The Roar of the Greasepaint.

This one is dedicated to those people who live in the Los Angeles area, or who plan to be there on July 8th. Occidental College, in East Los Angeles, does terrific theater for kids, and that month will be doing that marvelous children's standard "Dracula and the Beanstalk".

Okay, it's a little off the beaten theatrical path, but they do excellent productions for children up to the age of eleven or twelve. It's a fun and unusual way to spend a Saturday morning, with a quick jaunt afterwards down to Chinatown for dim sum.

Most important, the money raised from the July 8th show will go towards a highly worthy cause. My friend Amy's son Soren was diagnosed at six months of age with a seizure disorder called Infantile Spasms. Two years later, after multiple drug treatments and two trips to the Dominican Republic for stem cell treatments, he is finally seizure-free, but is currently at the level of development of a four month-old. They are raising money for another trip and stem cell treatment.

You and your family will have a good time at the theater; the Rogers family will have another chance for their son.