This Sunday morning at the Coolidge, treat your whole family to an unforgettable performance by mime Robert Rivest. The show, entitled “Laughter is the Best Medicine”, is described as a “collection of Robert Rivest’s most humorous and heartwarming mime stories. It’s simply a fun way to bring the whole community together through smiles, giggles and [...]
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Grand opening in Cambridge this weekend
Friday, February 5th, 2010We’re celebrating the Grand Opening of our Cambridge store this weekend in a grand fashion. Here’s why you don’t want to miss it:
1. The deals - we’re offering some exclusive deals you can’t find anywhere else. Like $50 off a Stokke Tripp Trapp. Or $30 off a Beaba Babycook. Or some other deals that are [...]
It reminded me of Robin Hood
Thursday, February 4th, 2010Probably because it IS Robin Hood! This weekend, the Coolidge Kids Show will feature the 1938 Technicolor film, The Adventures of Robin Hood, starring Errol Flynn. This movie is incredibly entertaining for all ages, and a great way to introduce your Pixar-addicted kids to the glories of the old-time silver screen. Showtime is this Saturday [...]
Have a Heart for Haiti
Thursday, February 4th, 2010Like most people, we were just at a total loss for words after the terrible devastation in Haiti last month. It is hard to imagine, especially from the comfort of our homes, what horrors the people of Haiti have endured these last weeks, but the children… well, the children are just heartbreaking. Our good friend, [...]
Done and done.
Friday, January 29th, 2010Our Brookline store will reopen today at 10am - one day ahead of schedule. Our construction schedule was only six days long, so that extra day is pretty amazing. To give you some idea of what went into this week:
On Saturday night, we closed the store and started packing up the merchandise.
On Sunday, we moved [...]
Tanglewood Marionettes at the Coolidge
Friday, January 29th, 2010This Saturday, January 30 at 10:30am, the weekly Coolidge Kids Show is going to be really special. Tanglewood Marionettes present “Sleeping Beauty”, a classic tale that appeals to children of all ages. The story begins in King Felix’s great hall for the christening of Princess Aurora. The party goes awry when the wicked witch arrives [...]
Brookline store renovations get underway
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010Everyone loves a makeover. So call us crazy (because we are, we’re crazy), but here’s what we’re doing: tonight, we’re closing our Brookline store temporarily to do a little sprucing up. It will be a fast race to the finish, with a few late nights and lots of work from our amazing team. But we [...]
Artbarn at the Coolidge
Friday, January 22nd, 2010If you missed it earlier this month, Magic Beans is co-presenting the 2010 Coolidge Kids Show series, a weekly presentation of film and/or live performances for children. We’ll be updating our blog weekly with a description of the upcoming show.
This Sunday, January 24 at 10:30am, The Split Hares Traveling Troupe of Artbarn Community Theater presents [...]
Clown Caper
Friday, January 1st, 2010Looking for something to do with the kids this weekend? Join us at the Coolidge Theater this Sunday morning January 3th at 10:30am as we kick off the new and improved Coolidge Kids’ Show, presented by Magic Beans. We were psyched when the Coolidge asked us to partner with them on their weekly family-friendly show. [...]
1000 toys in 1 day?
Friday, December 18th, 2009We just got an email:
“I’m involved in helping a 100% volunteer run Boston-based charity that hosts an event (www.christmasinthecity.org) for 3000 homeless children and hands out toys to an additional 4000-5000 children. The demand this year was overwhelming and we may come up 1000-1500 toys short.
I’m calling area toy stores to see if they could [...]
