Arts & Entertainment
Videos: Caspar Babypants to Return to Sammamish Monday With Dance Tunes and Fun for Kids (and Adults, too)
The musical group strives to improve early literacy for kids - and to have fun, too.
Editor's note: This event is over but to see other scheduled performances by Caspar Babypants, check the group's website.
If the weather is sunny on MondayΒ - and it looks like itΒ might just turn out that wayΒ - Sammamish-area parents and kids can gather at 11 a.m.Β in the plaza of Β for a free concert by Caspar Babypants.
The musical group for kids (of all ages)Β returns toΒ the Sammamish PlateauΒ to performΒ simple, fun tunes and lyrics. The concert will be held inside the Β if it rains.Β Caspar Babypants' latest album - "Sing Along!" - is expected to be released on Aug. 16.
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Chris Ballew, who is known for his work with The Presidents of the United States of America, launched the band to help improve early literacy among children and, well, to have fun. He has been praised for his creative lyrics.
TheΒ MondayΒ concert will mark the second appearance by the bandΒ in Sammamish inΒ recent months. InΒ March, Caspar Babypants performedΒ forΒ about 550 people inside the Sammamish Library. That was one of the largest turnouts for an eventΒ in the new library building.
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To learn more about the group, you can watch the video coverage of the band fromΒ Sammamish PatchΒ or listen to interviews on the Caspar Babypants website. To see other music videos from the musical group, see the previous preview storyΒ from Sammamish Patch or visit the Caspar Babypants YouTube channel.
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