Kidspace July

July: A Month of Birthday and Bug Celebrations
and even a little clowning around!

Fourth of July Weekend: Let’s Have a Parade!*Friday, July 2^nd & Saturday July 3^rd
Come make musical shakers and break out your kazoos for a Kidspace-style parade. What better way to celebrate our Country’s 234^th birthday than by having drummers leading a parade through the Kidspace gardens and amphitheater. Come before the parade on both days to make red, white and blue collages. To top it all off, the Fire Department will make a visit to Kidspace from 2pm-4pm on Friday and Saturday! Don’t miss this PATRIOTIC celebration!

 *Kick off America's birthday celebration with a delicious pancake breakfast provided by Wolfgang Puck Catering on July 2nd and July 3rd from 10am-12pm. Meals come with syrup, butter and a side of fruit!

Kidspace Bug and Insect Fair
Saturday, July 17^th & Sunday, July 18^th 10am-5pm
Calling all budding junior entomologists to the first annual Kidspace Bug and Insect Fair! Insect enthusiasts, educators, environmental groups, bug professionals will make dynamic presentations, conduct fun demonstrations and sell cool products art, insect toys, books, insect specimens (living and prepared) and virtually anything insect-related in this uniqe and family-friend event. You can also adopt lady bugs and caterpillars at the Busy Bee Learning Center.

Don't forget to clown around with us at our circus themed Twilight Night!
Friday, July 16th from 5pm-8pm

City Of La Habra Big Truck Petting Zoo

Title:	City Of La Habra Big Truck Petting Zoo
From:	Thu, Jul/08/2010
To:	Thu, Jul/08/2010
Venue: La Habra Branch Library 221 E. La Habra Blvd. Meeting Room
Agenda: 2:00 p.m. Participants will meet in the La Habra Branch Library meeting room, then walk over to see the City's big dump trucks, bulldozers and other machinery.  Bring your cameras to take photos!

Free Art Events: Long Beach, LA & OC.

Don't miss the Target Arts & Wonder Free Family Event, July 16-18, at a museum or performing arts institution near you. Bring your family and enjoy the arts with Target!

Long Beach Events

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  MOLAA: Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach

  Target Free Sundays
  Every Sunday
  www.molaa.org
  
  
  Free
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  MOLAA: Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach

  Target Arts & Wonder
  Sunday
  Target Free Sunday
  7/18/2010 from noon to 5pm
  www.molaa.org
  
  
  Free

Los Angeles Events

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  CAAM: California African American Museum , Los Angeles

  Target Sundays at CAAM
  1st Sunday of the month
  www.caamuseum.org
  
  
  Free
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  CAAM: California African American Museum , Los Angeles

  Target Arts & Wonder
  Sunday
  Target Free Arts Family Day
  7/18/2010 from 11am to 5pm
  www.caamuseum.org
  
  
  Free
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  City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles

  Target Arts & Wonder
  Saturday, Sunday
  2010 Free TARGET Music Festival
  7/17/2010, 7/18/2010 from 2 to 6pm
  www.culturela.org/
  
  
  Free
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  Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles

  Target Arts & Wonder
  Saturday
  Target Free Saturday
  7/17/2010 from 11am to 4pm
  www.janm.org
  
  
  Free
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  Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles

  Target Free Family Saturdays
  2nd Saturday of the month June, July & October
  www.janm.org
  
  
  Free
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  Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles

  Target Free Holiday Mondays
  9/6/2010
  www.lacma.org
  
  
  Free
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  Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles

  Target Arts & Wonder
  Saturday
  Target Free Arts Family Day
  7/17/2010 from 11am to 8pm
  www.lacma.org
  
  
  Free
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  Museum of Latin American Art, Los Angeles

  Target Arts & Wonder
  Sunday
  Target Free Sunday
  7/18/2010 from noon to 5pm
  www.molaa.org
  
  
  Free
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  Plaza de la Raza Target Feria, Los Angeles

  Target Arts & Wonder
  Sunday
  Target Feria de la Familia
  7/18/2010 from noon to 6pm
  www.plazadelaraza.org
  
  
  Free
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  Shakespeare by the Sea, Los Angeles

  Target Arts & Wonder
  Friday, Saturday, Sunday
  Target Presents Shakespeare by the Sea
  7/16/2010, 7/17/2010, 7/18/2010 from 7 to 9pm
  www.shakespearebythesea.org
  
  
  Free

http://sites.target.com/site/en/company/page.jsp?contentId=WCMP04-031764&city=la_oc&ref=tgt_adv_XCOD4222&afid=d_specificmedia&cpng=regionalarts2010&PlaceID=48571090&CreateID=35088377

JAM Play Music

JAM
Play Music
What: Community-minded music and movement program for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and their fams.
Why: Get the exclusive Play Music Summer Session CD, featuring favorite local children’s artists.
When: Register now. Classes start July 5.
Where: Silver Lake Yoga, 2810½ Glendale Blvd., at Rowena Ave.; Play, 5814 W. Third St., b/t Cochran & Cloverdale Aves. Info at 323-988-1189. Seven-week session, $155.

Americana at brand this week

Tuesday, July 6: Music with Melissa Green
Listen, dance, clap and play to interactive folk music by Melissa.

Tuesday, July 13: Egg
Coined as Kindie Rock by some, they are fast, fun, educational, and entertaining. Egg is what the kid in us always wants and needs, more Rock-N-Roll. Exciting music that is USDA kid and grown up approved.

Tuesday, July 20: Twinkle Time
Twinkle and her colorful cast of friends will teach children valuable lessons to catchy tunes.

Tuesday, July 27: Rhythm Child
Rhythm Child introduces your child to creative expression and cultural exploration through interactive music.

Love it Keep it!

Heavy Petal Parking Lot


Greenaid Seed Bombs


Fifty cents gets you fifteen minutes of meter parking, soy substitution in a latte, or a greener future courtesy of Greenaid.

Our money’s on the latter. With the clever edict “Change for Change,” Otis alums Daniel Phillips and Kim Karlsrud of Commonstudio in Culver City are hocking seed bombs (a bloomable ball of compost, clay, and a native wildflower mix of white yarrow, California poppy, lupine, and blue flax) so you can beautify the city at will.

A few good targets: abandoned lots, sidewalk cracks, or your own barren backyard. Make sure the seeds get enough water and sun, and witness the concrete jungle begin to sprout within a few days (or weeks, depending on the soil).

They’re available online or via one of seven refurbished quarter-operated gum ball dispensers found on street corners from Pasadena to Santa Monica. And that’s just a start: Greenaid intends to deploy twelve additional machines to new communities if all goes well with the current pledge drive. That’s fifty sense.

Gigi's Farmers Market at Americana at brand

Gigi's Farmers Market

Saturday, June 26, 10am - 2pm

 

Come discover fresh and exotic produce, fragrant florals and deliciously prepared foods, plus an array of family fun and entertainment at Gigi's Farmers Market at The Americana at Brand. Additionally, enjoy food from a different gourmet food truck every week. This week's truck is Mandoline Grill.

Music at memorial park

Title:		Music at memorial park
Date:		Wednesday June 23, 2010
Time:		6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Notes:		Levitt Pavilion Summer Concert Series Take advantage of FREE music in Pasadena at Memorial Park every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from June 23 through August 29. Special concerts for children are on Wednesday nights at 7 pm. Don’t forget your blankets and lawn chairs.

Toy Story 3

Disney presents the third installment in the Pixar animated adventure series, Toy Story. Buzz and Woody's owner is grown up and in college, and the toys find themselves in a new home--a day care center--with all new adventures to face. The film is presented in Disney Digital 3D(TM). After the film audience members are invited to the Toy Story Fun Zone where they can meet Buzz and Woody and participate in fun activities based on the movie.



See Toy Story 3 in Disney Digital 3D(TM) then enjoy an all new attraction, the Toy Story 3 Fun Zone! 3 1/2 Hours of Fun for All Ages!

-Meet Buzz and Woody!
-Challenge yourself in an obstacle race!
-See the Dancing with the Toys show!
-Jump in a Bounce House!
-Compete in the video game arcade!
-Take a spin on the ferris wheel! And much more!

LOVE it, KEEP it!

This title is stolen from my Friend Erin's blog. Under Love it Keep it. I am going to post some of my favorite things that I want to share with you guys.

This is Steve's Father's Day gift.  It was handmade by a friends husband. I think it is the coolest! Let me know if you want to get one too. It is hand drawn on a wood block. XOXO M

Visit Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden

Calendar:

Ticketed Events

Title:

Butterfly Pavilion

When:

13.06.2010 - 01.08.2010

Description:

A new interactive exhibition designed to allow visitors to walk among and learn about native Southern California butterflies. Hundreds of butterflies will call the temporary enclosure home. The exhibit will be open daily 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. In addition to standard RSABG admission fees, the entry fee for the Butterfly Pavilion is $2 per person. For more information contact Lorrae Fuentes, director of education.

http://www.rsabg.org/index.php

folk singers Gigi & Mike

Title:		folk singers Gigi & Mike
Date:		Saturday June 26, 2010
Time:		2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Notes:		Gigi & Mike Saturday, June 26, 2 pm Award-winning folk singers Gigi & Mike throw a musical party with their lively sing-along hootenannies! Kids will have the opportunity to create their own lyrics, play basic percussion, and build great folk music and story- telling into their lives.