South Shore Conservatory's Wacky Wednesdays Family Concert Series Presents Little Groove

South Shore Conservatory’s (SSC) Wacky Wednesdays family concert series presents fun, interactive acoustic rock for young children with Little Groove on Wednesday, July 13 at 10 am in the Jane Carr Amphitheater, One Conservatory Drive in Hingham. This is the third of five family-friendly Wednesday morning concerts this summer.

Wacky Wednesdays is one of two series in the Conservatory’s diverse Summer Spotlight outdoor summer entertainment series, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this season. The family series is sponsored by The Harold and Avis Goldstein Trust, with WATD as the media partner. Summer Spotlight also includes Evenings Under the Stars Saturday evening concerts.

The last time Little Groove performed in the Carr Amphitheater, the entire audience was up on their feet, crowd surfing a brightly colored parachute over their heads. Little Groove performances, ideal for children infant through eight, feature fun, educational music that adults also enjoy. Children are encouraged to use their bodies and voices to sing along to catchy songs that help them build important motor and social skills.

Little Groove founder, singer-songwriter/guitarist/pianist Sara Wheeler writes the groups acoustic rock songs. Over the past few years she has recorded more than 100 children’s tunes, including Building Blocks, a Parents Choice Award-winning CD, lauded for having a fun song for almost every hour of the day. At Little Groove performances, children play real instruments such as drums, shakers, and tambourines while they dance, sing, and groove to songs about playtime, sleeptime, trains, planes, rainbows, pigs, monkeys, butterflies, ducks, and dogs!

Other performances in the Wacky Wednesdays family concert series include; Boston-based children’s singer-songwriter Vanessa Trien and the Jumping Monkeys on July 20; and Grammy-nominated Zak Morgan on July 27.

SSC's Jane Carr Amphitheater completely updated its sound and lighting systems last year. Funding for this project was provided by the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund, a program of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, administered through a collaborative arrangement between MassDevelopment and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. SSC is also grateful to the individuals who generously donated the matching funds required as part of this grant.

Tickets for family concerts are $15 for adults and $5 for children. Special packages are available for groups of 10 or more. There is no charge for children under three. Tickets may be purchased online at http://www.sscmusic.org/wacky_wednesdays.html or by calling 781-749-7565, ext. 22. For more information about all South Shore Conservatory programs and events, visit www.sscmusic.org or follow us on Facebook.

About South Shore Conservatory

South Shore Conservatory, (SSC) has been providing access to and enriching the lives of South Shore residents through music and the arts for 45 years. Recognized as a national model for arts education by the National Guild for Community Arts Education, SSC is the largest, not-for-profit, community school for the arts in Massachusetts, serving over 3500 students of all ages and abilities at its two beautiful campuses and in partnership with schools, and social service and community agencies throughout the South Shore. Students participate in more than 50 diverse programs in music, dance and drama, with performance playing an important role in overall education. With more than 100 exceptional musicians on faculty, SSC offers 30 professionally produced concerts annually. Through innovative partnerships, SSC’s Creative Arts Therapies department supports the mental, emotional, and physical health of some of our community’s underserved members, and the ImagineARTS program strengthens pre-reading skills for young learners in Brockton Schools through integrated music and dramatic play. SSC’s campuses are located at One Conservatory Drive, Hingham, (781-749-7565) and 64 St. George Street, Duxbury (781-934-2731). SSC programs are supported in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. For more information call us, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or Instagram or visit www.sscmusic.org.

In keeping with SSC’s inclusive mission to provide access to quality education in the arts for all, the Conservatory offers programs for all segments of the population to enjoy, regardless of age, ability, geography, and financial means. Furthermore, South Shore Conservatory admits students and families of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.