Rock & Roll Playground Release Party – A Family Program featuring Melissa Green

GRAMMY Museum
800 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, 90015; (213) 765-6800
Saturday, June 12, 2010
10 a.m. (Doors open at 9:30 a.m.)
Ages: All
Cost: $10/person (includes Museum access) FREE to Museum Members (Reservations are required – Please RSVP to family@grammymuseum.org)
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The GRAMMY Museum® Education Department and Putumayo Kids celebrate the release of Rock & Roll Playground with a performance from Putumayo artist, Melissa Green. Listen to Melissa’s upbeat, eclectic mix of pop and folk in the Museum’s 200-seat Sound Stage and explore the Museum’s interactive exhibits immediately following the show. Melissa Green began singing with kids as a preschool teacher in New York City. She was inspired by her students to begin writing songs. Now living in Los Angeles, Melissa has two albums, a DVD and a self-published book based on The Seahorse Song.

Tickets can be purchased in-person at the Museum Box Office, online at Ticketmaster.com, or by calling 1.800.745.3000.

*Melissa Green photo courtesy of GRAMMY Museum

Salt Marsh and Sand Dunes Tours

Ballona Wetlands
211 Culver Blvd., Ste. K, Playa Del Rey
303 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey, 90293 (This is the meeting place)
Every Second Sunday of each month (call to confirm) (310) 306-5994
Sundays, June 13, July 11, August 8, 2010
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Ages: All
Cost: FREE
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Meet in the parking lot behind Gordon’s Market at 303 Culver Blvd, Playa del Rey.
Join the Friends of Ballona Wetlands for an informative nature tour of the salt marsh and dunes. Learn about our coastal ecosystem and explore the wonders of nature right in the middle of urban Los Angeles.

Habitat Restoration Volunteer Days

Ballona Wetlands
7740 West Manchester Avenue, Playa Del Rey
303 Culver Blvd., Playa del Rey, 90293 (This is the meeting place)
Every Fourth Sunday of each month (call to confirm)
Sundays, June 26, July 24, August 28, 2010
9:30 a.m. – Noon
Ages: All (Kids under age 15 must be accompanied by adult but are welcome)
Cost: FREE
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Enter from parking lot behind Gordon’s Market at 303 Culver Blvd in Playa del Rey.
Try a different sort of family outing by helping nature and the local community. Volunteer together and help the Friends of Ballona Wetlands restore the last coastal wetland habitat in Los Angeles County. Volunteers get hands-on experience while learning about wetland ecology. The Friends provide gloves and tools. Children under 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Rhythm Child Musical Performance

Americana at Brand
889 Americana Way, Glendale, 91210
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Ages: All
Cost: FREE
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Come grab an instrument and play along with the Rhythm Child Band!!

Be sure to register at Kids Club or Concierge Services. Your free Kids Club membership offers some special advantages:

-A free Kids Club T-shirt for every kid who joins
-Special birthday treats in the mail
-A monthly calendar of new and exciting events
-Invitations to special happenings and promotions

Rhythm Child Musical Performance

Kids Club at The Grove
189 The Grove Drive, Los Angeles, 90036; (323) 900-8080
Thursday, June 24, 2010
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Ages: All
Cost: FREE
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Come grab an instrument and play along with the Rhythm Child Band!!

Be sure to register at Kids Club or Concierge Services. Your free Kids Club membership offers some special advantages:

-A free Kids Club T-shirt for every kid who joins
-Special birthday treats in the mail
-A monthly calendar of new and exciting events
-Invitations to special happenings and promotions

Music with Mr. Tom

Encino-Tarzana Library
18231 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana, 91356; (818) 343-1983
Saturday, June 19, 2010
2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Ages: All
Cost: FREE
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Children of all ages are invited to join the Children’s Summer Reading Club and celebrate with music with Mr. Tom.

Magic Show

Granada Hills Library
10640 Petit Ave., Granada Hills, 91344; (818) 368-5687
Saturday, June 5, 2010
4 p.m.
Ages: All
Cost: FREE
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Kick off this summer’s reading club with Tony Daniel’s Magic Show.

LACMA Art

Cypress Park Library
1150 Cypress Ave., Los Angeles, 90065; (323) 224-0039
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Ages: All
Cost: FREE
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LACMA Art for Families. Children and Parents enjoy creating art together.

Silly Second Saturday – Dinosaur Day!

Memorial Branch Library
4625 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, 90019; (323) 938-2732
Saturday, June 12, 2010
3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Ages: All
Cost: FREE
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Kids, hear the call of a dinosaur and see dinosaur bones in this fun program. Join in for fun craft/game activities every Second Saturday. This month, Read to Me L.A. Presents Richard Wade’s Dinosaur Day!

“The Rhine’s Gold” We Tell Stories

North Hollywood Regional Library
5211 Tujunga Ave., N. Hollywood, 91601; (818) 766-7185
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
5:30 p.m.
Ages: 5-12
Cost: FREE
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Based on Wagner’s opera, Das Rhinegold. Features a puppet dwarf, musical experts from the opera, and audience participation. For children ages 5 – 12 and their families.