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Ashkenaz' series of "Sunny Sundays" kids' shows takes place every Sunday afternoon until the beginning of December. A wide array of top family-oriented artists provides engaging entertainment for young children and parents, playing music from around the world for dancing, jumping, and spinning on the best dance floor in the East Bay! Check out the flyer below for a preview of the fun to come!

All shows (except for BandWorks on Nov. 9) are from 3:00 to 4:30 pm. Doors open at 2:30. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for kids (no charge for babes in arms).

Hope to see you this Sunday!
Sunday, October 17
Elizabeth Mitchell &
You Are My Flower

Elizabeth MitchellElizabeth Mitchell & You Are My Flower performs an amazing collection of original songs and others by the likes of Woody Guthrie, Bob Marley, and the Velvet Underground, every song guaranteed to add fun and even perhaps a bit of insight into young lives of all ages. They are on a CD release tour for the brand-new "Sunny Day," their second album on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, which features guest appearances by Dan Zanes, Levon Helm, Jon Langford, and the Children of Agape Choir. The band's previous CD, "You Are My Little Bird," was named Best Children's Album of 2006 by Amazon.com and was featured on NPR's All Things Considered.

Elizabeth Mitchell & You Are My Flower is singer-guitarist-percussionist-harmonium player Elizabeth Mitchell; guitarist-singer-bell player Daniel Littleton, Mitchell's husband; their daughter, 9-year-old Storey Littleton, on harmonica and ukulele; violinist-singer Jean Cook; and a guest percussionist.


Sunday, October 24
Octopretzel

OctopretzelOctopretzel is five Bay Area musicians pooling their talents, favorite songs, and puppets in an interactive, engaging, danceable, singable, and super-fun experience for kids and their parents. Music comes from an array of recordings by the band and its various members. Octopretzel is currently working on its new CD, due out this fall, and the band is excited to debut some of the new songs at today's show.

Lead singer and guitarist Melita Doostan is Octopretzel's creator, a former pre-school teacher who is now a music specialist for youngsters. Singer David Doostan is an East Bay emergency room doctor. Lead singer and guitarist Sarita Pockell (former lead singer in world fusion band Hamsa Lila) teaches music and drama in Mill Valley. Jen Miriam Kantor, a former member of the Sippy Cups and the Puppet Players, sings and plays percussion (by day she's a doula, artist, and puppeteer). Mandolinist and fiddler David Rosenfeld has worked with the Oakland Symphony and plays in klezmer band Kugelplex.


Sunny Sundays Fall 2010

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Live at Ashkenaz Vol. 2: Kids"Live at Ashkenaz" Kids' Music CD
Now Available!

We've captured songs from some of our most exciting kids' shows during the last couple years on a new CD that was released in May. The CD includes Ashkenaz Sundays favorites Asheba, the Sippy Cups, Kathy Kallick, the Nigerian Brothers, Charity & the JAMband, and more... Pick one up and enjoy it with your family any day of the week! The CD is available online at CD Baby or at any Ashkenaz show.