Symphony Space serves up weekend fun for families

New York City residents, and families planning to visit the Big Apple over the next few months have some excellent choices for live children’s entertainment through the Just Kidding Series at Symphony Space.

Every Saturday, and on some Sundays from January to May, top talents in the nation bring kid-branded daytime fun by sharing their music, dance, literature, theatrical performances and unusual as well as cultural specialty acts.

The following is a lineup of this winter and spring’s offerings at Symphony Space, and there’s definitely something for everyone.

Simply click on the links provided for more information about each of the shows, which includes performance times, ticketing information and in some instances videos or sound samples.

You may wish to bookmark this page for future reference or exploration.

Saturday, January 8, 2011   
Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Company

                                           

Sunday, January 9, 2011  

Galumpha 

Saturday, January 15, 2011  
Andrew J. Nemr & Cats Paying Dues Plus

 

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Omaha Theater Company: If You Give a Cat a Cupcake

Saturday, January 29, 2011 Lunch Money

 Saturday, February 5, 2011 Milkshake

  

Saturday, February 12, 2011 Spirit Men: Heritage OP Family Concert

Saturday, February 19, 2011 Billy Kelly and the Blah Blah Blahs

Saturday, February 26, 2011 Recess Monkey

 






Saturday, March 19, 2011 The Paper Bag Players Whoop-Dee-Doo!

 





Sunday, March 20, 2011 Thalia Kids' Book Club: A Conversation with Laurie Halse Anderson

                                                       

Saturday, March 26, 2011 Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players

Saturday, April 2, 2011… Rocknoceros

 




 Saturday, April 9, 2011 Suni Paz

Saturday, April 16, 2011 Thunderbird Dancers

 

Saturday, April 30, 2011 Sugar Free Allstars

 

Saturday, May 7, 2011 Los Munequitos de Matanzas Family Show

Symphony Space in New York City brings together a stellar lineup of children's entertainment

The Story Pirates appearing Saturday October 2, 2010 at 11AM
“The Story Pirates teach kids a love of creative writing. It helps kids to see that their words and ideas are really important. I believe that what the Story Pirates are doing is helping America, nay, humanity - helping humanity itself. It’s crazy entertaining.” ~ Jon Stewart, The Daily Show ~

The spotlight for children’s entertainment focuses on New York City this autumn and all the way through spring as Symphony Space hosts the "Just Kidding" series of weekly performances for the whole family on Saturdays, featuring over 28 music, dance or theatrical shows and 62 kid-friendly films such as WALLACE AND GROMIT, and BABE.

For the live-performances, Symphony Space will be headlining both seasoned veterans as well as some of the hottest rising stars in the children’s entertainment industry in their “Fresh Sounds Showcase.”

Bringing such a wide diversity of entertainment to the Just Kidding series is no easy task and taps on talent from all across the nation, everything from Native American Dancers to traditional folksingers.

Cynthia Elliott, Executive Director of Symphony Space, says “We put a lot of consideration into developing a season that will provide a wealth of educational and entertaining experiences for kids and parents.”

Symphony Space is located at 2537 Broadway at 95th Street in Manhattan, NYC.

To find out more about each of the visiting artists, as well as upcoming films, dates, ticketing price options and discounts, link directly to Symphony Space’s website.

Baby Loves Disco: Dancing with the kids for a good cause

Question: What do you have when you take some of the hippest nightclubs in the United States and transform them into an afternoon dance venue to raise awareness and funds for children suffering from cancer? You have Baby Loves Disco Lemonade Tour 2010.

Already celebrating for several weeks across the country in 50 different locations including nightclubs, shopping malls, schools and children’s hospitals, Baby Loves Disco, the club-scene for little ones and their families, offers an afternoon of dancing and fun with real live DJs spinning a mix of music from the '70s and '80s; all to raise awareness and money for the non-profit organization devoted to finding a cure for pediatric cancer, Alex's Lemonade Stand.

From a modest beginning at a Philadelphia Nightclub five years ago, Baby Loves Disco has blossomed into an internationally recognized entertainment phenomenon for children ages six months to seven years who are accompanied by their parents, grandparents or caregivers.

Alex’s Lemonade Stand honors the young life and lasting legacy of Alexandra "Alex" Scott, a remarkable child who not only waged her own battle with cancer but helped countless other children before her death, through the contributions from her own lemonade stand, which sparked a fund-raising movement with adults and children across the country.

This year’s Lemonade Tour, sponsored by H. & M., a trendy international fashion retailer, has the remainder of the tour setting up the Baby Loves Disco dance scene at Le Poisson Rouge on three different dates in New York City, as well as a stop in Philadelphia; St. Louis, Missouri; Franklin and Memphis, Tennessee; Louisville, Kentucky; Chicago, Illinois; Tucson, Arizona; San Francisco, Hollywood, San Diego and Costa Mesa, California; Atlanta, Georgia and Miami, Florida.

Cost for the Baby Loves Disco fundraiser is $10 per “walking adult or child” (crawlers get in free) or a special $60 rate for a family of four.

For further information, visit the ticketing page link or view the video from PHOTUS31’s YouTube Channel.

It’s a proven fact that children learn best from those who care about them the most. It’s time to make a difference, and you and your family can, for the Baby Loves Disco Lemonade Tour 2010.

You’ll have a great time bonding, celebrating the preciousness of a child’s life along with giving to an exceptionally worthwhile cause.

You and your children can make a difference.

Amherst Ballet performs at Eric Carle Museum

This weekend, New England children will be treated to an artistically interpreted ballet presentation of the classic children’s story, HANSEL AND GRETEL, performed by dancers of the Amherst Ballet in The Auditorium of the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, Massachusetts.

The ballet, based upon the original Grimm Brothers’ fairy tale, as illustrated by Lizbeth Zwerger, who is considered one of today’s foremost childrens’ picture book illustrators, coincides with a special exhibit of Zwerger’s works at the Museum, An Exquisite Vision: The Art of Lisbeth Zwerger.

The display of Zwerger’s beautifully rendered watercolor illustrations opened June 29 and runs until Sunday, September 26, 2010.

Zwerger’s work has been honored with one of the most prestigious awards in children’s books - the Hans Christian Andersen medal, which is considered the equivalent of a Nobel Prize for children’s literature.

The HANSEL AND GRETEL ballet is an original production that was commissioned by the Museum, and features the choreography of Amherst’s Ballet Director, Catherine Fair. The ballet’s sets and costumes were inspired by Zwerger’s works.

Music for HANSEL AND GRETEL will draw upon such classic composers as Camille Saint-Saens, Richard Wagner, Rimsky Korsakov and Engelbert Humperdinck, and will be performed by 24 dancers ages seven to 17.

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is located at 125 West Bay Road, Amherst, Massachusetts 01002.

The performances of HANSEL AND GRETEL are free with Museum admission and begin at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m, on Saturday, August 28, and 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m., Sunday, August 29, 2010.

For further information about this event and other programs at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, telephone (413) 658-1100 or visit them online by following this link.

The video below features some of the young dancers from the Amherst Ballet, performing the Nutcracker, Dance of the Mirlitons with the Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra on December 9, 2009.