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0000017b-f971-ddf0-a17b-fd73f3be0000For 25 years, KPBX Kids' Concerts have brought different genres of music and performances to generations of children. These family concerts are at the heart of the station's mission to provide music awareness and entertainment to our listening region, which compliments our on-air programming.Eight free one-hour concerts are held throughout the year at rotating venues. At each concert, attendees may be treated to a mix of music and historical information. Each KPBX Kids' Concert highlights a musical style. Past concerts have featured classical, jazz, big band, folk, bluegrass, latin, calypso, reggae, klezmer, rockabilly, and lots more.ALL KPBX KIDS' CONCERTS ARE FREE.

KPBX Kids' Concert: Celtic Dance Party with Floating Crowbar March 10

Floating Crowbar

Get ready to move your feet at the March Kids' Concert: the Celtic Dance Party with Floating Crowbar! On March 10, at 1 pm, at the Riverside Place Auditorium (formerly the Masonic Temple), kids young and old will shake a leg to the high-energy mix of traditional and contemporary Irish music from Spokane's premiere Irish band. 

Multi instrumentalists Don Thomsen and James Hunter have joined forces with guitarist Rick Rubinand fiddler Morgan Andersen. Their use of uilleann pipes, flute, whistle, banjo and mandolin as well as fiddle and guitar is sure to get you dancing a jig at this free concert. Coming from a wide variety of backgrounds and musical interests, they bring together their common passion for Irish music, good humor, mutual respect and friendship into a show that will be enjoyed by any Celtic music fan.

Credit Floating Crowbar

KPBX Kids' Concerts are free thanks in part to event donors Harvard Park Children's Learning Center NorthNumerica Credit Union, and Rocket Bakeries. Thanks also to Hearn Brothers Printing, Jaye Nordling and the staff of Riverside Place, as well as the members and volunteers of SPR.

Parking at Riverside Place
Street parking is available at the meters along Main St. and the surrounding area. Riverside Place does offer event goers free parking at the Diamond Parking lot at 1193 W Main Ave down the hill. Entering the building on Main leads right to the auditorium.