Music Center Children’s Programs Begin

Events to continue through June

    The Music Center Education Division’s Family Saturdays opened Saturday, January 26 to a sold-out audience of youngsters and their families at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion’s Grand Hall.
   Family Saturdays continue through June with two series: Pillow Theatre for children 3-6 and Young Arts for children 5-9. Supported by United California Bank, the programs feature storytellers, puppets, musicians, acting troupes and dancers.
   The next program, David Prather’s “Poetry Jam,” is scheduled for Saturday, February 9.
   Programs for children 3 to 6 at the Pavilion are: We Tell Stories – “Proud to be Me,” Saturday, March 2, 11 a.m.; Peter Kors & Donna Szollosi, Saturday, April 13, 11 a.m., an interactive safari of jazzy songs and jungle stories; and Rob Bowers & the Rock Salt Company, Saturday, May 18, 11 a.m., combining singing, acting and movement to explore a zany universe.
   Programs for children 5 to 9 are at Zipper Hall, Colburn School of Performing Arts, 200 South Grand Avenue, David Prather’s “Poetry Jam,” Saturday, February 9, 11 a.m; AguaLuna Dance Company, Saturday, March 16, 11 a.m., at the Mark Taper Forum at the Music Center, performing traditional Mexican folk dance and contemporary pieces; P.L.A.Y. – “Bill’s New Frock,” Sunday, April 21, 2 p.m., with Center Theatre Group’s youth theatre, a lighthearted satire about a young boy who awakens to find that he’s become a girl; and Diane Ferlatte and Mussukeba Sane, “African Heartbeat,” Saturday, June 1, 10 a.m.
   Tickets are on sale at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion box office. Single tickets are $7 each.  Four-program packages are $20. Call (213) 972-8000 for information on ordering by mail. Families can take the MTA Red Line, exit at Civic Center/Tom Bradley Station and walk west to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 North Grand Avenue.