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Warming up Penticton with a taste of Mardi Gras

Tiny Islands keeps young audience on thier feet

ѻýCanѻýt-sit-still soundsѻý was what promised for At The Mardi Gras.

They werenѻýt wrong, going by the reactions of the children to the 1920s and 30s jazz performed by Tim Sars and Tiny Islands.

Sars has over a decadeѻýs experience entertaining and engaging kids and their families with fun music. At the Mardi Gras features tunes by legends like Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway and Fats Waller.

ѻýThe music performed by Tiny Islands is absolutely infectious,ѻý said Childrenѻýs Showcase organizer Melanie Walden. ѻýItѻýs so great to see kids and their parents, and often grandparents too, up dancing and connecting with each other through this fantastic music.ѻý

ѻýWeѻýve been playing together for a really long time, like over ten years but this particular show has been going on for just about a year now,ѻý Sars told the children during the short question period that followed an hour of energetic music and dancing. The kids also wanted to know about the instruments.

ѻýIѻýve been playing the baritone saxophone, the alto saxophone and the baby saxophone. Itѻýs also called the soprano saxophone, itѻýs the whiniest of all the saxophones,ѻý said Sars. ѻýI think most of our instruments are secondhand because theyѻýre really, really old. That saxophone there is from 1926 and Winston mentioned his bass is 100 years old.ѻý

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Tickets are available in advance at Tumbleweed Gallery, Penticton Arts Council office, the Oliver Veterinary Hospital on online at Eventbrite. Tickets will also be available at the door. For more information about Childrenѻýs Showcase, call 250-492-7997.





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