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WDSU: Algiers park makes difference in the community
Read more: WDSU: Algiers park makes difference in the communityThe original Confetti Park, the real park located at the corner of Verret and Pelican streets in the Algiers neighborhood, was recently featured by WDSU news anchor Charles Divins in a special community essay. The piece highlights the work of local 501(c)3 Confetti Kids, Inc. and how they bring neighbors together through parks, recreation, and…
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Confetti Park children’s media workshop featured on Examiner.com
Read more: Confetti Park children’s media workshop featured on Examiner.comExaminer.com has a feature story on Katy Hobgood Ray and Confetti Park, the children’s workshop based in New Orleans. The story, which is a Q&A format with interviewer Erin Rovin, was a great opportunity for Katy to talk about how the idea for Confetti Park came from living in Algiers Point, a place full of children AND…
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WWL-TV performance by the Confetti Park Players
Read more: WWL-TV performance by the Confetti Park PlayersThe Confetti Park Players appeared on the WWL-TV Morning News on May 11, 2016! The band played five songs throughout the morning hour from 8-9 a.m., and Sally-Ann Roberts interviewed director Katy Hobgood Ray. She asked Katy questions about the band’s new CD, We’re Going to Confetti Park!,which recently won a Parents’ Choice Approved Award.…
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Children’s Music Network: Partner Spotlight on Confetti Park
Read more: Children’s Music Network: Partner Spotlight on Confetti ParkChildren’s Music Network: Partner Spotlight on Confetti Park Confetti Park is affiliated with The Children’s Music Network, which celebrates the positive power of music in the lives of children by sharing songs, exchanging ideas, and creating community. The Children’s Music Network maintains a blog series to shed light on its partners. This is a Q&A with…
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A few curve balls, then we knocked it out of the Jazz Fest park!
Read more: A few curve balls, then we knocked it out of the Jazz Fest park!The Confetti Park Players had their New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival debut on Saturday, April 23, 2016. And it was wonderful. But there were a few curve balls…. The Confetti Park Players is a children’s chorus based in Algiers Point. We like to do fun, interesting collaborations with New Orleans musicians. We have been doing…
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Pizza Poetry Project encourages writing by New Orleans school kids
Read more: Pizza Poetry Project encourages writing by New Orleans school kidsQuestion: What’s better than getting a hot pizza pie delivered to your front door? Answer: Getting a hot pizza pie delivered with a side of poetry! LISTEN TO POEMS BY NEW ORLEANS SCHOOL KIDS Anyone ordering a pizza in the city of New Orleans on April 15 got a bit of lagniappe with their pie… they…
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Katy Ray Engages Kids with Confetti Park Players
Read more: Katy Ray Engages Kids with Confetti Park Players…..from Main Street News The Confetti Park Players were recently profiled in the Spring 2016 issue of “Main Street News,” the newsletter of the Old Algiers Mainstreet Corporation. Thank you, Valerie Robinson, for the profile! We are very proud to represent our community through music. You can view the newsletter here. Text of article is…
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New Orleans-created Confetti Park CD wins a Parents’ Choice Approved Award
Read more: New Orleans-created Confetti Park CD wins a Parents’ Choice Approved AwardNEW ORLEANS-CREATED CONFETTI PARK CD WINS A 2016 PARENTS’ CHOICE APPROVED AWARD CD featuring world-class New Orleans musicians collaborating with kids on Louisiana-inspired songs is honored for its wholesome entertainment value. Contact: Katy Hobgood Ray, kathryn@bienvilleray.com New Orleans, LA – April 11, 2016 —We’re Going to Confetti Park!, the first musical release from New Orleans-based…
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Watch Out for the Pirates – the music video!
Read more: Watch Out for the Pirates – the music video!Enjoy this music video for “Watch Out for the Pirates” featuring the Confetti Park Players and the NOLA Pyrates, filmed on location in Pirates Alley in the French Quarter, New Orleans, La. (Additional footage from Mardi Gras 2016.) This catchy pirate tune was written by Greg Schatz, a fabulous and prolific songwriter living in New…
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Interview with Hungry for Music founder Jeff Campbell
Read more: Interview with Hungry for Music founder Jeff CampbellJeff Campbell: transforming lives with the gift of music This month, you might see a happy-looking RV around New Orleans (and traveling the highways and byways of Louisiana) wrapped in decals of guitars, trumpets, and violins and positive messages of music empowerment. It’s the “Hungry for Music” RV, aka the “Magic Music Bus,” and for…
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Louisiana children’s authors meet up in Lake Charles for Just Imagine!
Read more: Louisiana children’s authors meet up in Lake Charles for Just Imagine!Travel Blog by Katy Hobgood Ray I was recently invited to speak at a conference in Lake Charles hosted by the Southwest Louisiana Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Guild. What an honor! It was an opportunity to meet new creative people working in children’s entertainment and education in Louisiana, and also an opportunity to share…
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Baseball tees for sale supporting the Confetti Park Players!
Read more: Baseball tees for sale supporting the Confetti Park Players!We love a baseball tee, and we love the Confetti Park Players! Show your support for your favorite little singer and your favorite neighborhood kids chorus, and order an official Confetti Park Players baseball tee. The cost is $20. Order All proceeds from the sale of this shirt will fund a kid’s shirt (all singers…
