JIM GILL Sing-a-thon of Celebrated Songs!

21-23 South Broadway,Aurora IL 60505

18 September, 2021

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A FREE Family Event brought to you by Fox Valley United Way and SPARK sponsored by the Fox Valley Music Foundation and The Venue The Venue in Collaboration with Fox Valley United Way and SPARK is pleased to present a Music in Mundy Park Outdoor Concert : Jim Gill's Sing-a-thon of Celebrated Songs. Saturday, September 18 at 10:30 am. Doors open at 10:00am. FREE Admission Bring Your Own Chair or blanket. *In the event of rain, the organizer will move the concert indoors at the discretion of the artist, and all COVID safety measures will be in effect. Indoor capacity limited to 200. Visit our website at themusicvenue.org for information. ABOUT SPARK SPARK (Strong, Prepared And Ready for Kindergarten) is an education initiative of Fox Valley United Way. We work to connect Aurora area families furthest from opportunity with early childhood resources, quality care, and activities. We are excited to bring Jim Gill to Aurora area families and SPARK a love of learning through music and play. ABOUT THE SHOW Jim Gill's Sing-a-thon of Celebrated Songs! (2021) Jim Gill is a musician and author known for celebrating active play. In concert, Jim strums energizing rhythms on his banjo while everyone sings, claps, dances and spins along to his silly and inspiring musical games. Each concert is more than a show to watch – it is an opportunity for family play! This special concert celebrates the release of Jim’s newest collection of recordings. The three CDs are called Jim Gill’s Most Celebrated Songs and are filled with his best and most active music play. Jim promises, in concert, to share a non-stop selection of sing-alongs, dance-alongs, finger plays and tongue twisters. The concert will feature Jim’s ‘Silly Dance Contest,” his jazzy “One From the Left” finger play and many more opportunities for children, parents and grandparents to sing and play together! ABOUT JIM GILL Jim Gill is a musician and author with unique credentials among children's artists. Jim is a child development specialist, completing his graduate studies in child development at the Erikson Institute of Chicago with a special emphasis on the study of play. For this reason, each of Jim's recordings and books is created as an opportunity for playful interactions between a child and a caring adult. Anyone who has experienced one of Jim's family concerts knows that rather than performing for the children and parents, Jim leads them to sing and play together. Jim has released ten award-winning CDs of music play for young children that are favorites in family rooms, classrooms and playrooms. Jim is also the author of two children's books. His most popular, A Soup Opera, is a sing-along opera inspired by concerts that Jim performs with symphony orchestras. At The Venue, we book nationally-recognized talent in all genres of music from blues and big band, to rock and world music, and everything in between. Frequently, our opening acts feature regional and local musicians and songwriters. Our listening room seats 200 with no obstructed views, and our outdoor stage area can fit several hundred festival fans. The Venue is operated by the Fox Valley Music Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to music education, promotion and preservation. Please check our website for information about parking. Enter from Water Street Mall. No reentry through the Broadway Street entrance. (Reenter through Water Street.) Click here to subscribe to our text messages.