In an effort to foster a lifelong appreciation of the arts, Bay Arts Alliance believes in beginning early through Arts in Education programming. Each year, the programming provides live, quality performances for over 10,000 area school children in grades 1, 3, 5, and 8 at the Marina Civic Center in Downtown Panama City. Children come from all over Bay and the surrounding counties enjoy a variety of experiences including dance, theatre and art at no cost to the student, their parents or the school. We also continue our only one of its kind programming in partnership with Bay Regional Juvenile Detention Center. Due to the generous support of our sponsors and members, Bay Arts Alliance is able to make a lasting impression on local children through invaluable arts and culture experiences.  Bay Arts Alliance will be presenting the following performances to our students: