RDT's Ring Around the Rose to Partner with UMOCA & Friends for CREATIVE CRITTER DAY

Repertory Dance Theatre's Ring Around the Rose will be partnering with The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA) and KUED PBS Kids to present this May's Creative Critter Day, a full day of hands-on activities to keep your youngster entertained and engaged with the arts all day long. Creative Critter Day will take place on the second Saturday of each month inside each separate institution.

RDT's Ring Around the Rose will start the day at 11 am at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center. This month's "wiggle-friendly" program will feature magical charms and musical feats from Hatch Academy of Magic & Music. This unique family ensemble performance features the deceptionist, Richard Hatch, his wife, violinist Rosemary Kimura Hatch, and their son, pianist Jonathan Hatch. The trio combines classical music legends with legendary magical feats.

After the performance, bask in the May sunshine and enjoy your lunch outside on the plaza at the Gallivan Center. Take the family on a walk throughout downtown Salt Lake and shop through City Creek Center, where out-of-town guests receive an incentive-filled "Passport to Shopping." And check out the final weekend of Downtown Garden Stroll -- on display on Main Street!

Next, kick back in UMOCA's Creer Auditorum and watch KUED PBS Kids programming, which will screen all day long at the museum. For the month of May, KUED will be featuring everyone's favorite aardvark, Arthur. Episodes will include "Fountain Abbey" based on the favorite "Downton Abbey" and three other fun adventures.

Finally, from 2-4 PM, join UMOCA for Family Art Saturday, when arts educators will lead families to participate in free, hands-on art-making activities. This month, the educators are working with The UVU Theatre Department and the Noorda Children's Theatre. After their premiere of the new play The Milk Dragon (March 5-21) the dragon will come to UMOCA to collect stories about the lost, broken, or banished things in your life (one of the play's rich themes).