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Giveaway: Two Tickets to the New York Theatre Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty

February 21, 2012 By 14 Comments
New York Theatre Ballet

We are big fans of the New York Theatre Ballet.  Ever since my daughter started taking dance lessons, it has been a key part of our NYC experience every winter. They are about to conclude their family-friendly Once Upon a Ballet series with the audience favorite, James Sutton’s Sleeping Beauty on March 10 & 11. The hour-long production is the ideal introduction to ballet for children ages 3-8. The New Yorker says, “Amid the popular trend of commercial schlock for children, New York Theatre Ballet’s intelligent, imaginative storybook ballets … [Read more...]

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Giveaway: Jazz for Young People Family Concert Series at Jazz at Lincoln Center

January 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Jazz at Lincoln Center

Over at MamaDrama, they're giving away a family four-pack giveaway for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s next Jazz for Young People: What is Improv? on February 11th at 1 and 3pm.  Drummer Matt Wilson and his Arts and Crafts ensemble will lead audiences through an interactive program on the most fundamental component of jazz, improvisation, as they explore how jazz musicians invent music in the moment.  They'll also be featuring a variety of family-friendly pre-concert activities at 12:15 and 2:15pm. The concert is taking place at the Rose Theater at … [Read more...]

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Giveaway: Affordable Theater Begins January 18th in NYC

January 5, 2012 By 21 Comments
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Looking for inexpensive tickets to high-quality children’s plays in New York City?  Look no further.  20at20 is a two week theatre promotion offering tickets to Off-Broadway shows for $20 to the public twenty minutes before curtain time between January 18th - February 6th. In the spirit of NYC's Restaurant Week comes 20at20, your chance to see the Best of Off-Broadway for only $20! TWENTY DAYS ONLY!  It's your chance to catch up with shows you may have missed, get a sneak peek at the next big show, or revisit a favorite - all for only $20 … [Read more...]

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Giveaway: The Amazing Max and the Box of Amazing Things (NYC)

December 14, 2011 By 23 Comments
Amazing Max

  Looking for something cool to do with your kids this holiday season in NYC?  I know what's on my bucket list: The Amazing Max and the Box of Amazing Things.  It's being billed as a magic show for the whole family.  According to the New York Times, "The Amazing Max and The Box of Interesting Things' is a Magic Show with a mind of its own. Objects appear out of thin air, the laws of physics are defied, and miracles are performed inches from spectators' faces. As the props onstage seem intent on surprising even the magician himself, this … [Read more...]

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Giveaway: Family Four Pack to the NYBG Annual Holiday Train Show

November 22, 2011 By 30 Comments
NYBG Holiday Train Show

I've talked about this before and I'll talk about it again, but the NYC New York Botanical Garden’s annual Holiday Train Show is always a highlight of our holiday season. It has become a special and memorable experience for all of us. When our kids were babies, their eyes popped out at all the moving trains buzzing around the room.  As toddlers, they started to chase the trains and watch the lights flashing around the room.  Now that they're entering tweendom, on a recent visit they began to ask about the incredible landmarks scattered through the … [Read more...]

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Giveaway: Hanukkah Fever! Mama Doni Concert Tickets

November 15, 2011 By 3 Comments
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Mama Doni and The Mama Doni Band are coming home for the holidays, highlighting the Chanukah season with four special “Chanukah Fever” shows in the NYC tri-state region from December 11 – 18.  New York families can join in Mama Doni’s high-energy pre-Chanukah festivities at concerts in Manhattan and West Nyack . There will also be shows in West Hartford, CT and Hoboken, NJ.  Performance details are as follows: CHANUKAH FEVER! WITH MAMA DONI & THE MAMA DONI BAND WHERE:          JCC Rockland, 450 West Nyack … [Read more...]

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NYC Culture Giveaway: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

November 8, 2011 By 27 Comments
Jazz at Lincoln Center

I've talked a lot about Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis on this blog, and I've offered giveaways to their shows.  I really hope you listen up and enter this giveaway as it's something I think is very special and a real NYC experience for both you and your children. In its first holiday concert in years, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will be joined by the versatile singer Kim Burrell in a performance of new arrangements of holiday jazz and spiritual classics. When: December 15-17, 2011, 8pm; Saturday, … [Read more...]

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Fashion Playtes Secret Sale AND Giveaway for Tweens

November 1, 2011 By 11 Comments
Fashion Playtes

Do you have a young Betsey Johnson or Diana Von Furstenberg in your house? Let me re-introduce you to FashionPlaytes.com. It's an amazing design-it-yourself online fashion destination for girls 5-12 that encourages creativity and positive self-expression!  I wrote about my own daughter's experience  last month here on The Culture Mom.  It was a huge hit for us, and we liked the items she selected so much that we ordered more.  The clothes are fabulous and incredibly unique.  Everyone asks her where she got them and can proudly say, time and … [Read more...]

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Giveaway: NY Theatre Ballet Presents Cinderella and The Nutcracker

October 20, 2011 By 23 Comments
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We are big fans of the New York Theatre Ballet.  Ever since my daughter started taking dance lessons, it has been a key part of our NYC experience every fall. Cinderella for children opens on November 12 at Florence Gould Hall, NYC. Choreographed by Donald Mahler and set to music by Prokofiev, Cinderella is an ideal introduction to ballet for children ages 3-10, but also sophisticated enough for the most discerning parent to enjoy. With comical evil stepsisters and a clock that comes to life, the ballet is a delightful blend of charm and humor for the … [Read more...]

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Review and Giveaway: Moshi Monsters (get one month free)

October 10, 2011 By 1 Comment
Moshi Monsters

  In February, I was introduced to the online game for kids, Moshi Monsters. while touring around Toy Fair in NYC.  At that time,  I was told that one in five children were already Moshi Monsters users.  I had no idea how the brand would soon sweep into my own household in a very big way not long after. Moshi Monsters has been likened to a cross between Facebook for kids, Tamagotchi and Brain Training as it combines nurturing virtual pets with social online gameplay and engaging educational puzzles for both boys and girls aged 6-12.  My … [Read more...]

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