Where learning takes center stage.
Learn It Live is the Center for the Arts at River Ridge’s signature series of educational theatre, concerts, and live performances designed to make learning fun. Each event blends entertainment with curriculum-based content, giving students an unforgettable experience that supports classroom learning through the magic of the performing arts.
2025 - 2026 Learn It Live! Series
Pinkalicious
October 6th & 7th, 2025 @ 11:00am
Based on the popular children’s series, Pinkalicious loves pink and wishes everything in her life were pink. After eating too many pink cupcakes, she wakes up pink and is thrilled—until she’s diagnosed with “pinkititis”. Mistaken for a flower, she is attacked by birds and bees, and even her best friend can’t recognize her. After more cupcakes, she turns red and can only see pink. Following the doctor’s advice, she eats green foods and returns to normal, learning self-control. However, her brother eats the last cupcake, turns pink, and exclaims, “Pink-A-Boo!”
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: Health and Nutrition, Self Control, Language Arts
Holiday Traditions Around The World
December 8th, 12th, & 18th, 2025 @ 11:00am
This fast-paced, rollicking musical that takes a joyous around the world tour of the dances, songs and stories from Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and many more. Students will sing, clap and tap along as they learn new and old traditions, customs and folklore that instill the magic of the season. This wonderful jubilee creates a memorable and heart-warming experience that celebrates the true spirit of cultural diversity. Now in its 25th consecutive year of touring!
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: Social Studies, Diversity, World Culture
Numbers Don't Lie
January 26th & 27th, 2026 @ 11:00am
Two struggling math students, Algie and Bree, visit an enchanted museum and discover a broken exhibit called “The Brain,” which claims to answer any question using math. After a sudden magical activation, the Brain takes them on an exciting journey through the five strands of elementary math, showing how math has shaped history. Filled with fun audience participation activities like “Pollution Solution” and songs like “The Tap Measure”, Algie & Bree can’t wait to get back to the classroom and share their new-found knowledge. In the rousing finale, “Math Rules”, the students learn that from sports to science, medicine to music, math is necessary in every part of our lives.
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: 5 basic strands in Elementary Mathematics: Number Sense and Numeration, Measurement, Geometry & Spatial Sense, Patterning & Algebra, and Data Management & Probability
Sleeping Beauty
March 3rd & 4th, 2026 @ 11:00am
Sleeping Beauty is one of the most famous and best-loved fairy tales ever written. A sleeping princess, a spellbound Prince and more fairies than you can shake a stick at are all part of this original adaptation of the popular tale. The evil Queen of the Fairies exacts her revenge on the royal family by sending the beautiful Princess into an everlasting sleep. To the audience’s delight,
more than one spell is about to be broken by the kiss of a handsome Prince. Cleverly combining the traditional story with all the originality, fun and enchantment you’ve come to expect from Stages Productions, this new musical is sure to awaken any child’s creativity.
Jack Hartmann
May 6th & 7th, 2026 @ 11:00am
Jack’s back with his unique and always joyful way of reminding students and adults alike that learning can be active and loads of fun! Featuring a mix of both well known favorites and exciting new material, Jack will have everyone on their feet while practicing the basics of counting, language arts and social skills. Always a sellout, you’ll be singing along both during the show and for a long time after!
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: Language Arts, Health and Nutrition, Self-Control, Music