Get ready for some musical fun! March's theme is music.

ALL DAY ACTIVITIES:
• Strum super sounds on a cardboard guitar made by you!
• Build a wooden harmonica and hum a fun tune
• Ruthie's Origami Corner: Make an adorable origami rabbit
• Stop by Patriots & Peacemakers for drop-in tours!

SCHEDULE
11AM: Doors open

11AM-2PM: Kidding Around the Kitchen will show you how to make delicious Mediterranean hummus wraps with tzatziki

1PM&2PM: Join in on a drum circle with Drumtime!

1:30PM: The Arab American National Museum will present an educational presentation about Arab Americans and their exhibition Patriots & Peacemakers: Arab Americans in Service to Our Country, on view at JANM through April 14, 2013.

2:30PM: Watch an exciting Japanese taiko performance by TAIKOPROJECT!

3:30PM:The Turath Ensemble will perform traditional Middle Eastern music and drumming

4PM: Doors close

Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together.

ABOUT OUR FRIENDS:

Drumtime
Drumming is a very direct and powerful way to connect mind, body and spirit, invigorating a person with their own life force. And anyone can do it!

The heart beats and the body reacts—we are drumming all the time. Drumming as a group gives the human spirit an opportunity to play with its two deepest desires—to express its uniqueness and to contribute to a greater whole.

A Drumtime drum circle is guided with high energy and caring support to ensure that all its participants may access their innate vitality. And a Drumtime drum circle, no matter how large or small, literally transforms a gathering of people—most with no prior musical experience—into a percussion orchestra!

Participants experience the power of having their personal risks transformed into the elation of group success—giving everyone hands-on shared experiences in joy, transformation and success!

For more information, visit: For more information, visit www.drumtime.net.

TAIKOPROJECT
The TAIKOPROJECT is an ensemble of premiere taiko drummers dedicated to promoting and advancing the American art of taiko. Through public performances, education, and outreach activities, TAIKOPROJECT is committed to preserving taiko as a dynamic element of Japanese American culture and heritage. In addition to maintaining taiko as a community-based tradition, TAIKOPROJECT also incorporates unconventional and innovative concepts to expand artistic boundaries. Through these values, TAIKOPROJECT seeks not only to entertain audiences, but also to inform them about the history and integrity of taiko as an evolving art form.

For more information, visit www.taikoproject.com .

In today’s world, it is common that families rarely get to eat together anymore.

Kidding around the Kitchen shows that families can make and eat food together without a lot of fuss or a huge time commitment. The family food demo helps families with tips on smarter shopping, fun recipe ideas, advice on how to incorporate healthier choices when possible, and advice on how to delegate tasks in an age-appropriate way. This family food demo is a “how to” get everyone involved in the family meal.

Kidding around the Kitchen is for families that have full plates in life as well as wanting a full plate of food to enjoy together. It’s about time well spent. You’ll see your kids get a “we did it” attitude!! This family food demo works on the “try it” premise—all while empowering the kids and family. If we can do it, so can you!!

Kidding around the Kitchen is an adventure in fun, food and family. We are not only making food, we are making memories.

For more information on Kidding around the kitchen visit: www.kiddingaroundthekitchen.com

The Turath Ensemble
The Turath Ensemble grew out of interest in providing educational material about the musical heritage of the Arab World in the US; the word turath is Arabic for 'heritage'. The Turath Ensemble performs at colleges, museums and cultural events songs and instrumentals using traditional instruments and have developed a reputation for their energetic performances that engages audiences.

For more information on the Turath Ensemble, visit: http://turath.org/

FREE ALL DAY!

Celebrate Valentine's Day and the opening of our new Supernatural: The Art of Audrey Kawasaki, Edwin Ushiro, and Timothy Teruo Watters exhibition! Show your love by making art for yourself and others!

Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together.

ALL DAY CRAFTS AND ACTIVITIES:
• Draw a silly or spooky creature inspired by Supernatural with a variety of cool art materials!
• Construct a handmade Valentine for someone special
• Ruthie’s Origami Corner: Learn how to fold an origami heart

SCHEDULE:
11AM: Doors open

11AM - 2PM: Join Kidding Around the Kitchen and make heart friendly fruit kebabs with a chocolate yogurt dipping sauce

12PM - 2PM: Artist Timothy Teruo Watters will show you how to duplicate and remix art in this fun design workshop!

2PM - 4PM: Have a custom chocolate heart portrait lollipop made just for you by the Entertainment Contractors! For children only, while supplies last

2PM - 4PM: Artist Edwin Ushiro will lead a fun drawing workshop!

4PM: Doors close

ABOUT OUR FRIENDS:

The Entertainment Contractor
The Entertainment Contractor has been providing quality party entertainment and party planning services for 30 years in Los Angeles, Southern/Northern California and across the country in places such as Canada, Nevada, State of Washington, Washington DC, New York, Massachusetts, Texas & Philadelphia.

For more information about the Entertainment Contractor, visit: thecandyartist.com

Kidding Around the Kitchen:
Kidding Around the Kitchen (KATK) brings a “hands on” cooking experience and lesson in which the kids actively participate in the preparation of recipes. The result of their cutting, measuring, cooking, and then eating their creations is more than simply a lesson in health. They get to see, touch, smell, and taste the fruits, vegetables, nuts, cheeses, eggs, meats, and other ingredients that they may never have previously seen in their raw form.

For more information on Kidding Around the Kitchen, visit: www.kiddingaroundthekitchen.com.

Edwin Ushiro
Edwin Ushiro was born in Maui, Hawai'i and later moved to Los Angeles, California to attend the Art Center College of Design where he graduated with a BFA in Illustration with Honors. Since graduating from Art Center, Edwin has worked in the entertainment industry as a Production Designer, Visual Consultant, Art Director, Storyboard Artist, and Concept Designer.

For more information on Edwin Ushiro, visit: http://www.mrushiro.com/.

Timothy Watters:
Born in 1981 and raised in the wine country of Northern California, Timothy Teruo Watters (TTW) has been oil painting for over 18 years. While taking a few art classes in college at the University of California at Santa Barbara, TTW is effectively self-taught, only receiving slight guidance from his artist grandfather, Teruo Iyama. TTW has exhibited his work mostly in small art shows and galleries from Santa Rosa to Los Angeles to Kona to even tiny St. George in Utah. For as long as TTW can remember, he has always been creating some form of art and oil painting is essential to his life.

For more information on Timothy Teruo Watters, visit: http://www.timothywatters.com/.

FREE ADMISSION ALL DAY!

Start the New Year and the Year of the Snake with fun arts and crafts, games, and exciting cultural activities and performances.

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES: 11AM-5PM:
• Slither into the celebrating the Year of the Snake by making some of your own!
• Make a decorative wreath of all the zodiac animals
• Ruthie’s Origami Corner: Fold your own origami snake
• Toddler Room
• Jump around in our fun snake jumper!
• Special fukubukuro (lucky bag) sale at gift shop

11:30AM-1PM: Taste and purchase different varieties of rice. Sponsored by Common Grains.

12-3PM: Omikuji (sacred lottery) will let you know what kind of year you’ll be having!

12-5PM: Watch world-renowned candy artist Shaun Ichiyanagi make snake sculpture candy! (For children only. Candy snakes will be raffled off at the start of every hour.)

1-3PM: Reptacular Animals presents a Reptile Petting Zoo! Come meet real snakes and other cool reptiles!

1-3PM: Learn how to make onigiri rice balls in our Onigiri Contest. Sponsored by Common Grains.

1-4PM: Party Faces will paint your face like your favorite zodiac animal!

1-5PM: Start a lucky new year by making and eating zaru soba (buckwheat) noodles with Kidding Around the Kitchen.

2&3:30PM: Learn how to play Japanese taiko drums with Bombu Taiko!

2:30&4PM: Mochitsuki (traditional rice cake pound ceremony) performance and demonstration by Kodama Taiko.

3:30PM: Winners for the Onigiri Contest will be announced.

ABOUT OUR FRIENDS:
Onigiri Contest
Each contestant is given one cup of cooked rice to make onigiri. We will show you how to make onigiri and provide you with ingredients to decorate the onigiri. No other ingredients and tools other than what we provide you with can be used in the contest.

If you are participating in the contest as a family, only one adult and one child can participate in each section.

Time: 10 minutes is allowed for each contestant.

How to enter: Sign up and enter on the day of the festival.

The Jury will consist of Evan Kleiman, host of KCRW's Good Food, Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times food writer, Naoko Moore, Japanese cooking instructor of Toiro Kitchen, Josh Lurie, Food GPS blogger, and Roxana Jullapat and Daniel Mattern of Cooks County.

Six winners!

Children's section: (must be 13 and under)
1 Kawaii onigiri prize
1 Artistic onigiri prize
1 Original onigiri prize

Adult Section:
1 Humorous onigiri prize
1 Original onigiri prize
1 Cool onigiri prize

About: Common Grains is a Japanese food and culture project to promote and celebrate Japanese grains, featuring rice and soba (buckwheat) produced by Shinmei, leading Japanese rice miller with local food writer/cooking teacher Sonoko Sakai.

Shaun Ichiyanagi
Candy Sculpting is an ancient Oriental folk art that originated in China and has been known in Japan for over 1000 years. A dying art, only a few performers exist in the world today.

Utilizing old Japanese scissors, this World Renown artist can magically transform a block of molten corn syrup into a beautiful sculpture of almost any shape and size, in 4-5 minutes.

For more information about, Mr. Ichiyanagi, visit: thecandyartist.com.

Kidding Around The Kitchen
Kidding Around the Kitchen (KATK) brings a “hands on” cooking experience and lesson in which the kids actively participate in the preparation of recipes. The result of their cutting, measuring, cooking, and then eating their creations is more than simply a lesson in health. They get to see, touch, smell, and taste the fruits, vegetables, nuts, cheeses, eggs, meats, and other ingredients that they may never have previously seen in their raw form.

For more information on Kidding Around the Kitchen, visit: www.kiddingaroundthekitchen.com.

Kodama Taiko
Kodama is a group of percussionists from the greater Los Angeles area who are dedicated to performing both traditional and contemporary pieces through the sounds of taiko. The group is primarily composed of working professionals who enjoy spending their "off" time learning and creating entertaining performance pieces.

Kodama is well known for their unique Mochitsuki (rice cake pounding) performance which combines the age-old tradition of hand-pounding mochi (sweet rice) with the sounds of taiko. This energetic custom is typically performed during the Japanese New Year's, but has lately been expanded to include any celebratory occasion. Makoto Fujii of the Japan based group Medetaya instructed Kodama in combining the art of taiko and Mochitsuki.

For more information, visit: www.kodamataiko.com.

Party Faces
Party Faces brings an exciting, and colorful contribution to any event. For more information, visit: For more information, visit: http://www.partyfaces.com/.

Reptacular Animals
Reptacular Animals was started by two friends, Lauren and Jennifer, whose lifelong passion for animals brought them together. Home to 230+ animals, Reptacular Animals travels across Southern California and provides animal shows and Animal Encounters classes. Together, Lauren and Jennifer have introduced tens of thousands of children to their wide variety of animals.

For more information, visit: www.reptacularanimals.com.

FREE ALL DAY!

Enjoy a day of family fun and crafts. December’s theme is Holiday Celebration!

Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together.

ALL DAY CRAFTS AND ACTIVITIES:
• Create colorful garland to hang for the holidays.
• Add snow & sparkle to your own winter scene and shake things up for the season.
• Ruthie’s Origami Corner: Fold an origami lantern to brighten the season.

SCHEDULE:

11AM: Doors open

11AM-2PM: Make holiday fruit leather pouches with Kidding Around the Kitchen

12-4PM: Strike a pose! Take fun photos with holiday props by Rocket Photo Booths

1PM-4PM: Come decorate holiday cookies with Parties by Stacey. For children only, while supplies last.

2PM: We Tell Stories performs The Season of Giving

3PM: The Santa Monica Oceanaires will perform your favorite winter songs

4PM: Doors close

ABOUT OUR FRIENDS:
Kidding Around the Kitchen
Kidding Around the Kitchen (KATK) brings a “hands on” cooking experience and lesson in which the kids actively participate in the preparation of recipes. The result of their cutting, measuring, cooking, and then eating their creations is more than simply a lesson in health. They get to see, touch, smell, and taste the fruits, vegetables, nuts, cheeses, eggs, meats, and other ingredients that they may never have previously seen in their raw form.

For more information on Kidding Around the Kitchen, visit: www.kiddingaroundthekitchen.com.

Parties by Stacey
Parties by Stacey has been booking entertainers for and performing at children's parties in Southern California for over 12 years!

To book your party with Stacy, visit: http://www.partiesbystacey.com/.

Rocket Photo Booths
Rocket Photo Booths is a high quality photo booth rental service serving the greater Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego areas.

http://socre8tive.com/.

Santa Monica Oceanaires
The Santa Monica Oceanaires have been entertaining Southern California audiences for more than twenty-five years with their unique style and barbershop harmony.

For more information about the Santa Monica Oceanaires, visit: http://www.oceanaires.org/.

We Tell Stories
We Tell Stories is a multi-ethnic group of artists that seeks to educate, nurture, and strengthen communities by reconnecting young audiences with the ancient powers of storytelling and theatre.

For more information about We Tell Stories, visit: http://www.wetellstories.org/.

FREE ALL DAY!

Join us for a day of free family fun and craft projects inspired by the exhibition Giant Robot Biennale 3. November’s theme is Pop Culture!

Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together.

ALL DAY CRAFTS AND ACTIVITIES:
• Create a colorful pop culture collage
• Make a cardboard robot using a variety of fun materials.
• Ruthie’s Origami Corner: Learn how to make an origami dragonfly.

SCHEDULE:
11AM: Doors open

11AM-2PM: Make delicious corn on the cob cookies with Kidding Around the Kitchen

11:30AM – 12:30PM - 1:30PM - 2:30PM – 3:30PM: Learn some new dances moves in Creation Station’s Hip Hop dance classes

12-3PM: Grow Your Own Media will help you silkscreen a t-shirt or totebag for you to take home


2-4PM: Make your own comic strip with artist Yumi Sakugawa

2-4PM: Giant Robot Artists’ Entourage Workshop with Rob Sato: Come make some watercolor paintings with artist Rob Sato! Attendees will learn watercolor texture techniques and how to use masking in this workshop. Materials provided.

4PM: Doors close

ABOUT OUR FRIENDS:
Creation Station
Creation Station is a wildly creative dance school concept which provides movement based programs for children starting at 18 months of age. All of the classes at Creation Station reflect a commitment to promoting high self esteem. They entertain as well as educate and most of all, allow every child to be just that - a child! Creation Station takes a developmental approach to teaching. We offer classes for children ages 18 months to 16 years. If you come in for a class, please mention you met us at Target day and receive 20% off your session!

For more information on Creation Station, visit: Creation Station Culver City.

Grow Your Own Media
Grow Your Own Media is a community screen printing shop located in the Atwater Village neighborhood of Los Angeles. Their services include custom screen printing, screen printing classes, print studio rentals, event printing, and graphic design.

For more information about Grow Your Own Media, visit: http://www.gyomedia.com/LosAngeles/Welcome.html.

Kidding Around the Kitchen
Kidding Around the Kitchen (KATK) brings a “hands on” cooking experience and lesson in which the kids actively participate in the preparation of recipes. The result of their cutting, measuring, cooking, and then eating their creations is more than simply a lesson in health. They get to see, touch, smell, and taste the fruits, vegetables, nuts, cheeses, eggs, meats, and other ingredients that they may never have previously seen in their raw form.

For more information on Kidding Around the Kitchen, visit: www.kiddingaroundthekitchen.com.

Yumi Sakugawa
Yumi Sakugawa is an illustrator and comic book artist based in the greater Los Angeles area.

For more information about Yumi Sakugawa, visit: http://www.yumisakugawa.com/.

OTHER TARGET FREE FAMILY DAYS:
December Target Free Family Day: Holiday Celebration

FREE ALL DAY!

Enjoy a day of family fun and crafts. October’s theme is masks!

Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together.

ALL DAY CRAFTS AND ACTIVITIES:

Make a mask marvelous by adding your own fun and flair

Use your imagination to create some props for dress-up and disguise!

Ruthie’s Origami Corner: Make a spooktacular origami ghost

SCHEDULE:
11AM: Doors open

11AM-2PM: Make fall fruit faces with Kidding Around the Kitchen

1-4PM: Let Cartoon Slinger draw a superhero caricature of you!

2-4PM: Meet-and-greet with real lucha libre wrestlers from Legion Championship Wrestling!

3PM: Watch Dapur Kita Productions will perform a traditional Balinese masked dance accompanied by live Balinese music

4PM: Doors close


ABOUT OUR FRIENDS:
Kidding Around the Kitchen
Kidding Around the Kitchen (KATK) brings a “hands on” cooking experience and lesson in which the kids actively participate in the preparation of recipes. The result of their cutting, measuring, cooking, and then eating their creations is more than simply a lesson in health. They get to see, touch, smell, and taste the fruits, vegetables, nuts, cheeses, eggs, meats, and other ingredients that they may never have previously seen in their raw form.

For more information on Kidding Around the Kitchen, visit: www.kiddingaroundthekitchen.com.

Legion Championship Wrestling
Legion Championship Wrestling (LCW) is the newest and hottest wrestling company on the west coast. LCW runs live shows on the last Sunday of every month at the Casa Del Mexicano in East LA, CA.

For more information about Legion Championship Wrestling, visit: http://legionchampwrestling.blog.com/.

Cartoon Slinger
Dominic Arneson has been drawing caricatures professionally for nearly 15 years and has entertained all types of clients and party guests with his fast hand and friendly persona, from celebrities and corporate executives to children with disabilities. From infants to senior citizens, Dominic has drawn people of all walks of life, and thousands have enjoyed a personalized, one-of-a-kind cartoon that was created in their likeness, just for them.

For more information about Cartoon Slinger, visit: http://www.cartoonslinger.com/.

Dapoer Kita Productions
Dapoer Kita Productions is a professional event and meeting planning company based in Los Angeles that focuses on the planning, coordination and organizing of premier events and meetings as well as artist and performer management. Our goal is to offer each client an experience that is unique and flawless. The meticulous, diligent, and friendly approach of our team will ensure that you will receive one of a kind event service.

We offer for a variety of unique Indonesian cultural performances - from music to dance - that reflect the diversity of cultures from the many ethnic groups that compose the nation of Indonesia.

For more information, please contact Sri Susilowati at (626)298-1915

OTHER TARGET FREE FAMILY DAYS:
November Target Free Family Day: Marvelous Masks
December Target Free Family Day: Holiday Celebration