There’s so much great music event this weekend and Charles, our Music Listings Editor, has culled the best of the best.  If your kid wants to try her hand at jamming, The Alex Levin Trio will give them the opportunity! The Brooklyn Botanical Garden has their “Bee-Day” Party with fun events all day including music. People love Jon Samson who will be in DUMBO and Hullabaloo is celebrating their NY tour at the Bowery Poetry Club.  I am excited about the debut of “Sing me to Sleep” CD release party with face painting and other activities- all proceeds go to help kids with cancer and blood disorders. Take your pick- you can’t go wrong with any of them.

Friday June 11th

11:00 am: Weekly Sing-along with Lloyd Miller
Lloyd Miller from the Deedle Deedle Dees leads a sing along.
Details: Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave (at Havemeyer St) Williamsburg, Brooklyn  Prices: $3

3:30 pm: Emily Ellison Music for Children!
Emily Ellison Music sings for kids from her “Around the  World” program.
Details: New York Public Library 331 E. 10th St. Cost: Free

7:00 pm: The Alex Levin Trio’s All Ages Friday Show
Musicians under the age of 16 can join the band and jam on one or two tunes!  Babies, toddlers, kids welcome!
Details: Manhattan Youth Community Center, 120 Warren Street in Manhattan. Cost: Free

7:00 pm: Sunset Singing Circle with Terre Roche
Local singer and guitarist Terre Roche leads a sing-along on the Hudson River of classic folk songs.
Details: Robert F. Wagner Park Battery Pl (Battery Pl) 212-267-9700 Cost: Free

Saturday June 12th

11:00 am: Cyro Baptista’s Beat the Donkey Plays for Kids
Multicultural rhythms make kids dance.  With wild costumes and wild imagination, and this show is sure to please the whole family.
Details: Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Ave (at Havemeyer St)  Prices: $12 per kid

11:00 am: “Bee-Day” Party
Fun day at the Garden with exciting music families will love throughout the day including Mecca Bodega, Stephane Wrembel: The Django Experiment, and The Persuasions.
Details: Brooklyn Botanic Garden 900 Washington Ave (at Eastern Pkwy)  Cost: Free

2:00 pm: Bandera Feva
This group will bring its funk-based Latin American tunes to East Harlem in celebration of the history and symbolism behind the Puerto Rican flag. They’ll play original music and be joined by poets. All ages.
Details: 106th St (at Lexington Ave) Cost: Free.

7:00 pm: Young People’s Chorus Presents Spring Celebration: A Family Concert
Listen to a chorus whose sounds are as diverse as its singers. This international musical display will include American Folk songs and compositions from Peru, Greece, Japan, Scandinavia, South Africa and the Caribbean. Preview these performances now before the group starts its Japan tour. All ages.
Details: 92nd Street Y 1395 Lexington Ave (at 92nd St)  Cost: $15-$50

Sunday June 13th

11:00 am: Max’s Family Band
Silly, catchy songs that will make the whole family sing together.
Details: Waltz-Astoria 23-14 Ditmars Blvd (at 23rd St) Astoria, Queens  Cost: $10, children $8  Show 2 pm – 3 pm as well.

11:30 am: Jon Samson
Jon Samson of CoCreative Music is great with kids.  His enthusiasm for playing is clear as he croons about animals, alarm clocks and most of all music.
Details: Galapagos Art Space 16 Main St (at Water St) Cost: Free

12:00 pm: Sing Me to Sleep CD Release & Benefit
Indie artists Tanya Donelly, Jenny Owen Youngs and Julie Peel will perform songs from Sing Me to Sleep – Indie Lullabies, a new collection from American Laundromat Records. Along with the live music, kids can enjoy face-painting, balloons, crafts and other fun activities. All proceeds will benefit the Valerie Fund in support of comprehensive health care for children with cancer and blood disorders. All ages.
Details: Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater 425 Lafayette St (between Astor Pl and E 4th St) Cost: Tickets: $20, $12 for kids under 13

12:00 pm: Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo plays some great home timey music for kids.  Catch this West Coast band while they are on on side of the world!
Details: Bowery Poetry Club 308 Bowery (between Bleecker and Houston Sts) Cost: $10

2:00 pm: Jazz For Kids with Amy Cervini
Kid-friendly jazz concert with play-a-long and a Sunday afternoon-sized bit of teaching. For kids ages 2-8.
Details: Bar 55 55 Christopher Street  Cost: $5

4:00 pm: Kids’ Concert Series: Bubble Do Beatles
Many parents have hooked their kids on the Beatles.  Now you can see a live, almost perfect sounding version of the Fab Four.  Plus it gives you a good reason to get to lovely Carroll Park.
Details: Carroll Park President Street and Smith Street Cost: Free

5:00 pm: La Sociedad Coral Latinoamericana’s Third Chorus Concert
Join this choir and four other Latino groups as they share their sounds with the public before going on tour in Wales and Japan. All ages.
Details: St Rose of Lima Church  510 West 165 St (at Amsterdam Ave)  Cost: Free

(Many thanks to Go City Kids.com, TONY Kids, NY Metro Parents, and Mommy Poppins for listing info! )

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