This Saturday, the Dubuque Museum of Art will celebrate the 125th birthday of Iowa’s most famous artist, Grant Wood. Join us for an afternoon of art activities inspired by Grant Wood, taught by educator Jennifer Duggan.
Join us every second Saturday of the month for new, free family-friendly programming! This Saturday, Clarke University drama students will present the musical “We Are in a Play” based on the Piggie and Gerald books by Mo Willems. Following the performance, families are invited to participate in an art activity taught by art educator Beth […]
Join us every second Saturday of the month for new, free family-friendly programming! This Saturday, Dancers in Company, a dance repertory group from the University of Iowa will perform ballet, jazz and modern dances. Following the performance, families are invited to participate in an art activity taught by artist Andrea Dolter.
Magician Craig Beytien returns to dazzle you with slight of hand during this family friendly magic show followed by an art activity lead by teaching artist Hana Tysver Velde.
This event will feature selections from the Bell Tower Theater’s summer musical production of “Into the Woods”, performed by area students in grades 8-12. An art activity directed by art educators Scott and Julie Lammer will follow the program.
Our July Second Saturday will feature "The Snow Queen." Eulenspiegel's adaptation of this beloved Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale uses delightfully crafted miniature Bohemian marionettes that interact on the pages of two extra-large popup storybooks. The story follows Gerda as she travels to the ends of the earth to save her best friend, Kai, from […]
We will have a seek and find discovering works in the galleries and then venture outdoors to collect natural materials to make tree/bird/animal collages with paper, markers, glue and our nature collection. Hana Velde is the teaching artist for this Second Saturday Scavenger Hunt. Hana Velde will be the teaching artist for this Second Saturday […]
DuMA is partnering with the Multicultural Family Center to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month. At 1 p.m. the Quad Cities Ballet Folklorico will perform in Washington Park followed by Storyteller Amy Ressler with Latin folk tales.
The Heartland Marimba Festival will feature a solo spectacle of festive music performed by the internationally acclaimed artist Matthew Coley. He will perform on marimba with a variety of other percussion, masterfully making it sound like there are many musicians on stage. This interactive, free family friendly program will be followed by a family art […]
Join us for free and family-oriented programming every second Saturday of the month at 1 PM. Second Saturdays features culturally-diverse performing arts acts and hands-on art activities that the entire family will enjoy. In Feburary, DuMA presents the University of Iowa Wind Quintet. This free family friendly program will be interactive and include an arrangement of […]
