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Long Weekend Agenda: 10 Fun Family Activities for February 18-21, 2011
There’s plenty happening around Los Angeles to keep us all busy during this President’s Day holiday weekend.
Friday, February 18:
Even if you aren’t a sports person, it would take a heart of stone to not think the NBA All-Star Jam totally rocks little basketball fans’ worlds. These events take place at the Convention Center Friday through Monday, so hopefully no nasty parking conflicts will go down between those driven, eager Barneys Warehouse Sale shoppers and the All-Star attendees. Tickets cost $12-$20 for Friday and Monday, and $20-$30 for Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday, February 19:
The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Jazz and the Orchestra takes place at Disney Concert Hall at 11 a.m. This performance is part of the Toyota Symphonies for Youth series, and features host John Beasley in a fun and educational afternoon that includes compositions by Horace Silver, Leonard Bernstein, and Duke Ellington. (Also on February 26th.)
This month’s Family Fun Class at the L.A. County Arboretum from 10 a.m. to noon is all about chocolate and plants. Learn about the plant origins of the treat, and then see how other plants can be used to flavor chocolate. $14 per family. RSVP to (626) 821-5897.
The Echo Center puts on a rocking family dance party from 4 to 7 p.m. at the basement of the Echo Park United Methodist Church. What better way to burn off all that excess energy at the end of the day? Twenty dollars per family (buy tickets here) includes the live DJ, hula hoops, bubbles, art projects, snacks, and face painting. For additional info, contact (213) 484-6676 or aortiz@theechocenter.org.
Some die-hard Dodgers fans might not want to see their beloved stadium transformed for the Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam at Dodger Stadium at 7 p.m. But others will be absolutely thrilled. Besides, trucks mashing around in the dirt and mud in the middle of a huge stadium are easier to see from a distance than actual human beings playing a disciplined sport. Tickets $22-$45 for adults, $10 children 2-12.
It’s Wild Wild West story time and puppet show at the Downtown Central Library at 2 p.m. Some parents, however, might be tempted to duck out and slip into the Los Angeles City Historical Society lecture by local author/journalist/historian/media expert Kevin Roderick entitled, “Architects and Architecture of Los Angeles from Adobe to High-Rise: 1781 to 1900″ at the library’s Taper Auditorium.
Sunday, February 20:
The Zimmer Children’s Museum on Wilshire near San Vicente offers a President’s Day themed family program from 2:30 to 4 p.m. The cotton balls will be flying as kids make their own George Washington wigs. ($3 in addition to regular $5-$8 admission. Note: grandparents are always admitted free with their grandkids.)
Singer/songwriter Randy Kaplan brings his blues/bluegrass/pan-roots act to iconic Santa Monica music venue McCabe’s Guitar Shop at 11 a.m. How cool will it be when your kid fondly remembers his/her first trip to McCabe’s back in the day…
As if the Autry Museum isn’t engaging enough (it houses our favorite museum kids’ interactive play area), but this weekend offers extra perks for February’s Family Sunday celebration. Activities include story time, create your own masterpiece class, Gold Rush!, and the monthly jam with the Western Music Association. The museum is also open Monday for special President’s Day events.
Monday, February 21:
Being the awesome place that it always is means KidSpace in Pasadena will come up with cool stuff to do in honor of President’s Day. Craft projects include making Lincoln-style stovepipe hats, edible log cabins, and cherry trees. Holiday hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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