
Family Road Tripping from Coast to Coast: Budget Wins & Trip Highlights
- westsidemommy
- May 29, 2025
- hotel
- road trip
- vacation
This blog post is very overdue, but I want to share some highlights from our cross country move from Los Angeles to Northern Virginia in the summer of 2021. We did this trip twice (the second time a year later in 2022), so there will be another post where I share that itinerary. I’m big […]
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ABBA-solutely Fabulous: A Mamma Mia! Chat With HS Theatre Director Chris Rushing
- westsidemommy
- May 9, 2025
- Interview
- musical
- musicaltheatre
This is a follow-up to the previous post about How High School Musicals Create Connections and Fuel Creativity. Chris Rushing, the theatre director at Woodson High School was kind enough to chat with me after I saw their production of Mamma Mia!. Interview below: Ruby: The actors were really fantastic, and I noticed there is […]
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Inspiring Young Audiences: How High School Musicals Create Connections and Fuel Creativity
- westsidemommy
- May 8, 2025
- musical
- musicaltheatre
- performing arts
In Fall 2023, I took my older daughter to New York to see her first Broadway musical, & Juliet. We both loved it, and she was hooked. It was nostalgic for me to hear pop hits from over 20 years ago, and delightful to experience them as a jukebox musical with my daughter. She’s been […]
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DOG MAN (Universal Pictures) | Los Angeles Pop-Up Event
- westsidemommy
- January 23, 2025
- dogmanmovie
- dogsofinstagram
- free
- Hollywood
- peteythecat
- poppup
DREAMWORKS ANIMATION PRESENTS DOG MAN The Experience Where:OVATION HOLLYWOOD (Second Floor by the Dolby Theatre)6801 HOLLYWOOD BLVD.HOLLYWOOD, CA 90028 When:Saturday, January 25 (10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.)Sunday, January 26 (10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.) How:Entry is timed and free. Please RSVP at the link below. https://feverup.com/m/289271 WHAT: Get ready to unleash your inner hero at Dog Man: […]
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Author Interview: “A Very Asian Guide to Korean Food”
- westsidemommy
- December 3, 2022
- books
I recently received “A Very Asian Guide to Korean Food” by Michelle Li to review. As an Asian American, it’s inspiring to see representation in media. “A Very Asian Guide to Korean Food” is a descriptive children’s book with eye-appealing retro-style illustrations (by Sunnu Rebecca Choi) of modern and classic Korean food dishes. I had […]
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Our visit to the Yayoi Kusama exhibit at the Hirshhorn – Washington D.C.
- westsidemommy
- April 21, 2022
- art
- DC
- museum
This week was my older daughter’s Spring Break from school. We used this opportunity to check out the limited run of One with Eternity: Yayoi Kusama in the Hirshhorn Collection. When we lived in Los Angeles, viewed her art and special exhibit at The Broad on several occasions. This would be a first experience for […]
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Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch Visit 2021
- westsidemommy
- October 11, 2021
- annual
- culvercity
- halloween
By Westside Mommy contributor Claudia S. We had so much fun visiting Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch last Thursday. Although this is not our first time, it was my youngest child’s first time in a pumpkin patch! She did not know what to expect but, both kids enjoyed the activities offered. Our favorites included: Mr. Bones’ […]
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The Unofficial Hogwarts Cookbook for Kids
- westsidemommy
- August 23, 2021
- cookbook
My niece loves all things Harry Potter, so when I was given an advance reading copy of The Unofficial Hogwarts Cookbook for Kids by Alana Al-Hatlani, I knew she would be thrilled to check it out. Not only does she love the Harry Potter book and movie series, but she also loves to cook. Q+A […]
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Disney ‘Spin’ movie review
- westsidemommy
- August 13, 2021
- disney
- spinmovie
On Tuesday, August 10th, Jiya attended an advance drive-in screening event of Disney’s movie ‘Spin’ in Santa Monica. She contributes the following for WestsideMommy.com : Synopsis: ‘Spin’ is the story of an Indian American teen who chances upon her talent for creating DJ mixes. She discovers that she has a natural gift for creating beats […]
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Space Jam: A New Legacy
- westsidemommy
- July 14, 2021
- SpaceJamMovie
Westside Mommy contributor Claudia Segoviano attended this event and reports from Los Angeles. This past Sunday, my son and I had the opportunity to watch Space Jam: a New Legacy. About Space Jam: A New Legacy After 25 years, the Loon Squad returns to help the basketball star LeBron James beat the Goon Squad in […]
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