Silk Road Storytime

Pacific Asia Museum
46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, 91101
Saturday, February 6, 2010
10:30 a.m.
Ages: All
Cost: Museum Admission ($9 for General Admission; $7 for Students and Seniors;
FREE for Children Ages 11 and Under)
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Join everyone’s favorite storyteller Sunny Stevenson in the Travelers’ Tent for fabulous stories from along the Silk Road.
Afterwards, check out the exhibit Fashioning Domesticity, Weaving Desire: Visions of Filipina. “Fashioning Domesticity, Weaving Desire: Visions of the Filipina” exhibition explores the canonical visions of the early to mid 20th-century Filipina as civilized and/or wild. Through the juxtaposition of traditional textiles and ethnographic photography, as well as objects of personal adornment and popular print culture, this exhibition addresses the fashioning of domesticity and the weaving of desire as political strategies of polarization. Interrogating the body as a (dis)embodied landscape activated by the braided contexts of colonialism and democracy, the exhibition acknowledges that central to this binary of conquest and governance is the co-existence, reflection, and collision of the “modern” and “primitive.”

Target Free Family Saturday: Wear This!

Japanese American National Museum
369 East First Street, Los Angeles, 90012; (213) 625-0414
Saturday, March 13, 2010
11 a.m.
Ages: All
Cost: FREE (all day)
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Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. .

With additional support provided by the Mitsubishi International Corporation

ALL DAY CRAFT ACTIVITIES:

Take a close look and explore the beautiful textiles in Textured Lives: Japanese Immigrant Clothing from the Plantations of Hawai’i with a scavenger hunt through the exhibition galleries

Make a sock puppet and fun clothes for it to wear

Ruthie’s Origami Corner: Make an origami happi coat

Bring an old t-shirt and alter it to transform it into something new and fun!

SPECIAL: KIDS CLOTHING SWAP PARTY! Bring any size/age children’s clothing in good condition and exchange it for something else

SCHEDULE:

11 AM – Doors open

11:30 – 1:30 PM – Shibori* workshop for kids with Shibori Girl (limit 20 students, minimum age 9 years old)

1 – 4 PM – Kidding Around the Kitchen will show you the way to stylishly dress yummy healthy fillings for a quick lunch or snack on the go

1 – 4 PM – Dress your skin with a fun and temporary henna tattoo by LA Henna

1 – 4 PM – Put on a costume and smile for the camera! Have a fun photo taken with LA Photo Party – a photo booth without the photo booth!

4 PM – Doors close

*a Japanese term for several methods of dyeing cloth

Valentine’s Day Family Festival

Japanese American National Museum
369 East First Street, Los Angeles, 90012; (213) 625-0414
Saturday, February 13, 2010
11 a.m.
Ages: All
Cost: FREE (all day)
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Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together.

With additional support provided by the Mitsubishi International Corporation.

ALL DAY CRAFT ACTIVITIES:

Show that you care by making flowers to give to someone special

Create a Valentine’s Day card handmade with love

Ruthie’s Origami Corner: Make an origami heart

SCHEDULE:
11 AM – Doors open

11 AM – 4 PM – Find out how Valentine’s Day is celebrated around the world and receive a special Japanese themed Valentine’s Day gift

11 AM – 4 PM – Get your free Valentine’s Day cupcake from the Dainty Cakes LA truck! (1 cupcake per child, while supplies last)

1 – 4 PM – Decorate and eat a sweet and delicious cookie at a very special Cookie Decorating Party put on by Parties by Stacy

2 PM – Hear a wonderful storyteller read the children’s book Valentine’s Day

4 PM – Doors close

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

Japanese American National Museum
369 East First Street, Los Angeles, 90012; (213) 625-0414
Saturday, January 30, 2010
10:15 a.m.
Ages: All
Cost: $14/person; $9/person members (includes museum admission)
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Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents.

Comfortable walking shoes and clothes recommended. Weather permitting.

Beauty and the Beast

Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard at Dallas Drive, Thousand Oaks;
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
10 a.m.
Ages: All
Cost: $14 individual tickets; $9.00 Groups of 10 or more (call (805) 496-1233 to purchase tickets or order tickets online HERE)
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American Family Theater’s musical production recalls how Beauty’s love for her father causes her to be trapped in the castle of the Beast. Beauty’s adventures at the castle help her discover the goodness and kindness in the beast and lead to the magical moment when the Beast becomes a man.

Let’s Go Science

Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard at Dallas Drive, Thousand Oaks;
Thursday, February 18, 2010
10 a.m. and Noon (two shows)
Ages: All
Cost: $14 individual tickets; $9.00 Groups of 10 or more (call (805) 496-1233 to purchase tickets or order tickets online HERE)
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Presented by Community Educational Entertainment, Inc. Combining audience interaction with amazing circus skills and breathtaking illusions, Professor Smart and Ms. Knowitall take you on a wacky look at how things work. This fun-filled production, perfect for all ages, teaches physics concepts through theatrically based experiments and demonstrations. This is one science lesson that students won’t want to miss!

A Year With Frog and Toad

Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard at Dallas Drive, Thousand Oaks;
Thursday, January 28, 2010
10 a.m. and Noon (two shows)
Ages: 6-12
Cost: $14 individual tickets; $9.00 Groups of 10 or more (call (805) 496-1233 to purchase tickets or order tickets online HERE)
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Presented by Community Educational Entertainment, Inc. A hit on Broadway, A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD was nominated for 3 Tony Awards – including Best Musical.  Now, for the first time, an all-new production will tour across North America. Arnold Lobel’s beloved characters hop from the page to the stage in Robert and Willie Reale’s musical, A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD. D eveloped by Mr. Lobel’s daughter, Adrianne Lobel, the stage musical remains true to the spirit of the original stories as they proceed two great friends, the cheerful and popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad through four fun-filled seasons. Waking from hibernation in the spring, they proceed to plant gardens, swim, rake leaves and go sledding , learning life’s lessons along the way, including a most important one about friendship and rejoicing in the attributes that make each of us different and special.

Kids Yoga on The Green

The Americana at Brand
889 Americana Way, Glendale, 91210; (818) 637-8982
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 (Call to confirm re. weather conditions)
11 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
Ages: 3-6
Cost: FREE
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Lululemon Athletica hosts this event!  Join certified Yoga instructor Abbie Rose for a fun filled Kids Yoga class on the Green. Recommended for three to six year olds, but parents are always welcome to join in on the fun!

GRAMMY Nominated Children’s Artists to Perform this Saturday at GRAMMY Museum

If you are acutely aware that Milkshake is more that a delectable drink and Greg & Steve aren’t just your next door neighbors, then you and your kids are in the know about what’s hot and hip in today’s children’s music. Part of the list of GRAMMY-nominated artists in the categories of Best Musical Album for Children and Best Spoken Word Album for Children, Milkshake and Greg & Steve will perform in a show with all of their fellow nominees, including Ziggy Marley, Buck Howdy, Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, Harlan Ellison, Dean Pitchford and Jonathan Sprout.

Watch exciting performances from all six GRAMMY nominees in the Best Musical Album for Children field at the Second Annual GRAMMY Children’s Music Celebration on Saturday, January 30, 2010 at The GRAMMY Museum. The program will also feature spirited passages from nominees in the Best Spoken Word Album for Children category. Part of the monthly “Musical Explorations” series, the special event kicks off the Museum’s exciting and innovative 2010 series of family programming.

Second Annual GRAMMY Children’s Music Celebration

The GRAMMY Museum
800 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, 90015; (213) 765-6800
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Noon
Ages: All
Cost: $10 (includes admission to the Museum)
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Friendship Bracelets with a New Twist

Craft and Folk Art Museum
5814 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, 90036; (323) 937-4230
Saturday, February 27, 2010
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Ages: 3-12
Cost: $6/child; Members Free (RSVP required. Please call 323.937.4230 x50 or email workshops@cafam.org)
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Embrace the beauty of the woven textiles in Bold Abstractions: Textiles from Central Asia and Iran, by learning to weave your own friendship bracelets. From simple braids to more complicated macramé techniques, kids of all ages will enjoy!

Listen, Learn & Make offers a unique opportunity for curious children to explore their world through art and culture. The workshops, offered two Saturdays a month, feature hands-on activities, gallery exploration and storytelling. These workshops are the first step to Global Citizenship! Limited class sizes ensure plenty of personal attention.