March 01, 2019

WIN 2 Months of Amazing Entertainment!

March 01, 2019/ Kanbar Center for the Performing Arts/ Ronnie Sharpe

5 Lucky Winners of Ronnie’s Awesome List will win 2 tickets each to the Kanbar Center for the Performing Arts at the Osher Marin JCC listed below. Some great times with the kids and amazing date nights for you this March and April.

To enter, leave a comment below to be entered. Must be subscribed to Ronnie’s Awesome List.

**Banana Slug String Band Duet**

**Sun, March 10, 2019 11:00 am**
Join us for a fun, engaging morning of original songs played in a variety of catchy musical styles…from Folk to Blues to Reggae, Rock & Roll and Rap. The songs are educational, funny and deeply moving. Kids come away, inspired, and ready to learn more about the Earth. Please join us for this family friendly, interactive, incredibly fun, inspiring, music & science experience.

Joshua Nelson & The Kosher Gospel Singers

**Sat, March 16, 2019 8:00 pm**
The Prince of Kosher Gospel returns to the JCC for another high-energy captivating performance. Joshua brings his extraordinary message of hope, unity and spirituality through kosher gospel, a marriage of Jewish religious lyrics and meanings with the soulful sounds of American gospel music.

**OCTOPRETZEL**

**Sun, March 31, 2019 11:00 am**
Watch, listen and participate as Octopretzel weaves through different cultures and musical styles for this singable, danceable concert. Joyful, jumpin’ music sets the tone as Octopretzel invites you to explore the wonders of nature and the world around us and takes the audience on a journey with fantastically folksy interactive, inspirational songs.

**Literary Café presents An Evening with Erica Jong**

**Tue, April 16, 2019 7:00 pm**
*Fear of Flying*, Erica Jong’s first and most famous novel, published in 1973, blew conventional thinking about women, marriage and sexuality out of the water, selling over 37 million copies and translated into over 45 languages including Chinese and Arabic. Her novel articulated what women thought but which, through decades of silent complicity with the status quo, was never voiced.

Family Fun! *Stories & Colors of India*

**Sun, April 28, 2019 11:00 am**
It’s a Bollywood Dance Party! Bumblebee Kids is thrilled to welcome Dholrhythms Dance Company in a *Colors of India* experience. Explore in a colorful, interactive performance, the artistic and cultural heritage of India through vibrant stories, colors and dances. Learn a few easy Bollywood-style (Bhangra dance) steps, and then join the performers and bust out your moves on the dance floor!

Other performances this spring at Kanbar Center for the Performing Arts include:

New Century Chamber Orchestra

**Sun, March 24, 2019 3:00 pm**
Daniel Hope leads a program of music written in the shadow of oppressive regimes, featuring New Century debut artist Venezulean-American pianist Vanessa Perez. At the center of this fascinating program is the Double Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra by the Jewish Czech composer Edwin Schulhoff whose music was banned by the Nazis before the start of World War II.

Blame Sally

**Sat, April 6, 2019 8:00 pm**
Blame Sally creates an eclectic and undeniably original brand of folk pop that plays on the “indie edges of Americana”. Emotionally charged, highly melodic and irresistibly compelling, this powerhouse quartet is made of four unique voices and musical backgrounds. All four women are exceptional songwriters, instrumentalists and vocalists in their own rites, and Blame Sally has forged a cohesive sound through their beautiful intricate harmonies, and melodic rhythms that is instantly recognizable and compelling and timeless.

Literary Café presents:
RUTH REICHL in Conversation With Soleil Ho

**Mon, April 8, 2019 7:30 pm**
Trailblazing food writer and beloved restaurant critic Ruth Reichl took the risk (and the job) of a lifetime when she entered the glamorous, high-stakes world of magazine publishing. Now, for the first time, she chronicles her groundbreaking tenure as editor in chief of *Gourmet,* during which she spearheaded a revolution in the way we think about food.

The Bumblebee shows are geared towards families with 4-8 year olds! Tickets are only $10. As a special bonus, each family a free family day pass to the JCC's Aquatics & Fitness Center, to be redeemed at any time. These passes will be handed out the day of the show.