“I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.” – Walt Whitman
GIBRALTAR school news
SPRING 2026
Friends of Gibraltar and Gibraltar Area Schools
Second Grade Pollinator Protectors
2026 Friends of Gibraltar Humanitarian Spirit Award
By Second Grade Teachers
The 2026 Friends of Gibraltar Humanitarian Spirit Award goes to Kayin Jackson. Jackson was nominated by Gibraltar staff member Anna Knapp
Second graders recently took part in a meaningful project to help protect pollinators. Through research, reading, writing, and hands-on activities, students learned why pollinators such as butterflies and bees are so important to the environment. The class discovered that pollinators help plants grow by spreading pollen from flower to flower. Many fruits, vegetables, and flowers depend on pollinators to survive. Students were surprised to learn that pollinators are in danger because of habitat loss, pollution, pesticides, and climate change.
learned during the project. To spread awareness beyond the classroom, the class also created seed packets to hand out to community members. Each packet included flower seeds that can help create butterfly-friendly gardens. Students hoped the seed packets would inspire families to plant flowers that attract and protect pollinators.
As part of the project, students researched ways people can help protect butterflies and other pollinators. They learned that planting native flowers, reducing pesticide use, and creating butterfly gardens can provide safe habitats and food sources for these important insects. After gathering information, students used their knowledge to write opinion pieces encouraging others to take action. In their writing, students shared reasons why protecting butterflies matters and explained simple ways families and community members can help. The second graders worked hard to support their opinions with facts they
This project gave students the opportunity to combine science, reading, writing, and community service while learning how small actions can make a big difference. By researching pollinators, writing persuasive pieces, and sharing seeds with others, the second graders became advocates for protecting butterflies and caring for the environment. The class hopes their work will encourage more people in the community to plant pollinator gardens and help butterflies thrive for future generations.
Plastics in Gibraltar’s Cafeteria
By Jen Gallagher, 4th grade teacher, and Travis Grooters, 3rd grade teacher -
use of plastic sporks.
Elementary Student Council Advisors
The Elementary Student Council presented an appeal to the school board at the May 11th meeting to eliminate cooking food in plastic and to no longer line pans in plastic that enter the heated serving area in the Gibraltar cafeteria. In addition to eliminating plastic in heated foods, students asked to stop the
They highlighted the environmental impacts of plastics in their presentation as well as the negative health effects that microplastics and the chemicals in plastic have on humans’ endocrine and metabolic systems. Students offered possible solutions for food prep, sourcing, and prevention of accidental disposal of metal utensils. The elementary student council was supported by one high school student council member and the Ecology Club in their mission to improve student health and the environment.
“I’d like to nominate Kayin Jackson. As a senior, Kayin took on a community service project that brought together students who don’t typically work together and some who don’t typically challenge themselves in this way. He saw a problem in the Midwest–specifically in Minneapolis, MN, with a city that was struggling with immigration enforcement issues and its impacts on students in schools there. He reached out to faculty here at Gibraltar for guidance and then empowered students in our school to find a way to raise money for a school in Minnesota. This problem and solution had potential roadblocks, but Kayin got through those and this community service project raised significant funds. I see Kayin as being a future changemaker in this world, and I’d love to see him be recognized by the FOG Humanitarian Spirit Award as a way to inspire him to keep serving the world around him.” - Anna Knapp The Friends of Gibraltar Humanitarian Spirit Award began in 1989 after a senior award event that gave out awards and scholarships for academics and athletics. Two of the event attendees had the idea to honor kindness with an award and the Friends of Gibraltar Humanitarian Spirit Award was created! Anyone from the community may nominate a graduating senior who goes out of their way to do nice things for other people, and shows respect and kindness towards classmates, school staff, and the community:A student who has done something to make either the school or the community a better place. The award ($500) can be used for anything the recipient would like. Gibraltar High School has wonderfully kind students, and each year we receive several nominations. However, our current budget allows for one $500 award. If you would like to contribute to the Friends of Gibraltar Humanitarian Spirit Award fund please contact Vinni Hancock, Project Coordinator: vinni.hancock@gibraltar. k12.wi.us.
FOG HUMANITARIAN SPIRIT AWARD RECIPIENTS Year – Recipient 1989 – Pat Dziekan 1990 – Susie Somerhalder 1991 – Erin Merline 1992 – Steve Schaefer 1993 – Mike Honold 1994 – April Larson 1995 – Paul Ahlen 1996 – Claire Erickson 1997 – Matthew Johnson 1998 – Melissa Weborg 1999 – Eric Christofersan 2000 – Kaija Johnson 2001 – Steph Miller 2002 – Tera Stoneel and Natalie Boeck 2003 – Molly Bastian 2004 - Jasmine Penny 2005 – Joe Meyer and Nick Bastian 2006 – Katie McConkey
2007 – Valarie Grey 2008 – Kelsey Neddersen 2009 – Emily Johnson 2010 – Claire Torpe and Zak Kuntsman 2011 – Kelley Arneson 2012 – Grace Johnson 2013 – Ashley Caldecott 2014 – Ben Anderson 2015 – Mikayla Kifer 2016 - Audrey Sitte 2017 - Tyler Kroupenske 2018 – Madison Tishler 2019 - Breille Fitzgerald 2020 – Matt Austgen 2021 – Maggie Moroney 2022 - Angel Jauregui 2023 – Giuseppe Mercier 2024 – Helen McCormack 2025 – Yahir Valdivia 2026 - Kayin Jackson
Exposure to Creativity Program with Hardy Gallery Since 2007, Friends of Gibraltar has partnered with the Hardy Gallery in Ephraim to provide a day of art inspiration for Gibraltar High School students with the Exposure to Creativity program. The program is designed to immerse students in one art project for one entire school day. This year all Gibraltar students in grades 9 and 10 boarded buses and went to one of six different professional studio spaces to spend the day learning from a local artist by creating artwork with them. Presenters shared their studio space, work process, and career insights with students, but the majority of the day was spent creating.
original characters and imaginary worlds. They explored different art styles, genres, and techniques used by professional artists and illustrators, then used them to design their own unique characters. Students brainstormed ideas inspired by identity, community, culture, and personal experiences. Working both independently and as a class, students experimented with drawing and painting techniques, expressive gestures, and creative problem-solving. By the end of the course, students completed a series of character sketches and one or more polished final artworks that brought their characters to life.
This year students participated in one of the following workshop experiences.
Songwriting with Rob Roy Campbell at the Snapcrackle Tabernacle
Embroidered Identity with Joslyn Villalpando at Woodwalk Gallery
This was a workshop for students interested in creative writing and music. Students explored what a daily practice looks like for people who write. One way to start writing is to look around and make deep observations about your own life and take time to be creative and playful.This workshop gave students time to write songs on their own and or in small groups. Students played musical instruments in the studio to create their songs.
First, students learned some basic stitches from Villalpando as they created an exploratory, playful embroidery sampler. Students looked at a few contemporary embroidery artists and then used their own photo to print onto fabric, adding stitched embellishments. They also took a gallery/grounds tour during this dayof mindful, meditative stitching. Inventing Illustrated Characters with Caryn Blum at PenArt Students dove into the world of illustration by creating
The BIGGER Picture: Edit Print Curate with Suzanne Rose at Miller Art Museum We take photos every day—but what happens after
you snap the picture? In this workshop, students had the chance to turn their own photos into real artwork and experience what it’s like to be both an artist and a curator. In this hands-on workshop, students edited and printed a series of large photos, then worked together to decide how the images should be displayed. Through discussion and collaboration, they learned how choices like which photos to include, where to place them, and how they’re shown can completely change their meaning. Glass Blowing Workshop with Stephanie Trenchard and Jeremy Popelka at Popelka Trenchard Glass Studio In this workshop, students learned about the properties of glass and how to blow glass, and they created a colorful glass paperweight using the glass-blowing
bench. Screen Printing on Tote Bags, Fabric, & Clothing with Lucy Hodkiewicz at PenArt Students were provided multiple screen designs and tote bags to screen print. Some fabric and various sizes of blank shirts were available, but students were encouraged to bring 2-5 pieces of additional natural fiber clothing (cotton, silk, hemp, denim, etc) or fabric. Students were given an overview of screen printing basics, and they made their own screens. We are so thankful to the creative professionals and the studios, galleries, and organizations who shared their time, talent, and space with the students to make this program possible. Thank you to the Hardy Gallery for so many years of partnership and support for the Exposure to Creativity program!
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Student Authors Publish Mystery By Linda Fey, English Megan Gallant and Elsa Roets had no idea when they walked into their Creative Writing course fall semester of their senior year that they would end up publishing a book together. Their mystery novella, If You Wanted Me Dead, originated as a way to pass the time at work the summer of their freshman year. When they found that they could choose a project to develop during the creative
writing course they said why not actually write that story. So they found the outline they had created and worked together to complete a draft by the end of the fall semester. “Our big goal was to create a fleshed out work and we did that,” said Elsa. For their second semester Project Based Writing class, they chose to investigate the design and publishing aspects of creating a book. According to Megan, the most unexpected challenge was the amount of time spent editing. “We put in hours trying to get the edits done, and then realized we still had like three more rounds of revisions.” The book and cover design process was also time consuming, but fun. On the recommendation of a classmate, they selected Barnes and Noble Press to publish and print their book. “It didn’t seem possible four years ago when we came up with the idea, and now that we have a finished book, I am
overjoyed,” said Megan. As the school year is coming to an end, so is their creative writing career–at least for now. After graduation Megan will be attending the University of Iowa nursing program with the goal of becoming a Physician Assistant while Elsa will begin her studies at UW Eau Claire with a major in Psychology and the goal of obtaining a PhD in Clinical Psychology. They will be gifting a copy of their mystery novel to the IMC book collection and hope that it inspires others to try their hands at writing. “If a future student has an idea about a book they’d like to write, this book project might be a great example for them,” said Megan. “I hope someone someday reads it and gets invested. That would make me very happy to know that we made someone else smile or laugh or find joy in something that Megan and I created,” said Elsa.
Student Writers Share Poems with Community By Linda Fey, English Teacher Student writers from Gibraltar presented their original poems on the Dickinson Poetry Series stage in Ephraim on Wednesday, May 13th. Students from English 12 and English 104 presented their poems to an appreciative audience of fellow poets. The students were the invited speakers for the May edition of the poetry series that meets the second Wednesday of each month at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Ephraim. Students who could not make it to the Dickinson Series are invited to present to the May meeting of the Gibraltar School Board instead. As part of a year-long project, all students are required to read at least one original poem to a public audience.
Poems from the Class of 2026 My Room by Giovanni Mercier
by Kai Nordahl
Dawn leans soft by Sean Neal
School by Giovanni Mercier
by Mauricio Fernandez
Sometimes I just sit in my room and think about nothing. Not sad. Not happy. Just there. The window is open, cars pass by, someone laughs outside.
The bird calls out to nothing And nobody responds The bird calls out to nothing To nothing but the world The bird calls out to nothing It’s like speaking to a wall The bird calls out to nothing Why does it call at all? It calls out for someone, anyone It just wants to be heard But in the end it’s met with nothing For it is only just a bird For days, weeks, and months Its call remains unnoticed Yet still the bird’s call still carries As the hope outweighs the silence The bird calls out to nothing It will always show defiance Defiance to the empty air Defiance to the vocal wear Its call rings throughout the world Although nobody cares to listen And even with the truth so clear Its call will not diminish
Dawn leans soft on Green Bay’s folded glass Door County pines breathe fog along the shore We idle out past weather-beaten masses of piers that creak with every wake’s low roar A spoon drops down where cabbage beds run deep Past rock and shadow, green on darker green The planer boards lean out like crooked sleep, while pike patrol the edges, hard and mean. Then water splits a sudden, savage take, The rod bows low, the drag begins to sing A mottled bar of muscle tries to break The line that ties us to this northern king. We lift him once, bright armor, glassy eye Then slide him back into the bay’s cold seam He fades to rumor under a smoky summer sky One strike that haunts the whole day like a dream.
My backpack is heavy, but not just from books. Deadlines, tests, things I forgot to do. Every class says, “This is important,” and somehow all of it is.
The Death Race for Love cover just sits there black and white, quiet but loud Juice WRLD looks lost in thought like love already hurt him once I see heartbreak in his eyes even without a single lyric playing It feels like the album understands what it’s like to care too much It’s more than just a cover it’s a feeling I recognize every time I press play in his song
Life keeps moving even when I don’t. I sit in the quiet for a while, Letting everything pass through, Like I’m watching the world Instead of being in it. And somehow, it’s okay.
Family Dinner by Mellen Knapp The comforting tinge, a chill in the air, and my grandma is calling us. The smell of spices, warming me inside like a burst of sun. Laughter and music, stories of old, this is family dinner.
by Wilson Devoe As I push a shovel back and forth I really start to wonder What led up to this How much sun had to shine How much cold has to intervene To make this the weather On a cold winter day
Hope Sits on a Ledge by Lillian Klinger Hope sits on a ledge Leading people with Its edge; some balance Some fall. Regret leaving them Falling off the edge Losing their balance On the windowsill. Some feel left with freedom Others feel its weight Burying them down Like a backpack stuck Still; a rock keeping them On solid ground.
by David Olson Snow packed thick continues to fall from day to day still. It won’t take a break, continues to pile up on itself. Why won’t it stop for a moment, rest, or drift away? The ground is stiff, damp, and very slippery below. So cold you can see your own breath rise in the air. The roads are chaotic from stupidity and bad weather. If only I could stay home, warm and dry, tucked away. If only the warmth could forever stay, never leave me. One day it flips the whole world upside down, changed. May the snow go away; let me forget cold, pain, and snow.
Fishing by Owen Dannhausen The morning fog drifts across the lake, soft and quiet, like the world is holding its breath. I stand at the edge, rod in hand, casting my line into the stillness. The bobber floats, sometimes dancing, sometimes still, and I wait, not just for a tug, but for the calm that comes with patience, the small lessons hidden in the quiet. A heron glides overhead, a ripple spreads from a fish below, and for a moment, the world feels simple and true. The line tightens, a gentle fight begins, and I smile not just for the catch, but for the morning, the lake, and the way life slows down here, one ripple at a time.
At Bat by Addison Richmond When you approach the plate, a bat in hand The cheers from your family and team, ringing You visualize the ball in your command Think to yourself, “I need to be swinging.” When the first pitch gets released from the mound You take the risk and choose to hold your stance The ball crosses the plate, you hear a sound You focus your mind and escape the trance You look at the ump and hear him say, “Ball.” You take a breath and prepare for the pitch Now is your best chance, so you use that call You take a swing like your brain flipped a switch You feel the shock of the ball hit the bat And you think, you won the game just like that
by Kai Nordahl Young children look up The adults laugh and converse They don’t hear the cries
Projects stack up like papers on my desk, and I just act like I’m not stressed. I keep telling myself: “Just get through today.” One bell at a time, one assignment at a time. Some days I feel behind, like everyone else understands faster than me. But I still show up anyway. Even when it's a lot, even when I’m tired. And somehow, I still make it home.
DONE by Fernando Jauregui Lockers slam like punctuation marks, ending conversations too soon. We stuff pieces of ourselves inside unfinished homework, half-truths, dreams folded small enough to fit. The bell rings, and we move on.
Friday Night Football by Bairen Lhost The stadium hums before the snap, Lights hanging heavy over grass worn thin. Helmets shine with past mistakes and hope, Each one of us carrying something within. The whistle cuts the air like truth, No room for fear once the play begins. Every yard is earned, not given, Every hit reminds us who we’ve been. The crowd roars loud beneath the sky, Cheering every tackle, catch, and run. Teammates fight beside each other, Working hard until the final buzzer comes. Win or lose, when the lights shut down, We walk off changed in ways unseen. Because Friday nights don’t just build teams— They build the people we’re becoming.
by Cesar Rodriguez A rooster screams at dawn, acting like he owns the yard— I just want to sleep.
by Marco Jauregui King of the hardwood crowds erupt as he rises, His shadow in flight.
by Will Anschutz Snow hushes the street, footsteps sink and disappear, time folds into white.
Green by Fernando Jauregui Mixed Feelings by Bella Jones I look out into the horizon, and it’s quite beautiful, I almost forget how much I despise living here A day in the sun, chocolate and strawberries. Laughing with my friends will always deceive me. There is so much potential for it to be good. Tall green trees, expansive water views, local farms. But when I am sitting alone in my room because there is no where to go in below zero weather, I wish I could look at this place like a visitor Because for them, my town is something they look forward to going to. With their million dollar homes, yacht club memberships, and days spent at the driving range. But I am forced to be inside through all the seasons, because who is going to make sure these people get their lunch? People are jealous I live here because they get to see it from a place of nostalgia I try to love it here because I hope one day, I won’t have to look out at the horizon to believe it is beautiful.
The object that keeps drawing my attention in the barn is the shiny green metal stall door. It stands before eight horses staring behind it, their hooves scraping softly against the floor. The door is smooth and cold when I touch it, painted a deep green that reminds me of open fields and calm, even while the barn feels tense and restless. It protects and controls, keeping the horses safely inside and holding back chaos, but it also feels like a boundary. On one side is order, stalls, routine, and familiarity. On the other side is anticipation, where the howling bulls outside remind me that not everything can be prevented.
Physics notebook by Alice Nelson The rough cover of the black painted cardboard notebook Papers occasionally pool out only held in by a paper clip. Some days, the contents are a different language Causing fear and doubt about oneself Some days, numbers connect to form a wise understanding of the universe Passion igniting inside ones eyes It's hard to say, but it is a part of my most prized possessions The contents hold so much emotion for me Patterns snap together, equations emulating one another. Ideas never understood before come to light with the mathematical reasoning the contents enthrall Inside the contents hold a mix of terror and tranquility Handwriting rough some moments, and flowy the next. Equations stretch on, or feel unexplained and too little. Just like the universe.
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Gibraltar High School Art By Emily Salm This spring has been a vibrant and productive time in the high school art room. Students have been busy designing and painting cornhole boards—generously donated by Friends of Gibraltar—which will be auctioned off at the end of the school year. Proceeds from the auction will help fund a field trip to the Milwaukee Art Museum next year. In addition to this collaborative project, students have been exploring a wide range of media, including paper cut art, printmaking, pottery, and independent creative pieces that reflect their individual interests and growth. Seniors in advanced art classes also enjoyed a field trip to Hands On Art Studio in Fish Creek, where they spent the day glazing their pottery. It’s a busy time of year, but one filled with creativity, accomplishment, and excitement as students wrap up the semester. In the fall, students will be walking through the doors of their new high
school art room after two years in a temporary space—an exciting new chapter for our program. Have a creative summer, everyone, and thank you for supporting art education in our schools!
Tradition of Bat Condos Continues at The Ridges Sanctuary Gibraltar’s current 8th grade class has been busy building a bat condo in their Tech Ed course. A bat condo is similar in concept to a bat house but can house over 1000 bats. This project is referred to as “construction lite” by instructor Nathan Hatch. Students get hands-on experience in basic blueprint reading, framing, siding, painting, and roofing. Once completed, Peil Construction of Baileys Harbor will install the condo 12 ft off the ground on heavy duty posts. Each consecutive 8th grade class has built one of these structures over the last three years in the hope of contributing to the rehabilitation of Wisconsin’s bat populations due to White Nose Syndrome. Previous bat condos built by Gibraltar students (going back to 2014) have been placed at Welckers Point (Peninsula State
Student Artwork on Public Display
Park), Forestville Dam County Park, Murphy County Park, and LaSalle County Park. The students and Tech Ed Department are excited to partner with the Ridges Sanctuary in Baileys Harbor and see their creation become part of the community.
Wyatt Bultman’s guitar sculpture, Heavy Metal, was selected by the Sturgeon Bay Local Arts Board to be displayed as part of the Public Art Walk for a two-year loan period. The Gibraltar junior created the steel guitar sculpture as part of the Metal Fabrication Course. Bultman’s instructor, Nathan Hatch, commented that this piece was one of the most ambitious and technically proficient student-driven projects that has come through the department since he has been teaching at Gibraltar.
Middle School Art Students in Mrs. Mike’s Fashion Design class enjoyed a beautiful day at The Ridges Sanctuary April 21st to celebrate the opening of their art show titled, “Concepts in Sustainable Fashion Design.” The show’s opening coincided with The Ridges’ Earth Week celebration. Students were on hand that day to talk about their work and answer questions from the public. The students also enjoyed a beautiful walk to the beach on The Ridges trails, had lunch at Roost
The Local Arts Board is a subcommittee of the City’s Joint Parks and Recreation Board and Committee. Mayor David J. Ward reactivated this advisory group and appointed a full board in early 2021 to energize his plan to bring public art to the city and create awareness of our dynamic arts community.
and Banter, and finished up the day painting en plein air! Artwork in the show included drawings, paintings, digital art, crochet, embroidery, jewelry, and lifesize outfits. The spring semester students learn about fashion design and the industry through the lens of sustainability with Mrs. Mike. All work in the show was designed by the students with repurposing and sustainable practices in mind.
Special thanks to Hi Tech Fabrication for technical assistance and sandblasting.
New Life For Gymnasium Arches Gibraltar’s Woods 1 class has been busy making benches using reclaimed wood from the massive laminated arches that once supported the “old gym.” Originally built in the 1930s, these arches represented a huge step forward for engineering and construction methods and informed how similar structures would be built for years to come. Large sections of these arches were able to be saved during the demolition, and benches for
the new sections of the school were selected as one of the first projects. Beam and Board in Green Bay was able to assist with the project by re-sawing the arch sections into thinner sabs that could be safely and effectively used by the class. The students then worked in small groups to build benches based off of the prototype designed by their instructor, Nathan Hatch. Four benches total have been made to date.
Three of them are placed in areas around the new gymnasium and commons areas at Gibraltar and a fourth was placed at the new Cramer Exchange venue that is part of the Door County Auditorium. The endeavor of repurposing the arches for the school and community will continue as part of the woodshop curriculum until the raw materials are exhausted.
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SPRING 2026
Gibraltar Seniors Recognized By Sturgeon Bay Rotary Club By Anna Knapp, Senior Class Advisor
Madison and will be studying Nutrition and Dietetics.
On Thursday April 23, The Sturgeon Bay Rotary Club hosted students from Door County, including three students from Gibraltar at their annual Scholarship Banquet at the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club. Mellen Knapp received the Service Above Self Scholarship, Fernando Jauregui received the Muckian Scholarship, and Leo Canudas Castro was recognized for his Rotary Exchange from Bolivia.
Fernando Jauregui will be attending Northeastern Wisconsin Technical College and will be studying Construction Management - Carpentry. Leonardo "Leo" Canudas Castro, who is from Bolivia, hopes to attend UW Whitewater in the fall to study Real Estate.
Mellen Knapp will be attending the University of Wisconsin-
June Donation Creation to Support Friends of Gibraltar Garden Gyro
Gyro Meat, Mozzarella cheese (regular pizza cheese), roasted veggies: yellow squash, leeks, roasted garlic, asparagus, and feta. over a creamy tzatziki base.
Friends of Gibraltar hosted our second annual Trivia Night at Alexander’s Restaurant in early March. Twenty teams of six players gathered for a fun night in support of Friends of Gibraltar (FOG)! The event raised $16,000 for FOG’s experiential education programming for Gibraltar students. These funds help support annual programs like Forest Days in collaboration with the Ridges Sanctuary, the Passport Program featuring performance art experiences with the Door County Auditorium, the Exposure to Creativity art workshop program with the Hardy Gallery, writing experiences at Write On, Door County, and many more programs! Thank you to all of the participating teams, event volunteers and community event sponsors!
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JULY 4TH, 2026 DOWNTOWN FISH CREEK
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The 2026/27
PASSPORT PROGRAM
A series of unique cultural and educational experiences, bringing the world to Door County Students. ShoutHouse
Friday, September 18, 1:30 p.m. All Ages ShoutHouse is a New York City-based collective of musicians who bring together complex grooves, poetic hip-hop, high-octane vocals, and instrumental solos in a way that is delightfully new and entirely unexpected.
Curious George: The Golden Meatball
Tuesday, October 20, 9:15 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. 4K thru 3 Curious George, the inquisitive, lovable monkey—star of books, film, and television—takes center stage in this brand-new musical, Curious George: The Golden Meatball. Specifically designed for young audiences, this show tells the story of All You-Can-Eat Meatball Day, which happens only once a year.
Black Violin
Wednesday, November 18, 1:30 p.m. All Ages For nearly two decades, the two-time Grammynominated duo Black Violin has been merging string arrangements with modern beats and building bridges in communities along the way. Members Kev Marcus and Wil Baptiste first met in high school orchestra class. Now they sell out headline performances at the most prestigious venues in the U.S., prompting NPR to declare that “their music will keep classical music alive for the next generation.”
Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents World on a String: Swinging Songs of Broadway
Curious George
Tuesday, February 16, 2027, 9:15 a.m. Grades 3-12
As another installment in the esteemed “Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents” series, guest vocalist Kate Kortum will debut arrangements of tunes from Broadway’s most beloved productions, including Hamilton, Wicked, South Pacific, West Side Story, and more, in a special concert event entitled “World on a String: Swinging Songs of Broadway.”
NoGravity
Monday, April 5, 2027, 9:15 a.m. Grades 6-12 NoGravity is a groundbreaking Italian performing arts company that blends dance, theater, and visual artistry into breathtaking multidisciplinary performances. Their performances evoke a sense of wonder, illusion, and dreamlike elegance, transporting audiences into surreal worlds where the impossible becomes reality. With a poetic language built on beauty, fantasy, and fun, NoGravity continues to redefine the boundaries of contemporary performance.
Black Violin
Student matinees are $6/ticket for students and chaperones. Sponsors needed to fund these opportunities beginning at $500. Contact support@dcauditorium.org for details or make a gift to the Auditorium Society Annual Fund online, choosing “In honor of The Passport Program.”
No Gravity
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