Tag: music
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Big World Fun | This Summer
Mama Earth is so excited to offer pre-show art activities for the Ford Theatres‘ Big World Fun family series that takes place on Saturday mornings at 10:00 AM in July and August. These hour-long music and dance performances are for children ages 4 to 12 and their families. Travel the world without leaving LA, as groups representing music and…
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Music is medicine.
Several times a year, Mama Earth visits Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital. The thing we love most about them is their focus on the whole child. The care they give not only addresses the physical aspect of being injured or sick, but also the mental, emotional, and spiritual needs of children and their families. On each visit, we bring interactive…
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Drum roll, please!
We are so excited to announce that Mama Earth will be part of the historic Ford Theatres grand re-opening season after complete renovation with new stage, new lights and new sound! Common Culture: Across the Water is a concert that celebrates intersections of island culture in Los Angeles. The concert brings together internationally-known, critically-acclaimed musicians and…
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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead Get involved and join Mama Earth in a mission to make a change for the better, locally and globally, with the power of art, music and nature. Subscribe to our newsletter, follow us…
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Lessons of 2015: Don’t Feed the Animals
An old grandfather told his grandson: “My son, there is a battle between two wolves inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, and resentment. The other is good. It is joy, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy, and bravery.” The boy thought about it, and asked, “Grandfather, which wolf wins?” The old man…
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For the Love of Music at Zanzibar Sunday, Aug 9th
The m.a.m.a. earth project began as artist and philanthropist Jaime Kailani Bayot worked as a Booking Manager for her talented younger brother, Bruno. As she formed relationships with concert venues around Los Angeles, she was inspired to use these relationships to do something good for others. She’d already created the m.a.m.a. earth “Wish Bracelet” to help…
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A Community Gem
This past June, Mama Earth presented it’s 3rd installment of ONE PEACE, an all-ages, pop up art show that raises awareness about our ongoing work in Los Angeles and abroad, at William Grant Still Arts Center in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles. People from all walks of life show up to the event to view…
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Arts & Writing in South Los Angeles
We are so proud of the 9-12th graders participating in this year’s installment of ALTER, an after-school arts and writing program at Crenshaw High School in South Los Angeles, created by Lead art teacher of Crenshaw’s Visual and Performing Arts magnet, Ronda Brown. The kids have an opportunity to attend ALTER twice a week for modules on writing,…
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ALTER: An After-School Arts & Writing Program
“When you learn, teach, when you get, give.” -Maya Angelou Since 2007, m.a.m.a. earth has been presenting enrichment classes with a focus on art, music and nature. We’ve presented workshops at schools, senior centers and learning gardens. People of all ages, backgrounds and walks of life have painted, made jewelry, shaped seed bombs and so…
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magical + mystical Malasimbo
Was it really only two weeks ago that I was dancing on a mountaintop in the Oriental Mindoro, Philippines? This m.a.m.a. earth project begin in 2007 with a creative idea from my dear friend, Jaime Kailani. In the same year she began, I was working with another dear friend, now internationally-recognized Urban Farmer, Eugene Cooke,…