2026-27 SEASON
Our Arts in Education programming is underwritten by generous sponsors to enable school children to enjoy the arts. These shows are open only to public, private, and home schools. If you are an individual or family who would like to attend one of these events, please see our Family Series for public showtimes.
Curious George and the Golden Meatball
Mon, Nov 16, 2026 • 10 AM & 12:30 PM
Suggested Ages: Grades K-4
George and his friend Chef Pisgetti are ready to cook for a hungry crowd, but their audience is nowhere to be found, lured away by a speedier Meatballs-o-Matic machine. Determined to help his despairing friend, George goes on a mission to enter Chef in the Golden Meatball contest in Rome, learning on the way about the secret ingredient to cooking!
Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra
Thu, Feb 25, 2027 • 11 AM
Suggested Ages: Grades 4-12
Come celebrate Mardi Gras with NEA Jazz Master Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra! The ensemble’s album “Uptown on Mardi Gras Day” gathers a century’s worth of celebratory anthems, seamlessly melding New Orleans jazz, R&B, funk, and street rhythms into a festival of grooves. Come expecting to sing and dance the night away!
American Ballet Theatre Studio Company
Tue, Mar 23, 2027 • 11 AM
Suggested Ages: Grades 6-12
ABT Studio Company, the junior company of American Ballet Theatre, features rising stars of the ballet world between the ages of 16 and 21. ABT Studio Company prepares these outstanding young dancers, who hail from all over the globe, to enter American Ballet Theatre or other leading ballet companies worldwide. Nearly 85% of current dancers in American Ballet Theatre are alumni of ABT Studio Company, including most Soloists and Principal Dancers.
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Mon, Apr 12, 2027 • 10 AM & 12:30 PM
Suggested Ages: Grades K-4
Everyone’s favorite Big Red Dog, Clifford, bounds onto the stage in a brand-new musical comedy adventure that celebrates friendship, imagination and the magic of unconditional love! Emily Elizabeth absolutely adores her new puppy – the tiny runt of the litter. When her GIANT love makes Clifford grow into a GIANT, the family must trade their cramped city for a home on Birdwell Island — where folks aren’t so sure about a house sized, playful pup.
Sponsored by: Sharon & James Wynne
ERTH’s Dinosaur Zoo Live
Fri, May 14, 2027 • 10 AM & 12:30 PM
Suggested Ages: Grades K-5
65 million years in the making! Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live guides your family on a breathtaking tour that begins in prehistoric Australia. You’ll observe, meet and interact with an eye-popping collection of amazing life-like dinosaurs and other creatures in a theatrical performance that thrills and entertains kids while stimulating their imaginations in ways that forever connect them to their world. Brought to life by skilled puppeteers, Dinosaur Zoo is so real you may want to run and hide — but don’t!
Jointly presented by UT Tyler Cowan Center, Young Audiences of Northeast Texas, & Discovery Science Place.
Additional support for Arts in Education provided by Cowan Center Circle Members at the Director Level: Robert Baird, Herb Buie, Beryl Cobb, Susan & Lee Gibson, Ken & Melisa Lackner, Oncor Electric Delivery, and Glen & Ruth Ann Van Dyke
