Mom Needs a Break, Too--Send Her to Summer Camp

Are there any mothers out there who need a break? So what are you waiting for? Start packing and go to camp--Camp Mom.

Cost is $150 per mom and that’s for five meals and two nights’ lodging in a dormitory-style cabin with bathroom and shower. Now remember, that’s two glorious, demand-free, no-chores nights. As for the daytime, the fee includes swimming, canoeing, horseback riding, volleyball, dancing, hiking, yoga, arts and crafts, an old-fashioned campfire or . . . doing nothing.

Pampering is available, too: $25 for a 30-minute body massage or $35 for a 45-minute facial.

Camp Mom, which is part of Camp Getaway, will be held Aug. 16-18 at the Pathfinder Ranch and Conference Center in Idyllwild. Call Myra Peck at (714) 470-4751 for more details and to make a reservation. The registration deadline is Aug. 2.

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In Brief . . .

Call (800) FOR TEENS to learn about Action, a parent and teen support program that has various meeting times and places.

EVENTS: TODAY

* Children 5 and younger can get in free to “Mud Mania: A Celebration of Adobe.” Big kids, 6 and up, pay $3 a head. Lots of educational, fun and muddy events, so wear old clothes and shoes. 12:30-4:30 p.m. Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Site, 4600 Virginia Road, Long Beach. (310) 570-1755.

SATURDAY

* “The Adoption Option Fair” will be sponsored by the Agape Youth & Family Ministry Adoption Triad and the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free admission; $5 for lunch. The Agape International Center of Truth, 3211 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 571-2313.

JULY 28

* Family day at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art will feature “Sights and Sounds of the Ancient Americans.” The program includes the Eagle Spirit Dancers and crafts such as making gourd rattles. 12:30-4:15 p.m. Members free; nonmembers pay $6 for adults, $4 for seniors and students, $1 for children 6-17. 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. (213) 857-6175 .