Pippi at 80: Rebel Squeezebox – A Musical History of Women Accordion Players with Urban Stages

Join staff from the Van Cortlandt Library for a fun and exciting program about celebrating the strongest women in the world.

What is the accordion and who plays it?? Broadway accordionist and childhood music educator Mary Spencer Knapp takes us on a musical journey to meet some of the squeezebox’s best and most influential players from around the world.

Together we will learn about Creole zydeco music from Louisiana’s legendary Queen Ida, experimental music from the legacy of Pauline Oliveros and merengue típico from Republica Dominicana’s Fefita La Grande! Get ready to dance, shake… and squeeze! Ages 4-10

Support thanks to the Consulate General of Sweden in New York, The Swedish Institute and the Svea Organization.