
Doors open at 6:00 PM
Bugs
November 18, 2025
6:30pm
Sturges-Young Center for the Arts
Main Stage
Children 2 years and Younger are Free

Free Popcorn
For any tickets purchase prior to November 12, 2025
(excluding 2 year old and under children)
This new piece for young audiences incorporates Kaki King’s signature guitar projection mapping and drum-triggered effects into a fun exploration of bugs, beetles, critters, and all things sugar. Audiences will experience magically synched visuals, emotionally rich music, playful effects, as well as audio samples and multiple kinds of insect sounds from field recordings in nature. This interactive performance encourages audiences to participate -they will be invited to shout out to their favorite bug, dance like one of the insects jiggling around on the guitar and embrace their curiosity about the world around us.
Composer and musician Kaki King is known both for her technical mastery and for her constant quest to push the boundaries of the guitar. Visually, the show features three custom projection screens in the shape of a bug; a guitar with images projected on it; a custom ukelele; a snare drum that is used to trigger sound, video, and lights; and several LED light structures that are placed onstage and inside the drum. An enchanting concert that combines music, light, and imagery to encourage children to think about nature, ecology, and the animal kingdom.
Sturges-Young Center for the Arts
Sturgis,MI49091United States