Join us this afternoon for our Winter Open House! This family-friendly edition features free performances and workshops for folks, kids, and folks with kids.

Music fills the Freight from ceiling to roof as we throw open our doors from noon to 4:00 pm for an amazing array of workshops, song circles, student performances, and much more! Dancing in the aisles, singing on the stairs, and fiddling in the lobby are sure to ensue as we invite the entire East Bay music-making community (including you!) to meet for an afternoon's extravaganza, including:

ON STAGE Kids Can Play! Music Workshop w/ Ayaka Isono (12:00 - 1:00) Kids' Music Performance w/ Duo Cascada de Flores (1:00 - 1:30) "How Music Came to Our World" w/ Storyteller Bobbie Kinkead (1:30 - 2:00) Kids' Music Performance w/ Octopretzel (2:00 - 2:30) Jim Bruno's Songwriting students (2:30 - 2:45) Ukulele students w/ Hiram Bell (2:45 - 3:00) Bluegrass Jammers w/ Ran Bush (3:00 - 3:15) Dulcimer students w/ DJ Hamouris (3:15 - 3:30) Gypsy jazz guitar students w/ George Cole (3:30 - 3:45) Roots Rock Kids' band w/ Seth Affoumado (3:45 - 4:00) GROUP SINGS Song Circle w/ Doug Norman & Steve Meckfessel (12:00 - 2:00) All Ages Circlesinging w/ DJ Hamouris (2:00 - 3:00) Family Song Circle w/ Melita Doostan/Octopretzel (3:00 - 3:30) JAMS/SESSIONS Old Time Jam w/ Suzy Thompson (12:00 - 2:00) Irish Slow Session w/ Ann McChesney-Young (2:00 - 3:00) Irish Faster Session w/ Darcy Noonan (3:00 - 4:00)		FAMILY WORKSHOPS Polyphonia Youth Choir Workshop w/ Juliana Graffagna (12:00 - 1:00) Make Music from Junk w/ CA Jug Band Association (12:00 - 1:00) Irish Fiddle for Kids/Youth w/ Darcy Noonan (12:00 - 1:00) "So You Always Wanted to Play the Fiddle?" w/ Bobbi Nikles (1:00 - 2:00) Youth Rock Workshop w/ Corey Evans (1:00 - 2:30) Irish Tunes by Ear w/ Ann McChesney-Young (1:00 - 2:00) Shake, Rattle & Roll: Small Percussion w/ Brian Rice (2:00 - 3:00) Singing Games from Around the World w/ Bonnie Lockhart (2:00 - 3:00) Fun with Paper Puppets w/ Bobbie Kinkead (2:30 - 3:30) Intergenerational Klezmer Workshop w/ Julie Egger (3:00 - 4:00) High School String Band Workshop w/ Joe Adams (3:00 - 4:00)
PLUS! Visit Jim Carter's Instrument Zoo! Bring your kids! Bring your friends! Bring your instruments!   View/download a pdf flyer