New York, NY -- The award-winning and critically-acclaimed New York City Children’s Theater (NYCCT) debuted Creative Clubhouse Stories last year and right on time for families with young children. In honor of Black History Month, Creative Clubhouse Stories curates a LIVE series highlighting Black historical and notable figures, past and present. The goal of the February series is to reach all families to celebrate the contributions and investigate the injustices Black people endure. The series will culminate a month of exploring stories of Black folks who have made an impact on history, music, science, and literature and end on Thursday, February 25 with a FREE class.

The  Creative Clubhouse Stories led by our amazing Artistic Associate and Teaching Artist Caitlin McCain includes:

Creative Clubhouse Stories - Black History month series schedule:

• Tuesday, February 2nd - Ron’s Big Mission (about the late astronaut Ron McNair)
• Thursday, February 4th - The 5 O’Clock Band  (about Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins)
• Tuesday, February 9th - Fast Enough: Bessie Springfield’s First Ride
• Thursday, February 11th - Mae Among the Stars (about astronaut Mae Jemison)
• Tuesday, February 16th - Song in a Rainstorm  (about Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews )
• Thursday, February 18th - The Roots of Rap (about the influence of Black music featuring James Brown, Queen Latifah, Langston Hughes, Biggie Smalls, etc.)

$10 per family, per class; classes are 45 minutes duration

Thursday, February 25th - Hey Black Child

This class is specifically for Black /Brown children and Caitlin will read Hey Black Child by Useni eugene Perkins

FREE

All classes take place at 3pm EST; All classes take place live on Zoom

For tickets or more information: https://nycchildrenstheater.org/creative-clubhouse/

About Creative Clubhouse Stories: 

Creative Clubhouse Stories is a digital, interactive, & accessible storytime class that mixes books you love with theater games your little one will love – without having to leave home! Created in response to COVID-19, the class explores books with big topics through theater games. At NYCCT, our goal is to foster empathetic, creative, and independent thinkers who make a positive impact on their world. That’s why, when picking books for Creative Clubhouse Stories, we picked stories that teach emotional intelligence, community building, and responsible decision-making in service of our mission to promote children’s literacy and social development through arts-in-education programming and professional theater productions.

For more information about Creative Clubhouse Stories and New York City Children’s Theater, please visit: www.nycchildrenstheater.org

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