Matt Roberts presents 'Now That's What I Call MAGIC!'

Saturday, January 9 at 10:30am
$8 kids & seniors, $10 Adults
$7 & $8 for Regent Theatre Members-- for each January Family Fun show

Professional Magician, TV Personality and Entertainment Expert, Matt Roberts, brings his new show, The Regent Theatre. The performance features clean comedy, astonishing magic, lots of audience participation and plenty of surprises. Best known for his regular appearances on PBS nationwide, Matt Roberts has also been seen on NBC's Today Show and at hundreds of special events each year. He presents a morning of fun family entertainment for ages 5-95 that will have you laughing and gasping in amazement! Now that's what we call magic! Get your tickets today before they all DISAPPEAR... http://www.mattrobertsmagic.com/Bio.html

David Garrity Presents "Magic&Beyond" –One-Man Illusion Show

Saturday, January 16 at 10:30am
$8 kids & seniors, $10 Adults
$7 & $8 for Regent Theatre Members-- for each January Family Fun show

"Magic&Beyond" is a one-man illusion show that features unique, theatrical and visual magic, audience participation, comedy, and a custom-edited musical soundtrack. In this performance, you will see a table mysteriously float, objects that appear and disappear in the blink of an eye and witness the difficult and suspenseful "Straightjacket Challenge!"
http://www.magicalartist.com/

The Magic of Bonaparté--Boston's Hottest Magician

Saturday, January 23 at 10:30am
$8 kids & seniors, $10 Adults
$7 & $8 for Regent Theatre Members-- for each January Family Fun show

Bonaparté's Award-Winning family magic presentations have established him as New England's Premier Children's Performer. He captivates the imagination of each child leading them on a fun-filled journey into his whimsical world of magic. Bonaparté astounds and amazes audiences of all ages with his unique blend of Magic, Comedy, Origami, Balloon Sculpture and much, much, more! http://www.bonapartemagic.com/about.html

Magic By Janine

Saturday, January 30 at 10:30am
$8 kids & seniors, $10 Adults
$7 & $8 for Regent Theatre Members-- for each January Family Fun show

Award-winning magician and ventriloquist, Janine Rogers, presents a fanciful show of magic and puppetry that includes comedy, mystery and audience participation.
You’ll be amazed as a newspaper is torn and instantly restored, scarves change color, and coins are plucked from the air. You’ll love to laugh along with Janine’s puppet friends.  There’s Zach, the singing rabbit; Flora, a goofy dodo bird; Charlie, the coolest dog you’ll ever meet; and Michael, a wooden boy who insists he’s no dummy. Janine Rogers is a full-time, professional entertainer, with over 20 years of experience.  The winner of three first-place awards for excellent performances of magic, she is a graduate of California’s prestigious Chavez School of Magic.  Partial proceeds for this performance will benefit the Thompson Public Elementary School in Arlington.

Makeshift Theatre Co. Presents... The Emperor's New Clothes

Saturday, February 6 at 10:30am; Saturday, February 13 at 10:30am; and Sunday, February 21 at 10:30am
$8 kids & seniors, $10 Adults
$7 & $8 for Regent Theatre Members-- FREE for Lap Babies

Johnny and Susie, siblings and scam artists extraordinaire, have arrived at the last kingdom they haven’t swindled, and are making big plans! But Pennyloaf, the resident fashion designer, and a little bit of LOVE get in the way. Will Pennyloaf be replaced by this scheming team? Will Susie get swept away from her life of crime by the prince? And WILL the Emperor be duped into an embarrassing fashion show?! Find out at Makeshift Theatre’s production of Noah Smith’s “The Emperor’s New Clothes!” http://www.makeshifttheatre.com/

Moovin' and Groovin' with... The Snowflake Fairy

Thursday, February 18 at 10:30am
(School Vacation Week Special Weekday Performance!)
$8 kids & seniors, $10 Adults
$7 & $8 for Regent Theatre Members-- FREE for Lap Babies

Su Eaton of Magical Creations--AKA the Snowflake Fairy--presents her Moovin' and Groovin' interactive concert with a Winter theme. Her glittery white wings and sparkly snowflake wand help the Snowflake Fairy to bring the magic of the Winter season alive along with Dancin', Singin', Stories and FUN! As an integrated creative arts educator and improvisational artist with 31 years of experience, Su incorporates music, movement, stories, games and improvisation into her shows. Great for ages 2-8 and those who are young at heart! www.sueaton.com

Central Services Presents... "The Board of Education"

Friday, February 19 at 10:30am
(School Vacation Week Special Weekday Performance!)
$8 kids & seniors, $10 Adults
$7 & $8 for Regent Theatre Members-- FREE for Lap Babies

From Seattle Washington!

The "BoE" is the kids' music alter-ego of acclaimed Seattle Indie-Pop band, Central Services, who released an album for kids (and kids at heart!) in 2008 entitled “Central Services Presents… The Board of Education!”

The record, influenced by leader Kevin Emerson’s science-teacher background and the band’s general fascination with odd factoids (and pretty much anything to do with space travel) received critical acclaim in every major Seattle press outlet, on kids’ music blogs around the country, in a segment with Melissa Block on All Things Considered, and earned the band a second appearance at Bumbershoot in 2009.

It was also selected as a Top 50 Northwest Release of 2008 by Three Imaginary Girls, a first for a kids’ album! The band is currently gearing up for a second Central Services record, while working to spread the BoE beyond this solar system, or at least across the U.S. This is their debut Boston / New England performance! http://centralservicesmusic.net/about/

TBD

Saturday, February 20 at 10:30am
$8 kids & seniors, $10 Adults
$7 & $8 for Regent Theatre Members-- FREE for Lap Babies

 

Sara Wheeler's Little Groove

Saturday, February 27 at 10:30am
$8 kids & seniors, $10 Adults
$7 & $8 for Regent Theatre Members-- FREE for Lap Babies

2008 Parents' Choice Award Winner &
2008 National Parenting Publications Award Winner

Little Groove presents groovy, fun, educational, well produced music for children that adults can listen to over and over again! Sara Wheeler formed the Little Groove band in 2006 and their award-winning debut CD "Building Blocks" was released summer 2008. Sara Wheeler is a professional touring singer/songwriter based out of Boston with six adult contemporary folk CD's under her belt. She has toured across the US, Europe and Japan several times.

Her dream was to create quality music products for children and she has recorded over 100 children's songs in the past two years--22 of them on "Building Blocks." Sara Wheeler is also the founder of Baby Wiggle - Music Education for Children. http://www.littlegroove.com/

Margot Fox Family Concert

Saturday, March 6 at 10:30am
$8 kids & seniors, $10 Adults
$7 & $8 for Regent Theatre Members-- FREE for Lap Babies

Clap your hands and wiggle your toes to Margot Fox's family-friendly folk-rock! Her latest CD, "Moose Crossing," gets the whole family dancing and singing. Join Margot and drummer, Pat Tambor, for some groovin', participatory fun. Margot will play songs from "Moose Crossing," "14" and some new yet-to-be recorded tunes. Margot has been entertaining families and children for more than 10 years in theatres, libraries, and schools. She began as a singer-songwriter in the Boston folk circuit until her own children inspired her to weave her life and music together. Adults will appreciate the folk/rock influences that make her music a joy for any age.

Hugh Hanley's "Circle of Songs"

Saturday, March 13 at 10:30am
$8 kids & seniors, $10 Adults
$7 & $8 for Regent Theatre Members-- FREE for Lap Babies

In 1984, with an early childhood education degree in hand and numerous gigs in the coffeehouse circuit under his belt, Hanley decided to combine his two interests and applied for and received a grant from the Cambridge Arts Council to present educational music programs at Cambridge childcare centers and nursery schools. Furnished with a repertoire of music activities that he had learned as a preschool teacher, he soon found his services in demand, and set out on a career of singing with children and teachers in early education programs—work that has since taken him throughout the Boston area and New England and across the country to visit schools, libraries, and concert venues where young children and their teachers and families join in his interactive music presentations.

The Regent concert will celebrate a quarter century of entertaining and educating preschool children with his “Circle of Songs"--Hugh's lively, participatory presentation that features guitar, banjo, and a repertoire of "hands-on/voices-on" songs, fingerplays, and music activities that everyone can do! Come join the crowd and be part of the fun! www.hughhanley.com.

Wacky Chad

Saturday, March 20 at 10:30am
$8 kids & seniors, $10 Adults
$7 & $8 for Regent Theatre Members-- FREE for Lap Babies

Wacky Chad's show features an engaging blend of physical comedy, improvisation and eye-popping stunts such as riding a really tall unicycle, balancing a shopping cart on his face, and ward-winning pogo stick tricks that got him on the hit Television show "America's Got Talent "and the "Just For Laughs" Comedy Show in Montreal. He has performed for and impressed thousands of people all over the world with his wildly appealing, unique and hilarious act. www.wackychad.com

Debbie and Friends CD Release Concert!

Saturday, March 27 at 10:30am
$8 kids & seniors, $10 Adults
$7 & $8 for Regent Theatre Members-- FREE for Lap Babies

Winners of nine National Awards including a 2008 Parent's Choice and 2009 Boston Children’s Music Favorite Live Performance Award, Debbie and Friends present a CD release concert you won't want to miss--a fantastic rockin' musical journey through classic tales and original songs from their new CD. Get ready for some sing-along, dance-along, laugh-along fun with guest artists and lots of surprises! Join us as we celebrate the release of the "More Story Songs and Sing Alongs CD." http://www.debbieandfriends.net/

BILLY JONAS IN CONCERT!

Saturday, November 6 at 10:30am
$10 kids & seniors, $12 Adults

Fun for All Ages
Billy Jonas is one of those rare performers who can engage and delight both young and adult audiences.  Billy's clear tenor voice is well-suited to a plethora of venues, from intimate settings and workshop sessions to large halls and outdoor festivals. For more than two decades, his creative and interactive performances have enchanted and inspired folks from all walks of life — touching hearts, souls, and minds world-wide .  As a founding member of the acclaimed duo "The Billys," Billy Jonas has made innovative use of "found objects." He helps audiences discover the music within common items … and within themselves. Billy Jonas' recordings and live concerts across the US and Canada have generated an enthusiastic following. His CD "What Kind of Cat are You?!" received multiple awards including a First Place/Gold from AFIM (American Federation of Independent Musicians), and a Parent's Choice Gold.  Jonas' videos have garnered critical acclaim, including Parents Choice Awards and a New York Times "Best" listing.