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Meeting Jon Beavers- The Real Life Twist from The Fresh Beat Band

So last fall we took our kids to what we consider the best kid’s concert of all time The Fresh Beat Band Live in Concert when the came to Redding, CA. The show was AMAZING and fun for the kids and us as well! The Fresh Beats go on tour again this fall so don’t miss out!

Josiah and Autumn meeting the Fresh Beat Band characters after the show in Redding, CA. 

Josiah hugging Twist.

Our kids really love The Fresh Beat Band TV show and our son Josiah has taught himself most of the dances from the show, which has been fun to watch. He also had a Fresh Beat themed birthday party this past year, where he sang and danced and made music with his friends. The show and his favorite character, Twist, played by Jon Beavers really ignited a love of hip hop and dance in Josiah and sparked out shy 5 year old to want to try out for his school talent show with a hip hop routine and take dance lessons.

Long story short, when we found out that Jon Beavers had helped write and was performing in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival this season, right here in Ashland we were interested right away. My husband Brian and I bought tickets to the show The Unfortunates and we LOVED it and want to see it again! The writing, music acting, costumes and everything was so fresh and unique and mesmerizing that we were on the edge fo our seats for the entire performance! In fact my 23 week pregnant body did not even get uncomfortable in the theatre seats! haha!

Today we got the opportunity to let Josiah deliver a letter he wrote to Jon and some pictures he wanted to give him of the concert and get his autograph. More importantly Josiah got to tell Jon about his love of hip hop dancing and his love of the Fresh Beat Band.

Jon could not have been sweeter! He came right up, kneeled down and hugged Josiah thanked him for his letter and offered to take a picture with him. He also asked Josiah about school and dance and even requested Josiah autograph a photo he was giving to Jon. Josiah left the meeting on cloud 9!

Jon asked Josiah to sign the picture of him dressed at Twist for him. 🙂

All that to say that not only do I think The Fresh Beat Band is great tv show for kids, and their concerts are super fun for the whole family, our experience is that these characters, especially Jon, “Twist,” Beavers are just great people. They are super talented (Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, “Kiki” has a album out you can see more about here.), great with children and great role models for working hard, collaborating and creating and following their dreams. Thanks Jon Beavers for making our son’s day today and being awesome at what you do.

 

 

by CrystalPosted in My Life

Lila Jade and Wynter

Today I spent my afternoon photographing Miss Lila Jade and answering some pretty detailed photography questions from her big brother Wynter. He is absolutely smitten with this little girl and it was so sweet to be around. Leave mama and family some love in the comments!

This is Wynter practicing his newborn photography. :) 

by CrystalPosted in Newborn Babies

Unicorn Hair: Autumn’s Crazy Hair Day 2013

Today Autumn had Crazy Hair Day at preschool. We looked around the internet together last night and she told me she wanted pink unicorn hair. So here it is (it is also covered in glitter, but you can’t really tell in the photo).  In case you can’t tell her hair is pulled into a pony tail with an elastic in the front, hair-sprayed  to keep the short pieces in the back in place and then wrapped around 2 pipe cleaners and then prayed pink in two coats (her hair is brown so it needed two coats to show up well) and then top coated with glitter hair spray. 🙂 Happy Friday!

by CrystalPosted in Children, My Life

April Camera Class in Ashland

I have gotten so many requests for a camera class since Christmas, so by popular demand I will be holding a camera class on Saturday, April 13th from 10am to 2pm in Ashland.

Many of you have nice digital SLR cameras and are using them exclusively on auto mode, just like a old point and shoot. I know how hard it can be to learn how to use a camera for the first time on your own, which is why I am teaching this class! Now you can take a workshop where you are one of a small group of other moms (or dads or grandparents) learning the photography basics to help you get the most from your camera and capture everyday moments. The four hour class covers class instruction time as well as practical application with your camera

Find out how to manually set your camera to get just what you want to take great pictures of your family everyday! Also get advice on what lenses to put on your  wish list!

This is a four hour workshop limited to 6 participants. Bring your camera and your questions.

Outline

* The 10 Keys to taking great pictures of your children
* Introduction to Exposure
* Shutter Speed
* Aperture
*ISO
* Lens Overview
* What do the numbers mean on my lens?
* Options for sharing and printing

Cost: $115 per person, which includes a light lunch and digital notes from the class.

Class size is limited to 6 participants to allow a more personalized class and plenty of time for questions so sign up now! Sign up by using the Paypal link below or email me to send a check or pay cash. You will need a camera with full manual controls for aperture, shutter speed and ISO. A DSLR is preferred which also has detachable lenses. Email me if you have questions.




Nursing babes are welcome to attend this class with their mothers, and shared childcare may be available as well. Email me (crystal@crystalgarcia.com) for info.

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Above is an image of my son Josiah that I took sitting on our bed in our room with only window light and a basic lens.

 

 

by CrystalPosted in Camera Classes
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