Justin Roberts

Sat
1
Ford Fund Family Series
June 1 @ 11:00 am

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

Four-time GRAMMY Nominee Justin Roberts is one of the founders of the modern family music scene. For 25 years, Roberts has been creating the soundtrack to families’ lives, helping kids navigate the joys and sorrows of growing up, while inspiring parents to remember their own childhoods. His songs are the kind of get-stuck-in-your-head pop nuggets that draw comparisons to Elvis Costello, Fountains of Wayne, and Paul Simon rather than simple nursery rhymes, prompting USA Today to call him “hands-down the best songwriter in the genre.”

$20, $15 kids 12 and under
Sat
11
Ford Fund Family Series
May 11 @ 2:00 pm

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

As childhood friends growing up in Denver, Colorado, Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing were always exploring the outdoors. Whether it was rafting down their neighborhood creek or discovering hiking trails through the Rocky Mountains, Joe and Justin were born adventurers. Now, as the GRAMMY® Award-winning Okee Dokee Brothers, they have put this passion for the outdoors at the heart of their Americana Folk music.

$25
Sun
28
Ford Fund Family Series
April 28 @ 1:00 pm

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

Gemily (Gemini + Emily) is the folk music trio comprised of Laz and San Slomovits and San’s daughter, Emily. Laz and San, as the highly popular family music duo, Gemini, have been performing throughout Michigan and the United States since 1973. Emily first began joining them on stage when she was just eight years old, and increasingly since graduating from college in 2016. All three are versatile instrumentalists and excellent singers. Between them they play over a dozen instruments including guitars, violins, ukulele, mandolin, pennywhistle, and a variety of folk flutes and hand percussion instruments.

$15, $10 kids 12 and under
Sun
25
February 25 @ 1:00 pm

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

Master storytellers Lyn Ford and Genot Picor deliver an entertaining family-friendly show. These artists keep kids engaged through action, music, fun and funny characters, while celebrating the unique cultures and diversity of our nation.

$15, $10 kids 12 and under
Sat
11
Ford Fund Family Series Sold Out
May 11 @ 11:00 am

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

As childhood friends growing up in Denver, Colorado, Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing were always exploring the outdoors. Whether it was rafting down their neighborhood creek or discovering hiking trails through the Rocky Mountains, Joe and Justin were born adventurers. Now, as the GRAMMY® Award-winning Okee Dokee Brothers, they have put this passion for the outdoors at the heart of their Americana Folk music.

$25
Sun
26
November 26, 2023 @ 1:00 pm

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

Gemini is the much-loved duo of Sandor and Laszlo Slomovits. They’ve been performing since 1973 and are now playing music for the third—or is it fourth?—generation of young fans and families. They write and perform acoustic music for children and families, celebrating with their audiences the warmth, fun, and joy of family life. A Gemini concert is a kinetic event, filled with rousing singalongs, hand motion tunes, folk tales, and music from around the world.

$15, $10 kids 12 and under
Sat
30
September 30, 2023 @ 11:00 am

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

If you grew up within range of Canadian television in the 1980s and 1990s, you may have sung along with Sharon, Lois & Bram, seen their television series “The Elephant Show” and “Skinnamarink TV.” or begged your parents to take you to one of their sold out concerts. Sharon, Lois & Bram have spent their careers bringing joy to families everywhere. Over the course of their 40+ year musical journey, the Canadian trio has produced 17 recordings, numerous compilations, three songbooks and the best-selling children’s book, Sharon, Lois & Bram’s Skinnamarink. The recipients of countless awards, Gold & Platinum albums, inducted into the Order of Canada, and appointed Goodwill Ambassadors for UNICEF, the group is widely known among the most beloved children’s entertainers of all time. Following Bram’s retirement, and with his encouragement, Sharon and her daughter Randi continue to share the music of Sharon, Lois & Bram with fans and friends, old and new. Randi’s song lyrics and voice can be heard on several tracks of the 2019 album she produced, Sharon & Bram and Friends. Sharon and Randi are excited to be singing the songs of Sharon, Lois & Bram (many introduced to the trio by Randi) with a new generation of musical friends.

$20, $15 kids
Sat
22
Ford Fund Family Series
April 22, 2023 @ 11:00 am

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

Join Joe Reilly and Friends for a special musical Earth Day concert. Joe will sing songs from his three children’s albums that help kids of all ages recognize their place within their ecosystem while having fun and learning about amphibians, turkey vultures, trees, compost, and the water cycle. Sing along, get up and dance, flap your wings, and get your best animal sounds ready. This is sure to be an intergenerational ecological exchange of brilliant family energy!

$15, $10 kids 12 and under
Sun
27
Ford Fund Family Series Virtual Event
November 27, 2022 @ 1:00 pm

Facebook LIVE

Gemini (twin brothers San and Laz Slomovits) have played an annual family concert for Ark audiences on the Sunday after Thanksgiving every year since 1994 to benefit Mott Children’s Hospital, where San’s daughter, Emily was born. Emily will join the brothers for this show.
Ark Family Room shows are free and streamed to The Ark’s Facebook page.

Free!
Sun
26
Ford Fund Family Series
February 26, 2023 @ 1:00 pm

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

Sunday’s matinee show will feature storytellers Bill Harley, Sheila Arnold, and Steve Daut in a program for families.

$15, $10 kids