FAMJAM

Fall 2024 — Spring 2025


Move, Play and Learn – Together! 

FamJam is a Jones Center program for families who want to kickstart their weekend in a fun and active way.  Kids and parents are invited to an ultimate afternoon or evening of playtime and learning.  FamJam offers a combined ticket for your family to enjoy a delightful performance and participate in our indoor recreation activities!

Coming up in 2025, experience a musical production of Ada Twist, Scientist and Friends where the beloved books are brought to life on our chapel stage.  And the grand finale for the year is 23 Skidoo & the Secret Agency, a family hip hop performance that will have you beat boxing and dancing in the aisles!  Read more about these events below.

Each FamJam Saturday includes:

  • Featured family entertainment performance (2pm or 6pm)

  • Indoor ice skating (12:30-2:30pm and 7-9pm) and swimming (12-6pm)

  • A themed craft activity (after the show)

  • Tickets are $10 for public/$8 for members and include access to ALL of the day’s FamJam events!

 

Jeremy Daniel Photography

March

Ada Twist, Scientist & Friends
Saturday, March 1, 2pm & 6pm

Join us for TheaterWorksUSA’s family musical, Ada Twist, Scientist & Friends based on the books Rosie Revere, Engineer; Iggy Peck, Architect; and Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty.

Ms. Greer’s classroom includes three inquisitive out-of-the-box thinkers.  Rosie Revere has big dreams, Iggy Peck has a relentless passion for architecture, and Ada Twist’s curiosity can drive her teacher crazy.  On a field trip gone awry, they are faced with the ultimate test of their problem-solving skills that can only be conquered with teamwork.

Ada Twist, Scientist & Friends is written by Lauren Gunderson, the most produced living playwright in the U.S. (book), Bree Lowdermilk (music), and Kait Kerrigan (lyrics), and based on the book series by Andrea Beaty and illustrated by David Roberts. The original creative team includes direction by Peter Flynn, choreography by Marcos Santana (Broadway:  Rocky, Associate Choreographer), orchestrations by Lloyd Kikoler, original music direction by Dan Garmon; set design by Anne Mundell, and costume design by Jenifer Caprio.

 

MAY

23 Skidoo & The Secret Agency
Saturday, May 10, 2pm & 6pm

As the first song blasts out, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo begins a family dance party that is more Soul Train than Thomas the Train. His infectious love for beats, rhymes and originality invites the crowd to hit the dance floor. When the funky beat and the bass groove drop, even the shyest kids get in on the action ... and so do their parents! From basketball courts in the Bronx to theaters in the Smithsonian, the force of fun tracks and positive raps is an unstoppable national phenomenon! Celebrated as the "King of Kid Hop”, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo is a one-of-a-kind, stand out star in the indie family music scene.

“Nobody is making better ‘Kid Hop’ than Secret Agent 23 Skidoo.”
• NPR: All Things Considered

“He empowers kids to be themselves.”
• USA Today

“Positive and relatable.”
• Time

FamJam 2024-2025 Lineup

Bill Blagg Family Magic
Saturday, October 26

The Magic School Bus
Lost in the Solar System
Saturday, November 16

Ada Twist, Scientist and Friends
Saturday, March 1

23 Skidoo & the Secret Agency
Saturday, May 10