Visit the ShowTime Stage for live music, dance, readings, and performances for the entire family. New this year ─ on Saturday, take part in a community hip hop party hosted by Oakland’s Grammy™ nominated Alphabet Rockers. On Sunday, catch author readings, book illustrators, and performances by renowned family-friendly comedians, jugglers, and Bay Area Children’s Theatre.
Saturday, April 28
11 A.M.
Hip Hop Tots: Beats, Rhymes and Games for ages two and under
11:30 A.M.
Author Reading: Dynamic picture book hero Mac Barnett
12 P.M.
DJ Wonway Posibul
12:15 P.M.
Alphabet Rockers Show: Music from the Grammy-nominated album, “Rise, Shine #Woke”
1 P.M.
Author Readings: Socially conscious children’s book authors and activists Maya Gonzalez, Innosanto Nagara, Kate Schatz.
Hip Hop Crafts: Bookmarks, button-making, and more!
2:30 P.M.
Alphabet Rockers Spotlight: See the talented youth stars take center stage.
2:45 P.M.
Beatboxing 101
3 P.M.
Native Voices – Winners of the 2018 Graton Writing Contest: Hear Native students from Sonoma read excerpts from their pieces, and preview the published anthology of their work. (Presented by Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria)
4 to 5 P.M.
Alphabet Rockers Dance Party: With DJ Wonway Posibul
Sunday, April 29
11:15 A.M.
Emerging Voices: 2018 Winners – Young Authors Writing Contest
12:30 P.M.
1 P.M.
2 P.M.
3:15 to 4:30 P.M.
Books y Libros: A Talk with Spanish and Bilingual Children’s Books Writers, Illustrators and Publishers; Maya Christina Gonzalez, Robert Liu-Trujillo, Heather Robertson-Devine, Aida Salazar, Jennifer Torres, moderated by Maceo Cabrera Estévez
Scores of Bay Area museums and organizations will bring a wide range of reading, STEM and STEAM activities such as writing, craft-making, DIY book-making, science projects, and more. Imagine building a robot or making a book as a family!
