Kids' Music Legend Laurie Berkner Resumes Free, Livestreamed "Berkner Break" Shows in November
KIDS' MUSIC LEGEND
LAURIE BERKNER
RESUMES LIVE "BERKNER BREAK" CONCERTS
WITH SPECIAL THEMES, SPECIAL GUESTS,
AND VIRTUAL BIRTHDAY PARTIES, TOO!
STREAMED NOV. 9 - NOV. 20 & DEC. 4 – 11:00 A.M. EST
"The queen of kids' music" – People magazine "The Adele of the preschool crowd."– The New York
Times "Laurie Berkner does what Fred Rogers did: respect,
validate and reassure young children."– Los Angeles Times |
For the many kids still at
home, legendary children's musician Laurie
Berkner is ready to help shake those pandemic blues away—with music, stories, special guests, and more—when she resumes her free,
livestreamed, half-hour "Berkner Break" concerts daily for
two weeks in November. She'll celebrate November and December
birthdays with special shows, too! "I'm so happy to be back! I
love doing these live concerts on Facebook (and now we've added
Instagram!)," says Laurie Berkner. "It gives
me a chance to connect with kids and families in a way that I have been
unable to do since I've stopped performing in-person concerts. I love the
consistency of doing them every weekday, and I can't wait to get
started!" Families can join Laurie, direct
from her house, on Monday through Friday mornings
from November 9 through November 20 at 11:00 a.m.
Eastern Time on Laurie's Facebook page HERE
and her Instagram page HERE. Each day of the week will have its
own theme, including "Movement Monday," "Talk to Me
Tuesday," "What's the Word Wednesday," "Thankful
Thursday," and "Fan-tastic Friday." Special guests on
"Talk to Me Tuesday" include Grammy-winning children's musician Tim Kubart
on November 10 and Mike Messer of the Dirty Sock
Funtime Band and Felix's Rock and Roll Playhouse on November 17. (Kids may
also recognize Mike as the voice of the Super Wings theme song.) Laurie will offer an abundance of
songs, playful movement activities and stories in these shows, performing
such well-loved favorites as “We Are The Dinosaurs,” "Victor Vito,"
"Bumblebee (Buzz Buzz)," “The Goldfish (Let’s Go Swimming),"
"Rocketship Run," and more. Additionally, on November 16
and December 4 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, Laurie
Berkner will give birthday celebrations for kids
who were born in November and December – parties everyone is invited to!
Laurie encourages families who are watching to decorate, just like she will,
wear party clothes, and bake a special birthday treat to bring to the party. Laurie Berkner has received tremendous critical acclaim. USA Today named Laurie "the undisputed queen of kindie rock." Time Magazine lauded her as "a kind of sippy-cup Sheryl Crow ... Berkner inhabits a kid's curious perspective in her lyrics and pens folk-pop melodies that bear repeated—very repeated—listenings." The Wall Street Journal called Laurie "one of the most popular children's performers in America ... her music is distinctive because it speaks to kids without talking down to them, charming youngsters without boring grown-ups." NPR's All Things Considered declared, "Laurie Berkner is like a goddess to these children." |