‘Mister G,’ winner of a Latin Grammy Award for his new children’s CD, will perform at the Mandell JCC in West Hartford to celebrate the PJ Library’s 10th birthday.

Mister G. Submitted photo

Submitted by Larah Winn, Mandell JCC

To celebrate PJ Library of Greater Hartford’s 10th birthday, the Mandell JCC and the Family Room Parenting Center are celebrating with a rocking good time. Mister G, the 2015 Latin Grammy Award winner for his new children’s CD will sing his fun, funky music live, Sunday, May 1, 2016, at 4 p.m. at the Mandell JCC, Zachs Campus, 335 Bloomfield Ave., West Hartford, CT.

Mister G is a leading figure in the children’s music world. A former indie rocker who was awarded the first songwriting scholarship in the history of Berklee College of Music, Mister G (aka Ben Gundersheimer) tours internationally headlining major venues such as the Hard Rock Cafe, the National Zoo, Austin City Limits, Strathmore Music Center, the Getty Museum, Chicago Botanic Garden and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. “With song titles like “Pizza for Breakfast”, it’s no wonder kids dig rock/folk/funkster Mister G.”– New York Post

PJ Library of Greater Hartford’s Birthday Celebration will also include a birthday snack. PJ Library is a Family Engagement Program that supports families in their Jewish journey. Through PJ Library, children with a Jewish connection, ages 6 months through 8 years old, receive a FREE age-appropriate book or CD filled with Jewish traditions and values each month. PJ Library is facilitated by the Mandell JCC. The books are a gift from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation and funded locally by the Jewish Community Foundation advised by the Zachs Family, and the Lions of Judah through the Women’s Philanthropy Division of the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford. The Mandell JCC thanks the Jewish Community Foundation advised by Mrs. M. Kesten for their support.

Tickets are $5 per child, $8 for adults in advance and $8 per child, $10 for adults at the door. To purchase tickets, contact the Member Services Center, 860-236-4571. For more information contact Jane Pasternak, 860-231-6342 or[email protected]. Mister G in Concert is sponsored by The Family Room, PJ Library and Solomon Schechter Day School.

The Mandell Jewish Community Center is open to everyone and supported by funds raised by the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford, a recipient of funding from the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford, a member of the JCC Association of North America. Programs subject to change. For updates, follow the Mandell JCC on Facebook, Twitter and www.mandelljcc.org.