Celebrating Arts Education Month in Massachusetts

March is Arts Education Month, and to commemorate it, we’ve selected the following cultural events happening statewide throughout the month and beyond. These activities, and many others like them, illustrate the way Massachusetts cultural organizations are combining the arts with education, for the benefit of children and families across the Commonwealth.

AHA! (Art/History/Architecture)
33 William St., New Bedford
New Bedford Spring Arts Festival
Thursday, April 10, 5 - 7 pm

Boston Children’s Museum
300 Congress St., Boston
Design and Draw! Drop in and use old-school drafting tools to bring your ideas to life, throughout March.
Sunday Family Workshops: Create blueprints for your dream-house! This Family Workshop is for kids ages 5+ and their adults.

Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras
Celebrity Series Concert with Clarinetist Richard Stoltzman
Junior Repertory Orchestra
Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave., Boston
March 9, 3 pm

Cambridge Science Festival
Presented by the MIT Museum
April 26 - May 4

Community Music School of Springfield
Children’s Chorus Concert
Christ Church Cathedral, 35 Chestnut St., Springfield
March 3, 6:30 pm

The Danforth Museum of Art
123 Union Avenue, Framingham
Teen Art Night-collAboRaTe: Activites held for Teens aged 14-18
Saturday, March 29, 2008, 6-9pm

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
125 West Bay Rd., Amherst
Children Should Be Seen: The Image of the Child in American Picture-Book Art Through through March 9

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
280 The Fenway, Boston
Day of Discovery: Weaving Tales
Saturday, March 15, 11:30-4pm

Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra's Free Concert Series
Pawtucket Congregational Church, 15 Mammoth Rd., Lowell
Valerie Taylor conducts the Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra with 18 young musicians
Sunday, March 2, 3 pm
March 7, 8 pm

Mass MoCA Kidspace
87 Marshall St., North Adams
Interpretations: Devorah Sperber
Opening Reception: March 27, 3:30 - 6 pm

Melrose Center for the Performing Arts
350 Lynn Fells Parkway, Melrose
Livingston Taylor in Concert
April 17, 8 pm

Peabody Essex Museum
East India Square, Salem
Keeping the Fire in the Dark Moon Times
Native American traditions come to life at PEM performing arts festival
March 8, 2 pm

Revolving Museum
22 Shattuck St., Lowell
Toys and Games: More Than Amusement
On view all month

Rockport Art Association
12 Main St., Rockport
2007-2008 Rockport Public Schools Annual Art Show
March 5 - 9
Opening Reception: March 5, 6:30 - 8 pm

Springfield Museums
21 Edwards St., Springfield
Celebrate One More - Dr. Seuss is 104!
March 1, 10:30 am

Worcester Vocational High School
1 Skyline Drive, Worcester
Music Worcester Presents a Ballet Arts Worcester Production of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Sunday, March 9, 3 - 4:30 pm