WIN 4 Tickets To Suzi Shelton, Winter Fest AND Animal Farm at Beat Kitchen The Next 3 Sundays!

ChiIL Mama's Chi, IL Picks List:

Brooklyn's Favorite kindie star, Suzi Shelton takes the stage with Chicago's own Little Miss Ann this Sunday at noon!

Here at ChiIL Mama, we've been proud press sponsors for Concerts for Kids every season since 2010. Check back with ChiILMama.com weekly, for great free ticket giveaways, entertainment news, reviews, and original photo features. We're your ticket to family fun in Chi, IL and beyond.

Bring your rock tots, little folk, and punk kin out to Chicago's best weekly kindie series. Families can order food and drinks while the littles dance to live bands. Full bar available, with some of the best bloody marys in town. Geared toward birth-6 year olds with parents. Pre-walkers are free!

Enter below for your chance to win tickets to any/all of the next 3 Sunday noon shows, including our multi band Winter Fest! 

Award-winning children's recording artist Suzi Shelton stops by the Beat Kitchen this Sunday as part of her tour! Her fourth album released last year has something for every listener, from powerful upbeat and inspiring, to whimsical and chill.

Suzi's shook up her musical style to some fresh eclectic-pop with a modern edge. Co-produced by two of her band mates, Greg Mayo (Jon Bon Jovi, Blood, Sweat & Tears) and Dan Weiner (The Cher Show, STOMP, America's Got Talent Band), Her new album is all about reminding everyone that they can express themselves joyously.

Concerts for Kids at the Beat Kitchen 
Suzi Shelton with special guest Little Miss Ann!
2100 West Belmont
Chicago, Illinois
(773) 281-4444

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Suzi Shelton is a multi-award winning singer/songwriter and family performer based in Brooklyn, NY who has been bringing joy and musical fun to families for over a decade. She has four albums under her belt and a popular show on her YouTube Channel called "Sing with Suzi" featuring weekly videos for young children. Suzi will be returning to Concerts for Kids at The Beat Kitchen on Sunday, January 20th with special guest (and good friend) Little Miss Ann from Chicago! 

Suzi's music is heard on family-friendly radio stations across the country, and her latest album "Hand In Hand"  is filled with upbeat, inspiring and powerful songs about believing in yourself as well as more whimsical songs about ladybugs and raindrops. Her new musical style is "eclectic-pop with a modern edge" and she has already taken home both a NAPPA and a Parents' Choice Award! 


If you have never experienced Suzi's live shows before, they are a perfect match for our family performances as they are high energy, engaging, musically exceptional, and inclusive of all families with a wide variety of backgrounds. We hope to see you on January 20th!

Every Sunday:

Doors at 11:30, music at 12:00. Tickets are $6 in advance or $7 at the door.

Enter to WIN a Family 4 Pack of Tickets To Suzy Shelton/Little Miss Ann 1/20/19 at noon ($24 Value)! Enter through midnight this Thursday 1/17.

Suzy Shelton Giveaway for Sunday 1/20/19 at noon

Scroll down and enter any or all of our 3 different ticket giveaways here. Please double check your dates and only enter the shows you're able to attend. Enter below for your shot at tickets to any/all of these upcoming shows. Winners will be announced the Friday before each concert. Enter like we vote in Chi, IL... early and often. ChiILMama.com is your ticket to fun in Chi, IL and beyond!

 Enter to WIN a Family 4 Pack of Tickets to Winter Fest 1/27/19 ($40 Value)!

4 Bands, Activities and Fun
Sun Jan 27 2019
11:00 AM (Doors 10:30 AM)
Beat Kitchen
2100 West Belmont
Chicago, IL 60618
$10.00

All Ages

Winter Fest Giveaway For Sunday 1/27/19 at Noon

Enter to WIN a Family 4 Pack of Tickets To Animal Farm 2/3/19 ($24 Value)!

Join Animal Farm as we play another hometown ho-down with Concerts for Kids at Beat Kitchen. We'll be playing many tunes off of our new album, We Are One. 

Listen at https://animalfarmband.bandcamp.com or www.animalfarmband.com

Sun Feb 3 2019

12:00 PM (Doors 11:30 AM)

Beat Kitchen

2100 West Belmont

Chicago, IL 60618

$6.00

All Ages

Animal Farm Giveaway for Sunday 2/3/19 at noon

Disclosure: We've been pleased to partner up with Beat Kitchen since 2010. They have provided complimentary tickets for our giveaways. As always, all opinions are my own.

WIN 4 Tickets To Mary Macaroni 11/15 And/Or Little Miss Ann 11/22

Concerts for Kids Presents Mary Macaroni 11/15 and Little Miss Ann 11/22 Disclosure: ChiIL Mama is elated to partner up with Beat Kitchen as press sponsor for Concerts for Kids for the 5th season. Thanks to Beat Kitchen for providing giveaway tickets for our readers. As always, all photos, videos and opinions are our own. **ENTER HERE for your chance to win a family 4 pack of tickets to Mary Macaroni at noon on Sunday November 15th.**  (All contact info stays confidential & we never spam or share. You will only be contacted if you are our weekly winner.) Get tickets in advance for $6! Mary Macaroni is a singing clowning guitar playing magician! Kids get to help Mary Macaroni with magic tricks, shake shakers and dance with scarves along with rockin’ tunes. Enjoy a fun craft with Mary Macaroni and the first 50 children through the door get a free bag of goodies from Mary Macaroni! Doors open at 11:00, and Unicoi Art Studio will be painting faces for $1! Tickets are $6 in advance through TIcketFly or $7 at the door. **ENTER HERE for your chance to win a family 4 pack of tickets to Little Miss Ann at noon on Sunday November 22nd.**  (All contact info stays confidential & we never spam or share. You will only be contacted if you are our weekly winner.) Little Miss Ann brings her ukulele and good vibes to the Beat Kitchen stage once again! One of Concerts for Kids' favorite interactive performances, Miss Ann's infectious tunes are uplifting, but down-to-earth. Her upbeat tunes will have you humming all day long. ChiIL Mama's ChiIL Picks List **All ages welcome but concerts are geared toward birth through 8 year olds. Kids under 1 are FREE.** ChiIL Mama is back as press sponsor for the 5th season of Concerts for Kids, and that means free weekly ticket giveaways, band video interviews, live show shots, band footage and more. Come ChiIL out with us at Chicago's ONLY LIVE weekly kindie music showcase. Sure the weather's still nice, but winter is coming...  Even when it's still fall gorgeous out, it rocks to spend an hour of your Sundays at Concerts for Kids, dancing with your littles and hanging with friends. Let your rock tots, punk kin and banger babies rock their squirrelies out to some of the coolest kindie (kids indie) bands from Chicago and beyond, and enjoy great food and drinks. Beat Kitchen has THE best Bloody Marys in town.  Check back with ChiIL Mama like we vote in Chi, IL... early and often. We're your resource for family friendly fun in Chi, IL and beyond with travel, arts and entertainment, product reviews and giveaways, and loads of original content including photo features. Get Social: Follow ChiIL Mama on FACEBOOK and TWITTER so you don't miss out. Follow us by RSS feed (add your address in the side bar to the right) to get an easy e-mail digest and/or get real time updates & first dibs on giveaways via social media. ChiIL Mama (family friendly) FACEBOOK PAGE and TWITTER  ChiIL Live Shows (adult)  FACEBOOK PAGE and TWITTER YOUTUBE (We have 240+ original videos on our YouTube Channel including video interviews with musicians, theatre people, parents in the arts, live show footage & more!) GOOGLE + PINTEREST INSTAGRAM Get tickets online for $6! Doors open at 11:00, and Unicoi Art Studio will be painting faces for $1! Tickets are $6 online or $7 at the door. UPCOMING CONCERTS • $6 ($7 at the door) LITTLE MISS ANN Nov 22 • 12 PM Get Tickets! Mr. Singer & the Sharp Cookies Dec 6 • 12 PM Get Tickets! Human Tim + Robot Tim Dec 13 • 12 PM Get Tickets! Laser Comedy Show! Dec 20 • 12 PM Get Tickets! Disclosure: ChiIL Mama is elated to partner up with Beat Kitchen as press sponsor for Concerts for Kids for the 5th season. Thanks to Beat Kitchen for providing giveaway tickets for our readers. As always, all photos, videos and opinions are our own.

WIN 4 FREE Tickets To Beat Kitchen's Concerts For Kids Weekly At ChiIL Mama

Concerts for Kids Presents Sarah Jayne Lane Disclosure: ChiIL Mama is elated to partner up with Beat Kitchen as press sponsor for Concerts for Kids for the 5th season. Thanks to Beat Kitchen for providing giveaway tickets for our readers. As always, all photos, videos and opinions are our own. This Sunday at NOON ChiIL Mama's ChiIL Picks List **All ages welcome but concerts are geared toward birth through 8 year olds. Kids under 1 are FREE.** ChiIL Mama is back as press sponsor for the 5th season of Concerts for Kids, and that means free weekly ticket giveaways, band video interviews, live show shots, band footage and more. Come ChiIL out with us at Chicago's ONLY LIVE weekly kindie music showcase. Sure the weather's still nice, but winter is coming...  Even when it's still fall gorgeous out, it rocks to spend an hour of your Sundays at Concerts for Kids, dancing with your littles and hanging with friends. Let your rock tots, punk kin and banger babies rock their squirrelies out to some of the coolest kindie (kids indie) bands from Chicago and beyond, and enjoy great food and drinks. Beat Kitchen has THE best Bloody Marys in town.  Check back with ChiIL Mama like we vote in Chi, IL... early and often. We're your resource for family friendly fun in Chi, IL and beyond with travel, arts and entertainment, product reviews and giveaways, and loads of original content including photo features. Get Social: Follow ChiIL Mama on FACEBOOK and TWITTER so you don't miss out. Follow us by RSS feed (add your address in the side bar to the right) to get an easy e-mail digest and/or get real time updates & first dibs on giveaways via social media. ChiIL Mama (family friendly) FACEBOOK PAGE and TWITTER  ChiIL Live Shows (adult)  FACEBOOK PAGE and TWITTER YOUTUBE (We have 240+ original videos on our YouTube Channel including video interviews with musicians, theatre people, parents in the arts, live show footage & more!) GOOGLE + PINTEREST INSTAGRAM **ENTER HERE for your chance to win a family 4 pack of tickets to Sarah Jayne Lane.**  Winners will be e-mailed and announced here and on social media on Fridays. Enter each week till midnight Thursday. Get tickets online for $6! Sarah Jayne Lane gets back in the groove at the Beat Kitchen this Sunday. Come jump and dance and sing along to old familiar favorites like "It's only Broccoli, and I like it, I like it, yes I do!" Show up and get down with Miss Sarah's groovy lyrics, funky ukulele and acoustic guitar!  Doors open at 11:00, and Unicoi Art Studio will be painting faces for $1! Tickets are $6 online or $7 at the door. UPCOMING CONCERTS • $6 ($7 at the door) ** ENTER HERE for your chance to win a family 4 pack of tickets to The Boogers 10/25.**  Winner will be e-mailed here and announced on social media on Fridays. Enter each week till midnight Thursday. The BOOGERS Oct 25 • 12PM Get Tickets! WALRUS ATTACK! Nov 1 • 12 PM Get Tickets! WENDY & DB Nov 8 • 12 PM Get Tickets! MARY MACARONI Nov 15 • 12 PM Get Tickets! Disclosure: ChiIL Mama is elated to partner up with Beat Kitchen as press sponsor for Concerts for Kids for the 5th season. Thanks to Beat Kitchen for providing giveaway tickets for our readers. As always, all photos, videos and opinions are our own.

Kindie Land: Win A Free Family 4 Pack To Beat Kitchen's Concerts for Kids #giveaway

ChiIL Mama will be giving away a free family 4 pack to EVERY Beat Kitchen Concert for Kids EVERY week, so check back like we vote in Chi, IL...early and often.   Spread the word by FB and Twitter for even more chances to enter and win!

Entry is easy and winning rocks.   We never spam or share info.   A new winners' first name/last initial will be announced every Friday, so check here to see if YOU get to rock out for free this week.  We will make every effort to reach our winner by e-mail as well. 

ChiIL Mama will be there for the opening fall festival with our fun Rock Tots Photo Spot (instrument petting zoo and rock star dress up) and we'll have photo and video filled features, reviews and great give aways for you all season.  

We're also excited to offer one of our lucky readers 4 free tickets to Beat Kitchen's Concerts for Kids Fall kick off festival.   Enter right here for your chance to win! 

*Wait for Rafflecopter to load up right here (if you've gone through RSS feed or are scrolling down the blog and don't see it, click on the actual page title and it should pop right up).   Enter like we vote in Chi, IL...early and often.   Entries accepted through midnight on 9/27/12.   Winner will be announced on Friday.   

Thanks to Beat Kitchen for once again providing us with 4 weekly concert tickets for our give aways.

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**Want more?   ChiIL Mama's got SIXTY ONE original Beat Kitchen Concerts for Kids features in the archives.   Click here to check out the past fun.**

Keller Williams-Park West Photos-Both Kids and 18+ Shows

The Poochamungas at Beat Kitchen-Four Free Tickets-Enter Today-Win Tomorrow!!!!

Little rockstars enjoying The Okee Dokee brothers at Beat Kitchen's 1st 

of many Concerts For Kids of 2011

Woo Hoo.  We're so stoked to announce that ChiIL Mama will have a free Family 4 Pack of tickets to EVERY Concerts For Kids Show this season at The Beat Kitchen!


These will become part of our regular Free Tickets Tuesdays and you can check back and enter weekly with winners announced every Tuesday.   Enter now, at the end of this post, for any or all January shows.   Here's their updated awesome line up:

Concerts for Kids Music Calendar Jan - May 2011

(*Signals a past or upcoming ChiIL Mama's Win A Disc Wednesday Band)

Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont Ave. Chicago, 773-281-4444

Shows start at noon unless specified

Jan 9:  *The Okee Dokee Brothers

Jan 16:  *Poochamungas
Jan 23: *Mr. Singer & the Sharp Cookies
Jan 29:  Winter Fest w:  *Little Miss Ann Band, *Boogers, AmeriKid Idol,  Mary Macaroni (Plus facepainting, crafts and more!)

Feb 5: (SATURDAY) Lindsay & The Shimmies

          Feb 13:  Mindy Hester & The Time Out's
          Feb 19:   *Little Miss Ann Band 
        Feb 20:  *Super Stolie and The Rockstars

Feb 27:  Karen 4 Kids!

Mar 6:  Human-Tim + Robot-Tim
Mar 13:  *Little Miss Ann Band w/ *The Candy Band
Mar 20:  Jeanie B! and The Jelly Beans
Mar 27: Mary Macaroni

Apr 3:  Kara Kesselring &  Sugarcreek Road
Apr 10:  *Boogers

May 1:  The Dreamtree Shakers
May 22: *Mr. Singer & the Sharp Cookies
Check out Beat Kitchen on Facebook for updates and visit their website for tickets. 

To kick things off right we have a special 24 hour give away for this Sunday's show.   Enter here to win a Family 4 pack of tickets to see The Poochamungas!   Winner will be announced Friday at 4PM.

Find more artists like Poochamungas at Myspace Music

Our own 3 poochamungas that I'm writing amongst really dug that song, especially the howlin' ending.   We bet you will, too.


Check out their My Space page for more fun tracks.   And see 'em LIVE this Sunday at The Beat Kitchen.   The Poochamungas will be a ChiIL Mama's Win A Disc Wednesday band in February.

One entry per family per artist--xtra entries for documented sharing.  All you need to do is: 

1.  follow ChiIL Mama on Google Friends Connect, Networked Blogs, RSS, or Twitter.   You can also "like" our Facebook page if you like.

2.  enter below

****BONUS:  One extra entry for each social media outlet you share this on, but you must include your blog link, Twitter post, etc. on the additional entries for them to count. 

• 24 hour entries like our Poochamungas tickets are open 4:00 pm 1/13 to 4:00pm tomorrow, Friday 1/14.   Week long entries are accepted till midnight the night before the drawing is scheduled.   All other bands will be chosen the Tuesday before the shows.   

• All contact info is strictly confidential and not shared, sold or stored.   Winner's first name, last initial and city will be published along with favorite music to rock out to and children's first names (optional).   Good luck!