Well, it looks like my dream of having one weekend at home to get ready before my son starts kindergarten was too much to ask for.  I got the call Tuesday that work needed me in San Fran so I am frantically typing up the newsletter before I jump on a plane tonight.  I was not aware that I would be travelling so much when I took this job earlier this summer so I apologize that I have had less time to devote to the newsletter and have been delayed in getting some of the newsletters out.  Hopefully you all will bear with me as I work on trying to figure whether I should bring someone on-board to help or what.  With that all said, I will be in San Fran this week, and then coming home just in time for my son's Back-to-School meet the teacher event and my son's 5th birthday party this weekend!!  So much to do and so little time before the first day of school next Monday!!!

Congrats to our Sesame Street Live ticket winner Barbara Portugal!!!  Enjoy the show!!

Remember if you are a Cirque du Soliel fan that now is the time to buy your tickets to Dralion, coming to the 1st Mariner Arena THIS week!!  The show is supposed to be absolutely amazing!!!

If you have a craft or recipe you would like to see included in the newsletter, please e-mail it to me at [email protected] with subject NEWSLETTER.  Also, please send a pic and be sure to include your byline as you would like it to appear.  Also, if your teen or pre-teen every writes an article they would like to submit (book or movie review, things to do in our area, etc.), please feel free to send that along as well!  I'd love to give them the chance to be published nationally (which might look great on a resume...hint, hint)... Oh, and if you ever know of events for older kids, PLEASE share them with me!!  My son is almost 5, so I know I am not in the pre-teen/teen scene yet, but would love to add more events for kids of all ages to the calendar.

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Remember that in addition to the event listings, remember there are LOTS more events listed in the updated weekly events article including open gyms, story times at the local libraries, craft workshops and more.  We also have a Kids Eat Free or Cheap section, a Now Showing section with current productions at local theaters, and a Macaroni Kid Saves section.

Until next time...Peace, Love and Macaroni!

Lani