Family Spotlight: Runaway Circus & the Loose Caboose April 8-10, 2011

People circus' are my favorite, and a local, Asheville people circus tops the list! Runaway Circus & the Loose Caboose puts on a great show, and your family can experience it this weekend at Odyssey School. On April 8 & 9 check out the evening shows at 7pm; April 10 has an afternoon show at 2pm. Be wowed by fantastic feats of human strength and silliness!

Family spotlight: Alice's Wonderland in Asheville, NC

Become part of Wonderland at The Health Adventure in Asheville! Crawl through the rabbit hole and proceed through chapter of the book, all while partaking in an educational journey. Alice's Wonderland combines this memorable story with a fun way to interactively learn math and science. There is also a wonderful exhibit of 30ish Alice in Wonderland books that have been translated over the years, sharing different versions of Alice in different languages and illustrated by many different artists. This exhibit will be up through May 15, 2011.

Brundibar children's opera at Diana Wortham Theatre in Asheville, NC

Bring the family and show our Asheville students support on January 29, 2011 at Diana Wortham Theatre for a performance of Brundibar. Performers were chosen through open auditions of local students for the cast of this children's opera, a story of the triumph of good over evil through the story of children overcoming a bully. The production is a celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Asheville Lyric Opera's Education Opera Project, and in addition to the full opera production there will also be poetry readings, the Asheville Ballet and string chamber performances by Krasa.