A former NWSS teacher turned popular children’s entertainer is launching a new CD at Massey Theatre on Feb. 7.
Charlotte Diamond and her son Matt are launching Diamonds by the Sea with a Sunday afternoon concert.
Diamond is celebrating 30 years of entertaining children and families since the release of her Juno Award-winning debut album, 10 Carrot Diamond, in 1985.
Over the years, she’s produced a string of familiar kids’ favourites, including Four Hugs a Day, Octopus (Slippery Fish), I Am a Pizza and Each of Us Is a Flower.
The concert will include those familiar songs alongside songs from the new album, which introduces such tunes as Ottie the Otter, The Moose on the Loose and Put the Beat in Your Feet.
“These new catchy tunes celebrate our wonderful earth and all of its amazing creatures,” a press release says.
The Diamonds will be joined onstage by the Hug Bug Band: musicians David Jonsson, Linnea Good and Lee Oliphant.
Diamond, who now lives in Richmond, is a former French and music teacher at New Westminster Secondary School. She now has 14 recordings and a string of awards to her credit, and she tours regularly throughout Canada and the U.S.A.
Her CD release concert is set for 2 p.m. at the Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave. Tickets are $15 regular, $10 for students and seniors, or $5 for children five and under. See www.ticketsnw.ca or call 604-521-5050.
