Here's a great deal with a few strings attached. The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra is taking registrations now for its free fall and winter family programs. Register online between Monday and July 24 at thespco.org/target, and you'll be entered in a random drawing to receive up to four tickets to the orchestra's popular concert series for kids, which includes:
Start the Music!, designed to introduce preschool and kindergarten children to classical music through activities and a 30-minute interactive concert hosted by Joanna Cortright, who can get a room of squirmy little ones to stay absolutely pianissimo. 10:15 and 11:15 a.m. Oct. 3 and 24 (brass).
Actress Vera Mariner playing a girl explorer to introduce kids to instrument families in a 50-minute xplorchestra! concert. Afterward, meet the musicians and handle the instruments. 10:30 a.m. Nov. 21 (strings).
The Ordway Family Concert featuring the entire orchestra onstage at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. 9:30 and 11 a.m. Feb. 13, 2010.
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