Groundwork Music Project's Fall Family FUNraiser Set for 10/18

Groundwork Music Project is hosting an afternoon of music and fun at Nutty Brown Café on Sunday, October 18th from 3 to 6 p.m. The event will feature local favorite Elizabeth McQueen as Master of Ceremonies, a performance by Parent's Choice Award winner Joe McDermott, Groundwork Music Project, Leslie Sisson (Moving Panoramas) and other local family-friendly musicians.

As always, the Fall Family FUNraiser will include children's games, a bouncy castle, face painting and balloon animals, and, as always, a performance from the Groundwork Music Orchestra whose acclaimed brand of family friendly music has made it an Austin staple. A silent auction will feature a Lake Travis lake house getaway, an Austin brand guitar signed by more than 10 local Austin celebrities, including as Shawn Colvin and Dale Watson, top-quality wine, and many more items.

All proceeds from this event will go to the Groundwork Music Project, which enhances the lives of Austin's kids by providing free and low cost music classes, songwriting workshops and ukulele lessons to schools with limited means. Music is an essential element to the healthy development of children across a broad spectrum: emotional, cognitive, social and more. It is Groundwork Music Project's mission to ensure that music does not disappear from Austin's schools and kids' lives today.

Neal Kassanoff, the founder of Groundwork Music Project, has developed a canon of songs over many years while working with kids in Austin's schools. As Groundwork recordings and performances demonstrate, songs that reach young children can also have universal appeal. The material performed will be diverse, playful, and ever loyal to the elements of good songwriting and musicianship.

Check out Groundwork Music Orchestra's CD, Introducing the Groundwork Music Orchestra. This carefully crafted recording features songs co-written by Kassanoff and Ben Kweller, as well as great playing from veterans of the Austin music scene.

For more information on Groundwork Music Project, please visit groundworkmusic.org. Find event information at do512family.com.

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