Middle Schoolers

Explore the inventive world of Dr. Seuss as only the St. Louis Symphony can! Use your imagination as the orchestra takes your ears on a wondrous adventure through the beloved stories of Dr. Seuss, featuring guests artists. With a merry romp written for each story, this is a concert to be loved by Seuss fans of all ages. Tickets start at just $8.

3 p.m. at Powell Hall. Part of the 2015-2016 series of Family Concerts by the St. Louis Symphony. 

Celebrate Jewish camping and Jewish music at this new event at the Chesterfield Amphitheater. At the Jewish Camp JamFest, families can learn about day and sleep-away camps and hear great music from the nationally recognized Jewish children's musician Craig Parks.

1 to 4 p.m. Free. More information: jccstl.com

Girls in grades 3-8 are invited to this workshop led by professional photographer Cathy Lander-Goldberg, author of Photo Explorations: A Girl's Guide to Self-Discovery Through Photography, Writing and Drawing, to create a portrait reflecting their inner selves.

Then, participants will write about the portrait and create a collage using the image. Girls should bring a copy of a favorite childhood photo to the workshop to incorporate into their artwork. 

12:30 to 2 p.m. at Art Unleashed in Chesterfield. Cost is $25 per person.

Watch the St. Louis Blues play on a giant TV screen while you skate at the Shaw Park Ice Rink. FOX Sports Midwest will broadcast its pregame, postgame and intermission shows live from rinkside. 

Snacks and refreshments are available for purchase and a skating pass and skate rental is included with ticket purchase. Tickets are $10 and available through Brown Paper Tickets. 

At Shaw Park Ice Rink in Clayton. 5 p.m.

Skate in the new year at the Steinberg Skating Rink in Forest Park, the oldest and largest outdoor ice skating rink in the Midwest.

Who says New Year's Eve parties are just for adults? Under adult supervision kids ages 8-13 can spend the holiday swimming, ice skating and participating in other specially planned activities at the St. Peter's Rec Plex.

Award-winning naturalist Mark Glenshaw has been studying great horned owls in Forest Park since 2005. At this free presentation for all ages, Glenshaw will discuss the amazing hunting and feeding behaviors of these owls with pictures and videos to illustrate these behaviors. 

Free. 7 p.m. at the St. Louis County Library, Daniel Boone Branch. Registration requested.