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Los Angeles Times KidCity to Feature More Than 50 Interactive
Exhibits and Science, Nature Demonstrations
Free Children's Event July 17-18 at Rose Bowl
LOS ANGELES, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The second annual Los Angeles Times
KidCity, a free two-day children's educational adventure to be held from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. July 17-18 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, will feature more than
50 interactive literacy, arts, science and nature demonstrations, as well as
sports contests, games and recreational activities.
The event's five stages also will showcase a variety of children's and family
entertainment, interactive storytelling, celebrity readings, dance and musical
performances, and guest appearances by WB Looney Tunes characters Bugs Bunny,
Daffy Duck, Sylvester and Tweety.
Admission to all activities is free. Parking is $7.
The official Los Angeles Times KidCity event program, which appeared in the
July 11 edition of The Times, provides detailed information about event
participants, demonstrations and interactive sessions. Event information also
is available online at http://www.latimes.com/kidcity.
Interactive Demonstrations
Literacy
* Meet a Newspaper Editor -- Mary Ellen Walker, editor of The Times'
Kids Reading Room Page, shares her secrets for creating the weekly
feature.
* Be a Junior Journalist -- Create your own Los Angeles Times' Kids
Reading Room Page.
* Imagination Station -- Illustration demonstrations and workshops by
Kathryn Hewitt, illustrator of "Lives of Extraordinary Women;" Calef
Brown, author and illustrator of "Tippintown;" Kadir Nelson,
illustrator of "Ellington Was Not a Street;" Gris Grimly, illustrator
of 'Monster Museum;" cartoon illustrator Scott Fresina; and artist
Michael Napoliello. Sing along with Bunny Hull and her music
workshop, "Dream A World." Readings by D.J. MacHale, author of the
"Pendragon" children's book series; Mary Ellen Walker, Kid's Reading
Room editor; and Lani Duke, director of Reading by 9, The Times'
literacy campaign. Learn to put together your own comic book
adventures with Geoff Johns, author of the "Teen Titans" series.
* Literacy Lane -- Reading experts will answer parents' questions about
helping their children learn to read. Sign up to become a Reading by
9 volunteer.
Science and Technology
* Scuba Tour -- Take a 10-minute scuba dive with real diving gear.
Towels, wetsuits, masks and air tanks will be provided. (Participants
must be at least 10 years old and 54 inches tall to participate, and
have written parental permission.)
* TidePool Cruisers -- This Windows-on-our-Waters exhibit follows the
path that candy wrappers, coffee cups and other trash take to local
rivers, streams and oceans and how it affects sea stars, mussels and
other creatures. Visit the General Store of the Sea -- a supermarket
filled with foods and other items with connections to the ocean.
* JPL-NASA Mars Exploration Exhibits -- A walk-through exhibit recreates
the Martian landscape and offers the latest news from Spirit and
Opportunity -- the two Mars rovers launched last June by NASA. Learn
how lightweight rovers work and how they were built.
* STAR Real Science Museum -- Take a guided tour through our galaxy and
discover other solar systems and planets. Learn how Earth's
inhabitants -- including people -- depend on each other.
* Sky Alert! -- Discover stars in the daylight and look at the sun --
the safe way. Watch sunspots and solar flares through Griffith
Observatory's high-powered telescope and learn more about the stars
and planets.
* "Build your own" workshops -- California Science Center experts will
help kids transform polymers into super slime and build rocket
stompers.
Nature
* Nature Exchange -- Get a sneak peek at this new exhibit from the
KidSpace Children's Museum showcasing the local Pasadena environment.
* Wild Winged Things Craft Station -- Butterfly or moth? Create your
own set of butterfly or moth antennae. Get the chance to win prizes
and discount coupons to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County.
* Wildlife Waystation -- Meet wild birds of prey on Saturday and radical
reptiles on Sunday.
History & Culture
* Gold Rush Days -- Experience a piece of California history as you
learn how to pan for real gold nuggets
* Una Ciudad Para Los Ninos -- Future urban planners get their chance to
draw an ideal city just for kids at this exhibit, sponsored by the
Museum of Latin American Art.
Sports
* Los Angeles Kings -- Scrimmage on a 40-by-80-foot outline of an "ice"
rink. Spin a wheel of fortune for a chance to win Kings merchandise
including hockey pucks, posters, Frisbees, stickers and hats.
* Los Angeles Sparks -- Test your basketball-shooting skills for a
chance to win team merchandise and other prizes.
* Rock climbing -- Instructors will teach students how to scale the
Sport Chalet Rock Climbing Wall. Take your turn at scaling the
23-foot climbing wall from Jungle Gym Rock Climbing. (Sign-ups and
parental permission required.)
* Oscar De La Hoya Experience -- This custom-built, 75-foot big rig has
been transformed into a customized retail and entertainment showcase
featuring historic memorabilia highlighting De La Hoya's boxing
career.
* Street Ball Sport Court -- Watch team demonstrations, join "open play"
games, practice free throws and compete for prizes.
The Arts
* Los Angeles Family Magazine Craft and Activity Station -- Meet Bob
Baker Marionettes, Hollywood Reptiles and the Lizard Boy. Make a
take-home craft with My Child's Art or learn a game with The Kid Spot.
* Arts and crafts -- Make your own book, Prairie Schooner, pin-on button
or paper kite.
Stages
KidCity also will feature five stages:
* Heritage Stage -- African, Aztec, California Indian, Indian, Japanese
and Korean cultural entertainment. American blues and Reggae. Lula
Washington's Youth Dance Ensemble.
* Live Action Stage -- Australian pop star Samantha Jade. Performances
by A Hawaiian Experience, Anaheim Ballet, Arte Flamenco, Culture Shock
Los Angeles Dance Troupe, Los Angeles Clippers Spirit Dance Team and
Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana. Sing-along with Strawberry Shortcake and
Friends. Hip-hop by HYPE, KidStarz and Off Limits with Johnny E.
Martial arts demonstrations by Jun Chong Tae Kwon Do and Mestre Boneco
Brazilian Capoeira.
* Reading by 9 Storytelling Stage -- Two-time Emmy nominee Bryan
Cranston, co-star of the Fox Television series, "Malcolm in the
Middle," will emcee Sunday's Reading by 9 Road to Reading Adventure
Awards program. Celebrity readings by Pasadena Mayor William Bogaard;
actress and author Jane Seymour and actor-director James Keach; Randy
Jackson, "American Idol" judge, author and Grammy Award-winning
producer; Emmy nominee Kimberly J. Brown; and Los Angeles Sparks guard
Tamecka Dixon. Interactive storytelling by Beethoven's Wig, The
Imagination Machine, We Tell Stories, The Chameleons and "200 Years of
American Music" by Razzle Bam Boom.
* Mervyn's Stage -- The younger set takes to the runway as they model
the latest kids' fashions and accessories. Bryan Cranston emcees the
second annual Los Angeles Times Above & Beyond Awards ceremony, which
recognizes outstanding Southern California youngsters. Celebrity
readings by actors Holly Robinson Peete and Arlen Escarpeta, co-star
of the Emmy Award-winning NBC television's series, "American Dreams."
Shakespeare's comic masterpiece, "Much Ado About Nothing," is re-cast
in early California and set to Mariachi music by the East L.A. Classic
Theatre. Performances by the Debbie Allen Dance Academy and Plaza de
la Raza's mariachi and ballet folklorico.
* Nature Stage -- Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County presents
"Albert the Bone Digger" and "Dino in my Dinner." "Fun with Science"
and "Snakes!" demonstrations by STAR Eco Station environmental science
education center. Animal showcases by Wildlife Waystation Wild Works.
The California Wellness Foundation and Reading by 9 will present free
children's vision screenings, which will be conducted by the Los Angeles Eye
Institute. Scholastic Inc. will distribute free books to all children
completing vision exams.
Sponsors
KidCity title sponsor is Mervyn's. Contributing sponsors are Borders and The
California Wellness Foundation. Media sponsors are Hoy, KCBS-TV/KCAL-TV,
KDIS-AM (1110), KIIS-FM (102.7), KRCD-FM (103.9-98.3), Univision 34 and Viacom
Outdoor.
About Reading by 9
Launched by the Los Angeles Times in 1998, Reading by 9 is a multi-year
initiative aimed at helping Southern California kindergarten through
third-grade students read at grade level by the age of nine. The program is
conducted in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura
counties, and is supported by almost 50 business, civic, education, media and
philanthropic organizations.
About Above & Beyond Awards
The finalists, ages 7-13, were nominated by parents, teachers and community
leaders who submitted 200-word essays describing their nominee's contributions.
A panel of judges -- composed of parents, educators and community leaders from
Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties -- selects
the winners from each of those counties. Judging categories are: Above &
Beyond in my Community, Above & Beyond in my Classroom, and Above & Beyond in
my Cultural Heritage.
Winners' names will be published in a congratulatory advertisement to appear in
The Times. Each winner will receive an Above & Beyond Awards statue, four
annual passes to a local amusement park and an Above & Beyond awards t-shirt.
About the Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times, a Tribune Publishing company, is the largest
metropolitan daily newspaper in the country and the winner of 35 Pulitzer
Prizes, including five this year -- the second-largest yearly total in the
history of the awards. The Times publishes five daily regional editions
including the Los Angeles metropolitan area, Orange and Ventura counties, the
San Fernando Valley, and an Inland Empire edition covering Riverside and San
Bernardino counties as well as a National edition. Additional information
about The Times is available at http://www.latimes.com/mediacenter.
DATASOURCE: Los Angeles Times
CONTACT: David Garcia of Los Angeles Times, +1-213-237-4715,
Web site: http://www.latimes.com/kidcity
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