Pumpkin Palooza | Saturday, October 26
Pumpkin Palooza | Saturday, October 26
Tiny Great Performances™ bring professional and community performers to the Museum to promote a life-long love of the arts in children and their families. Performances feature a variety of subjects including dance, music, storytelling, theatre, and more.
Tiny Great Performances are designed to be an integration of play and performance. Guests are welcome to stop, listen, watch, and/or participate. DCM strives to provide opportunities for interactive experiences with performers and to inspire creativity, curiosity, and courage.
Tiny Great Performances are included with Museum admission.
Scroll down to see what’s coming.
Saturday, August 10 | 11:00 & 11:45am
Laura Doherty will acoustically rock your kid’s world with breezy folk-pop tunes. This upbeat, interactive concert will have kids dancing and clapping along! Laura will be joined by her accompanist, Rob Newhouse.
Friday, August 23 | 11:00am
Join us for a preview of the Venardos Circus excitement when their Pre-Show Host will be at the museum for a special mini-performance! It’s time to celebrate the arrival of the Venardos Circus, a Broadway-style animal-free circus, coming to Lisle.
The show will be held at Benedictine University, with its 10th Anniversary edition from August 22 – September 1, 2024. This edition of the awe-inspiring Venardos Circus cast will celebrate a Decade of Dreams under the big top with a magical, exhilarating, and all-new experience for guests. The 2024 Venardos Circus travels with a custom-crafted, Italian-made red-and-white striped tent that offers expansive seating for an immersive experience and higher views where artists fly high.
Saturday, September 21 | 11:00 & 11:45am
Join us for an engaging, interactive musical performance, as father and son musicians, Dustin and Wil, getting you singing, dancing, and playing along to their super fun original songs!
Saturday, September 28 | 11:00 & 11:45am
Get ready for the ultimate STEMusic Concert! Dive into a world where music meets STEM education in the most exciting way possible. From mind-blowing experiments to math problem-solving, coding dances, and even rocket launches, this event has it all! Hosted by the one and only Roy Moye III, aka “The Singing Engineer.”
Saturday, October 5 | 11:00 & 11:45am
Enjoy Tiny Great Performances from Allegro Ballet of Oswego as they perform excerpts from Alice in Wonderland!
Allegro offers dance, music, theater and fitness for students ages 3 to adult. They have programs that meet the needs of the recreational, competition, & pre-professional dancer or any level fitness client.
Saturday, October 26 | 11:00 & 11:45am
Bring your dancing shoes and wild imagination for the award-winning music and play of Jim from ScribbleMonster and Wimee’s Words as seen on PBS. Using a mix of kindness, music and humor, ScribbleMonster’s presentation encourages children to participate and think in creative ways.
Saturday, November 2 | 11:00 & 11:45am
Salt Creek Ballet will be at DCM to share excerpts from their upcoming show, The Nutcracker Suite! Children will have the opportunity to learn a short dance with the ballerinas at the end of each performance. Salt Creek Ballet is a leading Chicagoland ballet school, and performance company, dedicated to dance education, providing high-level performance opportunities for their dancers, founded upon the discipline and artistry of classical ballet.
Saturday, November 9 | 11:00 & 11:45am
The Naperville Suzuki School Children’s Orchestra Violins will perform at DCM. Following the philosophy of the world renowned pedagogue and humanitarian Shin’ichi Suzuki, the Naperville Suzuki School has been enriching the lives of children through the study of music for over forty years.
Saturday, November 16 | 11:00 & 11:45am
The Naperville Suzuki School Children’s Orchestra Cellos will perform at DCM. Following the philosophy of the world renowned pedagogue and humanitarian Shin’ichi Suzuki, the Naperville Suzuki School has been enriching the lives of children through the study of music for over forty years.
Saturday, November 23 | 10:00 & 11:30am
Stay tuned for more details…
Tuesday, December 31| 11:00 & 12:15
Istvan & His Imaginary Band will be part of DCM’s New Year’s Eve celebration, Bubble Bash! Istvan’s cool, cleverly crafted kids’ concert is full of fun while little lessons are being taught, and all kinds of awesome opportunities to participate are being offered. Don’t miss this PBS Learn & Play picked artist and his wonderfully memorable rock concert the whole family will enjoy. Learn more about Bubble Bash!
Please contact:
Shamra Fallon, Public Programs Manager
If you have any questions regarding Tiny Great Performances.
sfallon@dupagechildrensmuseum.org
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council.
