Congratulations to Nancye B. who will be attending the show of her choice with her family courtesy of Adventure Theater!
We love Adventure Theater so when they contacted me to offer a ticket giveaway for the world premiere musical of Mirandy and Brother Wind, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to share it with you.
We love Adventure Theater so when they contacted me to offer a ticket giveaway for the world premiere musical of Mirandy and Brother Wind, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to share it with you.
Performed by the Dance Institute of Washington, the only professional African American theater company in Washington, D.C., Mirandy and Brother Wind is based on the Caldecott Honor Book![]()
of the same title that celebrates Black History Month. This new children’s musical geared towards ages 4+ celebrates a series of firsts for Adventure Theatre including its first partnership with African Continuum Theatre and the first time the theatre has produced an African American show.
Here’s a synopsis of the show:
Who will take the cake? Why, Mirandy of course. The junior cake walk happens soon and Mirandy needs a dance partner. Who can high step and kick the best? Why Brother Wind! But how can Mirandy capture him? Grandmother Beasley says, “Can’t nobody put shackles on Brother Wind, chile. He be special. He be free.” Leave it to Mirandy, she’ll catch him; she’ll grab hold of that Brother Wind and win that delicious cake! Through her journey to capture Brother Wind, Mirandy learns something special – freedom and kindness.
Mirandy and Brother Wind runs at Adventure Theatre in Glen Echo, MD from January 24-February 13, 2011 and at the Atlas Performing Arts Center as part of the Intersections Festival: A New America Arts Festival, February 25-March 13, 2011. This show is an exciting addition to children’s musical theater, and is a unique celebration of Washington, DC’s artistic talent.
A free special community event at The Atlas Performing Arts Center on February 26, 2011, at 2:30 pm will feature a cakewalk and dance demonstration, lesson and mock-cake-walk competition, as well as a meet and greet with Author Patricia McKissack and Illustrator Jerry Pinkney. Washington DC’s own Cake Love will also be part of the day with a special Mirandy and Brother Wind cake.
To prepare for the performance here are a few things that you can do before you go:
- Check out a copy of Mirandy and Brother Wind
out from your local library to familiarize your family with the story
- Visit the Adventure Theater site to listen to the songs from the show
- Read over my tips from our trip to The Nutcracker last month to talk about good audience behavior at a live performance
Adventure Theater is offering 4 tickets to any of the following upcoming performances of Mirandy and Brother Wind:
- Sundays: January 23, 30 and February 5, 12- 11am & 2pm
- Tuesdays: February 1, 8 – 10:30am
- Wednesdays: January 26 and February 2, 9 – 10:30am
- Thursdays: January 27and February 3, 10- 10:30am
- Fridays: January 21 (Pajama Party w/ Free Milk & Cookies) – 7:00pm and January 28 and February 4, 11 – 10:30am
- Saturdays: January 22, January 29 (Book Club Performance) and February 5, 12- 11am & 2pm
Additional performances will be held at Atlas Performing Arts Center on these days:
- Sundays: February 27 and March 6, 13 – 2:30pm
- Fridays: February 25 and March 4, 11 – 10:30am
- Saturdays: February 26 and March 5, 12 – 4pm
Tickets for the Glen Echo performances can be purchased through the box office by calling 301.634.2270 or online through their website. Tickets for the Atlas Performing Arts Center can be purchased through the box office by calling 202-399-7993 or online at www.atlasarts.org. Tickets are $15 each. Group rates are also available. Children under the age of 1 are free.
TICKET GIVEAWAY: To enter to win 4 tickets to see Mirandy and Brother Wind performed at Adventure Theater, visit their website and take a look at their upcoming performances. Leave a comment saying which other show you’d most like to see and I’ll choose a winner from the comments on Wednesday, January 26. Don’t forget to leave your contact information in your comment. Thanks!
Thanks to Adventure Theater for providing this information and the tickets for giveaway. I was offered tickets to the performance in exchange for this post. No additional compensation was received. Amazon affiliate links are included in this post.
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It would have to be A Year with Frog and Toad. I think my kids know it by heart. It’s the first book my older son learned to read.
Nancye B
Michael’s b-day party is going to be at If you give a cat a cupcake, so I’ll pick that one, but we always see the shows at adventure theater. We love them.
My six year old daughter dressed up as Fern for Halloween, so we would choose Charlottes Web.
My mom let me know about your website and the giveaway – thanks Leticia!
Jennie B.