Community Events
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Throughout the year, Arts on the Horizon presents special events throughout the community and in partnership with other organizations. Previous offerings have included workshops and performances with such organizations as the Kennedy Center, UpCycle Creative Reuse Center, Ease Yoga & Cafe, and Metamorphosis Art and Enrichment Center, many of which are offered free of change to the community. Check this page periodically for updates!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Exploration Day with UpCycle Creative Reuse Center
February 9, 2020
10:00AM-12:00PM
The Oswald Durant Arts Center
1605 Cameron St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
10:00AM-12:00PM
The Oswald Durant Arts Center
1605 Cameron St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
We invite children ages 2 - 6 and their families to join us for a special Exploration Day at the Durant Center to celebrate Arts on the Horizon's touring production, Drumming with Dishes. Join us for a morning filled with tactile and sensory-based activities, creative play, and visual art. Visit our Creation Station to build your own skyscraper or flower, make your rhythm shakers at our Craft Station, and stop by our Creative Play Station to cook up a delicious three-course meal. We'll also be offering three mini workshops with songs, stories, and creative movement at 10:30am, 11:00am, and 11:30am.
Professional Development Teacher Training Workshop
July 25,2020
10:00AM-2:00PM
1819 N. Quaker Ln
Alexandria, VA 22302
10:00AM-2:00PM
1819 N. Quaker Ln
Alexandria, VA 22302
Arts on the Horizon is excited to introduce our first professional development teacher training course! Whether you are someone new to teaching children ages 0-6, or a long time teaching artist looking to strengthen and expand your skills, this training course is for you. Our professional development workshop will include masterclasses on curriculum building, lesson planning, and creating age-appropriate activities for ages 0-3 and 3-6. The workshop will feature a special keynote by Dr. Jessica Phillips-Silver about ways to incorporate exercises into your lesson plans that will stimulate brain development in young children. Join us for this training on Saturday, July 25th from 10:00am to 2:00pm.
RECENT EVENTS:
Sound Health Second Saturday Series
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Saturday, October 12th, 2019
9:30am & 11:30am Kennedy Center Atrium Come explore rhythm and rhyme with your little one with Arts on the Horizon! Babies, toddlers, and their adults are invited to join together to create moments of drama and delight using familiar and perhaps new-to-you rhymes, songs and finger plays. Ride a horse, row a boat, and maybe even blast off into space! Best for children ages 9 months to 2.5 years old and their caregivers, but siblings are always welcome. Click the button below for more information and to sign up. |
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REACH Opening Festival Featuring Arts on the Horizon
Monday, September 9th
10:00am, 11:00am, & 2:30pm
Free Event, Registration and Access Pass Required
In September, The Kennedy Center will be opening it's new learning center, the REACH. As part of the REACH opening festivities, Arts on the Horizon will be offering classes and workshops for children and their families.
10:00am & 11:00am - Stories on the Horizon: Storybook Adventures
Watch your little one grow and explore in this storybook-inspired class with teaching artists Laura Loy and Margaret McLaughlin. We will play and learn with help from some of our favorite stories. Music, movement, and puppets will be used to bring these stories to life! Best for ages 9 months to 2.5 years.
2:30pm - PLAY-Shop of Off the Page
Take an active role in shaping Arts on the Horizon's newest show, Off the Page! In what we are calling a PLAY-shop, families will participate in a series of interactive activities designed to explore how children ages 3-6 want to engage with various objects, images, and stories related to the play's themes. Join teaching artist, Laura Loy and playwright/director, Ryan Sellers for a fun-filled, participatory workshop! In Off the Page!, the magic of books can transport us to new worlds. Music, illustrations, and entire adventures can lift right off the page. When an imaginative young child falls asleep after reading a book, the stories come to life in their dreams. Using dance and music, this world premiere production will unfold around the audience. Watch a new world come to life right before your eyes!
If you would like to attend the REACH Opening Festival, secure your free pass today. You can obtain your pass and get more information about the festival by clicking the link below. We can't wait to see you!
10:00am, 11:00am, & 2:30pm
Free Event, Registration and Access Pass Required
In September, The Kennedy Center will be opening it's new learning center, the REACH. As part of the REACH opening festivities, Arts on the Horizon will be offering classes and workshops for children and their families.
10:00am & 11:00am - Stories on the Horizon: Storybook Adventures
Watch your little one grow and explore in this storybook-inspired class with teaching artists Laura Loy and Margaret McLaughlin. We will play and learn with help from some of our favorite stories. Music, movement, and puppets will be used to bring these stories to life! Best for ages 9 months to 2.5 years.
2:30pm - PLAY-Shop of Off the Page
Take an active role in shaping Arts on the Horizon's newest show, Off the Page! In what we are calling a PLAY-shop, families will participate in a series of interactive activities designed to explore how children ages 3-6 want to engage with various objects, images, and stories related to the play's themes. Join teaching artist, Laura Loy and playwright/director, Ryan Sellers for a fun-filled, participatory workshop! In Off the Page!, the magic of books can transport us to new worlds. Music, illustrations, and entire adventures can lift right off the page. When an imaginative young child falls asleep after reading a book, the stories come to life in their dreams. Using dance and music, this world premiere production will unfold around the audience. Watch a new world come to life right before your eyes!
If you would like to attend the REACH Opening Festival, secure your free pass today. You can obtain your pass and get more information about the festival by clicking the link below. We can't wait to see you!
Page to Stage: Squeakers & Mr. Gumdrop at the Kennedy Center
Saturday, August 31st
Check out an exclusive preview of Arts on the Horizon's newest show, Squeakers & Mr. Gumdrop! As part of the Kennedy Center's Page to Stage Festival, join us for a sneak peek of this work in progress. Join us after the preview for an interactive exploration and to give feedback on your experience.
Check out an exclusive preview of Arts on the Horizon's newest show, Squeakers & Mr. Gumdrop! As part of the Kennedy Center's Page to Stage Festival, join us for a sneak peek of this work in progress. Join us after the preview for an interactive exploration and to give feedback on your experience.
UpCycle Creative Reuse Center & Arts on the Horizon Exploration Day
Saturday, February 9th, 2019
We invite children ages 2 - 6 and their families to join us for a special Exploration Day at the Durant Center to celebrate the opening of Arts on the Horizon's world premiere production, Beep Beep! Join us for a morning filled with tactile and sensory-based activities, creative play, and visual art. Roll toy car wheels through paint and be a part of our large-scale community art project, make your own paper ice cream truck at our Craft Station, and stop by our Creative Play Station to see what it is like to work in an ice cream truck. We'll also be offering three mini workshops with songs, stories, and creative movement at 10:30am, 11:00am, and 11:30am.
We invite children ages 2 - 6 and their families to join us for a special Exploration Day at the Durant Center to celebrate the opening of Arts on the Horizon's world premiere production, Beep Beep! Join us for a morning filled with tactile and sensory-based activities, creative play, and visual art. Roll toy car wheels through paint and be a part of our large-scale community art project, make your own paper ice cream truck at our Craft Station, and stop by our Creative Play Station to see what it is like to work in an ice cream truck. We'll also be offering three mini workshops with songs, stories, and creative movement at 10:30am, 11:00am, and 11:30am.
Winter Class with Local Motion Project
Stories in Motion
January 10 - February 14, 2019
Join Local Motion Project and Arts on the Horizon as we collaborate to offer a six-week creative class for children ages 3-5
Your child will explore the themes of kindness and friendship in children's books through three weeks of creative dance with Local Motion Project and three weeks of creative drama with Arts on The Horizon.
Books we will be exploring include:
Plant a Kiss by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Penguin and Pinecone by Salina Yoon
How Full is Your Bucket for Kids by Mary Reckmeyer and Tom Rath
January 10 - February 14, 2019
Join Local Motion Project and Arts on the Horizon as we collaborate to offer a six-week creative class for children ages 3-5
Your child will explore the themes of kindness and friendship in children's books through three weeks of creative dance with Local Motion Project and three weeks of creative drama with Arts on The Horizon.
Books we will be exploring include:
Plant a Kiss by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Penguin and Pinecone by Salina Yoon
How Full is Your Bucket for Kids by Mary Reckmeyer and Tom Rath
Parents’ Night Out: It's Your Birthday
Saturday, January 19th
5-8pm
Hosted by Downtown Baptist Church and Arts on the Horizon
Everyone has a birthday and we're celebrating YOU all evening long!
Open to children 3 – 11 years old.
5-8pm
Hosted by Downtown Baptist Church and Arts on the Horizon
Everyone has a birthday and we're celebrating YOU all evening long!
Open to children 3 – 11 years old.
Sailing on String PLAY-shop
Join us for a fun-filled workshop at the Kennedy Center Page-to-Stage Festival!
Take an active role in shaping Arts on the Horizon's newest show, Sailing on String! In what we are calling a PLAY-shop, families will participate in a series of interactive activities designed to explore how children ages 0-2 engage with various objects, images, and multi-sensory elements related to the play's themes. Join us for a free fun-filled workshop.
Kennedy Center South Atrium Foyer
Saturday, September 1, 2018
10:30am-11:00am
Best for children ages 0-2 and their families
No reservations are necessary.
Take an active role in shaping Arts on the Horizon's newest show, Sailing on String! In what we are calling a PLAY-shop, families will participate in a series of interactive activities designed to explore how children ages 0-2 engage with various objects, images, and multi-sensory elements related to the play's themes. Join us for a free fun-filled workshop.
Kennedy Center South Atrium Foyer
Saturday, September 1, 2018
10:30am-11:00am
Best for children ages 0-2 and their families
No reservations are necessary.
