Mello Center for the Performing Arts Student Concerts 2025-26

Bring your class or your whole school to our ArtSmart Mello Center Shows. These performances are designed for elementary students to experience world class artists in a theater setting.

Thanks to our funders and supporters, we’re able to offer the shows for $2 per seat.

Please fill out a registration form. You will receive an email when your reservation is confirmed.

Cascada de Flores

Thursday, September 25, 2025 10:00am and 12:00pm

Cascada de Flores uses traditional music, storytelling and dance to weave cultural lessons into bilingual and participatory programs which are praised for being heartwarming, humorous and engaging for all ages and backgrounds. As both educators and artists, they enjoy passing on what they love about the music that inspires them, with its diversity of rhythms, roots and instrumentation. www.cascadadeflores.com

Coventry and Kaluza

Thursday, October 16, 2025 10:00am and 12:00pm

Coventry and Kaluza's Zinger! What a mess, who let clowns in the kitchen?! In this hilarious new show, Coventry & Kaluza cook up a ridiculous spectacle that delivers a healthy serving of circus skills and will surely satisfy your appetite for comedy. Juggling, music, acrobatic feats - with a dash of pumpkin spice - it's full of tricks and treats! https://coventryandkaluza.com/

Magic Carpet Ride: World Music and Dance

Thursday, April 16, 2026 10:00am and 12:00pm

Magic Carpet Ride - Experience a dazzling variety of world dance and music, and you don’t even need a passport! On The Magic Carpet, students and teachers engage with tradition, culture, and geography, gaining a larger sense of our world and a greater appreciation for their own background, families and heritage – all while experiencing the beauty of our world through dance and music.