THEATRE REVIEW: CHICAGO @SegerstromArts is Extremely Entertaining! #AllThatJazzOC #SCFTA

Disclosure: We received media tickets for reviewing purposes. This week, we went to opening night of CHICAGO at Segerstrom Center for the Arts! It was the perfect setting for a Girl’s Night Out or a Date Night. As soon as the curtains opened and All that Jazz started playing, I knew my girlfriend and I were going to have a blast! I am a dance buff and the music and choreography had me at the edge of my seat. I wanted to join them onstage and dance in the Bob Fosse style. Can I just say – I was practicing my jazz hands even after the show ended on my … READ MORE >>

9th Annual LA Travel & Adventure Show Returns to Long Beach Feb 8-9, 2014! @TravAdventure

Photo Courtesy of Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show. Strategically located between L.A. and Orange Counties, the show is expected to draw record-breaking attendance from Southern California and the surrounding area. “It’s like walking through the world’s best travel guide,” stated Unicomm CEO John Golicz. “Our Los Angeles show is the largest for good reason – Southern Californians have an appetite for travel and adventure, and this show is a great way to experience the world in one day through the eyes of well-traveled speakers and the thousands of experts who represent exciting destinations from around the globe.” Among the featured speakers exclusive to the Long Beach show are: Rick … READ MORE >>

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Now on Blu-ray and DVD! | @CloudyMovie #Cloudy2

The film starts off with a short recap of the first movie which we really enjoyed. (Meaning we didn’t have to re-watch the first one to understand the second one). The film is about friendship, trust, and believing in yourself. After deactivating his greatest invention in the first movie, Flint Lockwood is faced to decide between keeping his prior commitment to creating a new home and lab with his friends or to work with his idol Chester V (a once in a lifetime opportunity). With the support, encouragement, and understanding of his friends, he takes the job with Chester V. Chester V had motives of his own and needed Flint’s … READ MORE >>

Special Promo: Kids’ Night on Broadway (KNOB) During The Wizard of Oz (2/12 and 2/13!) @SegerstromArts #WizardofOZoc #SCFTA

Segerstrom Center for the Arts in partnership with The Broadway League, the national trade association of the Broadway industry, welcomes the next generation of theater-goers by presenting KIDS’ NIGHT ON BROADWAY (KNOB) during two performances of THE WIZARD OF OZ. KNOB is an audience development initiative that involves both touring shows and NYC productions to introduce young people to the magic of live theatre and make Broadway accessible to all families. Danielle Wade as Dorothy, Mike Jackson as Tin Man and Jamie McKnight as Scarecrow – The Wizard of Oz Photos by Cylla Von Tiedemann © 2013 Canadian Cast SPECIAL PROMOTION: For each full-priced adult ticket purchased, a child’s admission … READ MORE >>

Play Date/Play Day at Pretend City | @PretendCity

Last week, we were off work and school for MLK Day so I wanted to take my kids somewhere they loved. Pretend City Children’s Museum in Irvine is still a favorite so off we went. a Ralph’s Grocery Store, a Kaiser Medical Center, a beach, a Marina with fishing poles, rain boots, and rain coats, a construction zone, a Wahoo’s Cafe, a Post Office, a library, a Fire Station, a Gas Station, ATM machines, an amphitheater, a Farm, a house with a kitchen, bedroom, and bathrooms, and an art center. Whew – hopefully I didn’t miss anything, but I hope you get the idea. With lots to do, we don’t … READ MORE >>