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Presto! The Case of the Vanishing Viola

Sat, Nov 15

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DeltaARTS- Glenn P Schoettle Arts Center

Get ready to hear some great music as you solve this magical mystery. This community event is a virtual production open to all ages, free to the public and sponsored through a partnership with West Memphis School District. Let's build the future together! 

Presto! The Case of the Vanishing Viola
Presto! The Case of the Vanishing Viola

Time & Location

Nov 15, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

DeltaARTS- Glenn P Schoettle Arts Center, 301 S Rhodes St, West Memphis, AR 72301, USA

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About the event

Oh no! Elizabeth’s viola is gone. Will our musician friends find it in time for their next big performance? Possibly, with the help of a magician who also pretends to be a detective—and you. Get ready to hear some great music as you solve this magical mystery.


This community event is a virtual performance open to all ages, free to the public and sponsored through a partnership with West Memphis School District. Let's build the future together! 


About the Program

Three musicians who play string instruments will perform a story to help you learn about music. In the story (as in real life), Karen plays violin and Elizabeth plays viola, and they perform together as the Dynamic Duo (pronounced DEW-oh). Drew (a cellist) plays the role of a magician practicing his magic in the office next door. (You better keep an eye on him because he has quite a few…


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Delta Wolf Trap

Institute for Early Learning through the Arts

Additional services offered through Delta Wolf Trap include Family Engagement Workshops available to early childhood centers, libraries, children's museums, and organizations focused on supporting parents with young children. These interactive family workshops provides parents and caregivers opportunities to engage in a live arts experience with their children and learn to play with their children in educational ways that support kindergarten readiness.

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Professional Development Workshops may be available for early childhood centers with aim to provide annual training on research-based practices of instruction. In-person and virtual workshops provide early educators with hands-on teaching strategies and active learning techniques that support literacy and language development, STEM learning, problem-solving, social-emotional development, classroom management, and more.​

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Delta Wolf Trap

301 S Rhodes St, West Memphis, AR 72301, USA

office@DeltaARTS.org

(870) 705-5075

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