Get an up-close look at the orchestra! Inside the Orchestra’s family concerts explore the relationship with the conductor and the orchestra while featuring music from Beethoven to current pop hits. During this 50-minute performance, Inside the Orchestra engages, entertains and educates children and their families. Audiences experience what it is like to be truly inside the orchestra – participants will be seated with a 15-piece orchestra surrounding them. Kids can interact with the conductor and the musicians and learn all about the various instruments. The collaborative performance with Inside the Orchestra, opera singers from Central City Opera and dancers from Hannah Kahn Dance Company creates a one-stop cultural experience. This program is held The Armory Performing Arts Center, adjacent to Anythink Brighton, and is appropriate for all ages.

All members of the Brighton community are invited to watch a performance by Cleo Parker Robinson Dance students. The performance follows interactive workshops for kids (10 am) and teens (1 pm) at the Brighton Armory. Appropriate for all ages. No registration required.

Join MAD Science and defy gravity in this energetic event. Didgeridoo tubes, a genie in a bottle and exothermic/endothermic reactions will introduce you to the exciting world of chemistry. This program will be held at the Brighton Armory. Appropriate for students in K-5 grades. No registration required.

Ian Cooke’s 2013 “Cassowary and Fruit Bat” – a book, short film and musical album – explores Australia through its environment and animals as a flying mammal tries to win the heart of a flightless bird. His new album focuses on dinosaurs, with each song following the journey of a different Mesozoic animal. Join Cooke for an interactive performance of songs that entertain and inspire. This program will be held at the Armory Performing Arts Center, adjacent to Anythink Brighton. No registration required.