Program Type:
Music & PerformancesProgram Description
Event Details
Join Jake and Kate Goldbas for an interactive drum-circle meets sing-a-long program where children will discover the magic of music and literary favorites through rhythm, movement and percussion instrument play! Drop-in for the first 125 families to arrive.
Kate Goldbas is an opera singer and teaching artist who has taught, curated and implemented early childhood programming for The Harvard Club, The Diller-Quaile School of Music, Mozart for Munchkins, The Darien Library, The New Canaan Library, The Children's School in Stamford and The Early Learning Center at Miller-Driscoll. Kate is currently working on her first children’s book!
Jake Goldbas is the Deputy Director for Josh Groban's Find Your Light Foundation and Director of Education Programs for The Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College. Jake has backed up divas from Aretha Franklin to Olivia Rodrigo to even Miss Piggy! Goldbas has performed alongside Ariana DeBose, Renee Fleming, Aloe Blacc, Joshua Henry, Cynthia Erivo, and with Louis Cato at the Newport Jazz Festival and Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Goldbas was the principal drummer for the Tony Award winning broadway show Dear Evan Hansen for six years!
Library Parking
The Library leases 76 spaces marked "LIBRARY" in the Center School Lot to offer free parking for our patrons. All other numbered spaces in the lot remain municipal and are subject to metering rates. View more parking info here.
Accessibility and Accommodations
We strive to facilitate access to information and Library services for all patrons. If you have questions about accessibility or a request for accommodation, please phone 203-594-5002, email the librarian in charge of this program (see contact info above), or email child@newcanaanlibrary.org with as much lead time as possible.
Thank You for Your Support!
The Library is pleased to be able to offer free programs and events through the generous donations of patrons like you. Please consider making a tax-deductible gift to the Library’s Annual Fund so we can continue to offer programs like this one.