The Zimmer Children’s Museum’s events and galas, held annually, are some of the ways we can thank those who have been particularly generous and supportive. These occasions are also an excellent opportunity for our benefactors to get to know one another.

ZIMMERPALOOZA V
Date: Sunday, January 29, 2012, 11:00am
Venue: Annenberg Community Beach House
Event: A celebration of the arts presented in a festival format, Zimmerpalooza 2012 will be visual, musical, and sensory experience not to be missed!  Filled with tons of family fun arts & crafts, delicious food, and live musical performances, it will truly be an event to remember.

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LA MARATHON: RACE TO NAPTIME!
Date: Saturday, March 17 (5K) - Sunday, March 18 (Marathon), 2012
Venue: Dodger Stadium (5K), Dodger Stadium - Santa Monica Beach (Marathon)
Event: The Zimmer Children's Museum presents RACE TO NAPTIME! Join us on March 17th for a morning of family fun. We know you deserve a quiet afternoon every once in a while, and here at the Zimmer, we take pride in wearing your kids out!

1. Register online for the 2012 Honda LA Marathon 5K here. To join Team Zimmer, you must select "Zimmer Children's Museum" on the list of charity names.

2. Set up your personalized fundraising page on Crowdrise. Here you can post photos and messages, track your fundraising efforts and thank your donors. That's it! Don't want to run (or jog or walk)? You can support us by donating to our team on our Crowdrise page too!

The Zimmer Children's Museum is an official charity of the 2012 Honda LA MARATHON. We are pleased to be involved with this wonderful organization who is bringing additional opportunities for us to raise much needed funds to our programs in the museum and to youTHink, our arts education initiative in the public schools. For more information, call Carrie Jacoves at (323) 761-8992.

show&tell: the art of pop culture
Date: May 3 - June 8, 2012
Opening Reception: May 3, 2012
Venue: The Bell Family Gallery of the Jewish Federation
Event: This year's theme of pop culture will allow our artists to work with mass culture, advertising, products, comic books, ideas, and themes that reflect on pop (in the moment) or traditional objects that are associated with culture in general. 

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