LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Next Family - www.thenextfamily.com is releasing the first music CD's for gay families.

By Christopher Blank Last March, Grammy-winning musician Dan Zanes - a former rocker turned folksy children's singer - filled the 824-seat Germantown Performing Arts Centre with gratified parents and kids.

By Sam Wood, The Philadelphia Inquirer Jul. 11--The "very special guest star" was a no-show. Mixmaster Mike, better known as Mayor Nutter, was busy negotiating a contract for the Philadelphia Police Department. But not one of the 200 kids gathered at JFK Plaza yesterday was disappointed.

Buena Vista Concerts and AEG Live announce the Disney Music Block Party tour, an engaging concert festival experience for kids and their families featuring favorite recording artists performing live on stage.

Jul. 28--TECH FOR TODDLERS? PHOOEY: They're marketing MP3 players to preschoolers. The CoolP3 made by Tek Nek Toys holds 120 minutes of downloadable music, comes with "colorful, adjustable child-sized headphones," and targets children age 4 and up.