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Penn State College of Arts and Architecture
Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State

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Clifford the Big Red Dog Live!
A Big Family Musical

10:00 am Monday, October 19, 2015
60 minutes

The ever-popular children’s picture book series Clifford the Big Red Dog, first published in 1963, now has more than 126 million books in print and an Emmy Award-winning series on PBS Kids. It introduces the musical theatre experience through singing, dancing, and interactive fun and provides another point of entry into Clifford’s timeless BIG Ideas about sharing, playing fair, believing in yourself, and being a good friend.

Artist Websites: 

Clifford the Big Red Dog Live!

Centre County PAWS collection

We’re teaming with Centre County PAWS to collect new and gently used items to help cats and dogs in need. Want to help? Drop off donated items (see recommendations below) in the Eisenhower Auditorium lobby when you attend the School-Time Matinee presentation of Clifford the Big Red Dog Live!. Donations may also be dropped off during Eisenhower business hours, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., or when you attend one of these public presentations: Ragamala Dance Company, September 22; Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, October 7; The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, October 13; Clifford the Big Red Dog Live!, October 18.

Dog Needs: canned dog and puppy food, Royal Canin® dry dog and puppy food, plastic squeaky toys,  large and extra large Nylabones®

Cat Needs: canned cat and kitten food, Royal Canin® dry cat and kitten food, Cat Pill Pockets®, scoopable unscented cat litter, cat beds, Stretch & Scratchers®, stainless steel litter boxes, snuggle, safe® heat disks, baby wipes, Hartz® kitten bottles

Shelter Needs: Trash bags—13, 33, and 55 gallon sizes; plastic zipper bags—pint and gallon sizes; paper towels; tissues; toilet paper; liquid dishwasher detergent; high-efficiency laundry detergent; liquid bleach; alcohol-based hand sanitizer; liquid hand soap; white copy paper

Key Learning Areas: 
Emotional and Social Development
Friends and Friendship
Self Expression
Communication
Common Core State Standards: 
English Language Arts
PA Academic Standards: 
Flexibility
Risk Taking and Responsibility
Social Interactions
Care and Self Reliance
Aesthetic Response to Works in the Arts

support provided by
McQuaide Blasko Endowment

Educator Preparation Materials: 

Clifford the Big Red Dog Live Show teacher resources

Join Clifford and his friends for a scavenger hunt and other online games join Clifford and his friends for a scavenger hunt and other online games.

Experience Surveys:

Online Survey—please tell us what you think!

Online Professional Development Act 48 Form