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For 26th time, the children's festival

Street Beat , an L.A. drum ensemble and hip-hop group, will perform at the Philadelphia International Children's Festival Friday and Saturday.
Street Beat , an L.A. drum ensemble and hip-hop group, will perform at the Philadelphia International Children's Festival Friday and Saturday.Read moreADI TALWAR
    by Monica Peters, For The Inquirer
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The 26th Annual Philadelphia International Children's Festival returns Friday and Saturday to the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, offering performances and activities for families.

Festivities begin at 10 a.m. both days with a musical version of The Little Engine That Could and a puppet version of The Man Who Planted Trees. Street Beat, a Los Angeles drum ensemble hip-hop and break-dancing group, will perform. Linda Tillery & the Cultural Heritage Choir present a sing-along journey through African American history.

The Annenberg Center Outdoor Plaza will have a Fun Zone with crafts, face painting, and hula hoop performances. Also performing will be Lebanese American master percussionist Joseph Tayoun performing Middle Eastern rhythms, the Give and Take Jugglers, Philadelphia School of Circus Arts, and more. The Phillie Phanatic is scheduled to arrive at noon Saturday.

New this year is the Children's Film Festival on Saturday, presenting The Blue Butterfly at 1 p.m. and White Tuft: The Little Beaver at 3 p.m.

26th Annual Philadelphia International Children's Festival, 10 a.m. Friday and Saturday at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St. Tickets for theater events, musical performances, and the Fun Zone are $10. The film festival is included for all ticket holders. For more information, performance times and tickets, call 215-898-3900 or visit www.annenbergcenter.org.

Blume book on stage

Author Judy Blume's popular novel

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

hits the stage Friday evening at the Upper Darby Performing Arts Center.

Presented by Theatreworks USA and Two Beans Productions at 7:30 p.m., this adaptation tells the story of Peter Hatcher's struggle with an end-of-the-school-year assignment to write about the most important thing that happened to him during fourth grade.

This proves a daunting task for the 9-year-old, who recounts events of the year and must deal with Fudge, his toddler terror of a brother.

"Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing," 7:30 p.m. at Upper Darby Performing Arts Center, 601 N. Lansdowne Ave., Drexel Hill. Tickets are $5 to $7 and can be purchased online, at the box office or one hour before show time. Information: 610-622-1189 or www.udpac.org.

Free concert

Settlement Music School's Gleeksman-Kohn Children's Choir will give a free concert Sunday evening at the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral.

The choir, 100 students of various ages and backgrounds, will perform works by Mozart, Haydn, and Bernstein and a tribute to Richard Rodgers' The Sound of Music from 5 to 7 p.m.

Settlement Music School, founded in 1908, is the largest community school of the arts in the United States, serving 15,000 students each year.

The Gleeksman-Kohn Children's Choir, 5 to 7 p.m. at Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, 3723 Chestnut St. Admission: Free. Information: 215-386-0234 or www.smsmusic.org/calendar.

Contact Monica Peters mpeters@phillynews.com.

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    Monica Peters, For The Inquirer
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