FREE + FAMILY FRIENDLY
Ballet Des Moines' annual statewide tour shares inspiring artistry alongside interactive science activities. This year the ballet company will perform A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Tom Mattingly's new work Love Letters, following an afternoon of interactive STEM and arts activities. Come experience the whimsy of storytelling, the wonder of night, and the magic of our community. Community STEM programming explores the sounds and habits of nocturnal animals, constellation maps, moon cycles, and the science of sleep and dreaming.
5:00 - 6:30pm
STEM + Arts Community Activities
6:30 - 7:45pm
Ballet Des Moines Performance
7:45 - 8:30pm
Stargazing and Constellation Activity
A scene from Ballet Des Moines’ A Midsummer Night’s Dream
An excerpt from Tom Mattingly’s world premiere Love Letters
ABOUT BRUCEMORE
Brucemore inspires community interaction with history, preservation, and the arts. The 1880s mansion, six other historic structures, 26-acres of gardens and grounds, and tens of thousands of objects and archival documents serve as an irreplaceable foundation representing more than 130 years of history. Since 1981, more than one million people have visited the carefully preserved estate for community, cultural, and heritage programs. Learn more at https://www.brucemore.org.
FUNDING SUPPORT
Rapid Response Grant Fund of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
About the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
We are a convenor and partner to donors, funders, and nonprofit organizations working together to create a vibrant and inclusive Linn County where all people thrive.
We began in 1949 as the Community Welfare Foundation and became a public nonprofit organization in 1992. Today, we steward more than $212 million in charitable assets and over 1,000 charitable funds for the greater good of Linn County, Iowa.
