KIDS/SNEAK PEEK : EXPO PURE DELIGHT FOR KIDDOS.More than 50,000 parents and kids are expected to check out the activities - street hockey, a magic show, music, bungee jumping and more - at the All About Kids Expo Oct. 24-26 at the Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center (abbreviated LACC) is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and was best known to video games fans as host to E3 until its cessation in 2006. . Among the highlights: a street hockey rink set up by the L.A. Kings; magic performed by Disney's ``Merlin the Magician''; music by Robbo and Myron Frame; bungee jumping; laser tag; rock climbing rock climbing Sports medicine An 'extreme sport' in which the participant climbs rock formations, with or without ropes Injury risk Fractures, abrasions, death. See Extreme sports. and ``moon bouncing.'' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a world-renowned hospital located in Los Angeles, California. History Cedars-Sinai is the result of a merger in 1961 between two major Los Angeles hospitals, Cedars of Lebanon and Mount Sinai Home for the Incurables, with Steve Broidy as will also set up an area where children can don costumes and play doctor. McGruff the Crime Dog McGruff the Crime Dog is an anthropomorphic cartoon bloodhound created for the National Crime Prevention Council for use by American police in building crime awareness among children. He debuted in July 1980.[1] The character was created by Sherry Nemmers. will be there, too. Exhibitors and sponsors of the expo include the Daily News, Home Depot, Club Disney, Crow Books, Discovery Toys and the Los Angeles police and fire departments. Admission is $4 for kids ages 3 through 12 and $8 for adults. Children under 3 are free. For more info, call (213) 878-0771. Acting on a hunch Pepperdine University Center for the Arts presents a one-hour musical adaptation of ``The Hunchback hunchback, abnormal outward curvature of the spine in the thoracic region. It is also known as kyphosis and humpback, and in its severe form a noticeable hump is evident on the back. of Notre Dame'' at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday. The musical version of Victor Hugo's classic novel will be performed by the nationally touring Children's Storybook sto·ry·book n. A book containing a collection of stories, usually for children. adj. Occurring in or resembling the style or content of a storybook: storybook characters; a storybook romance. Theatre of Riverside, a division of Riverside's Civic Light Opera. Tickets are $14. Call (310) 456-4522 for reservations. Or call any Ticketmaster outlet. Pepperdine's Smother's Theatre is at 24255 Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Coast Highway may refer to:
Freebie free·bie also free·bee n. Slang An article or service given free: "such freebies as subway and bus maps" New York. alert The Pasadena Symphony opens its 70th anniversary season Oct. 18 with a free Musical Circus for children at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. The 8:30 a.m. concert, geared for children under 12, offers kids an opportunity to test-drive different strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion instruments. In addition, French violinist Olivier Charlier will demonstrate the three-quarter size violin, one popular with children because they can easily hold it. The Musical Circus concept was started by the symphony five years ago. It has been an introduction to classical music for thousands of children. The auditorium is at 300 E. Green St. in Pasadena. Call (626) 793-7172 for more information. Movie, popcorn and a baby sitter Encino-based Mann Theatres has opened the West Coast's first child activity center within a movie theater, a place for kids to go while Mom and Dad take in a film. Called Kidz Scene, the center at the Glendale 10 is geared for kids ages 2 through 10. Under the supervision of trained staffers from Woodcrest Schools Inc. of Tarzana, the kids participate in arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. or play with Nintendo and computers. For an additional fee, they can munch on snacks. All parents must complete a family information form and provide a driver's license before their children are admitted to the center. Parents and children are then given matching identification bracelets. In addition, parents are handed pagers to wear inside the theater in case an emergency arises. The cost is $7.50 per child for three hours. But the center can only accommodate 20 children at a time, so reservations are encouraged. Call (818) 549-0055. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: The All About Kids Expo will feature the musical talent of Robbo. |
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