***Attention Philly-area readers and those in the D.C. region unable to squeeze into XM Radio’s Rumpus Room for Friday evening’s Randy Kaplan concert*** Catch Randy Kaplan’s East Coast “The Kids Are All Id” CD release show in gorgeous downtown Kennett Square, PA this Saturday afternoon, May 15, 2010. Kaplan will […]
The only thing bigger than the slightly mind altering, larger-than-life set were the laughs of the children in the crowd. The Arden Theatre’s If You Give a Mouse a Cookie soars beyond Laura Numeroff’s book of the same name. The kid on the page serves as a sort of prop […]
Laurie Berkner fan? Live in or near Philly? You’re probably going to want to pencil in this event on your family’s social calendar. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s annual Healthy Kids Day is taking place on Saturday, May 22 2010 at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts. The free […]
I don’t write nearly enough about all the great kindie rock (and kid-hop) taking place in my adoptive hometown of Philadelphia, PA. Today, I’m going to shed some light on the best kid’s music events taking place in the land of cheesesteaks over the next few months, just for my […]
AMERICAN HISTORY + ROCK & ROLL = THE DEEDLE DEEDLE DEES The Sound: Low-fi, bluegrass Americana meets the 4th Grade social studies curriculum you wish you had back when you were in school. In the Cafeteria, They Sit With: Dean Jones & Felice Brothers, Dan Zanes, The Hollow Trees Best […]
Is there a better video for today, the official first day of Spring, than Billy Kelly’s “Springtime: It’s My Favorite”? I think not. **Attention Philly-area folks** Be sure to visit the Colonial Theater in downtown Phoenixville, PA next Saturday the 27th for the Billy Kelly Show Live. Praised by almost […]
Join OWTK on Sunday, February 28th for a Putumayo Kids Jazz Playground concert (2 of ’em, actually) at The Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia. We love the whole Jazz Playground disc from Putumayo Kids – heck, I reviewed the album for Time Out New York Kids – but we’re especially […]
At it’s core, The Arden’s Peter Pan is an elaborate game of playing house. Just below the surface though, and something especially noticeable in their miraculous production of Douglas Irving’s adaption, are larger truths about what it means to be young, joyful and free – three things best experienced […]
