April 29, 2024 Remake Learning Days to Offer Hundreds of Events in May The Remake Learning Days Festival will offer more than 350 events – including Playful Pittsburgh’s Ultimate Play Day – in May. The three-week festival offers activities for children ages two to 17 as well as adults. Learn More From May 2 to 22, families can take part in a variety of events and celebrate learning. Activities include building a robot, coding an art spinner, directing a film, doing scientific work, exploring the outdoors, making music, printing inventions with a 3-D printer, and more. The festival will include in-person and virtual events hosted by schools, museums, libraries, after-school organizations, child care centers, and tech companies. There are a number of free activities as well as others that range from $1 to $50. Most of the events take place in Southwestern Pennsylvania, while a few others will be held in West Virginia. Ultimate Play Day – which is co-hosted by Playful Pittsburgh, Trying Together, and CitiParks – will take place during Remake Learning Days. The event emphasizes the importance and power of play for people of all ages. The free event will be hosted at the Activities Shelter at Riverview Park from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 18. The festival will also include a performance of “Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster.” Color puppets and props will bring characters from Mo Willems’ book to life on stage. For more information on the Remake Learning Days Festival, visit the festival’s website.
Buzzword Day at the Theater The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Education department invites families to request complimentary tickets for a May performance of “Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster.” The production is based on Mo Williems’ books about the character. How to Sign Up Families can request up to four complimentary tickets for the Friday, May 18 performance at 10 a.m. The production will occur during the Children’s Theater Festival. The last day to register is Friday, May 10 by 5 p.m. About the Show The show tells the story of Leonardo, a terrible monster who tries to be scary – but isn’t. When Leonardo finds Sam, a scaredy-cat kid, it’s his chance to finally scare someone. Or, it could be the start of an unlikely friendship. The plot thickens when the pair meets Kerry and Frankenthaler, an even scaredier-cat and her monster friend. “Leonardo!” uses hundreds of illustrated paper puppets, book pages, two-dimensional props, furry monster puppets, and songs to bring Willems’ books to life. Manual Cinema wanted to recreate the experience of holding one of the books, which are big, bold, colorful, and full of visual rhythm. Similar to all Manual Cinema productions, attendees are invited to watch the big screen like a traditional movie or watch the artists below as they create the story in real time.
April 26, 2024 Remake Learning Days Festival The Remake Learning Days Festival will offer more than 350 events during its nearly three-week run in May. Learn More From May 2 to 22, families can take part in events and celebrate learning during the festival’s run. Activities include building a robot, coding an art spinner, directing a film, doing scientific work, exploring the outdoors, making music, printing inventions with a 3-D printer, and more. The festival will include in-person and virtual events hosted by schools, museums, libraries, after-school organizations, child care centers, and tech companies. Activities are offered for children ages two to 17 as well as for adults. There are a number of free activities as well as others that range from $1 to $50. “Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster” will be performed at the festival. Color puppets and props will bring Mo Willems’ book to life on stage. For more information, visit the festival’s website.
April 22, 2024 Buzzword Day at the Theater: Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Education department invites families to request complimentary tickets for a performance of “Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster.” The show is based on Mo Williems’ books about the character. Learn More The show tells the story of Leonardo, a terrible monster who tries to be scary – but isn’t. When Leonardo finds Sam, a scaredy-cat kid, it’s his chance to finally scare someone. Or, it could be the start of an unlikely friendship. The plot thickens when the pair meets Kerry and Frankenthaler, an even scaredier-cat and her monster friend. “Leonardo!” uses hundreds of illustrated paper puppets, book pages, two-dimensional props, furry monster puppets, and songs to bring Willems’ books to life. Manual Cinema wanted to recreate the experience of holding one of the books, which are big, bold, colorful, and full of visual rhythm. Similar to all Manual Cinema productions, attendees are invited to watch the big screen like a traditional movie or watch the artists below as they create the story in real time. More Details The show will be performed at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 18. Families can request up to four complimentary tickets. The show will occur during the Children’s Theater Festival. The last day to register is Friday, May 10 by 5 p.m.
