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"Bingo Schmingo Music" at the Menlo Park Library

Free family event August 1 to feature songs, stories & dance

On Saturday, August 1, the Menlo Park Library will welcome Kathleen Rushing, who will perform her family musical show, “Bingo Schmingo Music.”

Kathleen Rushing is a retired Kindergarten teacher/Music and Movement Specialist, and a CLAD (Cross-cultural Language and Academic Development)-certified, credentialed teacher with an Early Childhood Education degree. She developed her language-based Bingo Schmingo Music program over the course of 45 years of leading children in song. During the program, Rushing sings and interacts with her audience, offering creative musical, language and social experiences to promote phonemic awareness, rhythm and rhyme. Kathleen involves children in crafting new innovations to her songs, allowing for playful and meaningful language experiences.

Puppet Art Theater will perform at the Menlo Park Library, located at 800 Alma Street, at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 1. The event is free, thanks to the Friends of the Menlo Park Library.

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The show is part of a series of free family events at the Menlo Park Libraries this summer, part of the Summer Learning Challenge, which offers performances, games & prizes for all ages--even adults. For more details, check the event calendar at menlopark.org/library.

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