11:00 am - 12:00 pm  

Will Stroet & The Backyard Band

2017 Juno nominee and CBC Kids star Will Stroet of Will's Jams performs a high-energy concert with his Backyard Band in English and French with fun actions and sing-along choruses. Kids and their parents will be dancing and singing along to Will’s original rock, pop and blues-based songs about creativity and imagination, reading and literacy, sports and living an active and healthy lifestyle.

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3:00 - 4:30 pm

Pebble Star Artists Family Show

This is a jam-packed variety show featuring four top-notch family acts from Pebble Star Artists' roster. Each artist will perform a 20-minute interactive show with lots of audience participation.

 

FEATURING:

• Will Stroet & the Backyard Band (see above)

• Karima Essa, two-time runner up on Canada’s TV reality show “Bollywood Star,” performs an interactive Bollywood and Bhangra dance workshop in traditional costume.

• Ginalina is a Juno-nominated bilingual family folk singer-songwriter who writes rolling, rollicking, roaring, and ridiculously catchy songs for the whole family to sing together!

• ​The Blues Berries perform original blues music for kids with educational songs about the alphabet, recycling, and bullying and blends them with bluesy beats.

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DETAILS:

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Venue: Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver, 950 W. 41st Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 2N7 

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Doors open 30-minutes prior to each show. Babies 1 and under are free but require a ticket. Early bird tickets are on sale until Jan. 14. Buy tickets to both shows and get 50% off the second show! 

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Activities and giveaways:

• Meet and greet and photo opportunities with artists before and after the shows

• Soccer activity and chance to win a free soccer ball

• Free craft activity led by ArtStarts in Schools

• Draw to win a 4-pack of tickets to a show at the Vancouver International Children's Festival

• Free bag of cookies from Hidden Gardens Foods

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What's on between the shows? 

• Free preschool open gym available from 10:00 AM-3 PM at the JCC

• JCC cafe is open for food and drinks

• Take a free fitness class at the JCC (more info coming soon)

• Visit Oakridge Centre's food court and do some shopping

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Thanks to our sponsors: Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver, Print Print, Yoyomama, The Koala Mom, BCMom, Hidden Gardens Foods, Vancouver International Children's Festival

 

For more show info and FAQs, visit pebblestar.eventbrite.ca.

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