Albie's Elevator

Albie plants seeds expecting her flowers to immediately grow, but with the help of gardening friends she learns things she can do while she waits and how to focus on things we can control; Albie is excited to play charades with her friend Gabe, but when she doesn’t seem interested, a visit with some actor friends explains how your body and face can gives clues about what you’re feeling.

Albie starts a barbershop quartet with her friends but she’s so excited she decides to sing everyone’s parts and must learn from a professional choir that it’s better when everyone has a chance to shine; Albie is disappointed when Huggy Pepper is awarded the top prize in the dance contest, but learns from dancing siblings how to celebrate even when you don’t win and support her friend.

When Jay powers down the elevator lights to make a repair, Albie is afraid of the dark until she visits a visual artist who uses light and dark to tell stories and is inspired to create her own light show; Albie has a cool new friend with a cool new toy she doesn’t want to take turns with, so a visit with best friends who have mastered sharing teach them why it’s more fun that way.

While waiting in a never-ending line for French toast, Albie learns patience from a cymbalist who always waits until his note, then makes the time pass with a French toast song; Albie hears a mysterious sound coming from somewhere in the elevator and Detective Patters helps her search for clues, but first she must discover her bravery.

Albie wants to make a new friend but is worried she isn’t cool enough until an artist teaches her a self-portrait exercise that gives her confidence; Albie and her neighbors planned a movie night, but the elevator is a huge mess so they may need to cancel it – until a drumline team shows her a way to make tidying up fun.

Albie is looking forward to a day of playing with her neighbors, but Inspector Johnny has shut the elevator down and she is forced to use her imagination to fight boredom; Albie’s city of boxes is taking up a lot of space in the elevator, but she doesn’t want to take it down until she visits with a mandala artist whose creations also aren’t meant to last forever.

When someone new takes over Albie’s special cubby, her happy place now makes her sad, but a violinist helps explain emotions as we all make different notes from the same instrument; Albie is frustrated trying to learn Jay and Rosie’s cool dance until a young aerialist learning a new skill inspires her to break the dance down into smaller pieces.

Albie is shocked to discover that a moth has chewed holes in her very favorite blanket, but a visit to a quilter inspires a way to mend it with her neighbors; Huggy is on vacation and Albie misses her friend so much she makes a postcard to let him know.

An exciting new neighbor visits the elevator and insists everyone has a story worth sharing but Albie isn’t so sure she does until she realizes what makes her special; Albie is having trouble making a paper snowflake and almost gives up when she makes the wrong cut, until a visit with a papel picado Mexican paper artist teaches her mistakes can turn into something beautiful.

Albie finds a cool hat in the elevator and is determined to find out who lost it so Jay introduces her to an artist who inspires them to get the message out with posters; Albie’s magic tricks for the elevator talent show aren’t working out, and she has just as much trouble explaining how she’s feeling, so she visits a poet and finds a new talent for expression.

After Albie breaks her favorite crayon and Malik’s tie rips, an artist who uses found objects to make beautiful art teaches them to see the big picture when something bad happens; When Huggy and Albie break their promise to Jay they visit a comic artist to help them figure out a fib so he won’t get upset, but soon realize telling the truth is better even when it’s hard.

Albie is sad her favorite pair of red mittens no longer fit but Jay introduces her to an artist who gives clothes a new life; When Albie and Zia’s plan for an all-day rock marathon is interrupted by Albie’s constant yawns, they visit some musicians who teach them to take breaks to get energized and give their best performance.