Breakfast For Kids at the Hard Rock Cafe Saturday April 26

Rock 'N Roll Kids Breakfast 4.26.14

Listen To Your Mother. No, Really. April 27 in Orange County [Ticket Giveaway!]

Next Sunday, the national show Listen To Your Mother will happen in Orange County (Santa Ana). It is worth a day trip for this, my friends, I promise you. In addition to talent from OC and San Diego, the cast features several Los Angeles area moms including Agoura Hills’ own Julie Gardner!

“The mission of each LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER production is to take the audience on a well-crafted journey that celebrates and validates mothering through giving voice to motherhood–in all of its complexity, diversity, and humor.

LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER aims to support motherhood creatively through artistic expression, and also financially–through contributions to non-profit organizations supporting families in need.”

Watching and listening to women standing in front of an audience, reading their original, curated work regarding motherhood, is a moving and powerful experience. I’ve seen several such performances, I can guarantee you that you will have a wonderful time.

Listen To Your Mother
April 27, 4:00 PM
The Ebell Club
625 French Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 547-6331
Website

Ten percent of ticket sales go to benefit WisePlace, a women’s shelter in Santa Ana. Buy tickets here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/611696 OR, enter to win one of 10 pairs of tickets that LTYM is giving away, below!

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Minecraft Event at Club Nokia This Saturday, March 29

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Meet the stars of The Video Game “Minecraft” LIVE at Club Nokia on Saturday, March 29th!

I didn’t know that Minecraft had stars, but if you have a Minecraft fiend draped around your house with his or her face stuck into an iPad watching YouTube videos of other people playing Minecraft for hours on end, you at least might understand this. Okay, if YOU don’t understand this, then maybe your kid does.

In fact, I got this pitch for this event and I didn’t understand it. I mean, read on:

“Don’t miss this rare opportunity to meet the stars of The Video Game “Minecraft” – Bajancanadian, Jeromeasf, Deadlox, Skydoesminecraft, Huskymudkipz,Minecraftuniverse and Ssundee are coming to Club Nokia on Saturday, March 29th for a special In-Game Q&A, interaction and meet & greet! Debut musical performance by Minecraftuniverse and musical performance by Skydoesminecraft!”

The only parts of this message that compute are “rare opportunity” and “musical performance.” I called my 8-year-old son up to my office and had him read it. He nodded his head and said “Oh yes, those are great Minecrafters. Can we go to this?”

And that, my friends, is why you will see this 42-year-old suburban PTA mom at the Team Crafted event this weekend at Club Nokia, a place I have never been and have no desire to ever visit (unless, say, Indigo Girls were to perform there) because it’s east of Calabasas and ugh, parking.

The things we do for our children. Check it out if you have a Minecraft-obsessed kid (or if you ARE one – no judgement here).

Team Crafted
Saturday March 29 at 1:00 PM
Club Nokia
800 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 765-7000

Click here for tickets and more info and here is a nifty little video that the kids might like.

I received complimentary admission to this event.