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Bluegrass for Babies Bluegrass Concert Returns to Sawyer Point

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What could be more fun than spending the day with your family at beautiful Sawyer Point and listening to some great live music? How about if we also threw in lots of great activities for your kids to enjoy and tasty, healthy food?  OK… and then what if we told you it was all for a good cause like Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.  Hooked right?

So what event could be talking about?  Bluegrass for Babies’ annual bluegrass concert at Sawyer Point on September 21!

On Saturday, September 21, Bluegrass for Babies returns to Sawyer Point for its 5th annualBluegrass for Babies Crowd Shot 1 Bluegrass for Babies benefit concert. The concert will feature performances by some of the region’s top bluegrass bands, plenty of family-friendly activities, a variety of vendors, local and organic concessions and more.

Launched in 2009, the concert started as a way for founders Matt and Anne Schneider to give back to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, which had provided life-saving surgery to their then newborn son. That year the couple repurposed their annual backyard bluegrass party, moving it to Seasongood Pavilion in Mt. Adams and then eventually to Sawyer Point.

In celebration of its 5th anniversary, Bluegrass for Babies has brought together a concert lineup featuring performances by some of the region’s top bluegrass bands – Wild Carrot, Comet Bluegrass All-Stars, and The 23 String Band.

For the kids, Bluegrass for Babies is also going to have performances by children’s singer, Jennifer Ellis.

Check her out in this video from last year. The little ones are going to love her.

 

Now in addition to the music, as we mentioned before, Bluegrass for Babies will have lots of activities for the kiddos. As a matter of fact, this year’s concert-goers can partake in six interactive experiences – Farmer’s Market, Healthy Home, Family Wellness, Art and Music, Movement, and Special Needs.

  • Screen Shot 2013-08-13 at 4.10.05 PMFarScreen Shot 2013-08-13 at 4.10.15 PMmer’s Market: Enjoy local, sustainably raised food from our Green B.E.A.N. Delivery Concession Stands, sample free guacamole from Chipotle, and choose from several locally made desserts. This area will also be the hub of a variety of farm-to-table themed kids’ activities.
  • Healthy Home: Learn simple steps to create a healthier home environment.
  • Family Wellnes: Take part in activities promoting healthy habits and disease prevention.
  • Movement: Burn off energy through exercise activities such as soccer, basketball, and more!
  • Art & Music: Nurture childhood development through numerous art and music activities.
  • Special Needs Quiet Area: In the event of overstimulation, the Special Needs Quiet Area will provide a quiet refuge for special needs children and their families. This area is sponsored by the Merrill Lynch YHSA Group of Dayton.

Oh… and that tasty food we mentioned — kids 12 and under eat free with the purchase of an adult meal from the Green B.E.A.N. Delivery concession stand until 5:30pm. One free kids meal per one purchased adult meal.

TICKETS

Tickets for the Bluegrass for Babies benefit concert are $15 for adults in advance and $20 day of, with children 12 and under admitted for free. Presale period ends Friday, September 20, 2013 at 10:00 PM. Tickets can be purchased at www.bluegrassforbabies.com. Parking is $8 in the Sawyer Point parking lot. Discounted tickets are available for groups of 10+ adults until Friday, September 20.  PS. The first 500 folks to purchase tickets will also get Buy One Get One coupons for Chipotle burritos — http://bit.ly/1eDdKW1

The Bluegrass for Babies benefit concert has raised nearly $80,000 for Cincinnati Children’s since its inception in 2009. For more information, visit the Bluegrass for Babies website at www.bluegrassforbabies.com.

 

* WIN * WIN * WIN 

One lucky FFC reader will win a pair of tickets to the Bluegrass for Babies benefit concert AND two complimentary burrito coupons and two complimentary kids meal coupons from Chipotle, one of the event’s sponsors.

So how can you enter to win? It’s easy. Simply answer question number one below. Additional items are bonus entries. Leave a separate comment on this post for each one you complete. A total of four entries are possible.

    1. Which children’s activity area do you think you’ll stop by first?

Bonus Entries

    1. Sign up for our Enewsletter: http://eepurl.com/bxdIb
    2. Check out Family Friendly Cincinnati and Bluegrass for Babies on Facebook
    3. Tweet about this giveaway, including a link to this post and @FamFriendlyCin in your Tweet.

 

That’s it…that’s FOUR ways to enter which means FOUR chances to win!  Winner will be drawn (randomly) Friday, August 30 at 10pm and notified via email (we’ll also announce it our our Facebook page). Contest is open to Tri-State residents ages 18 and up. Winners will have 24 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen.

Good luck!

 

Want another chance to win? Head over to FFC writer, Amy Q’s blog and enter her giveaway too! Double your odds!  Enter Here.

 Disclosure: The prizes in this giveaway were provided by representatives with Bluegrass for Babies.  Bluegrass for Babies is an advertiser with Family Friendly Cincinnati.

 

 

 

Comments

  10. Sara says

    Definitely visiting art & music first! So happy to hear about the quiet area for SN kiddos!!!

  13. Smiliana says

    Either Movement or Art&Music, depends on the mood of our 2-year old.:)

    Btw, I just subscribed for the newsletter too.

  20. Janice Ison says

    I’m already a subscriber and love getting news and sharing with folks new to the area.

  30. Lindsay Braud says

    I would stop by the arts & music area first. My older kids love to paint and my baby loves to dance!

  39. Julie says

    We will stop by at Green B.E.A.N. first! We used to subscribe and would love to check it out again!

  80. Megan Groat says

    We will stop by the movement section first since that would most likely catch my son’s eye first:)

  86. Sharon says

    Will stop by the special needs quiet are first. My son has autism and this will help him get calm before heading out to the other areas. I am super excited you have this station this year. We came last year and had a great time but this will help us knowing there is an area to help us with our sensory overload!!

  87. Jessica says

    As the mother of a two-year-old boy, this is a no brainer: Movement! My son loves to dance to music so the chance to run around and kick a soccer ball and get physically active to the sounds of bluegrass playing nearby would be irresistible for him (and for his daddy and me). This sounds like an amazing event–thanks for the opportunity to win!

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  1. […] We can’t wait to see all of the great designs all of our kids come up with. Make sure you check in on the Bluegrass for Babies contest page often to check out everyone’s designs. We hope to see you all at the concert on September 21 as well!  If you’d like a chance to win tickets to the concert as well as a parking pass and dinner for 4 go enter over at Family Friendly Cincinnati! […]

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