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Glen Ellyn, IL, United States, 01/13/2010 - A mainstay on the preschool-based Noggin Network and a favorite of the Parents’ Choice Awards, Robert’s first CD was listed as one of the best music gifts of the year by “Sesame Street Parents Magazine”.
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With a sound reminiscent of the Beach Boys, but seeped with the fun and frivolity of childhood, singer-songwriter Justin Roberts brings his blend of humor, playful alliteration and entertaining melodies to a 10 am performance Saturday, Feb. 6, at the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd. in Glen Ellyn.
The former Montessori preschool teacher, who connects with both adult and child audiences, has been compared to Nick Lowe, Paul Simon, Elvis Costello and punk icons The Ramones.
Roberts’ tunes offer odes to outer space, sea life and other subjects that both entertain and educate young audiences. Annually, Roberts performs before thousands of children at Seattle’s Bumbershoot festival and at Chicago’s Ravinia.
Roberts is one of many nationally-known children’s artists to perform at the MAC. While the facility strives to bring widely-appealing acts to the Greater Chicago area, staff members also strive to reach younger audiences. The MAC’s SchoolStage program serves more than 9,000 students annually, presenting music and theater outreach programs designed to expose children to live performance.
Tickets to Roberts’ Feb. 6 performance are $14. For more information, call the Arts Center Box Office at (630) 942-4000.
About the McAninch Arts Center (MAC)
Located 30 miles west of Chicago near I-88 and I-355, the McAninch Arts Center (atthemac.org) at College of DuPage is a state-of-the-art facility, housing three performance spaces, an art gallery and classrooms for the college’s academic programming. This unique facility has presented theater, music, dance and visual art to more than 1.5 million people since its opening in 1986 and last year welcomed more than 75,000 patrons from the greater Chicago area to more than 230 performances.
The center offers free parking and group discounts and is home to five resident companies, including Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, the New Philharmonic Orchestra, DuPage Opera Theatre, the Arts Center Jazz Ensemble and the New Classic Singers. The result is a collection of touring and resident and student groups that foster enlightened education and performance opportunities to encourage artistic expression, promote a lasting relationship between people and art, and enrich the cultural vitality of the community.
The MAC’s extensive community outreach program includes pre-performance lectures, classes with visiting artists and the SchoolStage program, which provides students with an interactive, educational arts experience. Those and other efforts to increase community access to arts earned the MAC the Illinois Arts Council’s Partners in Excellence designation, which recognizes 40 of the most significant cultural institutions in the state.
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