STEPHEN BLUE FOR TIME FOR KIDS; GARY GERSHOFF

Welcome to Up Next! This weekly blog post highlights upcoming local and national performances, education workshops, book recommendations, and community service resources. As we develop new ways of enjoying and producing the arts during the pandemic, we hope that Up Next may help families, theater fans, educators, and community supporters discover something new or reconnect with much loved organizations.

Time for Kids: Becoming a Poet, Kwame Alexander

The Brown Bookshelf: Kwame Alexander discusses his new book Becoming Muhammad Ali, a biographical novel in collaboration with James Patterson

Lincoln Center: Your very own traveling theater workshop with Mr. B

Circus Harmony: The Balancing Act, Oct 10

The Momentary: Theater maker and illusionist Scott Silven’s world premiere of The Journey: a virtual interactive and live production, through Oct 18

KQED Election 2020 Youth Media Screening: The event, hosted by Myles Bess from Above the Noise, will feature a conversation with author Jason Reynolds, Oct 21

Be An Arts Hero: Youth and Families! Write letters to Senators voicing support for the arts, October

Unicorn Theatre: Reading of Roald Dahl’s The Twits for ages 6+ (Part 1 of 3)

The Metropolitan Opera: Free Nightly Opera Stream

St. Louis County Library 2020 Election Information

St. Louis Public Library Voting Resources & Services

Children’s Theatre Company: 8 ways to rock storytelling time at home