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FEBRUARY 2012 FIELD TRIPS
REMINDER: You must sign up for all field trips. Please refer to our policy page.
Los Angeles Opera
“The Magic Dream”
DATE: Thursday, February 2, 2011 Please Note Change of Date
TIME: 11:00 AM (Do not be late) Note: the time may be adjusted by LA Opera
AGE: Appropriate for grades 2-5
PLACE: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, 90012
COST: $5.00 materials fee per family
PREP CLASS: Monday, January 30 11 am—12 noon
(You must attend to insure you get tickets!)
The amazing grandeur of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is only matched by the power of the music. Give
your students the complete opera experience by bringing them to The Magic Dream in the Eva and Marc Stern
Grand Hall of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion! The Magic Dream is a 50-minute, lighthearted introduction to
opera, in which a young girl creatively re-imagines The Magic Flute. Casting herself as the princess and her
friends as the prince, the bird catcher, and a hamburger, she dreams her way through this engaging celebration
of Mozart's classic opera.
EDUCATIONAL VALUE: Fine Arts, Music, History, Cultures
Limited to 24 seats: EIE families will be given preference.
International Printing Museum
DATE: Tuesday, February 7, 2012
DEADLINE: January 6
TIME: Arrive: 12:15 PM Tour is from 12:30-2:30
COST: $9.00 per person (children 2 and under are free)
PLACE: 315 W. Torrance Blvd., Carson 90745 (1/2 mile east of 110 Fwy)
Www,printmuseum.org
Book Arts Tour:
Experience firsthand the world of Books and Printing, from Gutenberg to the marvelous Linotype of 1886. A
visual journey through the graphic world of printing, paper, books and images—from the ancient world of the
Babylonian clay tablets and Egyptian papyrus scrolls to the Chinese invention of paper and printing. After
printing their own page of the Gutenberg Bible, students will help to set metal type and print the pages for a
book. They will learn to sew and bind their first book using historical models as inspiration.
Educational Value: History, Language Arts, Mechanics
Los Angeles Opera
Simon Boccanegra
By Verdi
DATES: Wednesday, February 8, 2012
TIME: 5.45 PM (Do not be late) to approx. 11.00 PM
AGE: Appropriate for grades 6-12
PLACE: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, 90012
COST: $5.00 materials fee per family
Change your students’ lives forever by giving them the total opera experience. They will be dazzled by the
powerful music, the wonderful artists, orchestra, sets, costumes and the beautiful theater itself. Simon
Boccanegra is a grand-scale study of power and treachery that finds an emotional center in the tender and
unbreakable bond between father and daughter. Verdi's poignant score brings his characters to vivid life in a
series of striking encounters that spans two generations.
Mandatory pre-opera meeting: Monday, January 30 at 12:00 noon
HOLYLAND EXHIBITION
DATE: Monday, February 27, 2012
TIME: 12:15 PM
COST: $2.50 per adult; $2.00 per child
PLACE: A house at 2215 Lake View & Allesandro Way, Los Angeles
Going North on 5 Fwy.: exit Stadium Way, quick left on Riverside Dr.; left on
Allesandro St.; right on Oak Glen Pl.; right on Allesandro Way.
From Pasadena: Take the Glendale (2) Fwy. south to Golden State (5) Fwy. south,
exit Riverside and cross over Riverside to Allesandro St, left; Oak Glen Pl., right;
Allesandro Way, right, to corner of Allesandro & Lake View.
The Holyland Exhibition is in a two-story corner house that was built in the late 1920’s. It contains an incredible
collection of priceless Egyptian and Biblical items. The Bible Art and Archaeology Room has stones, shells, and
pottery from Nazareth, Bethlehem, and the Jordan River. Come take a trip to the Middle East via the Holyland
Exhibition.
EDUCATIONAL VALUE: Ancient History, Archaeology, Geography, Religion 80
ICE SKATING
DATE: Wednesday, January 29, 2012
TIME: 9:15 AM — 11:00
COST: $7.00 per person (includes skate rental)
PLACE: Pasadena Ice Skating Center, 300 East Green Street, Pasadena
next to Civic Auditorium
PARKING: Approx. $7.00 in the Sheraton lot -or- across the street:
$1.00 per hr with a validation from the Paseo Pasadena mall
(no purchase required).
BEGINNERS: wear mittens, gloves, or warm socks on hands.
This is a great opportunity for all ages. There will be a 25-minute lesson followed by a free skate period. We will
have the rink to ourselves (or possibly with another small group) so your skaters can practice their skills without
fear of being mowed down by more experienced skaters.
Teens: This is a great chance to meet other teens. Dress warmly—this is an ICE rink!!!
EDUCATIONAL VALUE: Physical Education, Socialization, Fun !