Student Matinee Series

The Gallo Center’s Student Matinee Series features day time performances curated specifically for our region’s students. All student matinee performances align with and support state curriculum standards in all core subject areas, including the arts.

26/27 Matinee Performances

Sugar Skull! A Día de Muertos Musical Adventure!

October 1, 2026

Sugar Skull! A Día de Muertos Musical Adventure! is a bilingual/bicultural musical adventure! Through traditional music and dance from Mexico, we learn the story of twelve-year-old Vita Flores...

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TAIKOPROJECT

October 19, 2026

TAIKOPROJECT's powerful drumming unites ancient Japanese tradition with 21st century American innovation to create a riot of movement and thundering rhythm. It's been called a tsunami of sound...

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Central West Ballet - The Time Machine

October 30, 2026

Central West Ballet is the first in the world to take you on a journey with The Time Machine, a new Science Fiction Ballet Experience based on the classic novel by H.G. Wells...

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Billy Goats Gruff and Other Tales

November 2, 2026

Billy Goats Gruff and Other Tales, presents a fresh and engaging reimagining of three cherished children's stories—Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Three Little Pigs, and The Three Billy Goats Gruff...

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Finding North

November 17, 2026

Finding North tells the true story of the remarkable and powerful life of John P. Parker, a formerly enslaved man who worked hard as part of the Underground Railroad, to liberate more than four hundred enslaved people and deliver them to (relative) safety...

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Campana Sobre Campana

December 2, 2026

Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar and Ballet Folklorico del Rio Grande invite you to celebrate the holiday season with Campana Sobre Campana: Christmas in Mexico!...

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Central West Ballet's The Nutcracker

December 10, 2025

With all the characters you love, this is the perfect holiday gift for the entire family. Follow Clara’s adventure to the Land of the Sugar Plum Fairy...

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The Snowy Day and Other Stories

January 21, 2027

Keats’ treasured characters come to life in this humorous and fun adaptation of the collected stories: Whistle for Willie, Goggles!, A Letter to Amy, and The Snowy Day. Follow Peter and his friends through winter, spring, summer and fall...

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The Cat in the Hat

January 28, 2027

This much-loved children's phenomenon was adapted for the stage in 2009 by the National Theatre of Britain. The Cat in the Hat interrupts a rainy afternoon with his unexpected visit to Sally and her brother's cozy home...

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Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández

February 3, 2027

Founded in 1952 by the dancer and choreographer Amalia Hernández, the Ballet Folklórico de México revolutionized the concept of traditional dance and transformed the history of Mexican dance...

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La Maleta de Maebelle

February 4, 2027

A bilingual adaptation of a beloved Reading Rainbow picture book, students will love this enchanting tale celebrating friendship, cultural heritage, and the universal lessons found within the stories of our lives...

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Modesto Symphony Orchestra's Link Up - The Orchestra Sings!

February 10, 2027

Link Up, a program of Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute, guides students and teachers in grades 3–5 through an exploration of orchestral repertoire through a hands-on music curriculum...

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Tales of the Sun and Moon

February 16, 2027

Told through language, movement and music as well as a foray into scientific theory, pop culture, and a fantastical journey with the Story Keepers, this production intends to connect us all...

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Afrique en Cirque by Cirque Kalabanté

February 19, 2027

A colorful show beyond its scenery, costumes and staging, it makes any theatre vibrate with energy and represents the strength, agility and life's joys of young Africans...

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Pig Foot Mary’s Harlem Renaissance

February 23, 2027

Inspired by Lillian Harris Dean, one of Harlem's most successful early entrepreneurs in the 1920s, this lively two-actor play bursts with jazz, vibrant characters, and dances of the Harlem Renaissance...

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Fun with Energy

March 16, 2027

Guinness Book of World Records holder Jeff Boyer wows audiences with bubbles, comedy and science. In this performance Jeff leads students through an exploration of the laws and forces of nature that govern the world around us...

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Havana Hop

April 13, 2027

Young Yeila dreams of being a superstar but her lack of confidence gives her awful stage fright. Journey with Yeila as she discovers the fun of her multi-cultural heritage. Havana Hop is a children's tale of culture and confidence!...

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The Science of Pirates

April 20, 2027

Pirate School: The Science of Pirates pushes the boundaries of science and technology, just like the seafarers of old. Who better to expand your students' horizons than a Pirate?...

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Central West Ballet's Rat Pack in Revue

April 30, 2027

The one, the only! Central West Ballet's showbiz dance spectacular comes back to the Gallo Center! An evening celebrating the best of the famous Las Vegas legendary Rat Pack...

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U.S. Bank is dedicated to supporting communities through responsive and humbled actions focused on addressing racial and economic inequities and creating lasting change in our communities. Through their Community Possible Grant Program, U.S. Bank is partnering with organizations, like the Gallo Center for the Arts, that focus on economic and workforce advancement, safe and affordable housing and communities connected through arts and culture. Our Student Matinee Series is a current recipient of a Community Possible Grant.