My Favorite Pittsburgh Thing To Do With Kids: Kelsey Friday

Kelsey Friday, former lead singer for Brownie Mary, is the consummate rock star turned rocker mom.

Friday found inspiration from her two young sons — Cooper, 12, and Mason, 10 — and some of the grating children’s music they forced her to listen to in the car. She translated her success as an alternative rock singer/songwriter into music that kids relate to, but parents can tolerate as well. Her family-friendly CD is “Kelsey Friday & The Rest of the Week.”

But it’s not all about the music for Kelsey and her husband John, a senior sales advisor at Dentsply Sirona. The O’Hara family’s favorite destination is the Fox Chapel Racquet Club.

“It’s a huge part of our social life – we love it there,” she says. “We love to play platform tennis, tennis and ride bikes together. We are a very active family and love to play sports. It’s a healthy dose of activity.”

Family time is vital for the Friday family.

“With our busy schedules from school and sports and other responsibilities, we try and eat a family dinner every night if we can,” Kelsey says. “It’s hard at times — and we might even eat late — but if it means coming together and talking about your day and then going to bed, then it’s worth it.”