Two-time Grammy nominee Elizabeth Mitchell and You Are My Flower will perform a folk rock concert for families on Sunday, April 10 at 11:30am at the Jewish Museum. Mitchell, a singer and guitarist known for reinterpreting classic folk songs for children and their parents, will be joined by her fourteen-year-old daughter Storey, her husband Daniel Littleton, and special guests Simi Stone and The M Shanghai Stringband. Concert attendees can enjoy cherished folk classics such as You Are My Sunshine and Peace Like a River, as well as soulful originals from Mitchell's most recent album, Turn Turn Turn, her collaboration with Dan Zanes.
Tickets are $18 per adult; $13 per child; $15 adult Jewish Museum family level member; and $11 child Jewish Museum family level member. This lively concert is for children age 3 and up. Adults are asked to accompany their children. Tickets can be purchased online at TheJewishMuseum.org/programs/families. For further information regarding family programs, the public may call 212.423.3337. The Jewish Museum is located at Fifth Avenue and 92nd Street, Manhattan.
Elizabeth Mitchell, a Smithsonian Folkways Recordings artist, has been recording and performing music for children and families since 1998. She was the first new children's music artist signed to Smithsonian Folkways in the 21st century. Albums include You Are My Flower (1998), You Are My Sunshine (2002), You Are My Little Bird (2006), Sunny Day (2010), Blue Clouds (2012) and Little Seed: Songs for Children by Woody Guthrie (2012). Blue Clouds and Little Seed both received Grammy nominations for Best Children's Album. Mitchell collaborated with Lisa Loeb on the 2007 album for families, Catch the Moon, and has worked with such artists as Levon Helm, Dan Zanes, Ella Jenkins, Jon Langford and Ziggy Marley.Videos