See the Wizard of Oz on the big screen and preview SIFF’s Films4Families

May 1, 2012 By Sharon Feliciano in Uncategorized

THE WIZARD OF OZ with SIFF Films4Families Festival Preview

Saturday, May 5 @ Noon

Tickets for all ages are $4

SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave. N, Seattle)

Follow the yellow brick road to the Uptown for a special celebration of the all time classic family film The Wizard of Oz. We not only have the film on the giant screen for all to enjoy, but there will be pre-screening fun, and exciting prizes for anyone who comes dressed as Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, the great and powerful Wizard of Oz, a flying monkey, Toto, or any other character from the film!

And as a special sneak preview, we’ll be presenting first-look trailers at the upcoming Films4Families titles coming to the 2012 Seattle International Film Festival (May 17 – June 10).

Visit http://www.siff.net/cinema/series.aspx for tickets and more information.

Reminder: after this showing Parenting Geekly will be heading to Arcane Comics and More in Ballard to celebrate the blog’s 2nd Birthday and hang out for Free Comic Book Day! More details on that event can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/215392231910300/

Celebrate Parenting Geekly’s 2nd Birthday and SIFF’s Films 4 Families

Apr 30, 2012 By Sharon Feliciano in Uncategorized

Saturday is a big day for us here at Parenting Geekly. For starters it’s Free Comic Book Day, the best day of the whole year! And this year it’s even better because Parenting Geekly is going to be celebrating our 2nd Birthday on Free Comic Book Day. We will at Arcane Comics and More from 2pm until the shop closes at 8pm on Saturday. Bring the kids for free comics, giveaways, kids’ activities, and of course…birthday cake! There are plenty of choices for grown-up geeks and wannabe geeks as well. Spread the word and check out the event page on Facebook here. If you are a non-local fan, never fear! We will be doing a fun contest to celebrate this milestone online as well.

Right before that I’ll be at SIFF Cinema @ Uptown as part of the SIFF Parent Committee. We will be showing (my favorite movie ever) The Wizard of Oz and previewing the upcoming SIFF Films4Families selections. If you are in the Seattle area, you don’t want to miss this. The festival is going to be showing some AMAZING family films this year, and this is your chance to get the first peak. Besides showing the greatest movie ever on the big screen, the event will also have pre-show fun and a costume contest for the kids, all for $4! It’s going to be a ton of fun and I hope to see you there.

Feeding the penguins

Apr 28, 2012 By Sharon Feliciano in Uncategorized

When I was a kid one of my favorite things to do was ride the elephants at the Philadelphia Zoo. They no longer allow elephant rides, but zoos across the country are trying to incorporate more interactive educational and behind the scenes experiences into the typical day at the zoo. At Sea World in Florida I was able to feed a dolphin, and at Ontario’s Marine World I pet a beluga whale (their heads feel like hard boiled eggs!). Kit got her first taste of an up close animal interaction last year when she was able to feed the giraffes at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo. She was looking forward to doing it again today when we visited, but we missed feeding time. Fortunately on the way out they opened up their relatively new Humboldt Penguin exhibit to allow visitors to feed the cute little birds some fish.

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You can learn more about these desert penguins here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt_Penguin