Dec. 14th - Aug. 16th

Get your kids back outside this summer! Using time-tested curriculum, our experienced instructors empower your campers of all ages and skill levels to bike, hike, rock climb and paddle in awesome outdoor recreation areas. Kids gain a deeper appreciation for the outdoors and the confidence and technical skills they need to choose active, outdoor lifestyles. Day and overnight camp locations across the Bay Area of CA, the Front Range in CO, and in Portland and Bend, OR. We practice safe and effective COVID-19 protocols and have flexible cancellation policies. Spots are filling fast! Visit our website today for more details.

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Mar. 18th - Apr. 24th

In-person activities still worrisome? Your youngster can have an awesome outlet for their creativity and imagination! Santa Monica Playhouse, with over 50 years of global education experiences, offers exciting on-line classes for kids to build self-confidence, explore the magic of theatre and make new friends from across the country and around the world, as they work with professionals, helping to create a play that includes costumes, hats, wigs, backgrounds, props, and reflects their own personal issues and ideas!! Best of all, each session ends with a professionally-edited video performance you can share with friends and family.

Afternoon and weekend classes include: Thursday afternoons 4-5pm (Mar 18 - Apr 22) or Saturday mornings 10-11am (Mar 20 - Apr 24) these highly interactive Zoom sessions include lots of movement, theatre games, voice, acting, writing, costumes, camera technique, self-confidence, and performance. And parents, family and friends get to watch the final show as often as they please.

Enrollment is extremely limited - zoom classes have been filling up the day they are announced.

"Thank you for teaching me and helping me grow as an actor and person throughout the years. I am eternally grateful for everything you have done for me." Diana Silvers (Ma, Space Force, Booksmart, Ava).

Please email education@santamonicaplayhouse.com for more details and to enroll. Let's zoom together soon!

Thursdays, 4-5pm, March 18 - April 22, 2021 (OR) Saturdays, 10-11am, March 20 - April 24, 2021.

For details and enrollment information, contact us at 1-310-394-9779 or education@SantaMonicaPlayhouse.com or visit us online.

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Apr. 10th - May. 31st

"A show that will delight children and adults, even if they think they have seen every possible twist on the Cinderella story." reviewplays.com

Almost 4 decades after its world premiere at Santa Monica Playhouse, the beloved Rudie-DeCarlo musical Cinderella is getting a stunning makeover to kick off the 2021 Safe-at-Home Online Series, while benefitting the Open-Again Campaign to re-open the Playhouse doors in this, its 61st year.

It's Cinderella like you've never seen her before, with new songs, hilarious special FX, a silent movie segment that will have you falling off your couch, dazzling costumes, amazing magical prestidigitation, and a story about being true to your dreams and loving yourself as you are that's as true to today as it was then - the perfect show to share with the whole family, now that families can share space once again!

Featuring Actors' Repertory Theatre members Tiffany Howell Haile, Cydne Moore, Joseph Perez and Graham Silbert and special guest Emily Quash from our sister company Playbox Theatre in Warwick, England, the company play myriad roles - guess who plays what. You'll probably be wrong.

"Pick of the Month!" - Show Time Magazine. From the award-winning team of Evelyn Rudie and Chris DeCarlo, adapted for the screen by Graham Silbert, CINDERELLA has all the makings of a perfect tale for today's generation: a handsome prince (who yearns to be loved for himself, not his royal position), vain stepsisters (who ultimately realize looks really aren't everything), a controlling (but genuinely well-meaning) stepmother and a refreshingly independent feisty Cinderella.

"An Enchanting Cinderella, highlighted by fast pacing, fancy costuming and a lovely, unweepy Cinderella, particularly within the context of Rudie and DeCarlo's trademark Gilbert & Sullivan comic lyrics." - LA Times.

$15 per household for unlimited viewing pleasure through May 31

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Apr. 25th

Come Check out Cali Camp Summer Day Camp at our Open House! 10am - 1pm. NO RSVP needed. Come enjoy our 21 Acre property, meet the directors and staff! Children can try their hand at our Target Sporty Archery, climb up on an element of the ropes course, twirl on a silk at Aerial Arts or jump on a trampoline. You can bring your family and friends and have a picnic lunch on our beautiful grassy lawn or at a lunch table in our Shady Oak Quad. Water and snacks are always provided.

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May. 6th

Journalist and Author Susan Berfield will share insights about her book "The Hour of Fate" on May 6. Selected by Amazon editors as one of the best of 2020, Berfield's book takes us back to when President Theodore Roosevelt and Banker J.P. Morgan battled in the courts. Book purchase link: https://www.museumstore.com/cproduct/7177/the-hour-of-fate

Susan Berfield is an award-winning feature writer and investigative reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg News.

Dr. H.W. Brands holds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned his Ph.D. in history in 1985. He has authored 30 books on U.S. History. His works have twice been selected as finalists for the Pulitzer Prize. He has appeared in documentaries, the History channel, and C-Span, among other media programs.

General Public live program link and registration: https://esc11.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sceCuqzgqHNFts9LiZtEM7-h8lgxx5Faf

Educators, register at Connect2Texas.net for free live program or to receive a free recording of the program afterwards.
1. Create an account.
2. Click on the Events tab and select George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, event "President Theodore Roosevelt vs. Banker J.P. Morgan, The Hour of Fate."
• Registration help: Contact Lori Hamm-Neckar at lhamm@esc11.net or 817-740-7156

To view recording after live program, here is the link to find "The Hour of Fate" program video: www.youtube.com/user/TheBushLibrary

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May. 6th

FREE reservations, Thurs., May 6 @ 12:00 PM CT
Journalist and Author Susan Berfield will share insights about her book "The Hour of Fate: Theodore Roosevelt, J.P. Morgan and the Battle to Transform American Capitalism" on May 6. Selected by Amazon editors as one of the best of 2020, Berfield's book takes us back to when President Theodore Roosevelt and Banker J.P. Morgan battled in the courts to determine the balance of power between government and big business.

Susan Berfield is an award-winning feature writer and investigative reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg News.

Dr. H.W. Brands, History Professor and Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair at the University of Texas at Austin, will act as moderator.

Thursday, May 6 free of charge:
o 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. CT
o A 60 min. program with Q&A at the end.
o Questions may be sent prior to the program to shirley.hammond@nara.gov

General Public live program link and registration: https://esc11.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sceCuqzgqHNFts9LiZtEM7-h8lgxx5Faf

Educators, register at Connect2Texas.net for free live program or to receive a free recording of the program afterwards.
1. Create an account.
2. Click on the Events tab and select George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, event "The Hour of Fate: Theodore Roosevelt, J.P. Morgan, and the Battle to Transform American Capitalism."
• Registration help: Contact Lori Hamm-Neckar at lhamm@esc11.net or 817-740-7156

To view recording after live program, here is the link to find "The Hour of Fate" program video: www.youtube.com/user/TheBushLibrary

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May. 13th - Jun. 19th

In-person activities still worrisome? Your youngster can have an awesome outlet for their creativity and imagination! Santa Monica Playhouse, with over 50 years of global education experiences, offers exciting on-line classes for kids to build self-confidence, explore the magic of theatre and make new friends from across the country and around the world, as they work with professionals, helping to create a play that includes costumes, hats, wigs, backgrounds, props, and reflects their own personal issues and ideas!! Best of all, each session ends with a professionally-edited video performance you can share with friends and family.

Afternoon and weekend classes include: Thursday afternoons 4-5pm (May 13-June 17) or Saturday mornings 10-11am (May 15-June 19) these highly interactive Zoom sessions include lots of movement, theatre games, voice, acting, writing, costumes, camera technique, self-confidence, and performance. And parents, family and friends get to watch the final show as often as they please.

Enrollment is extremely limited - zoom classes have been filling up the day they are announced.

"Thank you for teaching me and helping me grow as an actor and person throughout the years. I am eternally grateful for everything you have done for me." Diana Silvers (Ma, Space Force, Booksmart, Ava).

Please email education@santamonicaplayhouse.com for more details and to enroll. Let's zoom together soon!

Thursdays, 4-5pm, May 13-June 17, 2021 (OR) Saturdays, 10-11am, May 15-June 19, 2021.

For details and enrollment information, contact us at 1-310-394-9779 or education@SantaMonicaPlayhouse.com or visit us online.

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May. 23rd

Come Check out Cali Camp Summer Day Camp at our Open House! 10am - 1pm. NO RSVP needed. Come enjoy our 21 Acre property, meet the directors and staff! Children can try their hand at our Target Sporty Archery, climb up on an element of the ropes course, twirl on a silk at Aerial Arts or jump on a trampoline. You can bring your family and friends and have a picnic lunch on our beautiful grassy lawn or at a lunch table in our Shady Oak Quad. Water and snacks are always provided.

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Jun. 19th - Aug. 8th

June 19 - - Aug 8, 2021 (7 weeks except the Independent Day weekend)
1:30 pm Instrument class
2:30 pm Interactive Music Fundamentals
Saturday: Western instruments - Violin, Cello, Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Piano
Sunday: Chinese instruments - Erhu, Dizi, Pipa, Yangqin, Liuqin, Ruan, Sheng, Suona
Student Age: 7-14; Residency: San Francisco Bay Area
No age, date, instrument, and residency restrictions for one-on-one tuition lessons

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