KIDS DAY ENTERTAINMENT

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Waterfront Park Festival Site

STAGE PERFORMANCES:

Karen Amirault and KIDZ – Jazz, hip hop and tap dance - 10:15 and 12:15 pm

Young Tradition Concert - 10 am to 3 pm - The 5th annual Young Tradition concert featuring 25-and-under musicians, singers and dancers in folk and traditional styles will be presented on Saturday May 16th as part of Kids Day at Waterfront Park in Burlington. The concert is being presented by the Events for Tom Series. Presented by the Events for Tom Series and Burlington Parks and Recreation as part of Kids Day. Contact mrksustc@together.net Full weekend schedule includes workshops, contest, showcase and reception as well as an Open Sing on the Waterfront on Sunday, May 17th.

Moo Gong Do Martial Arts Demo and 'Break a Board' activity - ongoing

Dan Grady's Marvelous Marionette Medley - 10:15 and 1:30

A marionette variety show that is a fast-paced, stringed puppet production. There is a broad range of acts including tightrope and trapeze artistry, Country Western strumming and crooning and the slick moving Roller Skating Rabbit.

Sun Dance Studio - "Fairies" from Midsummer Nights Dream Children's Ballet at 11:15

Eve's Kids - Champlain City Kids - 11:30 to 1:30

Poet and writer and CityKids Director, Yvette Mason is proud to present three performances by the Champlain CityKids afterschool program:

1. Three re-told fairy tales.

2. A "green" play called "Super Heroes Go Green" with characters such as 'the anti-recycler', 'Mother Nature', 'Ralph Nader' and 'The Can Man' -- about super heroes and their arch enemies fighting it out over Global Warming.

3. A green fashion show, complete with audience participation - with the finale being outfits made of "All Recycled Materials"

Williston Jazzercise Fitness Center Junior Jazzercise - Dancing Demonstration  at 11:30

Strawberry Hill Fiddlers -  1:15        

The Strawberry Hill Fiddlers are teen string players from the Poughkeepsie, New York area.  Directed by Emily and Carole Schaad and Rachel Handman, the group evolved several years ago from a Suzuki-style program in Rhinebeck. The fiddlers are drawn from developing talent at a day camp in Poughkeepsie that brings together students from all backgrounds, both to experience orchestral music and to learn traditional fiddle music by ear.  They have performed with Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, Natalie MacMaster, and Barrage, and have recorded several of Jay's compositions.  The Fiddlers meet weekly to learn and rehearse a diverse repertoire of fiddle tunes from many cultures around the world.  They experiment with harmonies, improvisation and arrangements, and done workshops with Jay Ungar, Ruth Ungar, Bruce Molsky and Darol Anger.  Committed to community service, they perform frequently for church groups, nursing homes and in benefit concerts.  They have performed as one of just four groups invited to the annual convention of the American String Teachers Association in Kansas City, and have toured the United Kingdom and throughout the United States.

Open Door Church Children's Worship Crew - 2:15  - Singing and Dancing

Mater Christi Band and Rice High School Drumline - 10 am on the Boardwalk