I hope you’ll join me and musicians Ann Wynne and Peter Lehman for Badger Meets the Fairies at Fairyland Pond in Concord. We’ll perform at the opening of this year’s Art Ramble,  The Umbrella’s art exhibit in the woods.  Meet the fairies, sing with them, make a playground structure from twigs and leaves. . . and see a forest full of nature-inspired art.  All ages are welcome and admission to the Ramble is free.

Sunday, September 16, 2:30 at the benches near Fairyland Pond, Hapgood-Wright Town Forest, intersection of Walden & Thoreau Streets, Concord. Followed by a reception for the Ramble.

Meet the musicians:

Ann Wynne sings with the Mystic Chorale and with her class of 5- year-olds at Great Expectations in Arlington. She also draws, paints and builds with students in her home studio, A Room for Art.

Peter Lehman plays plucked string instruments, including lute, mandolin and sometimes guitar. He also sings high and lonesome. Peter directs an unusual fusion band — the Foggy Mountain Consort, dedicated to performing musical genres from the Renaissance to blue grass.

“Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?
Won’t you be my neighbor? ”

(lyrics from the Mr. Rogers Neighborhood theme song)

What kind of neighborhood would make magical creatures know they’re welcome?  We’ve been talking about that in the Youth Arts Arise teen program at Arts at the Armory.  My sample storefront of the #1 Troll Florist got students started. Now they’re creating a spa for dragons, a snack store for pixies and more. Next week we’ll put the neighborhood together.

I’ll perform “Cow and Mouse’s Picnic” at Arlington Center for the Arts today at 2 as planned. Please join me if the weather doesn’t get in your way. Safety first, always. Stay to play with puppets and have some coffee or tea! Tickets $7 at the door.

Arlington Center for the Arts is at 41 Foster Street in Arlington and has ample parking.