Free, family event will feature children’s carnival and games, community booths, live music, arts and crafts, delicious foods and a craft beer tasting garden.

$500 cash prize awarded each day to two lucky Festival goers!

Continuing with its activities marking the 125th Birthday of San Pedro, the San Pedro Historic
Waterfront District will host the LA Waterfront Summer Festival. Downtown San Pedro will be filled with activities including live entertainment, delicious foods, carnival rides and games, artisans and crafters, community  groups and a craft beer competition and tasting garden. The Festival is happening on Saturday, August 3rd (11 AM – 11 PM) and Sunday, August 4th (11 AM – 7 PM) on 6th Street between Pacific Avenue and Centre Street.
Saturday’s colorful lineup of main stage music will include performances by:

 TAIKOPROJECT, a hip (and not so traditional Japanese drum corps) that have performed at Disney World and on
Jimmy Kimmel Live
 Zydeco Party Band
 The Damselles, a quirky 60’s style doo-wop girls band
 Las Vegas pop show performers, The MVPs
 The Satin Dollz, a tap dancing and harmonizing all girls group
 Vaud & The Villains, a 19-piece 1930’s New Orleans’s Orchestra and Cabaret Show.

Sunday’s main stage will pay homage to the history of rock and roll. Some of the most successful tribute bands in the country will perform the music of Steely Dan, David Bowie, Stevie Nix, Elvis Presley and The Police.
One of the highlights for adults will be the craft beer competition and tasting garden. Brands including Kona and Goose Island plus many others are entered including the local, award-winning San Pedro Brewing Company. Taste tickets will be available at the Festival.

Festival goers 18 years-of-age and older can enter the free opportunity prize drawing for a chance to win $500 cash on Saturday and Sunday. Entries are limited to one per person each day. Entries forms will be available at the Festival information booth. For children and families, carnival rides and games along with locally made crafts and tasty festival foods will capture the flavor of an authentic street fair.
An indoor “cool zone” located in the Grand Annex adjacent to the historic Warner Grand Theatre will offer a place to sit and relax while short movies of the history of San Pedro will be shown, courtesy of The San Pedro Bay Historical Society.

It’s that time of the year again! You finished your summer travel check list and you’re ready to kick back and enjoy anything a vacation will throw at you. However, if Sea-Bands aren’t on your list then you’re not fully prepared for the likelihood that someone in your family will suffer from motion sickness, which could spoil your “car-cation”.

It’s a fact that 53 million Americans suffer from motion sickness (car sickness, air sickness, or sea sickness) and children ages 5 to 12 years old, women, and the elderly are the most susceptible. If you’re a parent, packing drug free, easy-to-wear, Sea-Band wristbands (available in adult and kids sizes) should be as critical as packing their favorite DVDs and snacks.

Parent or not, don’t let nausea from the journey or side effects from anti-nausea medication ruin your time at the destination.  Keep Sea-Bands in your glove compartment or travel bag and you’ll be ready to combat motion sickness within 5 minutes.  Approved by the FDA, Sea-Band acupressure wristbands are the leading natural, drug-free remedy for motion sickness (car sickness, air sickness, or sea sickness). They work using the ancient Chinese art of acupressure, by applying continuous pressure to the inner wrists (P6 Neiguan pressure point) through a small plastic ball on the inside of each wristband. This stimulation causes the nervous system to release chemicals that help to trigger the body’s natural healing abilities, relieving nausea in minutes.

In addition to the wristbands, Sea-Band Anti-Nausea Ginger Gum is a great option if you’d prefer to subtly relieve your nausea without having to wear your nausea relief bands. Pure ginger root has been used as a medicinal herb for thousands of years and Sea-Band has captured its natural soothing properties in a fast-acting, great-tasting chewing gum. Each piece of gum contains 25mg of ginger oil—equivalent to 8g of fresh ginger root!

Sea-Band products are available in mass market retail, supermarkets and drug stores in the U.S and Canada:

• Sea-Band Drug Free Nausea Relief Bands: $11.99 (U.S), $12.99 (Canada)
• Sea-Band Anti-Nausea Ginger Gum: $6.99 (U.S.)

I received the Adult Sea-Band Drug Free Nausea Relief Bands and the Sea-Band Anti-Nausea Ginger Gum and was relieved to find out how well they both work! I do get sea-sick and had the opportunity to go on a boat ride and wore the Sea-Bands and also used the gum. I am happy to report that they work and happy that I didn’t feel sleepy like I would if I used other seasick prevention products. I was actually able to enjoy the boat ride. You can also use these products to relieve nausea from morning sickness, post-op and migraines too!

Would you like to win your own Sea-Band Drug Free Nausea Relief Bands and the Sea-Band Anti-Nausea Ginger Gum? One lucky winner will win both! You must be a subscriber to SoCal City Kids to enter! Next, go to their Facebook page and “like” them! Then leave us a comment below telling us why you would like to win! Deadline to enter is July 31, 2013 at midnight. One winner will randomly be selected from all entries.

Self Disclosure: I received the Sea-Band products to facilitate this review.

I have more exciting news…so keep reading! Sea-Band is also having a fantastic Giveaway!

The Wave Goodbye to Nausea and Hello to Fun Sea-Band® Giveaway!

This summer, ensure smooth sailing (driving and flying) during your family’s travels without motion sickness! Sea-Band wants to help the whole family make the most of the journey, leaving motion sickness at home and preparing for family fun. Now through August 2 enter the Wave Goodbye to Nausea and Hello to Fun Sea-Band Giveaway and you could win a family pack of Sea-Band product, including Anti-Nausea Ginger Gum and maybe a Target gift card! Each Friday, July 19 through August 2, 2013 four (4) winners will randomly selected to win adult-sized Sea-Band wristbands, child-sized Sea-Band wristbands, and Sea-Band Anti-Nausea Ginger Gum, ensuring nausea-free travel this summer. One grand prize winner will also be selected each Friday to win Sea-Band product and a $50 Target gift card (3 total) so they can stock up on all their family fun travel essentials (15 total giveaway winners). https://www.facebook.com/seaband?sk=app_163032157099207&app_data=Wave-Goodbye-To-Nausea-and-Hello-to-Fun-Giveaway (*Not sponsored by SoCal City Kids)

It is a rare opportunity to become immersed in a time period other than your own. But that is exactly what The Queen Mary is presenting August 30 – September 2. This Labor Day Weekend, the 9^th Annual Queen Mary Art Deco Festival welcomes visitors to step aboard the largest Art Deco collection in the world.

The Queen Mary and Art Deco Society of Los Angeles celebrate an art form that has influenced design in visual arts, furniture, fashion, architecture, and ocean liners for nearly a century. “We’re growing the festival,” says John Thomas, The Queen Mary Historic Resources Advisor and President of the Los Angeles Art Deco Society. “We continue to restore The Queen Mary, perhaps the best living monument to Art Deco, and every year our festival draws more people because of its authenticity.”

With more than 8,000 people expected to attend various Queen Mary events over the Labor Day Weekend, this year’s festival should prove to be the largest in its history.

The Queen Mary epitomizes an art movement at its zenith. “Art Deco defines a visual expression, mindset, and lifestyle of an era,” Thomas says. “What better place to stage an Art Deco event. There are prime examples around every corner,” denotes Thomas. “We appeal to a broad spectrum of enthusiasts, students, tourists, curiosity seekers, and philanthropists,” says Thomas. “We’re preserving an art form, while conserving The Queen Mary.” One hundred percent of the Art Deco Grand Ball proceeds fund on-going Queen Mary conservation initiatives.

Most devotees would agree the themed Pajama Derby and Art Deco Grand Ball, featuring today’s top talent of the era including Dean Mora Orchestra, Ian Whitcom and Bungalow Boys, and Jim Zeiglerare the weekend highlights. However, these two events may prove to be the “opening act” with the return of the sell-out Sunday Tea Dance and first-ever recreation of the famed Starlight Lounge. Both will deliver vintage libations, velvety tunes and a smokin’ hot dance floor.

For those looking to “Deco”rate, the Vintage Bazaar and Auto Display attract vendors as far away as the United Kingdom. Many sellers and collectors return year after year to showcase their unique merchandise and collectables to the highly coveted clientele.

Throughout the weekend, the Art Deco Lecture Series will dive into topics ranging from architecture and automotive to musicology. For the night owls and vintage film buffs the Movie and Martinis Under the Stars celebrate Hollywood’s Golden Age with The Queen Mary regular Bob Hope as he graces the silver screen in “The Big Broadcast of 1939”.

A la carte tickets are available starting at $15 to suit the interest of every festivalgoer. Art Deco aficionados can take advantage of The Art Deco Grand Passport or Hotel Package offering a total weekend immersion starting at $295.

About the Queen Mary

Located in the Port of Long Beach, the Queen Mary features a rich maritime history, authentic Art Deco décor, and stunning views of the Pacific Ocean and Long Beach city skyline. At the time of her maiden voyage in May of 1936, she was considered the grandest ocean liner ever built. The Queen Mary’s signature restaurants include the award-winning Sir Winston’s and Chelsea Chowder House & Bar as well as a weekly Champagne Sunday Brunch served in the ship’s Grand Salon. History buffs enjoy the ship’s museum and Glory Days tour, guests of all ages love the Ghosts and Legends show, and the ship is currently featuring the renowned Diana: Legacy of a Princess exhibit and Tea Room. The Queen Mary features 80,000 square feet of event space in 17 remarkable Art Deco salons as well as a tri-level, 45,000-square-foot Exhibit Hall. The Queen Mary boasts 314 staterooms including nine full suites. For more information or for reservations, visit: www.queenmary.com or call (800) 437-2934. The Queen Mary is located at 1126 Queens Highway in Long Beach.

For more information or to become a vendor:

Ninth Annual Queen Mary Art Deco Festival or call (877) 342-0738