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February 2010  Caspar Babypants
A concert for kids (2 - 5) and families
Wheelock Library
Thursday, February 11 @ 10:30 a.m. & 1 p.m. Main Library, Olympic Room
Saturday, February 20 @ 10:30 a.m. Moore Library
Friday, February 26 @ 10:30 a.m.  Caspar Babypants makes simple sing-along music for baby brains and parent ears. Caspar Babypants is also known as Chris Ballew, lead singer of the rock and roll band The Presidents of the United States of America. As a musician playing music for young children and their parents, Ballew is committed to creating music that's a positive helping component in the home and car. He wants to help new parents sing to, and with, their child with songs that are fun and bouncy. His albums for young children include "Here I am" and "More Please".
Ballew says that he "doesn't tell kids what to do - show them is my thing. ... I want to take them for a walk under a rock or have a little ant be their friend. I'm really not interested in saying, "Time to dance, kids!" or "Here's how you tie your shoe," or "Here's how you count to 10." ...  "I think a lot of children's music is a little too instructional and a little too bombastic. I think it's a chaotic sound that's telling people what to do. ... I want to go to a soothing sound that shows you a little movie - a little image that you can enjoy in your head and gives you a melody that you can sing later without the recording."
Learn more about Caspar Babypants at http://www.babypantsmusic.com/. Seating is limited and on a space-available basis.
Book talk & signing with
Alan Bauer
Co-author & photographer of
Day Hiking - Mount Rainier
Thursday, February 25 @ 7 p.m.
Olympic Room, Main Library  Alan L. Bauer is a professional freelance photographer/ writer specializing in the natural history of the Pacific Northwest and coverage of local history. He is currently working on a fourth new book project with The Mountaineers Books as part of the new "Day Hiking" series after just recently completing the photography for his first four in the new book series. "Day Hiking-Mount Rainier National Park" "Day Hiking-South Cascades" "Day Hiking-Central Cascades" and "Day Hiking-Snoqualmie Region" from May 2007. "Best Desert Hikes: Washington" was published in October 2004 and "Best Hikes With Dogs: Inland Northwest" in February 2005.
The tallest mountain in the Cascade Range has long beckoned hikers to its many trails. Compact, portable, and beautifully packaged, Day Hiking - Mount Rainierprovides the most thorough coverage of Mount Rainier National Park to date, including the park's four main entrances-Nisqually, Carbon River, White River/Sunrise, and Stevens Canyon/Ohanapecosh -- as well as Cayuse Pass and Highway 123, the Grove of the Patriarchs, Camp Muir, parts of the Wonderland Trail, Longmire, and Paradise. Nearby camping options are included, plus info on how to extend your hike, a full-color photo insert and overview map, quick-reference icons for kids, dogs, views, and much more.
Last Updated 09.02.2010 |
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