Rhythm Child at The GRAMMY Museum

L.A. Kid Stuff is Giving Away Five Family Four-Pack of Tickets!

Celebrate rhythm and dance to the beat with local favorites Rhythm Child at The GRAMMY Museum this Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 10 a.m.!  The program, perfect for children of all ages, will mix rock and roll, reggae, percussion solos and fun as bandleader Norm Jones and his group engage the audience in song and dance.

The event is part of the GRAMMY Museum’s Education Division Family Music Series that offers highly engaging and interactive opportunities for families to enjoy and learn about music together. Guests can watch an artist perform in the Museum’s intimate GRAMMY Sound Stage, while learning about the history of their favorite musical genre.

Before or after the concert, stay to check out the permanent and temporary exhibits in the GRAMMY Museum. Learn about the history of all musical genres, dance on an interactive Michael Jackson “Billy Jean” dance floor, check out the actual dresses and outfits worn by celebrities Gwen Stefanie, Jennifer Lopez and more!

To enter contest for a family four-pack of tickets: “LIKE” the L.A. Kid Stuff Facebook Page HERE and make a comment on the contest post OR if you are an L.A. Kid Stuff newsletter subscriber you can email us your entry. Winners will be chosen randomly and notified first thing Friday morning, June 16, 2010! Good Luck!

Rhythm Child at The GRAMMY Museum

GRAMMY Museum
800 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, 90015; (213) 765-6800 ext. 6
Saturday, July 17, 2010
10 a.m. (doors open at 9 a.m.)
Ages: All
Cost: $10 per person aged 5 and up (includes access to GRAMMY Museum) Purchase at museum or ticketmaster.com
Website

The Barnum Award to Honor Three Outstanding Kids
Nominations being accepted now!

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is coming to town, and it wants to honor three stand-out kids in the Southland who are making a difference in the community! Nominations are currently being accepted for “The Barnum Award,” a Southland search to honor three stand-out kids who are making a difference in our community. You can nominate that special child between the ages of six and 14 who has demonstrated the entrepreneurial and philanthropic spirit of P.T. Barnum. If the child has used creativity and innovative thinking to develop a solution to a pressing issue in your community, or selflessly dedicated their time to a community service project, then answer a few short questions and submit your nomination HERE. Gold, Silver and Bronze place winners will receive cash prizes to continue their service. The award ceremony will be held on opening night at the Honda Center, July 28th.

SPECIAL FATHER’S DAY GIVEAWAY
Three FlipClips Flip Books

No matter how young or old you are, flip books carry a timeless and fascinating charm. Even more so when the images you’e viewing are of you and your loved ones! Preserve the memories you make with dad in a unique way by creating a personalized flip book from the company that brought back flip books – FLIPCLIPS.  FlipClips will take your 15-30 second videos and turn them into cool, novelty flip books that you can carry with you or leave on your coffee table.  Your memories will never look better, or ever again the same for that matter!  Check out the FlipClips website here.

As a special Father’s Day contest, we are giving away three (3) Storybook FlipBooks to three L.A. Kid Stuff members!  The largest book available at 4.5” wide and 120 pages, the Storybook shows off your favorite memory and will make a lasting impression for years to come.  The book will use up to a 30-second video clip.

To be eligible to WIN a Storybook FlipBook:

Make a comment about why you love the dad in your life on L.A. Kid Stuff’s Facebook Page HERE. Your comment is your raffle entry for this special Father’s Day giveaway.

Winners will be chosen randomly and announced on the L.A. Kid Stuff Facebook Page on the morning of Saturday, June 19!

KIDS ROCK – Concert and Festival returns to the Griffith Park Old L.A. Zoo this Saturday, June 12

Win a Family Four Pack of Tickets to the Event!

We love being able to cross important things off our list with this weekend’s Kids Rock – Music, Nature and Art Festival by the Children’s Nature Institute this Saturday, June 12 from 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.!

Take kids outdoors…Check

At one of the sweetest spots in Griffith Park – the Old L.A. Zoo Area…Check

Dance and sing to rockin’ tunes by Rhythm Child, Randy Kaplan, Love Music, Clean of the Vital and Tru Fight…Check

Pet animals from the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium and the Children’s Nature Institute Wonder Mobile…Check

Create cool stuff like wings and antennae…Check

Do cool stuff like dig for dinosaur bones and sculpt out of found objects…Check

Eat healthy and yummy from the latest-craze food trucks like the Green Truck and Slice Truck…Check

Bid, win and own original artwork from local artists (30 talented artists to choose from!)…Check

Do all of the above in ONE PLACE…Check

Do all of the above in one place while doing good and supporting the Children’s Nature Institute, the non-profit that provides thousands of underserved and special needs children with experiences in nature…Check, Check and Check!

Tickets are only $15 for adults, $5 for kids and kids under 12 months are FREE.  Get your tickets in advance HERE or at the event.

You can also win a family four-pack of tickets!  To be eligible to WIN a Family Four-Pack of tickets to Kids Rock – Music, Nature and Art Festival:

Make a comment on Facebook on the KIDS ROCK Ticket Giveaway Post on L.A. Kid Stuff’s Facebook Page HERE. Your comment is your raffle entry for this ticket giveaway.

Winners will be chosen randomly and announced on the L.A. Kid Stuff Facebook Page on the morning of Friday, June 11!

KIDS ROCK – Music, Nature and Art Festival

Griffith Park Old L.A. Zoo Area
4730 Crystal Springs Blvd., Los Angeles, 90027
Saturday, June 12, 2010
2 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Ages: All
Cost: $15 for adults; $5 for kids; Free for kids under 12 mos. (Activity tickets $2 each)
Website

ABOUT THE CHILDREN’S NATURE INSTITUTE:  Since 1985, the Children’s Nature Institute has provided free environmental programs for more than a quarter of a million young children, parents, and teachers in the Greater Los Angeles area. For many children, CNI’s programs are their first hands-on experiences with the environment.

Rock & Roll Playground Release Party at the GRAMMY Museum with Melissa Green this Saturday, June 12

Plus Win a Family Four-Pack of Tickets to the Show!

Celebrate the latest addition to the Putumayo Kids Playground series of upbeat sounds perfect for dancing and playing at this Saturday’s Rock & Roll Playground Release Party at the GRAMMY Museum, featuring artist Melissa Green! Melissa Green is one of the musicians featured on this latest album from Putamayo Kids, the label well-known for its commitment to introducing children to other cultures through music from around the world. The Rock & Roll Playground Release Party will take place on June 12, 2010 at 10 a.m. on the Nokia Live! downtown L.A. campus at The GRAMMY Museum at 800 West Olympic Boulevard, 90015.

Rock & Roll Playground is a tribute to the early history of rock ‘n’ roll and features music by a stellar group of established and up-and-coming artists, including Grammy Award winners Dan Zanes and Friends and popular favorites Rhythm Child, Peter Himmelman, Starfish, Roger Day, Uncle Rock, Bill Harley, Brady Rymer and the Little Band that Could, Taj Mahal and Linda Tillery, Charity and the JAMband and Rosie Flores & the Pine Valley Cosmonauts.

Saturday’s Release Party will be presented by the GRAMMY Museum® Education Department and Putumayo Kids and will feature a concert by Melissa Green, who 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. You can listen to Melissa’s upbeat, eclectic mix of pop and folk in the Museum’s intimate 200-seat Sound Stage and explore the Museum’s interactive exhibits immediately following the show.

Listen to music clips from Rock & Roll Playground HERE.

To be eligible to WIN a Family Four-Pack of tickets to see Melissa Green in concert and attend the Rock & Roll Release Party at the GRAMMY Museum:

Make a comment on Facebook on the Rock & Roll Playground Release Party Ticket Giveaway Post on L.A. Kid Stuff’s Facebook Page HERE.  Your comment is your raffle entry for this ticket giveaway.

Winners will be chosen randomly and announced on the L.A. Kid Stuff Facebook Page on Thursday, June 10!

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)
Website

Celebrate Hawaiian Music at the GRAMMY Museum
Win a family-four pack of tickets to the show, PLUS parking!

This weekend, celebrate the arrival of spring and let the music of Hawaii take you to a tropical place with the GRAMMY Museum’s Musical Explorations Series featuring award-winning recording artist Daniel Ho. You and your kids will enjoy being led through the songs and dances of Hawaii as Daniel Ho plays the relaxing and festive Hawaiian music. You may even walk away having learned the basics of the popular Hawaiian hula dance!

“A Celebration of Hawaiian Music” will take place on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 10 a.m. in the sound stage at the GRAMMY Museum, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90015. Program doors open at 9:30 a.m. and tickets cost $10 per person and includes museum admission. Purchase tickets at the box office or by clicking HERE or calling (800) 745-3000.

The GRAMMY Museum’s Musical Explorations Series is a great way to combine education and entertainment! Be on the lookout for these bi-monthly family programs, which in the past have included performances by Milkshake, Ozomatli and Ziggy Marley. And if you haven’t checked out the GRAMMY Museum, it’s worth a visit with a permanent exhibit showcasing the history of every possible musical genre you can think of and special exhibits such as the current Elvis at 21 photographs, Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy and selections from the Neil Diamond Collection. The best part for the kids and the kid in you is that many of the installations are interactive! (Personally, we love the Michael Jackson Billy Jean interactive dance floor!) For more information go to the GRAMMY Museum website.

TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY DRAWING for the family four-pack of tickets (and parking!) to this weekend’s show, first become a member of L.A. Kid Stuff by signing up for our weekly newsletters, then email us at info@lakidstuff.com before midnight on Thursday, March 18 and tell us what you love about Hawaii or Hawaiian music!  Please include your phone number. Winner will be notified immediately on Friday.

The Big Screen for Little People
Win a family-four pack of tickets to Sunday’s screenings at the REDCAT International Children’s Film Festival

This weekend the city is abuzz with the Academy Awards. Whether or not your L.A. Kid has decided that she’s ready for her close-up, take her to a place where the big screen is tailored specifically for little people. This Saturday and Sunday are the last two days of the REDCAT International Children’s Film Festival at the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theatre at Walt Disney Hall at 631 West 2nd Street, Los Angeles 90012.

We took our L.A. Kid to last Sunday’s screenings sponsored by Nickelodeon, and packed house notwithstanding, she was mesmerized by the big screen and its offerings, particularly Dora and friends and my daughter’s new friends, Team Umizoomi. Several balloons, face paintings, made-to-order character sketches from Nickelodeon artists, goodie bags, Dora, Diego, and Boots photo-ops later, I was convinced it was the most worthy destination at which I had spent a $5 admission fee in a long time.

L.A. Kid Stuff is pleased to offer a giveaway contest for three family-four pack of tickets to the REDCAT International Children’s Film Festival’s last day and grand finale screenings this Sunday, March 7, 2010. Sunday’s screenings may not have characters or face paintings, but the chance to expose kids to world-class international films created especially for their demographic in a beautiful downtown Los Angeles venue is a must have experience in cultural entertainment and enrichment.

Entitled “Animation Brigade,” nine shorts during this Sunday’s NOON screenings are a salute to AB Studios, a group of Latvian animators whose puppet animation films Rescue Team, Munk and Lemmy, and Animals are full of brave, roguish and mischievous creatures for all ages. These screenings are appropriate for ages 2 and up. L.A. Kid Stuff is giving away a family four-pack of tickets to the noon screenings.

“Magic Carpet” screenings at 1:30 p.m. on the same day will feature inventive international animation for kids ages 7 and up, who’ll see the world in a whole new way. L.A. Kid Stuff is giving away a family four-pack of tickets to the 1:30 p.m. screenings.

Finally, the environmentally-conscious “Green Screen” screenings at 3 p.m. blend fiction and fact for ages 8 and up to foster awareness and guide kids on how they can make a difference in the health of the planet. What a great way to entertain the tweens and teach them about environmentalism in the process! L.A. Kid Stuff is giving away a family four-pack of tickets to the 3 p.m. screenings.

To qualify for the random ticket giveaway drawing, first become an L.A. Kid Stuff member by signing up for our weekly newsletter then email us at info@lakidstuff.com by 9 a.m. on Friday, March 5, 2010 indicating which screening you want to be considered for (NOON, 1:30 p.m. or 3 p.m.) You may only enter a contest for one screening time, so choose appropriately based on age groups! Winners will be notified immediately by email. Winners’ names will be on a list at the box office for four tickets each.

For more information about the REDCAT International Children’s Film Festival, click HERE.

To purchase tickets to the REDCAT International Children’s Film Festival for Saturday, March 6 or Sunday, March 7, 2010, click HERE.

Make a Fastbreak to the Harlem Globetrotters’ Show for Some Crazy-Good Family Fun!

Win a Family Four-Pack of Tickets to the Show!

Looking for a memorable family experience that won’t soon fadeaway? Well you’re in luck because a combination of entertainment and athleticism is about to dribble into town! This February 13, 14 and 15, the Harlem Globetrotters 2010 “Magical Memories” Tour will bring high-flying fun to the Southland at three great locations in Los Angeles, Anaheim and Ontario. For 84 awesome years, the Harlem Globetrotters have thrilled audiences around the world with some of the most innovative, edge-of-your-seat basketball tricks and most recognizable names in basketball history including Wilt Chamberlain, Curly Neal, Marques Haynes, Meadowlark Lemon and Reece Tatum. Today, a new generation of athletes is carrying on the Globetrotter tradition of basketball exhibitions to delight the entire family. Fans of the TV show The Amazing Race will recognize Flight Time Lang and Big Easy Lofton, contestants and fan favorites in the 15th season of the show. Now you can see them in person doing what they do best! Whether you’re a basketball fan, a Globetrotter fan or just looking for a fun time with the family, this show is for you and your family.

Tickets start at only $16, but we are giving away one family four-pack of vouchers (to be traded in to the venue for hard tickets by the winners) to each of these shows:

· Saturday, February 13, 2010 at the Honda Center in Anaheim (1:00 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. show)

· Sunday, February 14, 2010 at the STAPLES Center in Downtown Los Angeles (6:00 p.m. show only)

· Monday, February 15, 2010 at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario (1:00 p.m. show only)

To qualify for the random ticket giveaway drawing, first become an L.A. Kid Stuff member by signing up for our weekly newsletter then email us at info@lakidstuff.com by midnight on Thursday, February 4, 2010 and tell us why you want them! *

* Please note the date, time and location of each show above and specify the show you are interested in. The shows for each day are in one specific location only. Winners will be chosen randomly and notified immediately via email or phone and receive the ticket vouchers in the mail after providing a valid mailing address. The vouchers must be turned in to the show venue box office and redeemed for hard tickets 72 hours before the show.

HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS’
2010 “MAGICAL MEMORIES” WORLD TOUR

Honda Center
2695 East Katella Avenue, Anaheim; (714) 704-2400
Saturday, February 13, 2010
1 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Staples Center
1111 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, 90015; (213) 742-7100
Sunday, February 14, 2010
1 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Citizens Business Bank Arena
4000 E. Ontario Center Parkway, Ontario, 91764; (909) 244-5500
Monday, February 15, 2010
1 p.m.

Ages: All
Cost: Tickets start at $16 (Purchase online at Ticketmaster or at the Harlem Globetrotters website)

Visually-Spectacular Animated Film
The Secret of Kells in Town for One Week!

Psst! Word on the street is that there’s a cool new animated film that is a likely Oscar contender and you have a chance to win four tickets to see it this Saturday, December 5 at 2 p.m.!

The Secret of Kells draws its story from the ancient The Book of Kells and offers fantasy, a magical adventure and visually-spectacular style inspired by Celtic Art and illuminated medieval manuscripts.

The Book of Kells is a beautiful manuscript and Ireland’s most precious medieval artifact. Journey with protagonist 12-year-old Brendan as he fights Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal that will magically complete this magnificent book. The adventure will take Brendan outside of the abbey where he lives into an enchanted forest where a white faerie wolf/girl will befriend him and help him on his quest. In the process Brendan’s own extraordinary talents will be awakened and his courage fortified.

Extensive research into Irish fairy tales, legends and historic Irish locales and monuments went into developing the lavishly-detailed and colorful look of the film. And in a time when digital animation is becoming more and more standard, The Secret of Kells relies mostly on classic hand-drawn animation inspired by medieval art.

“Many of the most influential animation artists still insist that there are stories that are best told with traditional animation,” says Director Tomm Moore. “With our influences and subject matter concerning some of the greatest craftsmen and artists who ever lived we felt strongly that this film is one of those stories.” (Click HERE to see a film clip and the TRAILER)

Be one of the first to see The Secret of Kells at its one-week only Oscar-qualifying run at the AMC Burbank Town Center 8 Theatres starting this Friday. It won’t be back in theatres again until its general release in March 2010!

The Secret of Kells

AMC Burbank Town Center 8
201 E. Magnolia Blvd. #345, Burbank, 91501
Friday, December 4 – Thursday, December 10, 2009
Friday, Monday-Thursday: 7 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday: 2 p.m.
Ages: All
Cost: Kids $9; Adults $10-$12

If you pre-purchase your tickets ONLINE, you will have an opportunity direct $4 of each ticket you purchase to L.A. Kid Stuff’s favorite charity St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Just click HERE and look for the green drop down menu at the top of the page and choose St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, then purchase your tickets! You can also purchase tickets at the Box Office in Burbank, but the charity component applies only to online pre-purchased tickets ONLINE

TO ENTER the four-pack of tickets giveaway drawing, become an L.A. Kid Stuff member by signing up for the weekly newsletter then email us at info @ lakidstuff.com  Winner will be chosen Thursday, December 3rd and notified immediately. Good Luck!

Thanksgiving Giveaway Contests

Happy Thanksgiving! L.A. Kid Stuff is happy to announce the following Giveaway Contests to the following two shows.  Please note the date and time of the show you are interested in:

TO ENTER:  Sign up for the L.A. Kid Stuff newsletter if you haven’t already, then simply email info@lakidstuff and tell us the concert you are interested in and one thing you are thankful for this season.

Winners will be selected Tuesday, November 24 and notified immediately.  Good Luck!

1) Mama Doni and the Mama Doni Band – Chanukah Fever (Giving away 2 family four-packs of tickets)

Adat Shalom – 3030 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles; (310) 475-4985
Sunday, December 6, 2009; 11 a.m.
A $56 value!
(more info about the show)

2) Playhouse Disney Presents the Imagination Movers in Concert (Giving away 1 family four-pack of tickets)

Fred Kavli Theatre – 2100 E. Thousand Oaks, Thousand Oaks, 91362
Tuesday, December 8, 2009; 11:30 AM
Ages: All
A $126 value!
(more info about the show)