Thursday, July 1

"Three Cheers for the Red, White & Blue!"

10:30 a.m.

Creative Family Performance ~ Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival


Saturday, April 17, 2010 @ 4:30 pm

Taiko Drumming * Kamishibai Storytelling * Sakura Songs and Dances * Origami

A Cultural Celebration of Storytelling, Songs and Percussion for the Whole Family!

Saturday, February, 20th @ 4:30 PM

Thursday, January 7
"World of Song- Snowy Days & Starry Nights"
at 10:30 a.m.

Warm up this winter singing and dancing along with World of Song’s Allison DeSalvo performing songs about some of our ‘favorite things’ of the season like snowy days and starry nights, furry animals and sleigh rides in the city. A whimsical, fun filled hour of interactive music making using instruments, puppets and stories for the whole family!


For more information: www.shopspringfielmall.com
Location:1250 Baltimore Pike Springfield PA
This event is appropriate for the whole family
Cost: free

Peter Bruckner’s Marionette Theatre of the Stars
Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009
4:30 & 6:30 pm (2 shows)

An Original Holiday Tale with Puppetry, Live Music and Interactive Storytelling
In its 8th season, Peter Bruckner, of Marionette Theater of the Stars, brings another enchanting chapter in this magical family holiday series about the adventures of a beloved Elf called Fumblefingers. Last year Fumblefingers left the North Pole to vacation on a far away island in search of a secret treasure chest with sleigh and reindeer in tow. What tricks is he up to this year? Come join the fun of finding out! Back by popular demand, Peter Bruckner, storyteller and puppeteer extraordinaire, performs this original tale in the style of the Comedia del’ art with an ensemble of delightful characters, Santa Claus, his friends Fret, Zimberlina the Icing Fairy, and even a sugar plum fairy or two in this theatrical,program with live music. Children can come dressed up to sing and dance with the puppets celebrating the holidays with merriment and joy!

For more information: http://www.thecreativelivingroom.com
Location: 15 Chester Road Swarthmore, PA
This event is appropriate for the whole family
Cost: $5 per person infants free

with World of Song’s Allison DeSalvo & Friends

Songs & Stories celebrating the Thanksgiving Season

Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 4:30 pm
All Proceeds Donated to “Mother’s Home”
In Support of our 2009-2010 TCLR Charity

Come celebrate the season and embark on a musical journey to delight the imagination filled with fall colors, dancing leaves, singing pumpkins, talking turkeys, and stories that will warm the heart in the spirit of thanks and giving. Accompanied by guitarist Charlie Phillips, Allison performs a lively interactive concert of traditional, original and international songs using instruments, puppets, make believe, and art to create an innovative music program for the whole family!

For more information about Mother’s Home go to http://www.mothershome.org/

Diwali Celebration ~India’s Festival of Lights Live Music

* Dances * Stories * Crafts & Food Happenings
Saturday, October 17, 2009 @ 4:30 pm
Featuring Special Guest Artists:
Ahalya Hejmadi ~ Odissi Dance
Nandan Pandit ~ Live Harmonium Music
Local Children ~ Traditional Dances
Rinal Parikh ~ Diwali Arts & Crafts
Shere-E-Punjab ~ Indian Cuisine Tastings

Share in the joy and splendor of Indian culture. Join us at The Creative Living Room for our second Diwali Festival and learn about this New Year celebration through traditional songs, stories, poems, dances and live music by guest artists with crafts, food, fireworks and fun! Don’t miss this interactive, enrichment program fostering cultural awareness and learning for the whole family.

Ahalya Hejmadi Patnaik has been performing for over 25 years in eight countries around the world. She is an A class certified artiste of the Government of India’s department of Culture and gives performances and lecture demonstrations in the lyrical and exotic Eastern Indian classical dance of Odissi in schools and Universities demonstrating how the dances she performs celebrate the circle of life and the connection of people to each other, and to nature.

For more information: http://www.thecreativelivingroom.com/

Location: 15 Chester Rd Swarthmore, PA
This event is appropriate for the whole family
Cost: $5 (infants are free)

Music * Dance * Stories * Games * Crafts & Artifacts

Join us at The Creative Living Room and experience Lenape history and culture come to life as presented by Shelley DePaul, Lenape Language Specialist, Educator and Musician from the Lenape Nation of Pa on Saturday, May 16th at 4:30 pm. This interactive cultural event will appeal to educators, parents and children of all ages. Activities include Lenape stories, games, crafts, songs, drumming, a traditional candy dance and hands-on artifact display. DePaul teaches at Swarthmore College and is co-curator of the current exhibit, "Fulfilling a Prophesy: Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania" at the University of Pennsylvania Museum, which tells the long-hidden story of the survival of the Lenape in their homelands and features never before displayed objects from the private collections of Lenape people in Pennsylvania.

Time: 4:30 – 5:30 pm

Tickets: $5 per person, infants free.

Reservations Required: Call 610-544-5800

Reservations will be held up until 10 minutes before show time.

Location: 15 Chester Road, Swarthmore PA 19081

More Information: http://www.thecreativelivingroom.com/index.htm

"Cinco de Mayo y Salsa Family Dance Party"Celebrate this festive Cultural Holiday with Spanish Songs, Stories and a Craft. Then dance along with Julie Berger of "Salsa in the Suburbs" teaching a simple salsa followed by open dance party time.

Visit www.salsainthesuburbs.com for more information.

For more information: The Creative Living Room
Location: 15 Chester Road, Swarthmore PA
This event is appropriate for the whole Family
Cost: free

Celebrate Valentine's Day with lots of love and laughter in a program of heart warming songs performed by 'World of Song's singer/songwriter Allison DeSalvo. A fun filled, interactive concert of traditional and original music gets kids singing, dancing, playing instruments, acting out stories and doing art projects! Happy little hands can make valentines for family and friends before the show. Share in this special music program about love, friendship and lessons of the heart for all ages!

Please join World of Song's singer/children's entertainer Allison DeSalvo & Friends accompanied by guitarist Charlie Phillips and percussion, as they bring alive the spirit of the holidays performing classic favorites celebrating Christmas, Hanukah, and Kwanzaa, Peace and Love.

Come prance like reindeer, spin like dreidles, jingle some sleigh bells and color a giant holiday mural. A joyfully festive, interactive concert of singing and dancing with instruments, puppets, stories and art for the whole family!

Featuring Elizabeth Bromley of Cantemos Juntos, surprise performances and "The Singing Moms" too! Refreshments after the show! All proceed benefit Rubye's Kids serving homeless children and families in the greater Philadelphia area! For more information go to http://www.rubye

Allison DeSalvo began producing this benefit concert after 911 while living in New York City. Out of a desire to help she made her annual holiday concert in Brooklyn a charity event as a way for children and families to help other children and families in need. The first concert locally was in 2005 and every year support for the event has grown. The concerts in Swarthmore have raised funds for the Red Cross for Katrina victims, St. Jude's cancer research, Art Reach bringing the arts the underserved and this year Rubye's Kids. All proceeds from this year's concert will be donated to Rubye's Kids, a small grass roots organization, named after Ruby Caesar, who many years ago began helping kids in her community from what little she had. Since her death in 1994, Ruby's legacy has continued through the organization by serving underprivileged and homeless children and families in shelters in the Philadelphia area by providing them with an annual Holiday Party, necessary school supplies, birthday parties and abundance of love and care that they might otherwise not receive. For more information about Rubye's Kids visit http://www.rubyeskids.org/.

For more information: 610-544-5800 or http://www.thecreativlivingroom.com/
Location: Swarthmore United Methodist Church, 129 Park Ave, Swarthmore, PA 19081.
This event is appropriate for all ages
Cost:$15 one child/one adult / $5 each additional / Infants Free! Includes making art, music time, refreshments and fun!All proceeds donated to charity! No reservations necessary. Tickets can be purchased in person in advance at The Creative Living Room.

Get ready for Halloween with some silly, spooky stories and musical fun too! Join the popular children’s performer Peter Moses for his special brand of music making of funny and upbeat, classic interactive singalongs, original folk & pop-rock for children. He accompanies himself on guitar, harmonica and rhythm instruments and don’t forget to wear your costume! For over 20 years, Peter Moses has performed for groups of young children, festivals, libraries, schools and major children's music venues. Peter has produced nine original music collections since 1990. He is director of The Music Experience.

For information visit: http://www.thecreativelivingroom.com/

The Creative Living Room is located at

15 Chester Road, Swarthmore PA 19081

This activity is appropriate for all age groups