Uncle Shlomo's Family Concert Series with Esther Crow & Strawbitty Yops

From award-winning folk musicians to rock-n-rollers, puppeteers and pop stars, this new family concert series is sure to engage, entertain and educate your entire family! Hosted by Brooklyn's own award-winning singer/songwriter Suzi Shelton, this monthly concert series features a diverse array of top notch musicians and performers from around the country who will share their backgrounds and talents with us. Nestled in the heart of Red Hook, Brooklyn, Jalopy Theatre and School of Music is a home for music and music-makers: a multifaceted arts space celebrating traditional folk music through live performances and communal learning. 

Saturday, November 19th 11am 

Born and raised in NYC, Esther Crow is an award-winning singer/songwriter, puppeteer and teacher. She started writing music for kids after the birth of her son, Vincent Crow (now 9!), in 2013. Thunder & Sunshine- a 6 piece band with 3 female singers- released one album in 2017, which received an Award of Excellence from the Film Advisory Board. Crow and her puppets (and sometimes, her family) perform regularly throughout NYC, weaving comedy and kindness into each show. Families are encouraged to shake instruments, move to the beat of her groovy tunes, and take better care of the environment, and each other.

Strawbitty Yops are a queer identified family music project creating interactive musical experiences for children and families. They write songs that engage, inspire movement and musical participation, teach about feelings and empower children. The band is Cindy Haws, an accessible music teacher and multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, Woody Hill, a songwriter, guitar player and percussionist as well as beat box master, Autumn Haws (Cindy's daughter) and talented vocalist and songwriter, and Thelonious Haws-Rice who is 4 and who sings and adds beatbox to several of the tracks.