The After-School All Stars, “Party Like a Rock Star” Dodge Ball Tournament was back at the Woodstock Terrace at the Hard Rock Hotel for a second slamming year. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger started the ASAS program to provide enrichment programs for kids after school — between the hours of 3 and 6 pm — when they might be more […]
TWIST Musical Ticket Giveaway
June 12, 2011 By 2 Comments
Super Quick Ticket Giveaway to see TWIST! The stage show Twist, starring American Idol's first-season contestant Tamyra Gray, opens in Pasadena next week and you can see it courtesy of Mamarazzi Knows Best. These tickets are good for the preview dates only! Twist is a new American musical inspired by Charles Dickens’ classic Oliver […]
“Judy Moody” Not a Bummer Movie for Kids
June 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It can be tough going to the movies with the little ones and not be taken by surprise by some of the high tech gimmicks, swashbuckling violence, or other age-inappropriate scenes and language that sometimes pop out of left field in a supposedly PG rated film. Hollywood just can't help itself when making films intended […]
At MTV Movie Awards Reese Witherspoon Set the Bar High
June 6, 2011 By 3 Comments
If you watched the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday you figured they were not meant for kids under, say, 13. In spite of seven-year-old Alexis Nycole Sanchez there to accept an award for Best Movie Line, “I want to get chocolate wasted,” for the movie “Grown Ups”, sitting in the audience — close to the […]
Oprah and Sue Heck Were Validated by School. Were You?
June 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
“You're dealing with the demon of external validation. You can't beat external validation. You want to know why? Because it feels sooo good.” ~ Barbara Hall School. Is. Over. And so are the sports banquets, award ceremonies, promotions, graduations and a host of other end-of-year accolades that beckon to let you know how well (or not) […]
