In the first of two island appearances coming up, Caspar Babypants — a Vashon family favorite — will perform at the Blue Heron as part of Vashon Allied Arts’ Family Series at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

“Rise and Shine,” Chris Ballew’s eighth CD release as Caspar Babypants, captures the musician’s exhuberant style in symphonic songs like “Good Morning Rise and Shine,” the elastic rubber band blues riffs of “Silly Bird” and the mandolin jangle of “Pretty Crabby,” along with reworked classics such as “Rock a Bye Baby,” “Hush Little Baby” and “The Littlest Worm.”

Ballew’s quirky songwriting from his days as frontman for the band The Presidents of the United States of America won the musical hearts of audiences in the 1990s before he turned his talents toward a younger generation.

In a press release Ballew writes, “My favorite part about performing is the freedom to make up the set list as I go and roll with the funny, weird, random things that kids can throw at me. They do the strangest things and being able to work their instant energy into the set is the most fun part of my shows.”

Tickets are $6 for youth, $8 for adults and are available at www.vashonalliedarts.org and VAA.

Babypants will return to Vashon for a second performance on Saturday, Nov. 15, in support of Cedarsong Nature School’s Fall Fest fundraiser for scholarships. For more information, visit www.cedarsongnatureschool.org/events. He will play that morning at 11:30 a.m. at the Open Space for Arts & Community.