Concert Line-Up For 'First Saturdays' In Downtown Santa Cruz

Tandy Beal and Company presents the First Saturday Family Concert Series, starting this February -- Extraordinary Bay Area and Local artists in dance and music bring high-quality interactive and affordable concerts for families right in downtown Santa Cruz!

The series will be held at the Veterans Memorial Building in downtown Santa Cruz and will run February 7 through May 2, every first Saturday of the month at 11 am.

Performances include:

February 7th 11 AM: Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir - Celebrating Black History Month, this Grammy Nominated vocal ensemble shares songs from the African Diaspora. Winners of the Parents Choice Award, their performances are interactive and uplifting.

March 7th 11 AM: Keith Terry’s Crosspulse Percussion Ensemble - Part international drill team, part polycultural rhythm section, this is music you can see and dance you can hear! People Magazine chose their new CD as one of the Top 5 Kids’ albums. Featured on PBS, CBS and NPR, Crosspulse is known and loved around the world!

April 4th 11 AM: Micha Scott Dances! A high-octane dancer, Micha Scott premieres her new dance company. She trained with Garth Fagan (choreographer for the Lion King) and was a soloist with his company around the world! She was featured in a PBS special, New York Griot.

May 2nd 11 AM: The Magic Carpet: World Dance with extraordinary local artists: Esteban and Elda Ortiz’ Corazon en Flor (Mexico), John and Nancy Lingemann (Argentina), Shakti Bhakti (India), Luh Anderawati (Bali) and more! You get to see the world without needing a passport!

Concerts start at 11 a.m.

Tickets range from $10-$15 and are available at: tandybeal.com or FirstSaturday.BrownPaperTickets.com Get Deals on Family Show Passes and Family Season Passes!

Tandy Beal and Company is proud to partner with sponsors to make this series possible: Carolyn Hyatt, Maggie Collins, Jasmine Burke and Scott Roseman, Porter Fund at the Community Foundation Santa Cruz County, Faye Crosby-Provost of Cowell College, California Arts Council, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Bill Graham Supporting Foundation of the Jewish Community Federation & Endowment Fund,Downtown Association, Community Foundation Santa Cruz County, Arts Council Santa Cruz County,Fleishhacker Foundation, Gumm Fund for the Performing Arts & General Endowment Fund of the Community Foundation of Monterey County, The National Endowment for the Arts, Good Times, KAZU and KUSP. Partners include: Leadership Circle, Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building, SC County Office of Education and Santa Cruz City Schools (Soquel, Live Oak, San Lorenzo and PVUSD) and the John Steinbeck Center.

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