The Poppy Seed Players celebrate Hanukkah

Celebrate the holidays with a performance by the Poppy Seed Players on Dec. 13 at the Kaufman Music Center.

Musical Adventures with the Poppy Seed Players celebrates Hanukkah with joyful original music for families that re-imagine the familiar Biblical stories. In “Judy & The Maccabees,” a feisty young girl runs away to join a fight for religious freedom. The Kaufman Kids, a troupe of young performers from Kaufman Center’s Lucy Moses School, and Special Music School join with the group. For ages 4 to 11 years old.

Hanukkah performance on Dec. 13 at 11 am; tickets are $20.

Kaufman Music Center [129 W. 67th Street on the Upper West Side, (212) 501–3330; www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org].

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