Category: music

The first half of Wooly Fair has cool things for kids!

The first half of Wooly Fair has cool things for kids!

[ 1 ] July 25, 2024 |

Wooly Fair, Providence’s own do-it-yourself art carnival, will rear its shaggy head on Saturday, July 31st at Monohasset Mill and the Steel Yard in Providence. Now in its sixth year, this vibrant spectacle that showcases the city’s creative community adds kid friendly acitivities to the mix. Wooly Fair features a host of games, amusements, music, […]

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Award-winning singer/songwriter Bill Harley garners Lifetime Achievement  award from Rhode Island Council for the Humanities!

Award-winning singer/songwriter Bill Harley garners Lifetime Achievement award from Rhode Island Council for the Humanities!

[ 0 ] July 22, 2024 |

The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities (RICH) will honor award-winning singer, songwriter, and storyteller Bill Harley along with noted historian, antiques dealer, and civic provocateur Richard Kazarian at its eighth annual Celebration of the Humanities, which will be held Monday, October 18, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Hope Artiste Village in Pawtucket. This […]

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Family fun at AS220 25th Anniversary Foo Fest 2010

[ 2 ] July 7, 2024 |

Saturday, August 14, 2024 1 PM - 1 AM Empire Street, Providence Tickets: $5 per person. AS220 Foo Fest returns to downtown Providence on Saturday, August 14! Foo Fest is the family event of the year not to miss and reminds parents even though we may have children we can still take part in cool […]

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Looking for some new family tunes?

Looking for some new family tunes?

[ 1 ] April 15, 2024 |

We receive a fair amount of CD’s or links to family band wesbsites. Some are a bit heavy on the “kid” part and some are more about good jammin’ tunes that happen to have lyrics about what kid’s think about–like food and animals, more than adult themes–like love and heartbreak. Here is a list of […]

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Boys’ New Favorite Pandora Station: Danny Elfman

[ 3 ] March 30, 2024 |

My kids have loved music since they were babies. When they were fussy, music was the way to calm them. Along with lullabies and rounds of Wheels on the Bus, they listened to Toe Jam Puppet Band, Dan Zanes and Bill Harley along with a heavy dose of Motown, The Beatles, They Might Be Giants, […]

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Bright Night Providence Works it’s Magic!

[ 25 ] December 18, 2023 |

Kidoinfo is giving away 4 family fourpacks to attend this year’s Bright Night celebration. See details below to enter. The artist-run, family-friendly New Year’s Eve festival Bright Night promises to be a most magical evening. It’s not that Harry Potter will be running around town or that that a unicorn will appear, complete with magical horn. […]

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Bill Harley & Friends Schedule Two Concerts to Benefit the RI Community Food Bank

Bill Harley & Friends Schedule Two Concerts to Benefit the RI Community Food Bank

[ 1 ] December 4, 2023 |

Join Grammy winning artist Bill Harley along with special guests Keith Munslow and Sally Rogers at the Lincoln School Auditorium for a fun-filled afternoon of songs and stories, all to benefit the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. Currently, the Food Bank feeds more than 50,000 Rhode Islanders each month through a network of more than […]

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Music from Putumayo Kids and CD Giveaway

[ 0 ] November 18, 2023 |

Putumayo Kids is the children’s and educational division of Putumayo World Music, committed to introducing children to other cultures through music from around the world. Always on the lookout for new music to sample, here’s the latest from one of our favorite labels:Â Two new Playground releases and a holiday collection. All Putumayo Kids CDs […]

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Cool Family Music: Peter Himmelman’s “My Trampoline”

Cool Family Music: Peter Himmelman’s “My Trampoline”

[ 0 ] November 5, 2023 |

Looking for new music for your kids that you won’t mind playing while driving in the car? Or that you may have to listen to over and over once your children decide it is their new favorite CD? You may want to check out Peter Himmelman, the Grammy nominated singer-songwriter and family music artist. He recently […]

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Hayes Greenfield Coming to Providence to Perform. Win Tickets!

Hayes Greenfield Coming to Providence to Perform. Win Tickets!

[ 2 ] October 26, 2024 |

Kidoinfo Giveaway: Win two tickets to see Hayes Greenfield perform in concert at the Ocean State Montessori School in East Providence on November 7, 2009. See details below. Kids are never too young to be introduced to music–of all kinds. Music has the power to transform us–both kids and adults–change our moods, soothe us to […]

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