Category: Atlanta

Daddy Mojo lives in Atlanta. When something special that is happening only in Atlanta he’ll post it here.

Win passes to the Atlanta preview of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

I have an unofficial rule in that I don’t see biographies. If it’s the true story of someone’s life and I’ve heard about it, then there’s really no reason to see the film. I know how it ends and it’s probably just some actor’s hammy performance of how they think that this person did things. I sound like the bitter and jaded reporter in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. This is not a biopic, it’s not the story of Fred Rogers’ life and how he came to create & produce one of the most impactful shows ever on television.

Win a pair of passes to the Atlanta sneak preview of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. The sneak is 11/13 and rated PG.
Win a pair of passes to the Atlanta sneak preview of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood on 11/13

Hold Hands, a warm illustrated blanket for pre-k kids

Sara Varon has created graphic novels packed with friendly, anthropomorphic robots or animals who make shoes, knit scarves and are otherwise the kind of neighbors that you want to have. Hold Hands is a picture book that skews younger than Varon’s other work, while featuring the same, cartoon realistic animals that you wish were your neighbors. This is the kind of feel-good, rhyming, illustrated book that ages three-six will love as a goodnight book.

Hold Hands brings Sara Varon’s distinctive style to an illustrated book format so that the crawlers and pre-K kids can get in on the anthropomorphic fun.
Hold Hands is comfort book food for the crawler and Pre-K set

Volta from Cirque du Soleil, brings an energy and fun not seen in years

One expects excellence from a Cirque du Soleil show. It’s as high as one can get in the world of acrobatics and performance. It’s a brand unto itself, all you have to do is say you’re going to a Cirque show and you have an idea of what to expect. That fact is completely put in its head in Volta. It starts out similar to other shows, where a loosely constructed story is laid out. However, even as you’re watching the first act, which was a team of people jumping rope; it’s obvious that Volta has an energy that you haven’t seen in a Cirque du Soleil show in a while. For me it was evident that the performers were having fun. Sure they were jumping rope and doing Double Dutch, moving as quickly as touching the ground seven times in one second. They were doing that; but the performers were grinning from ear to ear, high-fiving one another and utterly enjoying themselves.

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Volta from Cirque du Soleil, brings an energy and fun not seen in years-Photo_credit_BenoitZ.Leroux
Volta is truly a show unlike other Cirque du Soleil shows.

Dragon Con, comic book artists, STEM, Kid’s Track-oh my

“But we don’t dress up”, I need a button that says that when our neighbors ask us about Dragon Con. As a family, Dragon Con gets more and more entertaining every year we go.  Dragon Con happens in Atlanta over Labor Day every year. It is also family friendly. Our neighbors give us a side-eye when we say that also. All one needs to do is walk around downtown Atlanta when Dragon Con is happening and you’ll see hundreds of children accompanying their parents. This is a massively fun time for kids and families who have the right mindset.

Dragon Con continues to exceed expectations. In 2019 they upped their comic book artists, held the STEM steady and continued the Kid’s Track for 12 and under.

By the right mindset I mean, be OK with crowds. Over 85,000 people attended Dragon Con in 2019. It’s crowded everywhere you go. What’s amazing is that, despite its massive size and crowd the lines are constantly moving. Another mind boggling fact is that the vast majority of people you’ll encounter are chilled out.

Dragon Con continues to exceed expectations. In 2019 they upped their comic book artists, held the STEM steady and continued the Kid’s Track for 12 and under.
Dragon Con 2019 continues to be a fabulous g0-to destination for the family

Win a family 4-pack of tickets to see The Angry Birds Movie 2

One of the bigger surprises a couple of years ago was The Angry Birds Movie. I know that our children loved it and the film made almost four times its budget. Granted, box office success doesn’t guarantee a quality movie, but it does prime the pump for a sequel. The Angry Birds Movie 2 is one that our kids have been itching to see ever since they saw the trailer. It opens in theaters on Wednesday, August 14 and we’re giving away family 4-packs of tickets to the Atlanta sneak preview of the film.

Win a family 4-pack of tickets to The Angry Birds Movie 2 Atlanta sneak preview on 8/8. We’re frenemies and the movie looks fabulous.

The Atlanta sneak preview of The Angry Birds Movie 2 is Saturday, August 10 at 11AM. We’ve got four 4-packs of tickets to the show. To enter to win a package leave a comment in the blog post or RT this:

We’ll pick the winners of the packages Thursday afternoon, August 8 at 4:00. Thanks-and good luck!

Update! We just heard that Red, the large and in-charge Angry Bird himself will be at this sneak preview. Be sure to bring your camera so that you can get a photo of big Red and your kids. Red will also be appearing that night at KIDZ BOP Live Atlanta later that night. It’s two chances to meet Red, don’t miss out or you’ll be green of those who did.

Meet Forky & play games at the #ToyStory4 RV Summer Road Trip #Alpharetta

There’s a little movie coming out soon, you might have heard about it. Toy Story 4 opens Friday, June 21 and there’s a way to catch some of the gang on the road and out in the wild. The Toy Story 4 RV Summer Road Trip Party is a one-day event that’s stopping in Alpharetta at Avalon from 3-7.

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The Toy Story 4 RV will have a chance to meet Forky and get a photo with him. This will be the only chance to meet Forky in-person, unless you’re headed to a Walt Disney theme park. Bring the cameras, set the googly eyes to roll and save this photo for those year-end cards that’ll be sent out in December.

There will also be some carnival games including “There’s a Snake in My Boot” snake toss and “To Infinity and Beyond” rocket ring toss. Plus, it’s got that Toy Story 4 vibe that you’ve been feeling since the sequel was announced. Also, we’re giving away passes to the Atlanta sneak preview of Toy Story 4.

The Toy Story 4 RV Summer Road Trip Party is free. All you have to do is go, be happy, channel your inner spork or Forky, snap a pic, play some games and it’ll shake up the Summer Tuesday afternoon quite nicely. This is one day only in Alpharetta at Avalon from 3-7.

For our family, #MomoCon gets better each year

There are a couple of things every year that our family earmarks and looks forward to each season. For the boys and I MomoCon has been on that list for the past four years. They’ve loved every minute of it but always left with the same question, “When can mom come with us”? This year the schedules aligned and mom was able to attend MomoCon with us.

It’s important to point out that she’s not really into comic books, anime, cosplay, roleplay or video games. She enjoyed going to MomoCon because of how much fun the kids have had in previous years. Our boys are 9 and 7, they’ve seen a couple movies in the MCU and don’t know too much about anime, other than dad used to live in Japan and has some copies of that magazine in his office.

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What they and the parents that I spoke with enjoyed about MomoCon is the atmosphere. During the daytime it’s great for all ages, has cosplay that is out of this world, but still OK for those younger audiences. Granted, there were some creepy clowns that gave out kids the willies, but they were the exception and even those costumes weren’t graphic in nature.

There were many instances of families that cosplay together; some as young as little geeklings who were being pushed around in a stroller or carried by mom or dad. Our two boys stayed for five hours the first day and four hours the second day and had a different, but equally fabulous experience each time.

They love the game area. There is every board game in the world at MomoCon for you to check out and play while you’re there. We started to play a Super Mario themed version of Trouble before the boys got distracted by some costumes and wanted to walk around. A couple hours later we came back through the gaming area and played Jenga.

Right beside that area is the video game area. This year it was broken up into classic arcade games and Asian video games. When it came to playing the games they were all in about the classic games. However, with an eye towards the future they spent more time watching the Japanese console games. They were peppering me with questions about how to play them, but I kept referring them to one of the multitudes of people who were lined up to dance, pound drums or touch cubes as quickly as they could.

Our kids are also 100% down with Con protocol when it comes to vendors. They should touch nothing, ask lots of questions if they’re interested and compliment those who are cosplaying near the tables. The merch was jammed with all manner of KPOP, Japanese manga, anime and statues that pronounce their enthusiasm towards it.

And it was all 100% family friendly. We heard worse language on the train to the event than we did at MomoCon. There are some night time events that skew towards college ages and up, they’re certainly a bit more risqué, but well past the bedtime of a 9 year old. Perhaps it’s something that they’ll enjoy in 10 years when they’re in higher education.

MomoCon happens in Atlanta ever year over Memorial Day Weekend. It’s the friendliest con for families that you’ll encounter because it has the real cosplay that elementary and middle schools will recognize, without the gore or sexuality that might populate other cons.

Win tickets to the #Atlanta sneak preview of #ToyStory4

Toy Story 4 is easily one of the most anticipated films of 2019.  Forky is just the character that’s needed right now. It’s true to the way that kids play. Any parent or child will attest to the fact that there is always one homemade toy that manages to work its way into the inner circle of the toy coven. The sneak preview of Toy Story 4 is happening Tuesday, June 18. If you want to win a pair of passes to this movie event and be one of the first ones (outside of Disney brass or Hollywood) to see it, here’s what you need to do.

How to enter: Leave a comment in the blog post letting us know what your favorite toy was growing up. We have 15 pairs of tickets to give away to this sneak preview.

You can also RT this:

This sneak preview of Toy Story 4 is in Atlanta on Tuesday, June 18 at Atlantic Station. We’ll email the winners with complete details so that you’ll be able to plan accordingly. This giveaway will end on June 14 at 9PM. Important: this giveaway is for passes to the sneak preview. You’ll need to arrive early in order to secure your seat as everybody and their brother wants to see Toy Story 4. This showing will be 100% full.

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