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SUMMARY:Justin Roberts
DESCRIPTION:Four-time GRAMMY Nominee Justin Roberts is one of the founders of the modern family music scene. For 25 years\, Roberts has been creating the soundtrack to families’ lives\, helping kids navigate the joys and sorrows of growing up\, while inspiring parents to remember their own childhoods. His songs are the kind of get-stuck-in-your-head pop nuggets that draw comparisons to Elvis Costello\, Fountains of Wayne\, and Paul Simon rather than simple nursery rhymes\, prompting USA Today to call him “hands-down the best songwriter in the genre.” \nAlong with his band\, The Not Ready for Naptime Players\, Justin has traveled the globe\, from Hong Kong to New York\, and Miami to Seattle. His latest album\, Space Cadet\, is a return to his power pop all-ages sound. Heavily inspired by his life as a new dad\, the feel-good album offers themes of inclusion and acceptance that wind through emotionally intelligent songs. Roberts creates a welcoming space for children to celebrate their uniqueness and dance it all out. 
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/justin-roberts-240601/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ford Family Series
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SUMMARY:The Okee Dokee Brothers
DESCRIPTION:As childhood friends growing up in Denver\, Colorado\, Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing were always exploring the outdoors. Whether it was rafting down their neighborhood creek or discovering hiking trails through the Rocky Mountains\, Joe and Justin were born adventurers. Now\, as the GRAMMY® Award-winning Okee Dokee Brothers\, they have put this passion for the outdoors at the heart of their Americana Folk music. \nJoe and Justin record and perform family music with a goal to inspire children and their parents to step outside and get creative. They believe this can motivate kids to gain a greater respect for the natural world\, their communities\, and themselves. The five-time Parents’ Choice Award winners have garnered praise from the likes of NPR’s All Things Considered and USA Today\, and have been called “two of family music’s best songwriters.”
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/the-okee-dokee-brothers-2405112/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ford Family Series
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SUMMARY:The Okee Dokee Brothers
DESCRIPTION:As childhood friends growing up in Denver\, Colorado\, Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing were always exploring the outdoors. Whether it was rafting down their neighborhood creek or discovering hiking trails through the Rocky Mountains\, Joe and Justin were born adventurers. Now\, as the GRAMMY® Award-winning Okee Dokee Brothers\, they have put this passion for the outdoors at the heart of their Americana Folk music. \nJoe and Justin record and perform family music with a goal to inspire children and their parents to step outside and get creative. They believe this can motivate kids to gain a greater respect for the natural world\, their \ncommunities\, and themselves. The five-time Parents’ Choice Award winners have garnered praise from the likes of NPR’s All Things Considered and USA Today\, and have been called “two of family music’s best songwriters.”
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/the-okee-dokee-brothers-240511/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ford Family Series,Sold Out
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240428T130000
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SUMMARY:Gemily
DESCRIPTION:Gemily (Gemini + Emily) is the folk music trio comprised of Laz and San Slomovits and San’s daughter\, Emily. Laz and San\, as the highly popular family music duo\, Gemini\, have been performing throughout Michigan and the United States since 1973. Emily first began joining them on stage when she was just eight years old\, and increasingly since graduating from college in 2016. All three are versatile instrumentalists and excellent singers. Between them they play over a dozen instruments including guitars\, violins\, ukulele\, mandolin\, pennywhistle\, and a variety of folk flutes and hand percussion instruments. \nSan and Laz’s recordings have won numerous awards from\, among others\, the American Library Association\, Parents’ Choice Magazine\, National Parenting Publications\, the Wolf Trap Institute\, Early Childhood News and ASCAP. Emily\, who studied classical violin for over a decade\, is an excellent violinist in a variety of styles including classical\, jazz and folk. In addition to Gemini\, she has performed and recorded with Billy King\, Annie and Rod Capps\, Judy Banker\, Billy Brandt\, and Jill Jack. \nGemily’s concerts feature a wide range of traditional and contemporary folk\, jazz and classical music. Their beautifully blended harmony vocals and exciting instrumental work breathe new life into a wide variety of American and international music\, from folk to classical\, klezmer to Broadway show tunes\, traditional to contemporary. Audiences thrill to their musicianship\, warmth\, humor and ease on stage.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/gemily-240428/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ford Family Series
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SUMMARY:The Ark's 36th Annual Storytelling Festival - Family Show
DESCRIPTION:Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.\nCOVID-19 FAQ \nSunday’s Matinee brings storytellers Bill Harley\, Sheila Arnold\, and Steve Daut. Bill Harley is a songwriter and storyteller whose commentaries have been featured on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered. He’s equally at home performing for adults and for families\, and a refreshing breath of fantasy is just around the corner in everything he does. Sheila Arnold brings stories\, historic individuals\, new ideas\, new perspectives and old knowledge to schools\, libraries\, professional organizations\, museums and churches. And Steve Daut is well known to Michigan audiences; he has adapted stories of Mark Twain to the storytelling medium.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/the-arks-36th-annual-storytelling-festival-family-show/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ford Family Series
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SUMMARY:Justin Roberts & The Not Ready For Naptime Players
DESCRIPTION:Please review The Ark’s current COVID-related information before attending a show.\nCOVID-19 FAQ \nFive-time GRAMMY-nominated Justin Roberts is truly one of the all-stars of the indie family music scene. For some 20 years\, Justin has been crafting songs for kids and parents that navigate the joys and sorrows of growing up. Along with his band\, The Not Ready for Naptime Players\, he has traveled the globe\, from Hong Kong to New York\, and Miami to Seattle. He comes to the Family Room with a new album\, “Space Cadet\,” that’s packed with his trademark brand of zany fun. Justin has performed in front of millions of people on the Today show; he’s been featured on Nick Jr.; and his song “Get Me Some Glasses” was featured on a World Series broadcast. We’re excited to welcome Justin back for his first in-person performance since the pandemic started!
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/justin-roberts-230211/
LOCATION:The Ark\, 316 S. Main\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ford Family Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221127T130000
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SUMMARY:Gemily
DESCRIPTION:This event is free and streamed to The Ark’s Facebook page. \nGemini (twin brothers San and Laz Slomovits) have been Ark regulars\, appearing at the club at least once and usually several times every year since moving to Ann Arbor in 1973. Especially acclaimed for their shows for children and families\, they are now entertaining their third – or is it their fourth – generation of fans. They’ve played an annual family concert for Ark audiences on the Sunday after Thanksgiving every year since 1994 to benefit Mott Children’s Hospital\, where San’s daughter\, Emily was born. Emily will join the brothers for this show as she has every year since 2003 when she was just nine years old. The trio\, now redubbed Gemily\, (Gemini+Emily) combine wonderful singing and instrumental prowess on more than half a dozen instruments with lively\, sparkling original songs and traditional folk music from many countries and cultures. In addition to their exceptional musicianship\, the trio brings an easy stage presence to all their shows and draws their audiences into joyful music-making with them. \nThis year’s concert will again be online. \nTip jar will be available with donations going to support both C.S. Mott Childrens Hospital and Food Gatherers.
URL:https://theark.qltddev.com/event/gemily-221127/
LOCATION:Facebook LIVE
CATEGORIES:Ford Family Series,Virtual Event
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