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Don't Miss the Rest of Lone Tree Arts Center's Amazing 2021-22 Season

Your family will love the programming offered this year!

January 10, 2022

Since the Lone Tree Arts Center opened its doors in 2010, we have been impressed with both the variety and the quality of performances. 

The children's programming is usually as entertaining for us adults as it is for our kids and is often about the same price — or less! — than the cost of a movie ticket.

Tickets for the remainder of the 2021-22 season are now on sale... call (720) 509-1000 or purchase online!


Seedlings

This family program for Toddlers through Kindergartners and their grown-ups engages young children in arts, culture, and science. Monthly programs usually take place on the first or second Tuesday at 9:30 AM and 11:00 AM. 

Admission is just $3, and these shows almost always sell out so get your tickets for the entire season now! Since the seats are so affordable, you can give the tickets to a friend if something comes up and you can't make it for one of the events.

  • Top Hogs (February 1) Pigs will perform exciting tricks to music and the cues of their animal trainer. This crowd-pleaser has been thrilling audiences since 1991.
  • World Drumming and Dance (March 8) Journey around the world to learn about drums and dancing from diverse cultures.
  • Cleo Parker Robinson Dance (April 5) Drawing from their richly diverse and colorful repertoire, members of the acclaimed Cleo Parker Robinson Dance present an interactive kid-friendly movement workshop and performance.
  • Eric West's Music for Kids (May 3) With his guitar, banjo, and an antique trunk filled with unusual instruments, puppets, and dancing limberjacks, Eric gets the audience to sing and play along.



Passport to Culture

Children 12 and under and their families can experience arts and culture outside the classroom and inside a world of imagination. Tickets are typically $5 (children 2 and under are free).

Performances take place on Sundays at 1:30 PM, and usually offer a sensory-friendly encore at 4:00 PM.

Pick up a "passport" keepsake for your child, where you can keep your ticket stub or receive a specially-designed sticker at certain performances.

  • Schoolhouse Rock Live! (January 30) Schoolhouse Rock Live! explodes onto the stage updated for a whole new generation with imaginative image projections and a rock’n’roll feel.
  • Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company (February 13) Celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Water Tiger with the sound of firecrackers, cymbals, and drums, acrobatic lion dancers, and more.
  • Fiesta Colorado (March 13) With its magnetic energy and vivacious choreography, Fiesta Colorado is a demonstration of how Mexican folkloric dance embodies the richest artistic manifestations of culture and tradition.
  • Central City Opera: Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World (May 22) This inspiring new opera written especially for children and families is about a young girl living in the heart of Mexico City whose family encourages her to visit Frida Kahlo and have her portrait painted the renowned artist.


For the Family
From the remaining National Geographic LIVE event to toe-tapping music to awe-inspiring acrobatics, there are plenty of performances the entire family will enjoy.

  • National Geographic Live: The Secret Life of Bears (January 28) As a scientist with National Geographic Society’s Last Wild Places Initiative, Rae Wynn-Grant works to protect and restore iconic wildlife populations, including North American black and grizzly bears.
  • The Queen's Cartoonists (February 11) The Queen’s Cartoonists present a concert for everybody. Expect the unexpected from a repertoire that includes the Golden Age of animation, cult cartoon classics, modern animation, and elements of a musical circus! 
  • Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company (February 12) Celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Water Tiger with the sound of firecrackers, cymbals, and drums, acrobatic lion dancers, and more.
  • International Guitar Night (February 19) The incredible longevity of International Guitar Night continues with its 21st Anniversary North American Tour.
  • Lone Tree Symphony presents Voila, The Viola (March 4) Performing with the LTSO in this exciting program is the Principal Violist of the Colorado Symphony, Basil Vendryes. You will enjoy Dvořák’s "Slavonic Dance," Tchaikovsky’s "Marche Slave," selections from Fiddler on the Roof, and more!
  • Discovering Antarctica: Herois Tales of Shackleton, Crean, and Scott (March 8) Set during The Golden Age of Antarctic Exploration (1901–16), discover the riveting true stories of Shackleton and Scott through the eyes of Tom Crean.
  • National Geographic Live: Improbably Ascent (March 18) With her trademark humor and wit, Maureen Beck, 2019 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, will chronicle her journey as one of the foremost leaders in the sport of paraclimbing.
  • National Geographic Live: Wild Seas, Secret Shores (May 6) For Thomas Peschak, sharks aren’t a reason to get out of the water—they’re a reason to get in. Take a world tour of marine biology through his award-winning images and engaging take on the ocean’s charismatic creatures.
  • Lone Tree Symphony presents Bravo, Beethoven (May 13) The LTSO performs Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, "Eroica," as well as Brahms’ "Tragic Overture," Op. 81 in D Minor, Borodin's "Polovtsian Dance" from Prince Igor, and Bernstein’s "Magnificent Seven."


Date Night
Being a parent is rewarding and fulfilling, but having time to yourself is important too. In addition to creating more memories together, regular date nights can strengthen relationships, increase communication, and allow you to de-stress. 

Enjoy a leisurely dinner at one of the many nearby restaurants — Via Baci Italian Bistro, John Holly's Asian Bistro, or Seasons 52 to name a few — followed by a quality live performance!

  • The Hillbenders: Whograss (January 14) Take a chronological journey of The Who’s legendary catalog through the wood and wire of bluegrass instrumentation. WhoGrass gives audiences a high-energy acoustic twist of one of the greatest rock bands.
  • John Mueller's Winter Dance Party: A Tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper (January 21) John Mueller’s Winter Dance Party® is the official live and authentic re-creation of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper’s final tour and the only show endorsed by the Holly, Valens, and Richardson estates. 
  • Masters of Hawaiian Music (January 29) Escape the cold and spend an evening with three Slack Key Guitar Masters: George Kahumoku Jr., Led Kaapana, & Herb Ohta Jr. 
  • Oleta Adams (February 18) Oleta Adams takes listeners on journeys of the heart via songs that draw deeply from her roots in gospel, while crossing effortlessly into the realms of soul, R&B, urban, and popular music.
  • A Tribute to Gladys Knight and the Pips (March 12) The Mary Louise Lee Band is back with an all-new show featuring the music of one of Motown’s most amazing groups, Gladys Knight and the Pips!
  • Taj Mahal Sextet (March 24) Taj Mahal is a towering musical figure — a legend who transcended the blues not by leaving them behind, but by revealing their magnificent scope to the world.
  • Chris Mann: From Gershwin to Gaga (March 27) Join Chris Mann (The Voice, Phantom of the Opera) for an evening celebrating the long and diverse career of living legend, Tony Bennett. 
  • Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana: De La Frontera (April 24) De la Frontera is a new evening-length work choreographed by José Maldonado and Karen Lugo, with an original score by Jose Luis de la Paz.
  • Classic Nashville Live starring Jason Petty and Gail Bliss (April 29) Let Classic Nashville Live take you on a journey down memory lane with your favorite classic hits honoring the world’s most beloved country greats!
  • Smokey & Me: A Celebration of Smokey Robinson (May 7) Join Tony-nominee and Doo Wop Project member Charl Brown to celebrate Smokey Robinson’s story and many of his biggest hits.
  • The Great Guitars (May 14) Hear Martin Taylor, Frank Vignola, and John Jorgenson in solo, duet, and trio performances for an evening of musical fireworks.