National Child's Day Celebration
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Judy Strawn
We plan for The National Child’s Day Celebration to include:
At the Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, California featuring music, dance, arts, crafts and horsepower through all the ages.
Timescope - The Early Eons is an extremely interactive historical timeline featuring the development of music/dance, arts/crafts and horsepower/transportation during the Antiquities.
Included will be:
Chariots
Limbo contests
Stilt walking contests
camel, elephant, pony and donkey rides, hay/coach/carriage rides, and
other historical equestrian appearances such as
Medieval Jousters, horse-drawn trolleys, etc.
music and dance performances,
art and craft demonstrations,
hourly scavenger hunts,
cave people,
and much more
Children and their parents will try out together dances, musical instruments, art projects and crafts. Our goal is to encourage family togetherness and solidarity on National Child’s Day, in a setting that is fun, exciting, creative and educational! We plan to make related educational materials and presentations by our performers and artists available to local schools and child/youth groups. For the first three years we will focus on specific historical eras. Eventually, we will combine all the historical eras into a very large event.
DETAILED TIMESCOPE OUTLINE
FANTASTICALLY POPULAR, THE THIRD STREET PROMENADE ATTRACTS
MORE THAN 50,000 STROLLERS EACH WEEKEND. IT IS A THREE BLOCK STRETCH
CLOSED OFF TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC, WHICH BOASTS APPROXIMATELY 75 RESTAURANTS
AND SIDEWALK CAFES, THREE THEATERS, AND OVER 100 UPSCALE BOOKSTORES,
SHOPS AND BOUTIQUES.
IN ADDITION TO BEING A CELEBRITY HANGOUT, THE PROMENADE IS HOME TO DOZENS
OF STREET PERFORMERS: CLOWNS, STREET MUSICIANS, MAGICIANS, COMEDIANS,
ESCAPE ARTISTS, MIMES, AND ONE MAN BANDS.
ON THE STREET AT THE PROMENADE
BEGINNING AT THE WILSHIRE BOULEVARD END OF THE PROMENADE,
TIMESCOPE WILL FEATURE CAVE DWELLERS SELLING EVENT PROGRAMS AND
CREATING CAVE DRAWINGS. FROM THAT BEGINNING, THE EVENT WILL PROGRESS
HISTORICALLY UP TO THE ROMAN ERA. THERE WILL BE RT/CRAFTS AREAS WHERE
CHILDREN CAN CREATE LOVELY ITEMS TO TAKE HOME, PERFORMANCE AREAS WHERE
CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN LEARN HISTORICAL DANCES AND ABOUT ANCIENT
MUSIC/MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. THE ACTIVITIES WILL BE SURROUNDED BY PERIOD
DÉCOR AND COSTUMED PARTICIPANTS.
ADDITIONALLY REPRESENTED, WILL BE AN EXTREMELY INTERACTIVE HISTORICAL
TIMELINE OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF HORSEPOWER, FEATURING CHARIOTS,
DIFFERENT TYPES OF HORSES, CAMELS, MULES AND DONKEYS AND ELEPHANTS.
THE EVENT WILL PROVIDE A MULTITUDE OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES TO
ENJOY UNIQUE QUALITY TIME TOGETHER WHILE LEARNING AND CREATING.
FOLLOWING IS A PROPOSED OUTLINE OF EVENT ACTIVITIES:
TIMESCOPE
AN HISTORICAL TIMELINE OF THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND
USE OF ART AND CRAFTS, MUSIC AND DANCE, AND HORSEPOWER
DURING THE ANTIQUITIES
AT ENTRANCE, ON WILSHIRE BOULEVARD:
PREHISTORIC WALKAROUNDS PASSING OUT EVENT PROGRAMSTROPICAL/JUNGLE DÉCOR
EXOTIC ANIMALS & REPTILES AVIAN ENTERTAINMENT/BIRDS EXOTIC BIRDS
ARTIST CREATING CAVE DRAWINGS FLINSTONESMOBILE
CAVE DRAWING/MYTHOLOGY POSTER COLLAGE MURAL
ART TIMELINE
PETROGLYPHS - CHILDREN CREATE THEIR OWN CAVE DRAWINGS
STENCILING - CHILDREN CRAFT COLORFUL POSTERS
PAINTING - CHILDREN PAINT VIVID PRE-DRAWN IIMAGES
WOOD CARVING
CERAMICS
SCULPTURE - CHILDREN MOLD ANIMALS, FLOWERS AND SEA CREATURES
WEAVING/CLOTH & BASKETS WHEAT WEAVING - CHILDREN WEAVE WHEAT DOLLIES
HAIR BRAIDING
FACE PAINTING
FAIRY BEAD MOTHER/JEWELRY - CHILDREN CREATE BEADED ITEMS
MOSAICS - CHILDREN CREATE MOSAIC PIECES
KIOSKS SHOWING CD’S/VIDEOS OF VARIOUS ARTS/CRAFTS INSTRUCTION; ARTS/CRAFTS DISPLAYS; POSTER COLLAGE MURAL
GOLD LEAFING - CHILDREN PAINT CLAY FLOWER POTS, HINGED WOODEN BOXES, WILLOW BASKETS, AND METAL WATERING CANS
LUCKY HORSESHOES FARRIER (TBA) - CHILDREN RECEIVE LUCKY HORSESHOES
TAPESTRY - CHILDREN STITCH CARTOON WALL HANGINGS
PERFORMANCE AREAS
UNAMPLIFIED PERFORMANCES
DRUMS OF VARIOUS TYPES
RATTLES AND SHAKERS
DIDGERIDOO
FLUTES FROM VARIOUS CULTURES
BELLY DANCE OF VARIOUS TYPES DONE VERY CIRCUMSPECTFULLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CHILDREN
AFRICAN MUSIC/DANCE
HARPS
IRISH HORN
BAGPIPES
ANCIENT CENTRAL/SOUTH AMERICAN MUSIC, INSTRUMENTS AND DANCE
Ose Shalom, one of the earliest known tunes in recorded history, played on a King David's Lyre (Kinnor) by Michael Levy. The King David's Harp dates back some 3,000 years. Watch video
An Improvisation on an ancient Egyptian scale, dating back some 3,500 years, performed on a King David's Lyre (Kinnor) by Michael Levy. The King David's Lyre originated some 3,000 years ago. Watch video
POLYNESIAN DANCE DONE VERY CIRCUMSPECTFULLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CHILDREN
NATIVE AMERICAN DANCE
ASIAN MUSIC AND DANCE
KIOSKS = CD’S/VIDEOS OF VARIOUS MUSIC/DANCE INSTRUCTION; MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DISPLAYS;POSTER COLLAGE MURAL
LIMBO CONTESTS
STILT WALKING CONTESTS
HORSEPOWER TIMELINE
ANTIQUITES ERA WALKAROUND - TO ASSIST KIDS GETTING IN CHARIOT & POSE FOR PHOTOS
ANTIQUITIES DÉCOR – THROUGHOUT EXHIBIT AREA
DONKEY CART [STATIC DISPLAY]
KIOSKS = VIDEOS OF VARIOUS MODES OF TRANSPORTATION POSTER COLLAGE MURAL
LEATHER CHARIOT, FROM THE MUMMY & SCORPION KING [STATIC DISPLAY]
BRONZE CHARIOT FROM THE TEN COMMANDMENTS [STATIC DISPLAY]
THE PRINCE OF EGYPT WALKAROUND - TO ASSIST KIDS GETTING IN CHARIOT & POSE FOR PHOTOS
EGYPTIAN ERA DÉCOR – THROUGHOUT EXHIBIT AREA
GRECIAN WALKAROUND
GRECIAN ERA DÉCOR -- THROUGHOUT EXHIBIT AREA
ROMAN CHARIOT FROM BEN HUR [STATIC DISPLAY]
ROMAN SOLDIER WALKAROUND - TO ASSIST KIDS GETTING IN CHARIOT & POSE FOR PHOTOS
ROMAN ERA DÉCOR – THROUGHOUT EXHIBIT AREA
IN NEARBY PARKING LOTS OR OTHER CLOSE LOCATION(S)
ROMAN CHARIOT/PERCHERON EXHIBITION
DIFFERENT TYPES OF HORSES AND COSTUMED RIDERS
PONY RIDES HAY RIDES
DONKEY/MULE/HORSE COMPARISON
CAMELS ELEPHANTS
PERFORMER PAVILIONS
PERFORMERS WILL INTERACT PERSONALLY WITH THE YOUNG ATTENDEES, GIVE DEMONSTRATIONS, TEACH DANCE STEPS, AND IN SOME CASES, ALLOW CHILDREN TO TRY OUT VARIOUS INSTRUMENTS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE TIPS FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS ON WHERE AND HOW TO PURCHASE INSTRUMENTS THEY MAY BE INTERESTED IN, AND/OR LOCATE MUSIC OR INSTRUCTORS, HOW TO BECOME A PUBLIC PERFORMER, HOW TO GET BOOKINGS, HOW TO MAKE DEMO TAPES/CD’S, HOW TO GET INVOLVED IN THE MUSIC/DANCE INDUSTRY, ETC.
