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Review and Giveaway: Five Summers by Una La Marche

May 26, 2013 by 5 Comments
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I seem to know a lot of people writing books lately.  One of these friends happens to be Una La Marche, author of the new book Five Summers.  It's coined Young Adult but I enjoyed it every much as my 10 year-old who happens to be heading off to sleep-a-way camp this summer for the first time. FIve Summers is very much a homage, if not a love letter, to a child's camp experience. It couldn't have been published, or fallen into my hands, at a better time.  I admit that I'm the driver of my daughter's pending camp experience.  She wasn't that keen, … [Read more...]

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Giveaway: Wii Sing POP! (and How it’s Making Me a Better Mother)

March 7, 2013 by 17 Comments
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I have a confession.  I'm not the kind of mom that gets on the floor and plays board games with my kids every day.  I do get on the floor with them, but not as often as I should.  I tend to have a million things to do and my focus is not always where it should be. However, since I came back from Vietnam a few weeks ago, I have been more focused on spending time with them.  After two weeks on my own without the family, I was able to think about necessary change.  I knew that I wanted to be more engaged as a parent when I got back, so I implemented … [Read more...]

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Giveaway: Orphans on Broadway with Alec Baldwin

February 21, 2013 by 47 Comments
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One of the most talked about shows coming to Broadway this season is Orphans, starring Alec Baldwin and and Tom Sturridge. After seven seasons playing network executive Jack Donaghy  on the NBC comedy “30 Rock,” Baldwin is returning to Broadway.  The play is directed by the Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan (“The Columnist,” “Proof”), who directed "Glengarry Glen Ross” last year. This is the story: Two orphaned brothers live in their decrepit North Philadelphia row house. They survive by petty thievery and a steady diet of tuna fish … [Read more...]

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Giveaway: Nice Work if You Can Get It on Broadway

February 12, 2013 by 25 Comments
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  The show Nice Work if You Can Get It is a show with fabulous music, choreography and some of the best singers on Broadway. It's a real crowd pleaser and if you don't love musicals, this may change your mind. Directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall (Anything Goes) with the book by Joe DiPietro (Memphis), the show is about the Roaring Twenties and features a cast of outrageous characters gather in New York to celebrate the wedding of a wealthy playboy. But things don't go as planned when the playboy meets a bubbly and feisty … [Read more...]

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Giveaway: GirlyGirl Clothes for the Hip and Savvy

February 12, 2013 by 25 Comments
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About a year ago, while visiting a childhood friend in Atlanta, I noticed that her daughters were wearing the most beautiful dresses.  I liked them so much that even now I remember telling her that I wished my daughter was younger so she could wear them.  When she told me that her sister was the designer  of these dresses with her company called GirlyGirl, my mouth dropped open. They were really unique, quite European, acutely fashionable and so well-made.  I was completely intrigued, so I recently set up time with GirlyGirl's designer and my … [Read more...]

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Giveaway: Four (4) Tickets to the Harry Potter Exhibition in NYC Times Square

October 24, 2012 by 16 Comments
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

I started reading the Harry Potter books with my 7 year old this year and I understand the significance of this series.  I'm enjoying them as much as he is, perhaps even more.  It's pure fantasy, a treasure of words for any child. Since I write about culture and travel, I bring you an opportunity for you and three others to step inside the famous wizard’s magical world with Harry Potter: The Exhibition, returning to Discovery Times Square on November 3 in New York City. Since its hugely successful run in 2011, Harry Potter: The Exhibition has been … [Read more...]

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Giveaway: Verdi’s La Traviata by Opera Australia

September 10, 2012 by 8 Comments
Giveaway: Verdi's La Traviata by Opera Australia (Screening and Reception in NYC)

"This mega-production deserves only three words: Fantastic! Fantastic! Fantastic!" —Opera Insider I'm giving away FIVE pairs of tickets to a very special reception and screening on September 19th of Verdi's La Traviata by Opera Australia. If you haven't yet seen it, you must.  It's one of the most beautiful operas in the world and this is wonderful opportunity for a truly unique NYC experience. Verdi’s La Traviata shines in this spectacular production from Opera Australia, performed on a floating stage in the Sydney Harbor under the stars. … [Read more...]

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Giveaway: Everything About School almost (NYC show for kids)

July 20, 2012 by 8 Comments
Everything About School

Are your kids in full summer mode?  Mine are.  They're going to summer camp and loving it.  Everyday brings new adventures including tie dying shirts, swim lessons, trips to the beach, playing tag in the park, catching fireflies at night, roasting marshmallows on our deck.  We're right smack in the middle of summer and we're not really thinking about school.  But it is mid July and before you know it, we'll be back in the classroom.  I've got the workbooks out preparing my son for second grade and they have reading time daily to keep up their … [Read more...]

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Celebrating Staples for Students with a $25 Gift Card Giveaway

July 13, 2012 by 33 Comments
Students for Staples

  Did you know that 1 in 5 children in the U.S. live in poverty?  That means 16 million kids will go without basic school supplies this year?  Wondering how you can help?  Good news: Staples is making it easy for its customers to give back this season with the Staples for Students national school supply drive.  Now through September 15th, Staples and DoSomething.org are encouraging teens to collect school supplies to help local students in need. Here's how it works: 1. SIGN UP: Head over to DoSomething.org staples to donate school … [Read more...]

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Giveaway: Tickets to Field Station: Dinosaurs in Secaucus, New Jersey

June 8, 2012 by 7 Comments
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Last weekend we ventured to New Jersey to witness the robotic dinosaurs at Field Station: Dinosaurs.  Today I have a pair of tickets to offer a lucky winner (valued at $20 each) if you  comment below, to be entered in the giveaway, and let me know your child's favorite book or film about dinosaurs. You can get additional entries by doing one of or more of the following: Follow Field Station: Dinsaurs on Facebook. Follow Field Station: Dinosaurs on Twitter. Tweet out: ”I just entered to win tickets to @Jerseysaurus on @TheCultureMom. … [Read more...]

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