Celebrities to Hit the Field in Malibu
Kirk and Candace Cameron, Jackie Joyner Kersee, Dweezil and Moon Unit Zappa, Hollywood Hamilton (KISS-FM) and Mitch Gaylord are among the celebrities expected to hit the field for Sunday’s second annual Neighborhood Youth Assn. Celebrity Softball Game in Malibu.
The game, which begins at 1 p.m., pits television and sports stars against Youth Assn. supporters, a mixed team that will include youngsters enrolled in association projects as well as chief executive officers from the sponsoring corporations. In the dugout area, celebrities will pose for souvenir photos with fans ($5).
This family day will be held at the Eddy D. Field Baseball Stadium at Pepperdine University in Malibu. Bring picnic lunches or buy traditional baseball-game goodies such as hot dogs, sodas, popcorn and peanuts.
All proceeds go to the National Youth Assn., which works with “high-risk” youngsters on the Westside and Wilmington area with latchkey, tutorial and drug-abuse programs. Admission is $5. Children younger than 5 get in free. Information: (213) 390-6641.
SPECIAL EVENTS
In all-day workshops today and Sunday at the Los Angeles Children’s Museum, artist Alvaro Asturias will demonstrate how to make Guatemalan sawdust rugs. These rugs, in which designs are created with dyed sawdust and stencils, are traditional street decorations at Easter in Guatemala. Beginning at 11 a.m. today, Asturias will lead his young helpers in laying the base sawdust for the 15x20-foot rug and begin the stenciling process. Youngsters may join in for as long as they wish. At 4 p.m. Sunday, there will be a ceremonial procession, during which visitors can walk on the rug. The museum is at 310 N. Main St. Admission is $4; ages 2 and younger free. Information: (213) 687-8800.
The Parachute Express (a trio of songwriters and singers) makes two stops today at the Fluor Daniel Building, 3333 Michaelson Drive, Irvine. Sponsored by Gymboree Centers, the performance will include songs from the Express’ popular children’s albums: “Feel the Music” and “Circle of Friends.” Children may sit up front on the floor, and the trio will encourage audience participation. Suitable for ages 1 to 10. Tickets are $8 and will be available at the door. Show times are 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Information: (714) 832-9292.
Members of the Los Angeles Valley College Astronomy Club will set up their telescopes outside Kidspace today and Sunday and show visitors how to look at the sun safely. If it’s a clear day, it may be possible to see the moon in its first quarter. The telescopes will be available from 1 to 3 p.m. Kidspace is at 390 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena. Admission is $3; ages 2 and younger free. Information: (818) 449-9143.
At today’s Whale’s Tales drop-in workshop at the Ralph M. Parsons Discovery Center at the Natural History Museum in Exposition Park, children and their parents will learn all about hieroglyphics. They will make “papyrus” bookmarks, personalized with their names in hieroglyphics, which they may take home. The program begins at 1:30 p.m. It is free with museum admission ($3 for adults; senior citizens 55 and older, students with ID, $1.50; 75 cents for children 12 and younger). Early arrival is advised. Information: (213) 744-3414.
