Inspire your students with the Arts!

Posada Navideña at LBC returns in person!

Let’s rejoice in community celebrations once again! The holidays are nearly upon us and we are delighted to celebrate with our 16th annual holiday performance of Posada Navideña, pre-show arts and crafts, and post-show fiesta for the public—all in addition to our School Show and student clinic held earlier in the day!

Join us with your family for this beloved holiday tradition, a popular highlight of the season with festive Latin American music and dance. The annual free post-show includes a singing procession, goody bags for children, piñatas, and more.

Rodney Strong Dance Series
16th Annual
Posada Nadiveña at LBC

Luther Burbank Center for the Arts presents in partnership with our Latino Advisory Council and thanks to generous community donations.

Friday, December 9, 2022 at 7:00 pm

$10 adults / adultos, $5 children / niños, $2 Lap Pass (for children under 2 years old) / $2 por cada pase de regazo (para niños de 2 años o menos)
Free pre-show arts and crafts with your family at 6pm / Artes gratis antes del evento con su familia a las 6pm
Free post-show Posada celebration / Una celebración de Posada antes del evento

Hangin' with the Giants
by JazzReach

Tuesday, February 21, 2023
9:30 am
Grades K-4

This enthusiastic multi-media program introduces students to the rich history of jazz and to the names, faces, and music of some of its many masters such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Dizzy Gillespie. Your students will love when the jazz greats come to life before their eyes as cartoon characters on an energetic talk show, with a live band on stage to play their greatest tunes! The fun, highly engaging presentation also features a charismatic host.

Yes Indeed!
Celebrating the Great American Blues Tradition
by JazzReach

Tuesday, February 21, 2023
11:30 am
Grades 5-8

Instill a greater appreciation, awareness, and understanding of the rich history of the blues in your students with this interactive program. Yes Indeed! demonstrates the blues’ roots in work songs, spirituals, hymns, field hollers, and chants of 19th century southern U.S. The distinct sound emerged as a creative expression for persisting through hardship and prevailing over adversity. In discovering this uniquely American musical style, students will identify the blues as the inspiration for R&B, funk, gospel, rock, and hip hop.

Cenicienta: A Bilingual Cinderella Story
by Glass Half Full Theatre

Thursday, February 23, 2023
9:30 am & 11:30 am
Grades K-6

Ten-year-old Latina Belinda is a budding poet and storyteller. While she’s stuck in the basement as her stepmother and stepsisters prepare for a party they’re hosting upstairs, Belinda reenacts her version of the classic tale Cinderella using creativity and everyday household objects—a napkin, a teapot, doilies, just to name a few. When Belinda learns that the party’s special guest is her hero, real life writer Gary Soto, she realizes she must stand up for herself and take charge of her dreams if she wants to share her writing with him. This captivating bilingual one-woman performance is a modern spin on the beloved fairy tale and tackles cultural heritage, family, and the power of language.

ARTS INTEGRATION RESIDENCY
Discovering Language through Drama
Instructor: Hannah Keefer
Grades: 6-12
Subjects: Drama, English Language Arts

Specifically for ELL and Strategic English classrooms, students will develop communication and comprehension skills through drama activities and techniques. Students will harness their storytelling abilities to present both scripted and spontaneous speeches, listen and respond to each other’s work, and build confidence in their ability to communicate effectively through spoken English. Activities are based on specific skills measured by the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) as well as California Common Core standards for English Language Arts.

TOOLS FOR TEACHERS
Combining Arts Education with Social-Emotional Learning Techniques
BARS! Connecting to History Through Hip Hop Songwriting
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
8:00 – 11:00 am
Instructor: Bomani Armah
Grades: 5-8, appropriate for grades 3+
Subjects: ELA, Music, Songwriting
In-person at LBC!

We can look to the great success of the musical Hamilton to know that the exciting world of Hip Hop songwriting can be a hook for engaging reluctant students. In this fresh and energizing workshop, learn to guide students in synthesizing information about a historical figure by writing lyrics for Hip Hop songs. Help your students connect with the rhythm of Hip Hop while deepening their understanding of history. Led by Kennedy Center Teaching Artist Bomani Armah.

TOOLS FOR TEACHERS
Bringing Books to Life: Direct Adaptation
Wednesday, Feb 22, 2023
8:00 – 11:00 am
Instructor: Hannah Keefer
Grades: 4-12
Subjects: Drama, ELA
In-person at LBC!

In this stand-alone session in the Bringing Books to Life series, teachers will learn the unexpected ways theatre can integrate into California reading and writing standards. This session will highlight ways to use theatrical adaptation activities to address ELA anchor standards, such as revising written work and feedback, interpretation of words and phrases in text, and more. Led by LBC Teaching Artist and Curriculum Specialist Hannah Keefer.

Aerena Galleries & Gardens

Ann Allan/Schwab Charitable Fund
Hon. David and Deborah Ballati/Schwab Charitable Fund
Michael and Susan Barrett
Carol Beattie/Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund
Mike and Karen Bergin
Gordon Blumenfeld
Sanford and Jo Anne Bressick
Sara and Dixon Browder
Tim and Mary Louise Bucher/Fidelity Charitable Fund
Carmen and Perri Castaldi
Rena Charles and Alex Klado
Jose A. Chibras-Sainz, M.D.
Bob and Sandy Comstock
Audrey Bush and Chris Crispo
Patricia Daniels
Wes and Carol Daniels
Albert and Sally Davies
Greg and Melinda Dexter
Joanne Dow/JPMorgan Charitable Giving
Herb and Jane Dwight
Ridgely Evers and Colleen McGlynn/DaVero Farms & Winery
Joel and Maureen Feldman
Kerry Francis and John Jimerson

Kacy and Kenneth Gott
Julia L. Grant/Community Foundation Sonoma County
Belinda Guadarrama/G.C. Micro Corporation

Ed and Kathleen Hamilton/Tekberry Staffing

Carol Hanes-Nason

Heffernan Insurance Brokers

Marilyn and Robert Heller

Gizz Howard

Jeff Hudson and Ann Lobdell Hudson

Christopher and Amy Hunsberger

Jeff and Barbara Ireland

In memory and honor of Selma Mayer Isenberg and her son, Jean Isenberg

Nick and Krissy Kyjovsky

Dina and Al Lopez

Lise L. Luttgens and Richard R. Johnson

Anonymous Fund of Marin Community Foundation

Frank Martin-Vegue
Jess and Debra Marzak
Cameron and Ashley Mauritson
Robi McMinn/Luxe Places Int'l Realty
Lewis Meyers
Bruce and Lauren Morrison
Grace Navarro and Ed Ticoulat
Bill and Christine Nelson
Rick Nowlin and Don Strand

Norma J. Person, in Memory of Evert Person
Carlo Proto and Sheila Abdallah in memory of Nathan Abdallah Proto

Pierre Ratte

Andrew and Monica Rowley/Goals Foundation

Robin Seltzer and Bill Wertzberger

Rekha Skantharaja

Daniel T. Steele Jr. and Juneko Steele

Marlene and Martin Stein/Jewish Community Foundation

Sherry and Pete Swayne

Andy Tautges and Mary Sandberg

Leticia Trevino and David Vandergriff

Jim and Kay Vick

Ellen and Chuck Wear

John and Laura Whiting/Schwab Charitable Fund

Greg and Margie Yates

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A special thanks for this year’s very generous support from Norma J. Person, in Memory of Evert Person, and the Ernest L. and Ruth W. Finley Foundation for Evert Person’s ArtReach and The Evert Person Bus Fund