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September 5-11: Labor Day Weekend For a "quiet holiday weekend", it sure is busy! We hope you'll have a chance to enjoy the extra long weekend and explore the city...kids in tow. Top Picks  Drum Downtown, Music Center Plaza Saturday, September 5, 10:00am to 11:30am "FREE admission, donations welcome. First come, first served. Outdoor Fun for the Drummer in Everyone Jump start your Saturday mornings with drumming fun on the Music Center Plaza. Feel the contagious rhythms and make music in the moment with hand drums, shakers, tambourines, and other percussion instruments provided. No experience necessary, for non-drummers and drummers of all levels." FREE  Target Free Sunday: Diwali Celebration at the Bowers Museum Sunday, September 6, Noon - 3:30 PM "To celebrate the victory of good over evil and the uplifting of spiritual darkness, the Bowers’ Indian Arts Council welcomes you to showcase the richness of India with an introduction to yoga, the art of henna, sampling of food, and classical, folk, and Bollywood dances." The Bowers Museum is about an hour's drive south of Los Angeles in Santa Ana, which is also home to the Discovery Science Center.  Matinee Children's Show at McCabe's Guitar Shop with PETER HIMMELMAN Sunday, September 6, 11:00am After a summer hiatus from their monthly shows, we're so glad McCabe's is back! "Our old pal Peter is back, this time celebrating the release of My Trampoline which has just this week won a NAPPA Gold Award! Wow! His shows are always amazing, and the whole family will dig it, so come on down!" $10 Adults - $5 Ages 2-10 In L.A. This Weekend  L.A. County Fair Opens, $1 Admission! Saturday-Sunday, September 5 – 7, 10:00am-1:00pm "Just four quarters each and the family can enter a world of dinosaurs, dogs, farm critters, thrilling carnival rides and food you won’t find any place else, including deep-fried frog legs, ginormous turkey legs, cheesecake on a stick and the newest creation – the deep-fried zucchini weenie. Besides the $1 admission from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., all 22-ounce soft drinks are just $1 at all food and beverage stands from 1 to 4 p.m.; carnival rides, games and select food items are just $1 from 4 to 7 p.m." The fair takes place in Pomona, about an hour's drive south of L.A. Pick Your Own Tomatoes 2009 at Underwood Family Farms Saturday-Sunday, September 5-6 ONLY, 6:00am-12:00pm One piece of advice...GET THERE EARLY! It gets hot in Moorpark! "Pick Your Own Roma Tomatoes is scheduled to take place over Labor Day Weekend 2009 (Saturday, September 5 & Sunday, September 6 only) at our Moorpark location. The price is $.20/pound. Hours are from 6:00am to 12:00pm. We ask that you bring containers of equal size that will not hold over 50 lbs, to make it easier for weighing. If they are all the same, we only have to weigh one of two. If they are dissimilar, we'll have to weigh each one. If you are interested in already picked tomatoes, the price is $.40/pound and must be ordered 1-day in advance and pre-paid. For more information, please call (805) 529-3690." Saturday Back to School Stories, Downtown Central Library Saturday, September 5, 2:00-3:00pm "Get ready for the new school year with funny stories, poems, songs, and a puppet show." FREE Sunday  Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center Sunday, September 6, 10:00am and 1:00pm "Free Cultural Program: Celecia Begay will be conducting a Dreamcatcher, rings and leather workshop. All ages welcome. Satwiwa is a learning center for all people to share traditional and contemporary indigenous life-ways. The Center is a collective effort among the Chumash, Tongva, other Native Peoples of the Americas, and the National Park Service. At Satwiwa, we honor the past, celebrate the present, and create the future." FREE First Sundays Are For Teens, at MOCA Sunday, September 6, 1:00pm Museum Of Contemporary Art, Grand Avenue "Join a guided tour of Collecting History: Recent Acquisitions and discover an array of different artists and the diverse ways in which they utilize a variety of media to communicate their ideas and construct forms. Then, uncover, develop, and stretch your creativity by making your own sculptural project that incorporates both hand-made and ready-made objects in a workshop designed by artist Megan Sant. Teens are welcome to drop in anytime from 1-3:30pm, take a guided tour, and participate in an artist-led workshop with their friends." INFO 213/621-1765 or fflores@moca.org, FREE Monday Target Free Holiday Mondays at LACMA: Music in the Gardens of Pompeii Monday, September 7 "Visitors of all ages are invited to a free day at the museum featuring live performances, tours, and self-guided activities. Enjoy a live music performance of Italian folk music with Musicantica. Performances 12:30 and 2:45." Pencil It In This is a popular show! Get tickets now! Family Festival at the Getty
Saturday, September 12, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. "Celebrate French culture with a day of music, dance, storytelling, and art making inspired by the exhibitions Capturing Nature's Beauty: Three Centuries of French Landscapes and Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution.
Try your hand at art-making workshops, enjoy musical performances, and
get carried away by our master storytellers." FREE Saturday, September 12, 10:15am
SHELL-ters! Clams,
crabs, turtles and snails….they can’t run fast, but they CAN hide!
Lets meet some small friends with really tough shells. Story time,
crafts and games galore!
Live
animals, story times, songs and art experiences are just some of the
fun activities we have planned for you. Critter Clubs are for 3-5 year
olds and a participating adult. Critter Clubs are FREE with paid Museum admission. Events are
available on a first-come, first-served basis. No reservations
required, but tickets are very limited, so arrive early! Check in at the Dueling Dinos in the Museum's Grand Foyer.
For more information about Critter Club, please contact the Discovery Center at (213) 763-3230. Saturday, September 12, 11:00am-4:00pm
"Come to the National Museum for fun crafts for the whole family!
All day craft activities. Be creative while helping us clean out our closet! We'll be bringing
out all of our crafty fun for a day full of exciting variety. Join us
and be sure to bring your artistically inventive imaginations!"
Ganesha Free Family Festival at the Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena
Saturday, September 12, 10:00am-2:00pm As seen in Discovering Ganesha, each August and September throughout the Hindu world huge festivals celebrate Lord Ganesha’s birthday. We will celebrate it as well with music, dance, fashion, crafts, hands-on activities, and more! Free. Sunday, September 13
Hurray! We are so excited that LACMA will reopen this amazing hand's on art experience for kids in the "real" museum. The education department indicated that the first projects would be based on art in the Korean Gallery that will be reopening next door. Stay tuned for more news...
Free Family Day: Cover to Cover at SMMoa September 12, 2:00-5:00 pm "Participants will make one-of-a-kind book covers with mixed media for use in conjunction with Allen Ruppersberg’s project The Never Ending Book Part 2." (recommended for ages 6 to adult) Grandparents Hike with Children's Nature Institute September 13, 10:00am - 12:00pm Temescal Gateway Park "What better way to spend it than with Grandparents and kids exploring the full sights and sounds of summer with this lovely walk for all ages in Temescal Canyon Park. Children and their grandparents will enjoy hands-on discovery, stories and activities with one of CNI's talented and passionate educators." $20 per child Dance Downtown Saturday, September 19, 6:30-10:00pm Calling all left feet! No experience necessary - dance and sway the night away with beginner lessons and DJ/live music under the stars.Complimentary beginner dance lessons at 6:30pm and throughout the evening. FREE admission, donations welcomed, First come, first served. September 18: Brazilian Samba featuring live music by Sambalß Samba School Colors to "Dye" For, at the L.A. Aroboretum Saturday, September 19, 10:00am - 12:00pm "Plant dyes have been used since 3,000 B.C.E., and ancient writings describe over 1,000 sources of natural dyes. Although today most dyes are created artificially, making natural plant dyes can be as simple as gathering plants from your own garden. Join us as we gather plants for our own dyes and do a bit of groovy tie-dying! Individuals: Members $5/$6 nonmembers. Family Fee: $15 per family for members; $20 per family for non-members. Pre-registration required for all classes. Registration closes at 5pm the day prior to class. For more information regarding the above class, please call Colleen Biles at 626.821.5897 or email: colleen.biles@arboretum.org. Happy Adventuring!  Site and Contents (c) Mommy Adventure Club 2007-2009. All rights reserved. blog comments powered by Disqus |
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