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- Written by Dr. Lee Engel
- Published: 17 May 2012
On Saturday, May 4, 2013, at 3:30 pm in the afternoon, the Delta Children’s Museum and the Greenville Symphony Association will present, as part of the “Beats at Bass” series, a family out door spring concert featuring the famous Quebe Sisters Band at E. E. Bass Cultural Arts Center. The concert is free admission fee to the public with a $10 adult donation requested. The Quebe (pronounced KWAY-be) Sisters Band is from Burleson, Texas and features Texas champion fiddlers Grace, age 22, Sophia, 20, and Hulda, 17 whose fleet-fingered triple-fiddle runs and right three-part vocal harmonies will be backed by the hard-driving, swinging rhythms of guitarist Joey McKenzie and bass fiddle player Mark Abbott. The band’s hot cowboy jazz sounds like a cross between The Andrews Sisters and the Texas Playboys. The Quebes’ sets include classic cowboy and swing songs such as “Across the Alley from the Alamo,” Wills’ “Roly Poly,” Duke Ellington’s “Take the ‘A’ Train,” Sons of the Pioneers’ “So Long to the Red River Valley” and “There’s a Rainbow Over the Range,” and a “fiddle-ized” take on Benny Goodman’s “Avalon.” The Quebe Sisters Band represents the past, present, and future of cowboy music and western swing. The rain space is inside in the E. E. Bass Auditorium.
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- Written by Dr. Lee Engel
- Published: 25 June 2010
Bits ‘N Pieces giant Puppet Theatre performs Aesop’s classic tale “The Grasshopper and the Ant” musical adaptation on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 9:00 and 11:00 am in E. E. Bass Auditorium in Greenville, Mississippi. The admission fee is $5 per child with teachers and aids admitted free. This high-energy production features towering nine-foot-tall GIANT puppets singing and dancing along with the adorable Wee Try-ANT-asaurus played by live actor Holli Rubin. In our prehistoric production, Wee Try-ANT-asaurus attempts to teach a lazy Dinosaur to prepare today for the needs of tomorrow. The Farmer Ant’s Almanac predicts an ice storm blowing their way! The mammoth cast of characters includes six giant glow-in-the-dark puppets, live performers and four children from every audience. The musical was inspired by our cultural exchange project in Trinidad & Tobago. Cool classic Greek and hot Islandmotifs mix in the music, dance and design of the play. The fluorescent puppets, stage set and arsenal of special effects bring big magic to our stage. A comprehensive guide for educators is available to all who make reservations. The 55 minute production is great for kid’s pre K thru 2nd .
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- Written by Dr. Lee Engel
- Published: 25 June 2010
The Birmingham Children’s Theatre will perform “Young Abe Lincoln” on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 9:00 & 11:00 pm in E. E. Bass Auditorium in Greenville, Mississippi. The admissions fee is $5 per child with teachers and aids admitted free. From a modest farm in the heartland of Americacame one of our nation’s most memorable leaders, Abraham Lincoln. This critically-acclaimed Off Broadway musical features our 16th President during the awkward, gangly years of his youth. Abe’s got some good ideas and a passion for fairness, but isn’t quite sure what to do with himself. Our audience will find out what inspired Abe to take his talents all the way to Washington, D.C. This main stage Theatre in Motion production runs 55 to 60 minutes with a cast of 5 to 7 actors and is age appropriate for K thru 5th grade. Theatre in Motion is the touring division of Birmingham Children’s Theatre, one of the oldest and largest children’s theatres in the country. Theatre in Motion continues to serve more than 100 communities in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions every season. For a sneak preview, go to www.bct123.org
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- Written by Dr. Lee Engel
- Published: 25 June 2010
Children’s concert artists, Brian and Terri Kinder’s rollicking music show of original songs will feature several selections from their latest release, Brian & Terri Kinder, Traveling Onon Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 9:00 and 11:00 am at Sykes Hall in Washington School in Greenville, Mississippi. The admission fee $3 per child with teachers and aids admitted free. The 45 minute show of interactive kid’s songs will delight Pre K thru 3rd grade students. Brian Kinder is a singer/song writer who taught in theLittle Rock,AR public schools for over 22 years. At the encouragement of a fellow teacher, he auditioned and was accepted into the Arkansas Arts Council’s roster of touring artists, and has been performing children’s concerts for children ever since. Brian is quickly gaining notoriety as an original and unique artist of children’s music. His concerts are lively and interactive, as he combines his guitar and banjo playing talent and his whimsical song writing skills to amuse and entertain children of all ages. He weaves together stories and music to stir the imagination with tales drawn from his own life as well as from the lives of his family and friends. He has the ability through his songs to bring both young and old together as they laugh and sing, dance and clap along with the music.