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Culture for Kids
A Multicultural Community Program for Children 8-12 Years
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Winter/Spring 2008
February
February 19, 2008
3:30 PM
Tibetan music and culture with Penpa Tsering
hosted by the Agassiz Afterschool Program at Baldwin School
Penpa Tsering brings Tibetan culture to our shores. A multiinstrumentalist, his presentation will include performances on sixteen different traditional instruments, including strings, pipes and horns; dance demonstrations and explanations of Tibetan philosophy and religion. Following the performance, kids will be offered the opportunity to dress up in traditional Tibetan clothing. A calligrapher will also be on hand to write each of the children's name in the Tibetan language
March
March 16, 2008
2:30 & 3:30 PM
A Seussical Birthday with grammy nominated cellist Rushad Eggleston
sponsored by Talbots Kids and hosted by Boston Childrens Museum
Snees & snoos and loopygaroos!
It's a birthday bash for Dr. Seuss!
You would not, could not, want to miss
The goblin bandit snee cellist!
Come on down to the Boston ChildrenŐs Museum for an afternoon of Seussian style music with Grammy nominated cellist Rushad Eggleston. Fantastical creatures from the land of Snee are drawn to Rushad's lilting trippy melodies, and he's lured a few to join us for a fun filled frolic. Families are invited to stick around after the 3:30pm performance to make "Cat in the Hat" style hats (materials will be provided free of charge) and to enjoy some birthday cake in honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday.
Reservations REQUIRED. Space is limited, so be sure to reserve early!
March 22, 2008
4:30 PM
Kids show with School of Rock
hosted by Club Passim
$8 members, $10 non-members
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April
April 8, 2008
4:00 PM
The Singing Ringing Tree with Sarah Salerno Thomas
hosted by Fletcher Maynard School
April 30, 2008
3:30 PM
Cambridge Science Festival with Soundscience! (Chris and Meredith Thompson)
hosted by Club Passim
May
May 21, 2008
3:30 PM
Native American flute with Evren Ozan
host TBA
For advance tickets, please contact Lisa at lisa@passimcenter.org or call 617-491-2382
All events are FREE for youth and school groups
with a $5 suggested donation for adults unless otherwise specified
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- Arianna, age 7, wrote about our Brazil event, "It was 'supper' nice."
- Marko, age 10, at our Native American event, said, "I really liked the necklaces we made."
- Juan Carlos Ferrufino, a member of the Bolivian musical group, Sumaj Chasquis, wrote, "as a musician I believe that there is no better way to bring children together than through music."
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Culture for Kids, created by Club Passim in 1999, is a free, monthly, multicultural program whose goals are to provide children with exposure to other cultures and peoples. An emphasis is placed on children who may not have the benefit of cultural and artistic opportunities in their schools or communities. Our goal is, in part, to help build an openness and tolerance for others among our participants, skills they can take forward from this program into the rest of their life experiences. Many of our artists and performers are found in the local area, thus reinforcing the concept that the rest of the world is not so far away.
Culture for Kids was created in part, through collaborations with the International House of Blues Foundation, The Cambridge Performance Project and other community organizations. The afternoon program celebrates a rich variety of communities including: the cultures of Bolivia, Ireland, China, Cape Verde, West Africa, Russia, Newfoundland, India, Brazil, Cuba, Iraq, Native American and American folk cultures. Each program fuses music, history and performance and usually includes a visual art workshops. Many programs feature traditional cooking representative of a specific culture or ethnicity. Liza Connolly, a local educator and chef, provides expertise in menu planning emphasizing a rich variety of traditional foods. Collaborations with the Children's Museum and the Cambridge Arts Council ensure that our community outreach programs bring a broad variety of musical styles to the greater Boston community.
For information, reservations, or to make a tax-deductible contribution, please call Lisa @ 617-491-2382 or email lisa@passimcenter.org.
CLICK HERE to sign up on the Culture For Kids Email List!
sponsored in part by:
•Cambridge Arts Council
•Cambridge Community Foundation
•Fuller Foundation
•The Rooney Challenge
•Fox Run House Concerts
•Draper Laboratories
•Francis R. Dewing Foundation
•Ellen & Allan Schmidt
•The Caswell Foundation
•The Stranahan Foundation
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