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August 1-7 For news about cool Summer Concerts, free movies for kids, and cool places to play, check out our Summer Adventure Guide News The Boone Children's Gallery "The gallery will reopen in a temporary space at LACMA East inside the permanent collection galleries for Korean Art on Sunday, September 13, 2009." More details to follow...we're talking to LACMA today! Top Picks Skirball Summer With family concerts, an open art studio, the popular Noah's Ark and Zap! Bam! Pow! comic exhibit, this is the perfect destination for kids of all ages. On T.V. at Lollipop Dream Monday, August 3, 5am Calling all 4-6 year olds-early birds! KTLA Channel 5 wants to do a LIVE news feed at LOLLIPOP DREAM for the morning news to highlight our parties! It will run to 5am-7:30. It will be on the 5am, 6am and 7am news LIVE! They will be staging a party that that will be interactive/different/visual. They will have crafts, dress-up, fashion show, make-up, face painting and all kind of yummies! Please call if you would like to be on the private guest list party! ONLY 6 Spots needed to fill! Call to reserve spot and for details! (818) 981-7446 Email sharon@lollipop-dream.com with questions. In L.A. This Weekend ALL WEEKEND Cymbeline the Puppet King, Free Children's Shakespeare, by the Actor's Gang Saturdays and Sundays at 11:00am Opening July 25! Free to the public, in the park. "The Actors' Gang is back with yet another unlikely Shakespearean romp for families. The Gang's Fourth Annual Summer-in-the-Park production transforms the bard's complex Cymbeline into the hilarious, kid-friendly CYMBELINE THE PUPPET KING. Performances take place outdoors in Culver City's Media Park (adjacent to the Ivy Substation) every Saturday and Sunday morning from July 25 through August 30 at 11 am...Music, merriment, and madcap adventures are in store. Not to mention a whole slew of puppets! It's fun for the whole family." FREE 21st ANNUAL TASTE IN SAN PEDRO Friday, July 31 6:00 - 10:00 pm, Saturday-Sunday, August 1-2, 11:00 am-9:00 pm San Pedro's premier food event, at beautiful Point Fermin Park! Children's Activities, Summers Studios Children's Art Activities, Face Painting, Ferris Wheel, and the Mountain & Sea Adventure Activities:Mountain & Sea Educational Adventures joins us in offering a salt water "Touch Tank" of sea creatures along with educational games and activities from the Mountain to the Sea! Check out the schedule of games and activities posted at this site. SATURDAY reDiscover Center's Drop-In Recycled Art Classes Saturdays, 10:00am-12:00, Tuesdays 2:30-5:00pm "Join us through out the summer for drop in art. Come to the warehouse with your child and make a project for $5. Every Saturday from 10am to noon and Tuesday afternoon 2:30 to 5pm. Come with your own idea or we have lots of projects ideas too! Musical Explorations: What Is Country? Saturday, August 1, 10:00am "Buck Howdy, one of family music's most acclaimed recording artists and a two-time GRAMMY® Award nominee, brings his down home country show to The GRAMMY Museum for Musical Explorations: What Is Country?. Howdy has been described as "the nexus of Roy Rogers, Will Rogers and Mr. Rogers, with a little Shrek thrown in for fun," all of whom are apparent onstage while Buck gets kids dancing and stomping their feet. Doors open at 9:30 am." SUNDAY International Family Festival at the Bower's Museum Sunday, August 2, 12:00 - 3:30pm "Take a musical and dance trip around the world with the Syrtaki Greek Dancers, Diablada Boliviana, USA, and IKPAVC Samulnori Team. Plus, exciting art projects for the entire family. Admission: Free" FOODIES, LOCAVORES, ... and FRUITARIANS! Public Fruit Jam 2009 Sunday, August 2, 10:00am-1:00pm "i wanna jam with you...Our Fourth Annual Jam with the Fallen Fruit Collective. "Yesiree, it’s that ripe time of year again! Making jam and getting into sticky situations with Fallen Fruit collective is one of our favorite summertime traditions! Bring along your home-grown or public fruit and any clean, empty glass jars you have. At the end everyone will leave with a jar of communal jam. If enough people bring surplus, even the empty handed will leave with jam. Vats of fun for all!" LACMA, Animals in Art, Andell Family Sundays Sunday, August 2, 12:30–3:30 pm "Join us on Sundays for programs designed especially for families. Make art, explore the museum, or join a bilingual gallery tour. Most of all—have fun!" This weekend... "Lion's and tigers, cows and dogs, and elephants! LACMA's permanent collection is teeming with animals! Create your own wild thing, pet, or beast with artists Larry Ashton, Patricia Yossen, Jesus Mascorro, and Quan Yen Trang." Zimmer Family Programs, Matroyska Dolls from Russia Sunday, August 2, 2:00-4:00pm "These beautiful dolls are only a little over 100 years old, but Russian through and through. Join us at the Zimmer to add a nesting doll to your family! All drop-in programs run from 2:00-4:00pm and are free for members and $3.00 per child for non-members in addition to the entrance fee. Entrance fee is $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for children 3 and over. Children 2 and under and grandparents are free." A is for Art, Family Program at the Norton Simon Sunday, August 2, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. "A is for art, B is for blue and C is for circular—D-iscover a new and more colorful alphabet through the sculptures, paintings and collages of author and artist Stephen T. Johnson. Explore the creative process of making children’s books and creating dynamic abstract objects. A workshop follows in which participants create their own alphabet artwork inspired by the Museum’s collections." Cirque Du Soleil Performs at the Grove Sunday, August 2, 12:00-5:00pm Enjoy special performances from all six Las Vegas shows and special activities for families! COMING SOON Concerts at Heritage Square Family Concert Sunday, August 16, 10:30am Take the Metro Gold Line and step back in time at Heritage Square... "Finally on Sunday, August 16 we host a special family concert with the Hallow Trees, "a folk music group for families" who use acoustic instruments and play upbeat Americana music. This concert begins at 10:30 a.m. and cost $5 for Adults, Free for museum members, and $2 for children 6 to 12." Happy Adventuring!  Site and Contents (c) Mommy Adventure Club 2007-2009. All rights reserved. blog comments powered by Disqus |
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