Stories of Aesop's Fables
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Suggested for grades K-3
Seats: $5
Community Partners: Bergstrom Automotive and Menasha Corporation Foundation
Lightwire Theater's
Moon Mouse: A Space Odyssey
Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016 at 9:30 p.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Suggested for grades PreK-4
Seats: $5
Community Partners: Associated Bank/Associated Wealth Management and Grant Thorton LLP
Monday, Feb. 29, 2016 at 12:30 p.m.
Suggested for grades 6-12
Seats: $5
Community Partners: Dave, Kim and Max Ritzow and Woodward Radio Group Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood - Live!
Friday, March 4, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Suggested for grades PreK-1
Seats: $5 Dallas Children's Theater's
The BFG (Big Friendly Giant)
Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Suggested for grades 2-5
Seats: $5
Community Partner: Michiels Fox Banquets Rivertyme Catering Griffin Theatre Company's
Frindle
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Suggested for grades 3-6
Seats: $5
Community Partner: Johnson Bank/Johnson Insurance Ballet Folklorico "Quetzalli" Dè Veracruz
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Suggested for grades 3-12
Seats: $5
Community Partner: O.C. and Pat Boldt The Improvised Shakespeare Company
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Suggested for grades 8-12
Seats: $5
Community Partner: Chuck and Barb Merry Bemis Company, Inc., is proud to serve as the title sponsor of the Bemis Company Education Series. Additional community support for the series is provided by Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Miller Electric and ITW and We Energies Foundation. The series is also supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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