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Kids Music Listings this Weekend: May 25,26,27
by Charles on 5/24/12 | 0 Comment(s)
Starting Friday you can check out DanceAfrica’s performances every day through Memorial Day. It’s a fabulous way to see dancers from all over the world celebrating Africa. Tickets are half price for children under 16 years! It’s also the reopening of Governors Island this weekend- one of our favorite day trips from Brooklyn. See Astrograss [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: May 18,19,20
by Charles on 5/18/12 | 0 Comment(s)
It’s a huge musical weekend! Friday’s highlight is Laurie Berkner’s concert (it’s pricey, but it’s Laurie). Saturday is the Madison Square Park Day of Music and Sunday the Deedle Deedle Dees play. There is a dance parade in the east village that Charles (our music listings editor) is headed to- after years of wanting to [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: May 11,12,13
by Charles on 5/10/12 | 1 Comment(s)
Our top two picks for music event this weekend are Mil’s Trills Collective MOMs! Celebration (her show at Littlefield was really good) and the 92nd Y Kids concert on Beethoven’s cello sonatas (no- it’s not a snore but totally fun!). Have a fabulous weekend! Friday May 11th 11:00 am: Hatched Little ones follow a newborn [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: May 4,5,6
by Charles on 5/03/12 | 3 Comment(s)
Charles, our Music Listings Editor, pulled all these great music listings together and cautioned that there is so much cool stuff happening that it will be very hard to choose which ones to attend. He suggests the Muslim Lands Festival at the Children’s Museum and the Louis Armstrong House weekend. On Sunday, he recommends heading [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: April 28,29
by Charles on 4/27/12 | 0 Comment(s)
The big music news this weekend is Sunday’s all day musical line up at Kindiefest. This is a fabulous opportunity to see some of the best kids’ music bands in the nation and it’s right here in Brooklyn! Also, locally, check out the Okee Dokee Brothers, Cherry Blossom Festival’s traditional Japanese music and Luba Poliak [...]
Kindiefest 2012 Is In Brooklyn and This Weekend!
by Charles on 4/26/12 | 1 Comment(s)
Our Music Listings Editor, Charles, has been pumped up about Kindiefest 2012 for weeks…. and now- it’s finally here! Although Kindiefest is a family music conference for professionals, they have a special day for the public to see great musical performances. It’s a truly amazing opportunity to see some of the best performers in the [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: April 20,21,22
by Charles on 4/19/12 | 1 Comment(s)
Charles has pulled together some great musical events for the weekend. He said there are some “intriguing events” this weekend. One is the Pop Ups show at Littlefield. They are pretty awesome and Littlefield is a great place to see a show. There lots of other things to choose from but another particularly interesting one [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: April 13,14, 15
by Charles on 4/12/12 | 1 Comment(s)
Kick off a weekend of music with a musical lunch with Mil’s Trils at 61 Local, then follow it up on Saturday with two of childrens’ music heavy hitters, Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players and Elizabeth Mitchell. Elizabeth Mitchell’s concert at the Brooklyn Public Library will be swamped because 1. it’s [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: March 30,31, April 1
by Charles on 3/30/12 | 2 Comment(s)
This weekend Brooklyn Bridge Park is hosting their Spring Fling with 2 fun musical acts along with plenty of activities including yoga, carousel rides and gourmet chocolate from Jacques Torres. Let’s hope for spring weather for this always- fun and crowded event. You can catch the Red Star/Red Army Chorus and Dance Ensemble at Brooklyn [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: March 24,25
by Charles on 3/22/12 | 1 Comment(s)
This weekend J&R Jr is having a day of kids’ music- and all of the featured acts are home-grown Brooklyn bands! Suzi Shelton, The Z Brothers and Jon Samson will perform on Sunday at various times. See below for details. Hansel and Gretel is a classic children’s opera that is a perfect introduction to the [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: March 16,17,18
by Charles on 3/16/12 | 1 Comment(s)
Celebrate Passover with some Jewish funk with Mama Doni this weekend or boogie your buns off with Baby Loves Disco or at the Family Dance Party. Saturday will mark the celebration of The Persian New Year Family Day. Enjoy music and dance performances from Central Asia and Iran along with some crafts. It’s a weekend [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: March 9,10,11
by Charles on 3/09/12 | 1 Comment(s)
Charles (our Listings Editor), sent me an email saying that, though the list was short this week, the events still pack a punch. He highly recommended the Jam on Dumbo event with Shine and the Moonbeams. Charles saw Shine at Kindiefest and said they were truly fantastic. He also likes that Jam on Dumbo is [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: March 2,3,4
by Charles on 3/02/12 | 1 Comment(s)
Music highlights of the weekend include two Purim celebrations: catch the Dirty Sock Funtime Band (one of Charles’ favorites) at their wacky Purim party or head to the Kaufman Center to see the Poppy Seed Players perform their Purim musical. Brooklyn Kids’ Rock is calling out all the stops for their second annual music fest [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: February 24,25,26
by Charles on 2/24/12 | 2 Comment(s)
In our minds, the Brooklyn Public Library has amped up their cultural and arts offerings in the past year and this weekend is evidence of that: the Feraba African Rhythm Tap Duet will perform an interactive tap dance with rythyms and songs from West Africa and the Brooklyn Rider String Quartet who will perform their [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: February 17,18,19
by Charles on 2/16/12 | 0 Comment(s)
Charles, our Music Listings Editor, said the hottest thing to do this weekend is to head to Super Sabado at El Museo del Barrio- a jubilant tradition with music, costumes, dance demonstrations, and art making for all ages. He insists that Lila Downs, Latin Grammy award winner, is worth the trip to El Museo to [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: February 10,11,12
by Charles on 2/10/12 | 0 Comment(s)
Who wouldn’t want to hang out with some wild animals and musicians this weekend? Between Rolie Polie Guacamole, Gustafer Yellowgold and even Little Red Riding Hood who gets mixed up with a pig, you can rock out all weekend! The big musical events will be at J & R’s Grand Opening on Saturday and Sunday [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: February 3,4,5
by Charles on 2/03/12 | 2 Comment(s)
This weekend you can still catch a couple of Lunar New Year events and enjoy intense dance performances celebrating the debut of the dragon spirit. One of the highlighted bands of Kindiefest is in town on Saturday: Shine and the Moonbeams. This band puts out a heavy groove that will rock your early Saturday morning. [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: January 27th, 28th, 29th
by Charles on 1/26/12 | 0 Comment(s)
You might have noticed that the Friday singalongs and music performances have been sparse, as of late. We have too- and are sad about the lack of Friday music events. Anyone out there care to start one up?! Nonetheless, the rest of the weekend looks great! Show your kids American Indian traditional dance and music [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: January 21st, 22nd
by Charles on 1/19/12 | 1 Comment(s)
Goodbye to the Year of the Rabbit and hello to the Year of the Dragon! Usher the good fortune in with the ribbon-twirling Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company or get your own lions dancing at a celebration at the Museum of Chinese in America. Don’t miss big star David Grover at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. Having [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: January 13th, 14th, 15th
by Charles on 1/12/12 | 1 Comment(s)
If you think that a workshop about Mendelssohn might be over kids’ heads, let Steven Isserlis, a cellist and the author of Why Beethoven Threw the Stew and Why Handel Waggled His Wig, change your mind. Isserlis takes on the famous teenage composer in a musical lesson meant just for kids at the 92nd Y. [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: December 16th, 17th, 18th
by Charles on 12/15/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Our music listings editor, Charles Mister, wrote me today to say how excited he was about all the music events happening this weekend. He pulled them all together in this long list for you! Highlights this weekend for music events include celebrating Latino holiday traditions at El Museo, Dan Zanes holiday concert, lots of Hanukkah [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: December 9th, 10th, 11th
by Charles on 12/09/11 | 3 Comment(s)
This is a time when music is really celebrated: from cantors to choirs to good old rock and roll and pop! You can find something for every musical taste this weekeend. Friday December 9th 10:30 am: Mil’s Trills Tours NYC Get ready for a world of fun when Mil’s Trills Music and Stories tours around [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: December 2nd, 3rd, 4th
by Charles on 12/02/11 | 2 Comment(s)
Friday December 2nd 4:00 pm: Funky Family Folk Fridays w/ Nikolai & NikosKids Nikolai & NikosKids present the Funky Family Folk Fridays jam session/concert series. They play NikosKids originals and true folk standards. For more info, go here. 5:30 pm: Live Music Fridays – Kidberry On the first Friday of each month, Kidberry opens its [...]
Max’s Amazing Trick: Hiding The Magic In A Great Show
by Charles on 12/02/11 | 3 Comment(s)
When we walked into the Manhattan Movement and Arts Center (MMAC) there was a lot going on: people were pouring out of the Freckleface Strawberry show that had just ended and we saw Freckleface herself posing for pictures with fans; the Manhattan Youth Ballet was in one dance studio preparing for its upcoming Nutcracker performance [...]
Kids Music Listings this Weekend: November 18th, 19th, 20th
by Charles on 11/18/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Friday November 18th 4:00 pm: Funky Family Folk Fridays w/ Nikolai & NikosKids Nikolai & NikosKids present the Funky Family Folk Fridays jam session/concert series. They play NikosKids originals and true folk standards. For more info, go here. Saturday November 19th 10:30 am: Keller Plays for Kids One-man musical act Keller Williams brings his drum [...]
