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MARCH 2013
SECTION One
Larchmont Chronicle
At what age are children eligible for sleepovers? I remember being at a slumber party at around age 10 at my friend Laura Westwater’s house. I was having a great time with my friends enjoying the typical sleepover activities that 10-year-old girls like to do. At 11 p.m. my dad arrived to pick me up and take me home while the remainder of the girls got into their sleeping bags. My sisters and I did not sleep over at friends’ houses until our early teens—that was just the way it was. My husband and I have been
faced with the sleepover decision many times with our girls the past few years. Sleepovers are a big topic of conversation at our house. “Which friends are sleeping where this weekend?” “Why can’t I go?” “How old do I have to be before I’m allowed?” Our nine-year-old says it’s not fair because she’s the only girl in her class who has yet to have a sleepover. I began thinking: can this really be true? Surely there are other overlyprotective parents out there? I learned that out of the 13
girls in my daughters’ class, there is only one other girl who has yet to sleep over at a friend’s house. We tell our daughter that every family is different and we try to explain the reasons behind our decision. In our defense, it’s not as if our daughter is missing out on all the fun. She did go on the Girl Scout zoo sleepover outing, and she has also had a friend sleep at our house. Here’s the word from other moms: Beth says: “Our daughter
has stayed overnight with friends since she was about 6. She only stays at a friend’s
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Danielle AvazianReyes house where we know the parents well.” Lisa says: “Our son has been invited to stay at a friend’s house but he doesn’t want to
go. We’d be ok with it but he’s not ready which is fine.” Amy says: “Our seven-yearold asks about sleepovers but we are in no rush to say yes. There is plenty of time for all that.” My husband and I have concluded that our nine-yearold is getting close to the age when she (and we) could be ready for her first sleepover. We still stand behind our decision to wait until now. Kids are growing up at lightning speed and it’s nice when you can slow them down a bit. It gives the kids something to look forward to and it gives us more time to enjoy them.
Nine O’Clock Players presents ‘Cinderella’
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Meet Cinderella and her two evil stepsisters in a fairy tale kingdom far, far away in the Nine O’Clock Players Theatre for Children’s presentation through Sun., March 24. The production, based on the popular folk tale, opens the Assistance League of Southern California’s 84th season. The play is directed by Randy Brenner with musical direction by Dean Mora. Plays are performed for nearly 15,000 children annually, a third of whom are disadvantaged physically or economically. Nine O’Clock Players provides their admission and transportation free of charge. Weekly performances are also staged for groups of L.A.area school children at a reduced price. On weekends, the public can enjoy the production for $12 per ticket. Plays are staged in the 329seat Walter Lantz Theatre, de-
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signed by architect Stiles O. Clements in a style reminiscent of summer stock theatres on the East Coast. Weekend shows on Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m., run through Sun., March 24 at 1367 N. St. Andrews Place. Call 323-469-1970 or go to nineoclockplayers.com
Horses, acrobats Young Directors at LACMA March 2 under Cavalia tent Young Directors Night is Sat., March 2 at 8 p.m. at the L.A. County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd. The 12th annual event is Muse’s celebration of the best in short films by local filmmakers. A discussion with the directors, awards presentation and reception follows. Visit muse@lacma.org.
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More than 60 horses are starring in Cavalia’s “Odysseo” in Burbank at 777 N. Front St. through Sun., March 10. Set in a 10-story tent, a cast of 44 acrobats and entertainers will perform. The show tells the relationship between horses and humans by recounting the evolution of the bond. Go to cavalia.net.