Events
“April Eight delighted our audience at Second Sunday Family Showtime here at CCAC. April’s beautiful voice and whimsical, thoughtful lyrics captured children and adults alike, and her participatory songs had the whole audience singing, clapping, stomping, and roaring along!”
April Eight’s Whimsical Spring Tales: Fairies, Gnomes & Nature Wonders
Join professional storyteller April Eight, of the April Eight Songs & Stories Podcast, for enchanted, interactive, Spring-inspired stories and songs, and then, make a Spring-inspired craft! With April’s charming puppets, playful tunes, and plenty of audience participation, children will be transported into a magical realm of fairies, gnomes, and woodland creatures!
After the interactive stories and songs, all children will create a nature-inspired craft, led by professional teaching artist Melinda Welch.
If it is fun, come dressed as a fairy, a gnome, a playful puppy, or a curious cat—and get ready for an hour and a half of imagination and fun.
Mother Earth and Friends
April Eight celebrates Earth Day with the Cincinnati Children’s Museum, one of the top 5 children’s museums in the nation.
April Eight’s Whimsical Spring Tales: Fairies, Gnomes & Nature Wonders
Step into a world of enchantment this spring with Whimsical Spring Tales! Join professional storyteller April Eight, of the April Eight Songs & Stories Podcast, for an interactive journey brimming with nature-inspired stories, songs, and crafts. With April’s charming puppets, playful tunes, and plenty of audience participation, children will be transported into a magical realm of fairies, gnomes, and woodland creatures!
Come dressed as a fairy, gnome, or a playful puppy or curious cat—and get ready for an hour and a half of imagination and fun. After the interactive stories and songs, all children will create a nature-inspired craft, led by professional artist Melinda Welch.
It’s the perfect way for families with children to celebrate the wonders of spring, nature, and a sprinkle of whimsical magic, all while making cherished memories together!
Magical Garden Party
Magical Garden Party at the Downtown Public Library in Cincinnati. More details soon!
April Eight Hoot n'Holla at CAC Family Festival Block Party
April Eight and her bluegrass/country band The Hoot n’Holla put on an energetic, sing-along show full of April’s signature joyful songs made just for families. The theme for this CAC Family Festival is Made in Ohio. Bring your dancing shoes and we’ll see ya there.
Contemporary Art Center Family Festival
April will be sharing her songs and stories plus a special fairy craft at the annual winter-themed Family Festival in the UnMuseum. Join April and other artists for a meet and greet with a real live penguin from the WAVE Foundation (from 12:00-2:00). Experiment with ice crafts, create your own art projects, and top the day off with an epic snowball battle (from 2-3pm).
Bay View, Michigan Woods Walk
In partnership with the Bay View Association, April Eight facilitates a week-long Community Arts Project. The Bay View Kids Club will be crafting fairy and gnome villages, and the songs and stories that go with them. Together, April and the children will develop puppetry and storytelling skills to share their tales with the broader community while learning about Little Traverse Bay's native flora and fauna.
LITTLE SOUNDS OF DEERFIELD
We hope you'll join us for these wonderful kid-oriented concerts this summer. ENJOY the songs and stories of April Eight! She will be your family total delight with her original songs. You will love her!
To be held at the Pavilion at Kingswood Park, kids and families will enjoy an hour of music and an hour of art making. All ages are welcome. You are welcome to sit in the Pavilion or bring your own chairs/blankets.
Kingswood Park 4188 Irwin Simpson Road Mason, OH 45040
STEMulating Saturday Ukulele Jam
April Eight will be running a ukulele workshop in affiliation with the book “The Magic Ukulele” as part of the collaboration between BooksAlive! and The Gaskins Foundation STEMulating Saturdays. This is part of a larger weekly program. For more information, click here.
The Bookery
STAY UP LATE WITH APRIL EIGHT!
Come in your PJs, kids! Join April Eight at The Bookery for a sweet puppet show, a bedtime story, and a lullaby or two.