Rusty Keeler - Outdoor Play & Adventure: Healing the "Anxious Generation"

Join Rusty Keeler - internationally renowned designer, author, and current Vice President of the USA Chapter of the International Play Association - for an inspiring and engaging event focusing on the vital role of outdoor play in children's development.

--Discover three ways to promote outdoor play in any environment

--Explore the role of risky play in children's healthy development

--Learn how to create spaces that invite adventure, creativity, and independence

--See inspiring examples from programs around the world

Sponsored by Vivian Jacobson, Jacobson Fellows Lecture Sponsor, and Sandhills Community College's Early Childhood Education Program in honor of the 2025 Week of the Young Child

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CONCESSIONS AVAILABLE at this performance: beer, wine, soda, snacks. Anything purchased at BPAC Concessions may be taken into the theatre. No outside food or drink permitted.

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GENERAL ADMISSION SEATING (choose your seat when you enter the theatre)

FREE PARKING in front of the theatre, on campus at Sandhills Community College.

LOBBY DOORS and the BOX OFFICE open 1 hour before showtime.

THEATRE DOORS open for seating approximately 30 minutes before showtime. 

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BPAC does not censor performances or make any guarantees of event content. We encourage parents to use their discretion when deciding if an event is appropriate for their child.

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***Typically at BPAC events, the theatre doors open for seating no earlier than 30 minutes before the performance. There is absolutely no need to arrive extraordinarily early. Know that if you choose to arrive prior to lobby doors opening, there is no place to sit and wait for the lobby to open other than the outdoor benches in Evelyn's Courtyard, even in inclement weather. All children under 13 must be seated with an adult at this performance. Children under 5 will not be permitted into the theater. Everyone attending the performance, regardless of age, must have a ticket. Any person disrupting a performance or inhibiting the enjoyment of an event for guests may be removed from the theater without refund.