Treat yourself to a performance the danceable, joyful rhythms of Zimbabwe. This upbeat band features a blend of soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass marimbas, drums, gourd shakers, and vocals…and appeals to people of all ages!
Music Fun under the Sun Bring your picnic lunch (or purchase a bite at the Museum’s FoodShed) and join us in the Museum’s outdoor Candance Amphitheatre for a live lunchtime musical experience on select Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays throughout the summer! Amphitheatre opens at 12:00 noon and concerts begin shortly thereafter.
Using a combination of humor, fantasy, and reality, singer/songwriters Sandi and Stevie help teach kids about the habits of our creature friends while encouraging us to live in harmony with them.
Awards include Diablo Magazine: Best Performance For Kids, KIDiddles Hall of Fame: Best in Children’s Music, Bay Area Parent Family Favorite Gold Medal Winners, Diablo Editor’s Pick: Best Children’s Entertainment-Best of the East Bay.
Music Fun under the Sun Bring your picnic lunch (or purchase a bite at the Museum’s FoodShed) and join us in the Museum’s outdoor Candance Amphitheatre for a live lunchtime musical experience on select Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays throughout the summer! Amphitheatre opens at 12:00 noon and concerts begin shortly thereafter.
The Raytones combine fun lyrics with energetic blues, R&B, funk, and Rock and Roll. Cool kids can listen, clap their hands, stomp their shoes, sing and dance!
Music Fun under the Sun Bring your picnic lunch (or purchase a bite at the Museum’s FoodShed) and join us in the Museum’s outdoor Candance Amphitheatre for a live lunchtime musical experience on select Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays throughout the summer! Amphitheatre opens at 12:00 noon and concerts begin shortly thereafter.
Andy Z delights kids and kids-at-heart with his musical adventures. Audiences are captivated by his easy-going, fun and infectious musical style which combines his passion for music with his love of storytelling, character voices, and performance. Andy is a Santa Choice Award winner.
Music Fun under the Sun Bring your picnic lunch (or purchase a bite at the Museum’s FoodShed) and join us in the Museum’s outdoor Candance Amphitheatre for a live lunchtime musical experience on select Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays throughout the summer! Amphitheatre opens at 12:00 noon and concerts begin shortly thereafter.
David Sharpe has been playing guitar and creating music for kids for over 20 years. His children and grandchildren have been his biggest inspiration in the creation of his original music which mirrors the images and thoughts of children, reflecting the amazing things they do and say. His vision is to create music that is educational, interactive, upbeat, silly, and fun, as well as to teach children about relationships, health, our environment, and the world around us…while being enjoyed by children and the adults around them!
David often performs his music with the PapaHugs band. Their 2012 CD Are We There Yet was nominated for a Grammy for Best Children’s Album.
Music Fun under the Sun Bring your picnic lunch (or purchase a bite at the Museum’s FoodShed) and join us in the Museum’s outdoor Candance Amphitheatre for a live lunchtime musical experience on select Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays throughout the summer! Amphitheatre opens at 12:00 noon and concerts begin shortly thereafter.
The original music and storytelling of Keith Torgan and the virtuosity of flutist Barbara Siesel (formerly Flute Sweet and Tickletoon) will delight audiences with songs that are mini tales presented through the eyes of a child.
Music Fun under the Sun Bring your picnic lunch (or purchase a bite at the Museum’s FoodShed) and join us in the Museum’s outdoor Candance Amphitheatre for a live lunchtime musical experience on select Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays throughout the summer! Amphitheatre opens at 12:00 noon and concerts begin shortly thereafter.
Canada’s country music sweetheart is a multiple CCMA-award winning vocalist and songwriter. In 2011 Jessie released “Everything To Me”, a song dedicated to her newborn daughter, Eloise Bunny May; then in 2015 she released her first children’s album, “Take Me Outside,” whose catchy and whimsical songs were featured in a Kids’ CBC television series, “Scout & The Gumboot Kids.”
Music Fun under the Sun Bring your picnic lunch (or purchase a bite at the Museum’s FoodShed) and join us in the Museum’s outdoor Candance Amphitheatre for a live lunchtime musical experience on select Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays throughout the summer! Amphitheatre opens at 12:00 noon and concerts begin shortly thereafter.
Alphabet Rockers’ new hip hop concert, “The Playground Zone,” amplifies family fun along with important social messages. Kids age 3-9 and parents alike will feel right at home with their hip hop beats and moves, dancing, and celebrating our diverse communities.
The Alphabet Rockers have received Two Parents’ Choice Awards, 4 Stars: Common Sense Media, National Parenting Publications Award, Eventbrite Performing Arts Grant, Education.com Best CD of the Year, and Red Tricycle: Best Kids Artist.
Music Fun under the Sun Bring your picnic lunch (or purchase a bite at the Museum’s FoodShed) and join us in the Museum’s outdoor Candance Amphitheatre for a live lunchtime musical experience on select Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays throughout the summer! Amphitheatre opens at 12:00 noon and concerts begin shortly thereafter.
Andy Z delights kids and kids-at-heart with his musical adventures. Audiences are captivated by his easy-going, fun and infectious musical style which combines his passion for music with his love of storytelling, character voices, and performance. Andy is a Santa Choice Award winner.
Music Fun under the Sun Bring your picnic lunch (or purchase a bite at the Museum’s FoodShed) and join us in the Museum’s outdoor Candance Amphitheatre for a live lunchtime musical experience on select Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays throughout the summer! Amphitheatre opens at 12:00 noon and concerts begin shortly thereafter.
The Hiccups, four dads from Santa Cruz, play upbeat, lighthearted, rockin’ kids music that inspires toddler “mosh pits” at every performance!
Music Fun under the Sun Bring your picnic lunch (or purchase a bite at the Museum’s FoodShed) and join us in the Museum’s outdoor Candance Amphitheatre for a live lunchtime musical experience on select Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays throughout the summer! Amphitheatre opens at 12:00 noon and concerts begin shortly thereafter.
Join us for an evening packed with fun to celebrate the beginning of autumn. Bring your family to play in the Museum, make a lantern, and parade together!
Admission:
Children, Adults and Seniors: $8 Buy Tickets
Infants and Members: Free
Join us for an evening packed with fun to celebrate the beginning of autumn. Bring your family to play in the Museum, make a lantern, and parade together!
PRICES FOR NON-MEMBERS:
Children, Adults and Seniors: $12
Infants (under age 1): Free Purchase Ticket as a Non-Member
PRICES FOR MEMBERS:
Children, Adults, and Seniors: $10
Infants (under age 1): Free Purchase Ticket as a Member (Sign in required for verification)
Join us for an evening packed with fun to celebrate the beginning of autumn. Bring your family to play in the Museum, make a lantern, and parade together!
Activities include:
Make a Cylinder Lantern
Make a Pyramid Lantern
Make and Launch a Rocket
Decorate a Mask
Make a Collage Lantern
Taste a Moon Cake
Make a Playdough Moon Cake
Parade with Lion Dancers!
Space is limited, so be sure to reserve your spot now!
Tickets:
Non-members: $15 per person
Museum members: $10 per person
Infants (under 1 year): Free
Come celebrate your family’s uniqueness during Proud of My Family weekend! Proud of My Family weekend was born of our commitment to cultural competence and inclusion, and we take the opportunity to celebrate and appreciate all families. We want to make sure that everyone feels welcome, included, and well-represented. Join us for:
musical performances Rainbow Women’s Chorus in the Theater at 1:00 and 2:00 on Saturday
a collaborative crochet jam in the Art Loft with Ramekon O’Arwisters Saturday (10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.) and Sunday (11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.)
a rainbow dance party in the Theater on Sunday (11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.)
rainbow reflections installation in Central Park (12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.)
friendship bracelet-making in Central Park (12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.)
“The Family Book” for the Wonder Cabinet’s Storytime at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.
and more!
What makes your family special and unique? Come celebrate your family, and make friends with other families as cool as yours!
Meet the artists who created work for the current Art Gallery exhibit Bird’s Eye!
The work featured in Bird’s Eye was created by Keys School’s elementary school artists and inspired by landscape paintings of iconic artists such as Louisa Matthíasdóttir and Claude Monet, who used color and abstracted nature. The artists in Bird’s Eye responded to these works by first simplifying their chosen landscape scenes into shapes, working the detail back into their paintings, and then creating additional layers with tempera paint and both chalk and oil pastel.
Keys School challenges students to develop a keen intellect and a generous spirit, to advocate for themselves and others, and to honor curiosity and reflection in an increasingly hurried world. Keys School approaches art as a discovery process involving observation, imagination, experimentation, and problem solving. For more information about Keys School, please visit keysschool.org
Join us for an evening packed with fun to celebrate the beginning of autumn. Bring your family to play in the Museum, make a lantern, and parade together!
