Concerts For Kids

Presented by the
Haller Lake Arts Council
& the
Northgate Community Center

Download our full color concert poster.

Download our coloring book style black & white concert poster.

CONCERTS FOR KIDS are performances for families with children
ages approximately 4 – 12. These 45 minutes to 1 hour concerts will be on the 1st Saturday of the month from October through May, except for January. All performances are FREE. All children must be accompanied by an adult and seating is on a first come first serve basis. Performances will take place in the Multi Purpose Room of the Northgate Community Center located at 10510 5th Ave. N.E.

If your company or business is interested in helping to sponsor this wonderful program please contact Desiree at HallerLakeArts@comcast.net.

Season 2009/2010

DATE	TIME	PERFORMER
Oct. 3, 2009	11:00am	Thistle Theatre Captain Crashland In Space
Nov. 7, 2009	11:00am	Carl Allen Woody Guthrie’s 20 Grow Big Songs
Dec. 5, 2009	11:00am	Chic Street Man
Feb. 6, 2010	11:00am	Debbie Dimitre The World of Beatrix Potter
March 6, 2010	11:00am	Eric Ode Yee Haw! - A Wild West Music and Poetry Concert for Kids
April 3, 2010	11:00am	Eva Abram Fun-tastic Folktales: African & African-American Folktales
May 1, 2010	11:00am	Brian Vogan A is for Animal

October 3, 2009 • 11am

Thistle Theatre
Captain Crashland In Space

Captain Crashland (Michael Rowberg) is a Hero for Hire. He and his alien puppet friend Griffle and the audience go on an interplanetary adventure to retrieve the Name Sphere that was stolen by the Reptile King. Music and songs accompany this space adventure with puppets. Thistle Theatre is a professional puppet theatre for families which specializes in the Bunraku-style of puppetry.
www.thistletheatre.org/index.htm

November 7, 2009 • 11am

Carl Allen
Woody Guthrie’s 20 Grow Big Songs

Northwest folk singer, Carl Allen, will help you learn about Woody Guthrie, the most important American folk music artist of the first half of the 20th century and hear and sing along with his “20 Grow Big Songs” from Woody’s record album just for kids, which includes Pick It Up, Riding In My Car and Bling Blang. Come join Woody in these timeless songs!
www.nas.com/~cubic/

December 5, 2009 • 11am

Chic Street Man

Chic is a uniquely talented artist with an international following. Chic's music transcends cultural and attitudinal barriers, bringing home his message of equality and racial harmony through acoustic bluesy ballads, funky rhythms and jazzy upbeat originals. Chic will use his music to inspire trust and group participation. Everyone is invited to sing, clap, tap or snap their fingers. "It's total involvement that creates understanding," Chic says, "and understanding promotes growth."

Chic has performed with Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, B.B. King, Taj Mahal, etc. He earned the title of "Musical Ambassador For Peace And Human Rights," in part through appearances at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, three appearances as a performer at the United Nations in Geneva, and with his involvement in three Peace Child theatrical productions touring to Russia and Poland.
www.chicstreetman.com

February 6, 2010 • 11am

Debbie Dimitre
The World of Beatrix Potter

Northwest actress and storyteller Debbie Dimitre brings to life, in costume and character, Beatrix Potter author and illustrator of the famous Peter Rabbit Tales. Listen as Beatrix tells the story of her own childhood and shares two of her most loved animal tales. For the past 23 years Ms. Dimitre has been entertaining audiences of all ages with her dramatic storytelling and historical docu-dramas.

March 6, 2010 • 11am

Eric Ode
Yee Haw! - A Wild West Music and Poetry Concert
for Kids

We're singing in the saddle! It's a high-participation music and poetry concert with popular children's singer, songwriter, and poet Eric Ode. The author of the hilarious collection of cowboy poems Tall Tales of the Wild West (And a Few Short Ones) and the recipient of four Parents' Choice Awards, Eric will be joined by that crabby tabby Scratch, the Barn Cat for a dusty-trails duet. Props, puppets, sing-alongs, and hand motions create a knee-slapping concert. Eric's original music has been heard on children's radio programs across the country, on many compilation albums, and on the popular PBS series Dragonfly TV.
www.ericode.com

April 3, 2010 • 11am

Eva Abram
Fun-tastic Folktales: African & African-American Folktales

Storyteller Eva Abram is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, and a graduate of the University of Washington. She uses stories such as The King of the Birds, Katchie Katchie Blue Jay, and How Animals got their Coats to explore where stories come from, why we tell them, and how tone of voice, gestures and body language heighten storytelling impact. Children learn how they can teach kindness, respect, fairness, sharing and other lessons, and are encouraged to try it for themselves.
www.seattlestorytelling.org/eva.html
This presentation by Eva Abram is being sponsored by Humanities Washington and the Washington State Legislature.

May 1, 2010 • 11am

Brian Vogan
A is for Animal

Let’s rock out to some songs about animals. Come sing, move and dance to the music of Brian Vogan. Cookie Magazine rated Brian’s "Little Songs" CD as one of the top ten best children's CDs of 2008! Brian is a songwriter, performer and early childhood music educator in Seattle. Brian’s music encourages creative movement; embraces, enriches and extends early learning through songs that are age and developmentally appropriate and relevant to themes in a child’s world and skills and concepts through music and movement.
www.brianvogan.com/home