Family Amphitheater Performances

Sunny Days

These interactive performances are designed to delight families of all ages. This year’s lineup features the best LA has to offer in music, dance, storytelling, and puppetry.

Performances are every Saturday and Sunday from July 7 through August 26.

Schedule: Le Ballet Dembaya (Saturday, July 7), Bula (Sunday, July 8), Ina Buckner-Barnette and Chazz Ross (Saturday, July 14), Pinkturban Multibandi (Sunday, July 15), Dana Maman & Friends (Saturday, July 21), Story Pirates (Sunday, July 22), One Grain of Sand Puppet Theater (Saturday, July 28), Santa Monica Youth Orchestra (Sunday, July 29), Delta Nove Featuring Lonnie Marshall (Saturday, August 4), Mudbug Brass Band (Sunday, August 5), La Victoria (Saturday, August 11), Dexter Story Presents Tezeta West (Sunday, August 12), Rogue Artists Ensemble (Saturday, August 18), Los Cambalache (Sunday, August 19), Paradigm Brass (Saturday, August 25), Theatre Source LA (Sunday, August 26).

Le Ballet Dembaya
Saturday, July 7, 12:00 and 2:00 p.m.

Included with Museum admission

Kick off the series with Le Ballet Dembaya, a West African drum and dance company.
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Bula
Sunday, July 8, 12:00 and 2:00 p.m.

Included with Museum admission

Bula takes the amphitheater stage with Puerto Rican bomba music and dance.
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Ina Buckner-Barnette and Chazz Ross
Saturday, July 14, 12:00 and 2:00 p.m.

Included with Museum admission

Sing, drum, and “spread your wings” with Ina Buckner-Barnette (“The Sunshine Storyteller”) and Chazz Ross on a global storytelling adventure entitled We’re Better Together.
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Pinkturban Multibandi
Sunday, July 15, 12:00 and 2:00 p.m.

Included with Museum admission

These eclectic musicians—from the world music–inspired electronic record label Pinkturban—join forces to create a unique blend of Bengali folk, Indian classical, Bollywood, and electronic dance music.
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Dana Maman & Friends
Saturday, July 21, 12:00 and 2:00 p.m.

Included with Museum admission

Entitled Ba'it, which means “home” in Hebrew, this performance by Dana Maman is an exploration of the different music, dances, and cultural expressions collected through immigration.
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Story Pirates
Sunday, July 22, 12:00 and 2:00 p.m.

Included with Museum admission

Hailed as "crazy entertaining" by The Daily Show's Jon Stewart, the Story Pirates will keep you doubled over laughing with their Greatest Hits Show, a hilarious sketch comedy musical.
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One Grain of Sand Puppet Theater
Saturday, July 28, 12:00 and 2:00 p.m.

Included with Museum admission

Celebrate the strength and beauty of LA’s cultural diversity with Roar! Tiger, a fun-filled puppet show about friendship by One Grain of Sand Puppet Theater.
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Santa Monica Youth Orchestra
Sunday, July 29, 12:00 and 2:00 p.m.

Included with Museum admission

Enjoy classical music with a kick with the Santa Monica Youth Orchestra (SMYO), a dynamic organization that provides tuition-free music education to a diverse cross-section of youth in an effort to bring cultural understanding, cooperation, and peer mentorship to its participants. SMYO is a program of the Santa Monica Boys and Girls Clubs.
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Delta Nove Featuring Lonnie Marshall
Saturday, August 4, 12:00 and 2:00 p.m.

Included with Museum admission

Get up and groove with the world funk sounds of Delta Nove and the "RUBBABoX" instruments of special guest performer Lonnie Marshall.
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Mudbug Brass Band
Sunday, August 5, 12:00 and 2:00 p.m.

Included with Museum admission

Check out the Louisiana-rooted, LA-based Mudbug Brass Band, hailed by Los Angeles magazine as a band that “can’t be missed.”
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La Victoria
Saturday, August 11, 12:00 and 2:00 p.m.

Included with Museum admission

Building upon strong foundations in Mexican folk music plus their everyday experiences as Chicanas living in LA, this female mariachi trio performs a sound that reflects their city.
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Dexter Story Presents Tezeta West
Sunday, August 12, 12:00 and 2:00 p.m.

Included with Museum admission

Join composer, songwriter, arranger, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Dexter Story on a journey through Near Eastern and African music.
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Rogue Artists Ensemble
Saturday, August 18, 12:00 and 2:00 p.m.

Included with Museum admission

Through hyper-theatrical puppet performances, magical video projections, and original songs, Rogue Artists Ensemble bring the Caldecott-winning book Zen Shorts to life at this performance.
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Los Cambalache
Sunday, August 19, 12:00 and 2:00 p.m.

Included with Museum admission

Los Cambalache, named after the Spanish word that means “exchange,” is an East LA–based group of musicians who play son jarocho—a style of music from Veracruz, Mexico, shaped by indigenous, Spanish, and African cultures.
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Paradigm Brass
Saturday, August 25, 12:00 and 2:00 p.m.

Included with Museum admission

Celebrate Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday with the band Paradigm Brass, playing a selection of Bernstein classics.
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Theatre Source LA
Sunday, August 26, 12:00 and 2:00 p.m.

Included with Museum admission

Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday celebration continues for the final amphitheater performance of the season. A group of cabaret performers and an accompanist from Theater Source LA will take the stage to perform your favorite songs from West Side Story, Candide, and On the Town.
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