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Thursday, August 07, 2008

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Looking for an alternative to your local movie theater? Here are some family-friendly theater suggestions as well as local (non-movie) theaters. 

California Shakespeare Theater
Revisit the classics at the California Shakespeare Theater. Located in Orinda, right off the Gateway Boulevard exit of Highway 24. For information visit www.calshakes.org.

Parkway Theater Baby Brigade
If you have a baby and think you’ve seen the last of the big screen, you’re in luck. Oakland’s Parkway Theater welcomes cinema-starved parents to Monday night Baby Brigades. Bring your babe-in-arms (under one year) and cozy up to a comfy sofa for pizza, pasta, garden burgers, and beer—and your choice of two current flicks. What if your baby wakes with a mid-movie wail? Simply stroll to the back of the theater and continue watching DeNiro do his thing—you’re with a sympathetic crowd. For current movie listings, visit www.picturepubpizza.com, or call  (510) 814-2400. 

• Location: 1834 Park Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94606

• Hours: Mondays, 6:30 p.m. in downstairs theater, 7:00 p.m. upstairs

• Ages: Infant to one year

• Cost: Adults $5.99; infants free

Getting there: One mile west off the Park Boulevard exit of Highway 580 at 1834 Park Boulevard in Oakland, near Lake Merritt. AC Transit connections are available from MacArthur, Ashby, Lake Merritt, and 12th Street BART stations. See www.transitinfo.org for more information.

REEL MOMS - Bring your Baby to the Movies!
Reel Moms, brought to you by Loews Cineplex Entertainment, offers the opportunity for moms to bring their babies to the movies. Look for special events and giveaways and today's hottest movies. Tickets to all Reel Moms events are NOT limited in number, and go on-sale at the box office the day of the show. Reel Moms is open to parents and their babies. Stroller check is available; admission for grown-ups is regular ticket price, babies are free.

Reel Moms is a program exclusively for mothers and fathers with infants. These shows are tailored to meet their needs and include dimmed lights (not extinguished lights) and reduced sound levels so you can hear your infant’s every sound during the presentation.

Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m. Loews Theatres Metreon
101 Fourth Street, San Francisco (415) 369-6200
www.enjoytheshow.com/reelmoms

Town Hall Theatre Company of Lafayette
Established in 1944 as The Dramateurs and reorganized in 1992 as The Town Hall Theatre Company of Lafayette, it is the oldest continuously active live theater in Contra Costa County. The goal of the Theatre Company is to provide professional quality theatrical entertainment to the Contra Costa community. Read about the shows and find showtimes at www.thtc.org. And don’t forget about Town Hall Tykes and Kids at www.thtc.org/education.   

To search for movies near you and buy tickets online, see www.fandango.com or movies.aol.com.