Archives for November 2011 | The Culture Mom

Buy an App, Save Chilren’s Lives

November 15, 2011 By CultureMom 1 Comment

As many of you know, I work for Ruckus Media Group, an independent children's media company that produces quality story-telling and learning experiences for young children. I am currently working on a campaign that I am so proud of and want to share with you. First to tell you the background: A few years ago, our CEO, Rick Richter, worked on a book at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers with Marlo Thomas titled Thanks and Giving. It was a collection of stories, poems, and written music about helping others and appreciating what we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Social Good, Social media Tagged With: Buy an App, children with cancer, eremy Irons, Garrison Keillor, Goldilocks, Holly Hunter, John Cleese, John Henry told by Denzel Washington, Johnny Appleseed, Jonathan Winters., Kelly McGillis, Meg Ryan, Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Rabbit Ears, Robin Williams, Save a Life, saving a life, St. Jude, St. Jude Hospital, Thanks and Giving, Thanksgiving, The Night Before Christmas told by Meryl Streep, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, The Velveteen Rabbit, Three Little Bears, Thumbelina, Tom Thumb

Giveaway: Hanukkah Fever! Mama Doni Concert Tickets

November 15, 2011 By CultureMom 3 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Contests, Music, New York City Tagged With: 92nd Street Y, Chanukah, Concert, Facebook, Giveaway, Mama Doni & The Mama Doni Band, New York City, The Culture Mom, twitter

A Night at the Westchester Philharmonic

November 13, 2011 By CultureMom 1 Comment

Last night my husband I had the pleasure of being invited as guests to an evening at the Westchester Philharmonic. It was just luck to have chosen a night when Japanese conductor Tonoma Nishimoto and Ann Hobson Pilot, a well-known harpist, were joining forces and performing together on stage. To say that it was a real treat is a bit of an understatement. Nishimoto led the Westchester Philharmonic though Liszt’s haunting symphonic poem, Les Preludes, Rimsky-Korsakov’s exultant Scheherezade and Oscar- and Grammy-winning composer John … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music, Westchester Tagged With: Ann Hobson Pilotsymphony, Ben Davis, Branford Marsalis, BSO, Carnegie Hall, George Manahan, Kelly O'Hara, Music, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenber, orchestra, philharmonic, Purchase College, symphony, Ted Sperling, Tonoma Nishimoto, Westchester Philharmonic

Holiday Gift Suggestion: StinkyKids, Dolls with Purpose

November 11, 2011 By CultureMom 1 Comment

Today my daughter and I attended a very special event at the Madame Alexander Doll Company in Harlem. I was a HUGE doll fan when I was a child and knew I'd be in element. I stopped by the Madame Alexander booth at Toy Fair earlier this year and knew about the quality of dolls that they produce. I was told the event was to promote a new line called the StinkyKids, and I had a feeling that this would be an event for both my daughter and I. So, you can only imagine my delight when we walked into a mini showroom, with thousands of dolls from their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Product Reviews, Toys Tagged With: Bears and Bonnets, Books, Dolls with a purpose, Facebook, Holiday Gift Suggestion: StinkyKids, StinkyKids and the Runaway Scissors, StinkyKids See a Full Moon, You Tube

Never Forget: Observing Kristallanacht with Ruth Bachner, Holocaust Survivor

November 11, 2011 By CultureMom 3 Comments

This week on November 9th was the annual observance of Kristallanacht, "Night of the Broken Glass". It was a series of attacks against Jews throughout Nazi Germany and parts of Austria on 9–10 November 1938. Jewish homes were ransacked, as were shops, towns and villages, as SA stormtroopers and civilians destroyed buildings with sledgehammers. Around 1,668 synagogues were ransacked, and 267 set on fire. In Vienna alone 95 synagogues or houses of prayer were destroyed. Every year I lead a group of women from my synagogue to the Westchester … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Westchester Tagged With: Holocaust, Holocaust Survivor, Kristallanacht, Ruth Bachner, Vienna

Moms vs. Dads: Rule the House Twitter Party

November 8, 2011 By CultureMom 5 Comments

When Holly Pavlika asked me to join her and the Mom-entum community to participate in a twitter party, I jumped at the chance. First of all, I'd follow Holly anywhere. She's a social media diva. For another thing, it's called the #MomsRule vs #DadsRule Twitter Party to #RuletheHouse. How could I resist this opportunity? Lastly, I was honored to be asked to join to talk about a subject I care deeply about - the difference between the sexes. You may not know this about me, but I am a big feminist. The funny thing is that I've been married 10 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Social media Tagged With: @ChickyMara, @Childhood, @CollinsBat Yours Truly, @CuteMonsterDad, @Helpwevegotkids, @kellidaisy, @ManvDadhood, @OWTK, @theculturemom, @TheDaddyYoDude, @thedomesticexec, @Tshaka_zulu, Chauvinism, Collins Batchelor, Facebook, Feminism, Holly Pavlika, Holly Rosen Fink, Jeff Bogle, Joe B, Kelli Catana, Kelly Loubet, Mara Shapiro, Michelle Kay, Momentum, Rule the House, Tracie Wagman, Tshaka Armstong, twitter, Vincent Daly

NYC Culture Giveaway: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

November 8, 2011 By CultureMom 27 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Contests, Destinations, Giveaway, Music, New York City Tagged With: Jazz, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Kim Burrell, lincoln center, Music, New York City, Rose Theater, Wynton Marsalis

My Latest Million Moms Challenge (ABC News) Post: On the Job Training

November 7, 2011 By CultureMom Leave a Comment

I might have mentioned here also that I just became a member of the Million Moms Challenge. The Million Moms Challenge is sponsored in part by ABC News, the UN Foundation, BabyCenter and Johnson & Johnson, as well as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It’s an honor to be part of this prestigious group of women to write about topics of extreme importance, topics meant to improve the lives of women and children all over the world. I am so proud to be a member of this group and would LOVE it if you could please comment on my first … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advocacy Tagged With: A Child Grows, ABC, Advocacy, CBS Local, Million Moms Challenge, Personal, Project You Magazine, Social media, traveling mom

Kids For Kids 2011: Let’s End Pediatric AIDS

November 6, 2011 By CultureMom 1 Comment

Every now as a blogger, I get invited to an event I know is special. Yesterday was one such event. I was a guest of 77 Kids by American Eagle to the 18th Annual Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation "Kids for Kids" Celebrity Carnival. Like everyone else, I will never forget Elizabeth Glaser. Her death had a profound impact on me..and the rest of the world, and it was a time in my life I'll never forget. This is one event I would not dare miss. Elizabeth Glaser, was a major American AIDS activist and child advocate married to actor and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advocacy Tagged With: 77 Kids, AIDS, American Eagle, Elizabeth Glaser, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, HIV, Jake Glaser, Kids For Kids 2011, Let's End Pediatric AIDS, Paul Michael Glaser, Spin

Win a Free Pair of Tickets to see QUEEN OF THE MIST

November 5, 2011 By CultureMom Leave a Comment

MamaDrama is giving away a pair of tickets to see the Transport Group’s groundbreaking new musical QUEEN OF THE MIST. Simply visit MamaDramaNY on Facebook, “like” them and leave a comment! Drawing will be held tomorrow night. Transport Group, the Drama Desk and OBIE award-winning theatre company has announced that the world premiere of Queen of the Mist, words and music by five-time Tony Award nominee Michael John LaChiusa, directed by four-time Drama Desk Award nominee Jack Cummings III, will begin performances Tuesday, October 18, at 8pm, at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New York City, Theater, Travel Tagged With: Anna Edson Taylor, DC Anderson, Drama Desk, Gym at Judson, Julia Murney, LaChiusa, MamaDrama, Mary Testa, Michael, Michael John LaChiusa, New York City, Queen of the Mist, Stanley Bahorek, Tally Sessions, The Transport Group, Theater, Theresa McCarthy, Transport Group, Travel Tagged With: Andrew Samonsky

Giveaway: Hanukkah Fever! Mama Doni Concert Tickets

A Night at the Westchester Philharmonic

Holiday Gift Suggestion: StinkyKids, Dolls with Purpose

Never Forget: Observing Kristallanacht with Ruth Bachner, Holocaust Survivor

NYC Culture Giveaway: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

Kids For Kids 2011: Let’s End Pediatric AIDS

Win a Free Pair of Tickets to see QUEEN OF THE MIST

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