YOU WHO!
(image snatched from Rebecca Gates’ twitter. Stage set and owly costumes by Seann.)
Last Saturday was the debut of You Who, a monthly Portland kid’s rock and variety show organized by Seann McKeel and Chris Funk (two of my favorite people) and hosted by the Kennedy School. The format is basically a half hour of variety (cartoons, music, shadow puppetry, trippy stand-up comedy, dancing human-sized owls) followed by a half hour rock show (last week the Decemberists played. Next month: Quasi). It was super fun. I couldn’t plug it enough.
The doors open an hour before the show starts and this past week, pre-show, there was a coloring table, DJ, snacks and drinks for sale (including beer), above-mentioned owls milling around and yours truly painting faces.
(Sadly, I don’t think anyone got it.)
To find out more, to buy tickets, or just to entertain your kid with an amazing and goofy website, visit youwhoportland.com. A portion of the You Who proceeds go to P:ear.
