Music for Schools Spring instrument requests are up from Prop 28 funding

With the newly-available Prop 28 funding, schools can provide new music opportunities to students—and with that comes requests for more instruments! Many hundreds of students have learned with the aid of a Music for Schools instrument since the program’s inception in 2000.  With Prop 28 funding, the need for free instruments in the community went from great to greater.

There are currently 953 Music for Schools instruments on loan, representing a whopping 85% of the lending library. That’s a benchmark number of instruments loaned out completely free of charge to students in school and community-based music programs.

The “before” image on the left is generally how the storage space looks from June to August when instruments are returned for inventory and repair.  The image on the right is how the storage space looks today. Wow! What a positive impact on our community!

If you’d like information about the Music for Schools Instrument Lending Library, click through the link in  the photo or contact Tracy Sawyer.

TOOLS FOR TEACHERS

Designing Classroom Spaces for Arts Integrated Learning

$10 each 

Wednesday, February 12

4:00 – 6:00 pm

LBC Education Studio

Open to all educators!

In this session, consider how to redesign your classroom’s physical layout and furniture arrangement so it is flexible and can support students’ ability to be creative and collaborative through the arts.

TOOLS FOR TEACHERS

One-Minute Challenge Tableau: Comprehension and Assessment for Learning

$10 each

 $10 each

Thursday, February 13

8:00 – 11:00 am

Monroe Elementary, Santa Rosa

Open to all educators!

This participatory workshop is designed to demonstrate ways to help students apply and expand their knowledge and understanding across the curriculum. Learn how to facilitate the creation of living pictures that capture a moment in time. See how this theatrical strategy can deepen comprehension and help you differentiate instruction, motivate all types of learners, and gain an instant assessment tool for use in subjects such as language arts, social studies and science. Come and see how drama can empower, educate, and transform!

TEACHING ARTIST TRAINING

Navigating Developmental Landmarks: A Group Dialogue on Child and Adolescent Development

$10 each

Session 3: Ages 13 and up

Wednesday, February 26

9:30 – 11:00 am

Attend any or all sessions! 

Open to all educators!

Embark on an insightful journey through developmental benchmarks of childhood and adolescence. Inspired by Chip Wood’s Yardsticks: Child and Adolescent Development, this series of workshops facilitate group discussions on the nuances of cognitive growth across ages 10 through 12 or ages 13 and up. While we won’t prescribe curriculum adaptations, you’ll gain valuable insights and strategies through collective dialogue on tailoring communication and expectations for diverse learners.

ARTS FOR ALL RESIDENCY

Pop-Up Cards/Books

Grades: 4 and up
Subject: Visual Art

In this playful residency, your students will learn the fundamentals of pop-up mechanics and then apply what they learn to designing and creating their own pop-up cards and small art books. This course will cover the principles of what makes pop-up cards pop, and explore tenets of visual storytelling.

RUBBERBAND Dance Company

Thursday March 6, 2025

11:30 am

Grades 7-12

Join us for this special performance designed for student audiences. Artistic Director and founder Victor Quijada was born to Mexican parents and raised in Los Angeles, thriving in the b-boying circles and hip-hop clubs. Quijada founded RUBBERBAND in 2002, after working in New York and Montreal in classical ballet, winning praise for combining the choreographic principals of ballet with the raw ideology of urban dance. The company’s creations are imbued with a strong theatricality, the energy of improvisation, and the codes of cinematic language. They are sculpted by an incomparable precision of gesture. RUBBERBAND Dance Company has redefined the codes of break, classical ballet, and dance theatre.

Scholarships available!

Pete the Cat 

by TheaterWorksUSA

Wednesday March 12, 2025

11:30 am show added!

Grades PK-3

Join us for a musical adventure based on the book series by Eric Litwin. The minute Pete the Cat meets the Biddles, he gets the whole family rocking, all except for Jimmy. For this organized second grader, the end of the school year has a lot of tests and the last thing he needs is some new cat in his life turning everything upside down. But when Jimmy draws a blank in art class it turns out Pete is the perfect pal to help. Together, they conquer second grade art and learn a little something new about inspiration and friendship.

Dragons and Mythical Beasts

Thursday, March 13, 2025

9:30 am & 11:30 am

Grades K-6

From the creators of last year’s massive hit Dinosaur World Live!

Spectacular puppets come to life in this award-winning show is back in the US by popular demand, direct from London’s West End. Unveil a myriad of dark secrets and come face to face with some of the most magnificent monsters and terrifying beasts ever to walk the earth. Discover the colossal Stone Troll, the mysterious Indrik and Japanese Baku; the Tooth Fairy (not as sweet as you’d think), an adorable Unicorn, and majestic Griffin. Take your place among legendary heroes, just don’t wake the Dragon… Don’t miss this spell-binding adventure, live on stage!

Seats newly available!

The Mayhem Poets

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

11:30 am show added!

Grades 6-12

Back by popular demand!

The Mayhem Poets are an LBC student fan favorite. These charismatic artists among the nation’s best spoken word performers, and they are on a mission to change what society thinks about poetry with a unique, rhythmic style of spoken-word poetry. These theatrically trained, comedic, lyrical virtuosos seamlessly blend raw elements of poetry with hip-hop, theater, and comedy to reveal truths on contemporary issues.

Scholarships available!