The other thing to keep in mind is that Rabbi Sol is able to book many of the people who appear at his house concerts precisely because they fill in a day which would very likely be unproductive for the performers, many of whom are on tour. Friday and Saturday evenings would be prime gig times and the fees would likely be prohibitive for a house concert.

I have mixed feelings about young children at concerts. At a house concert, the idea of a babysitter and a separate room for the kiddies is a good one and would enable the adults to enjoy the music while the little ones were amused and entertained.   I'm all for exposing kids to music, but there are very few young kids that can sit still without making noise or fidgeting for two 45 minute sets of a concert that isn't designed for children. We have a concert series that is held on Saturday nights (not in a house) and occasionally people have brought kids. Almost inevitably they did not sit still and were somewhat disturbing to the rest of the audience. We've never asked anybody to remove their child but some have done so of their own accord and we were grateful. And a lot of people swear "Oh (s)he's very mature for X years, (s)he'll behave...."and (s)he doesn't. I think outdoor events, such as festivals, might be a better environment to expose young children to live music.