The Houston Grand Opera presents the Sing! Move! Play! Camp at the JC Library! The daily program is filled with singing, rhythmic movement, and creative play. An HGO Teaching Artist will lead children in grades Pre - K – 2 through the music from classic operas, adapted for young audiences.
Registration required
Jacinto City Branch Library
Express Children's Theatre presents AN ART CLASS FOR KIDS WITH FRIDA KAHLO!. Thanks to a time-bending twist, the iconic artist Frida Kahlo will travel from 1940s Mexico to lead an art class for JC families! Materials will include crayons and colored pencils and everyone will get a chance to make self-portraits and learn about Frida in the process.
Great for all ages!
Come join us for a special storytime written by Alisa Magallón that provides an introduction to classic fables, and original stories that teach rhyming and theatrical interpretations of text. Includes extension activities that promote collaboration, creativity, exploring the visual arts, and social emotional learning.
*intended for PK-2nd but siblings welcome
*Free theatre show presented by Books Alive*
When three funky, frolicking, dump-dwelling creatures see themselves through the eyes of a glamorous butterfly, their world is turned upside down. Alas, there is only one thing left to do. They too, must become butterflies. THREE NASTY GNARLIES is a poignant story that illustrates an age-old truth: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Great for all ages.
Recommended for young learners in 3rd to 5th grade
Directed by DACAMERA Young Artists, students dive into sound energy and how it works with musical instruments. This lesson concludes with a series of lab stations dealing with vibrations.
Get ready for an explosion of color as we ignite the brilliance of indoor fireworks and make colors appear and disappear before your eyes. Join us in creating the rainbow with the help of exciting chemicals and watch in awe as foam colors and streamers burst into action. Immerse yourself in the kaleidoscope of creativity and fun at the JC Library!
The Young Audiences of Houston brings the Healing Art of Clay to the JC LIbrary! Experience the mind-clearing benefits of connecting This course will be an opportunity to work with clay as an art medium. Each participant will become familiar with the basic methods of construction and sculptural techniques. The focus of the program will be to learn the history of clay and
learn hand building techniques like pinch, coil and slabs and how to use this medium to create a pot that tells a story.
Bright Star Theatre presents Peter Pan at the JC Library! Comedic duo Lenny and Mabel work to bring this literary classic to life in a hysterical play within a play. Come join us to fall in love with the antics of Tinkerbell, the bumbling Captain Hook, Darling Wendy (or should we say Wendy Darling) and of course the free-spirited adventurous boy who just wouldn’t grow up.
*intended for Grades PK-5
Join AndyRoo on a musical journey to the Andyrooniverse — a magical place created by the ever-expanding landscape of children’s imaginations, where you’ll encounter Sy the Sloth, Podgy the Platypus, and a big balloon that will whisk you away to a whole universe of exciting animated characters. Using storytelling, music making, and movement, this program teaches children about individuality, togetherness, and kindness through an active listening experience.
* all ages!
Get ready for an artistic, magical journey as Tommy Terrific goes canvassing through a magical art gallery in his new show, “The Magic of Art”. With the help of his Magical Guidebook, Tommy and the kids perform magic representing different mediums of art, from pencil and paints to crayons and clay. With each trick, they also learn about kid-friendly, classical styles of art, from the Renaissance all the way through Pop Art. So, give your summer a splash of color, and join us as we explore the “Magic of Art” at the JC Library!
*family program!