FUN FOR LITTLE ONES

(June 20) They sang, they danced, and they learned about the natural world around them. Saturday was a big evening for smaller residents, their families and friends as the Banana Slug String Band entertained at a Kiwanis-sponsored Entertainment, Theatre and Culture event at Lake Clementia Amphitheater. The ecology-minded band announced that “we fit right in” with the spectacular natural setting, and proceeded to delight the crowd of about 400 with songs about moose, ducks, a redwood tree named Big Red, and a penguin. A huge starfish circulated through the crowd during “Tidal Pool Boogie” and Professor Banana Slug headed a conga line of children who chanted, “ants, ants, ants” during another number. More than 200 tickets were sold, organizers said. The concert was free to children 12 and under.