Rise + Rhyme: Storytelling/Performances for Ages 5 and Under ft. Audrey Engdahl
Date and Time
Dec 5, 2016 8:30 am
Location
Takoma
235 Carroll St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20012
Dec 5, 2016 8:30 am
Takoma
A Busboys and Poets in-house series! Rise + Rhyme is a weekly morning storytelling and performance series for children ages 5 and under, stay-at-home parents, and early rising families of all kinds.
Today's featured performer: Audrey Engdahl
Acoustic guitar slowly warms the room full of sippy cups and coffee cups. The feeling is calm, anticipating. As the singing starts, see the little ones bouncing. Kiddos are crawling, climbing down from their chairs, and delighted pre-schoolers in the front are already starting to dance.
This is the scene when Audrey Engdahl leads Rise and Rhyme. The music swings from melodic to rhythmic, from dancing to finger-play, from close-up and solo to a whole room sing-along. The texture of opposites keeps these kids rapt.
Audrey performs music for children at cafes, festivals and markets around the DC area. In addition to her day job teaching music to young children, Audrey parents two gangly rascals of ever-increasing height. Audrey and partner Rick have won various awards for songwriting and recording, including a Best Debut Recording WAMMIE (Washington Area Music Award) nomination and a Parents’ Choice Award.
At www.CDBaby.com you can download original songs for kids under Rick and Audrey, “Imagine That” and contemporary folk music for grown-ups under Sense of Wonder, “Open the Gate."
$5 admission per child. Additional donations for the performer are much appreciated.
Rise + Rhyme is held every last Tuesday of the month at 9:30 AM at Busboys and Poets in Shirlington and every Monday morning in Hyattsville, MD and Takoma, DC.
