Pumpkin Palooza | Saturday, October 24
Pumpkin Palooza | Saturday, October 24
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.
Saturday, September 26 | 1:30–4:30
Robots are taking over The Studio! Join students from Naperville North High School’s Huskie Robotics Team. Through their work in STEM and robotics, they promote innovation, a sustained impact, and the fostering of community outreach on a local and global level. They strive to sustain a team that is an annual model for fellow teams to emulate while inspiring the future leaders & change-sparkers of STEM.
Saturday, October 3 | 11:00 & 11:45
Join us for the ultimate STEMusic Concert Tiny Great Performances! 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 II, aka “The Singing Engineer.”
Saturday, October 10 | 11:00 & 11:45
Experience the beauty of classic Indian dance with Acharya Performing Arts Academy! Their goal lies in sharing the diverse cultural heritage of India while constantly exploring new creative ways of bringing out the essence of Indian dance and music.
Saturday, October 24 | 11:00 & 11:45
The Black Willow Brass Quintet is one of Chicago’s most unique chamber groups. Know for embracing a wide variety of literature – everything from Bach to Brahms, Ragtime to Radiohead, and folksongs to theme songs – the quintet offers programs for audiences of all ages and interests. The quintet’s members all work as musicians and educators, and pride themselves in making technically demanding brass music relatable, moving, and fun!
Saturday, October 31 | 11:00 & 11:45
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 7 | 11:00 & 11:45
Salt Creek Ballet is coming to DCM for Tiny Great Performances! They will perform excerpts from their winter show The Nutcracker Suite. 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 14 | 11:00 & 11:45
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.
Please contact:
Shamra Fallon, Public Programs Manager
If you have any questions regarding Tiny Great Performances.
[email protected]
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council..
