Upcoming Shows
Joe Reilly and The Community Gardeners Learn to Love Again Album Release Concert
Ann Arbor, MI
This special one time event will include a guided meditation from Dharma teacher Barbara Newell, who has been a spiritual mentor of Joe’s for many years and who led Joe and The Community Gardeners in guided meditations during the recording process. Also featured will be singer songwriter Elisabeth Pixley-Fink, who recently celebrated the release of her album Heartskin. Come ready to sing, breathe, and celebrate our deep interconnections!
Children's Concert at Riley Park
Joe Reilly performs for children and families in Riley Park! Free family fun entertainment! Bring a blanket, come early have a picnic, or grab dinner from one of the local restaurants. Then relax and enjoy the show. Sponsored by The Friends of the Library and the DDA.
Reading and Rhythm on the Riverfront
R3 stretches six weeks throughout the summer and features readings by local celebrities, as well as business and community leaders. The program also boasts live and interactive family entertainment and free books sponsored by Priority Health in partnership with the Detroit Public Library’s “Library on Wheels.”
The 2025 program will run July 10 - August 15 with sessions taking place on Thursdays and Fridays at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Each session lasts approx. 45 minutes. Participants must participate in the session to receive a free book. Pre-registration is required.
Reading and Rhythm on the Riverfront
R3 stretches six weeks throughout the summer and features readings by local celebrities, as well as business and community leaders. The program also boasts live and interactive family entertainment and free books sponsored by Priority Health in partnership with the Detroit Public Library’s “Library on Wheels.”
The 2025 program will run July 10 - August 15 with sessions taking place on Thursdays and Fridays at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Each session lasts approx. 45 minutes. Participants must participate in the session to receive a free book. Pre-registration is required.
Happy Songs Camp
Registration required. Cost is $290 per week, sign up for one or both weeks!
Children's Concert with Mark and Lesley-Anne Stone
Free concert for children and families, with percussionist Mark Stone and vocalist Lesley-Anne Stone. Sponsored by the City of Brighton.
Children's Concert
Come out for a fun, educational and interactive musical performance by singer-songwriter Joe Reilly. Family-friendly and appropriate for all ages, Joe sings original songs about nature, community and kindness.
Children's Concert
Come out for a fun, educational and interactive musical performance by singer-songwriter Joe Reilly. Family-friendly and appropriate for all ages, Joe sings original songs about nature, community and kindness.
Children's Concert
Come out for a fun, educational and interactive musical performance by singer-songwriter Joe Reilly. Family-friendly and appropriate for all ages, Joe sings original songs about nature, community and kindness.
Children's Concert
Dance and feel the music that comes from the heart at this interactive concert. All ages. This program is brought to you in part by the Friends of the Library!
Reading and Rhythm on the Riverfront
R3 stretches six weeks throughout the summer and features readings by local celebrities, as well as business and community leaders. The program also boasts live and interactive family entertainment and free books sponsored by Priority Health in partnership with the Detroit Public Library’s “Library on Wheels.”
The 2025 program will run July 10 - August 15 with sessions taking place on Thursdays and Fridays at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Each session lasts approx. 45 minutes. Participants must participate in the session to receive a free book. Pre-registration is required.
Reading and Rhythm on the Riverfront
R3 stretches six weeks throughout the summer and features readings by local celebrities, as well as business and community leaders. The program also boasts live and interactive family entertainment and free books sponsored by Priority Health in partnership with the Detroit Public Library’s “Library on Wheels.”
The 2025 program will run July 10 - August 15 with sessions taking place on Thursdays and Fridays at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Each session lasts approx. 45 minutes. Participants must participate in the session to receive a free book. Pre-registration is required.
Water is Life Festival
Joe Reilly and The Community Gardeners perform with the All Nations Dancers. The Water is Life Festival is an annual event that celebrates our connection to the water and builds power through community so we can work towards living in a holistic way with the water and protect it from those who seek to exploit or endanger it.
Grundy County Corn Fest
Joe performs Children’s Concerts on the 24th and 26th (5:30 & 7:30pm each day) and the 28th (11am & 1pm)
There's a Place for You in the Circle: Joe Reilly and The Community Gardeners with the All Nations Dancers
This family-friendly event is great for elementary-school aged kids. The event is free and open to the public with a catered lunch provided beforehand. It is sponsored by the Ann Arbor Public Schools. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged.
Doors and lunch at 11:30, the program beings at 12:30.
First Steps Kid Fest
Ann Arbor, MI
All proceeds from KidFest fund family scholarships to First Steps-Ann Arbor, Rec & Ed’s premier community program that support families with children from birth to kindergarten entry. Last year the First Steps PTO helped more than 150 children have access to this important programing.
Ann Arbor Earth Day
The Ann Arbor Earth Day Festival is an annual celebration coordinated by the Ann Arbor Earth Day Festival Planning Committee, a coalition of local environmental nonprofits and agencies, and will be held this year at Leslie Science & Nature Center.
This free, family-friendly event features displays; hands-on activities; live entertainment; green building and commuting technologies; energy topics; water awareness; sustainable agriculture; and more.
Earth Day Extravaganza
FREE EVENT, ALL AGES WELCOME. Help us celebrate the 55th Anniversary of Earth Day with a fun learning party at beautiful Nankin Mills Park in Westland! Included will be live birds of prey, nature hike, bee presentation, music, inflatables, kids’ crafts and activities and more!
For more information call 734-261-1990.
Love Our Lakes Day
Joe will be joined by Mark and Lesley-Anne Stone for a special water-themed set of children and family songs.
Planting Seeds: UMMA Family Day
Ann Arbor, MI
Join us as we plant seeds for cultural appreciation! UMMA Family Day: Planting Seeds is a family-centered program based on fostering inter-generational conversations about our relationship with the land, art, and each other. This event features a performance by Joe Reilly (Cherokee/Choctaw), a one-stop gallery talk, interactive activity, coloring, and book reading.
Free and open to the public, registration required.
VOICES featuring Kyler Wilkins & Joe Reilly and the Community Gardeners
Ann Arbor, MI
Voices is a series of artist-cultivated concerts at The Ark conceived and created by Ann Arbor musician Kyler Wilkins, AKA vocal looping artist Ki5. The series seeks to expand the representation of Michigan BIPOC artists and audiences at The Ark. Each show, intentional time will be taken to get to know each artist in the form of brief interviews and musical breaks to have them speak about their journey as musicians and performers with the hope that people in the audience are more connected to and inspired by those voices.
Photo credit Silver Thumb Photography