Who we are...

Pioneer Center Youth Programs is the educational outreach division of the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, northern Nevada’s premier performing arts facility. We bring our programs into elementary schools throughout Washoe County and northern Nevada, creating the kind of excitement only live, professional performances can produce.

About our programs…

Pioneer Center Youth Programs is proud to present its 2009-2010 season.  These performances, specially adapted for school multi-purpose rooms, are designed to enlighten as well as entertain grades K-6.  Programs are set up into two assemblies:  a  30-minute assembly for grades K-3 and a 40-minute assembly for grades 4-6.  A curriculum guide that provides supplemental educational material and resources for further study accompanies each program.  At the end of the performance we ask that teachers and students complete an evaluation form.  This form is used as a tool for future programming and for grant funding consideration.

Affordable prices…

Our artist roster is very affordable.  For schools in the immediate Reno-Sparks locality, the cost of the programs is $200.  For schools outside the Reno-Sparks area, the cost is $250.  The actual artist fees are much higher.  The cost of the artist is subsidized by grants and donations from the following entities:  Wells Fargo Foundation, Nevada Arts Council, City of Reno Arts and Culture Commission, IGT, JAM Theatricals, Terry Lee Wells Foundation, A.V.A. Ballet Theatre, Dermody Properties Foundation, and Target.

Select your programs from the 2009-2010 Artist Roster

Consult the Artist Availability Sheet and your school master calendar before scheduling your program.

Call Dennyse Sewell at Pioneer Center Youth Programs for an order form or click here

This project has been funded, in part, by a grant from the City of Reno Arts and Culture Commission

This project has been funded, in part, by a grant from the Nevada Arts Council, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, and the Recovery Act

Supported by Stimulus Funding through the Nevada Arts Council's SNAP Grant Program