{"id":195607,"date":"2026-03-08T11:29:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T11:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/195607\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T11:29:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T11:29:35","slug":"cynthia-woods-pavilion-debuts-free-spring-break-performing-arts-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/195607\/","title":{"rendered":"Cynthia Woods Pavilion debuts free Spring Break performing-arts series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion is launching a new, free performing arts series for Spring Break.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs part of our nonprofit mission, we are proud to provide families with free access to high-quality performing arts experiences,\u201d said Ashley Gravois, assistant director of arts outreach, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodlandscenter.org\/2026-arts-break\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in a s<\/a>tatement. \u201cArts Break creates a new opportunity for children and parents to experience the arts together during Spring Break.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The free family-friendly arts performances are in The Pavilion\u2019s Event Center and no registration is required.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 March 9 \u2014\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mezcladadancecompany.org\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mezclada Dance Company<\/a>: Percussive Movement \u2014\u00a0Featuring live band Melvin Johnson &amp; The Electro-Akoustic<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 March 11 \u2014\u00a0 Great Works Theatre: Don\u2019t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus \u2014\u00a0Based on the award-winning children\u2019s book and with artists of Great Works Theatre from Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 March 13 \u2014\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/singingzoologist.com\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lucas Miller, The Singing Zoologist<\/a> \u2014\u00a0Learn about metamorphosis, pollination, ocean food chains, arthropods and more with hilarious songs, dazzling animations and accurate science.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 March 17 \u2014\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arslyricahouston.org\/maria\/play\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ars Lyrica: Maria\u2019s Magical Music Adventure<\/a> \u2014 Maria\u2019s Magical Music Adventure transports audiences back in time alongside Maria and a magical musician as they travel to Venice, Italy, to meet Antonio Vivaldi, who has just written The Four Seasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 March 18 \u2014\u00a0 The Magik Theatre: Red Riding Hood \u2014\u00a0The Magik Theatre from San Antonio brings its hilarious, fast-paced twist on Red Riding Hood.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-show activities will take place before each performance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Designed as the perfect out-of-the-house activity during Spring Break, Arts Break features both morning and afternoon performances each day, making it easy for families to attend regardless of their schedule,&#8221; according to Pavilion information.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For morning performances, doors open at 10 a.m. with the show at 10:30 a.m. For afternoon performances, doors open at 3 p.m. with the show at 3:30 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion is launching a new, free performing arts series for Spring Break.\u00a0 \u201cAs part&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":195608,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[41346,56,58,57],"class_list":{"0":"post-195607","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-conroecp","9":"tag-houston","10":"tag-houston-headlines","11":"tag-houston-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}