Twitter Party Calendar This Week May 7-13 With Family-friendly Prizes

Twitter Parties

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Updated 5/11/12

Family friendly parties galore on the upcoming week's Twitter Party Calendar covering  May 7 - May 13.  Be sure to keep checking back because this schedule will be expanded and updated often all week so you don't miss all the fun parties planned and great prizes you can win. You'll also get a sneak peek at Twitter parties coming up in subsequent weeks. Be the first to know when next week's Mommy Blog Expert Twitter Party schedule goes live by following MBE on Twitter, Facebook and/or by subscribing to this blog.

THIS WEEK

Monday, May 7 

Celebrating #FABMom @ErikaB with the @FirstAidBeauty Twitter Party at 4:30 pm EST. Win 1 of 5 FABMom Prize Packs. RSVP

Attend the @MomsandBrands Taste America Twitter Party at 7 pm EST. Use #momsandbrands hashtag during party. To be eligible to win prizes RSVP

Come one call all to the next @TravelingMoms #TMOM #BigC2Twitter Party at 9 pm EST. Talking about fearless travel. Grand prize from sponsor Sony Pictures includes prize pack with DVDs of The Big C – Season 1 and 2, The Vow, Smurfs and Zookeeper. They're also giving away DVDs The Big C Season 2 throughout the party. RSVP

Tuesday, May 8

You are invited to the #BySandraLee Twitter Party at 7 pm EST sharing cooking and entertaining tips and to win great prizes for your kitchen and dining room. Hosted by @Kmart and @BySandraLee. RSVP

Join the #FPBabyGear Twitter Party at 7 pm EST with prizes from sponsor Fisher-Price. Be sure to follow @crissy, @GoGrahamGo, @momof2monkies, @mommyJenna, @jollymom to participate. Prizes: TEN (10) $50 American Express Gift Cards. RSVP

You're invited to the @HP #HPLovesMom #gno Twitter Party at 9 pm EST talking about technology at home. @MomitForward hosts. Giveaway & to RSVP

Wednesday, May 9

Attend the #Vonsj4u Twitter Party at 1 pm EST hosted by @deals4dummies and sponsored by @Vons_Pavilions. Participate for chance to win Vons gift cards. RSVP

Come to the Dove Chocolate #DoveMothersDay Twitter Party at 8 pm EST hosted by @SouthernSavers with prizes. Details

Join @dietpepsi @themoms and @resourcefulmom for the Diet Pepsi #CelebrateMom Twitter Party at 8 pm EST. Prizes: TWENTY (20) $100 SpaFinder Gift Certificates RSVP 

@MomSpark presents #ICanMakeYouHot Twitter Party at 8 pm EST with @KellyBenSimon of The Real Housewives of New York. Prizes include an autographed copy of Kelly's book, a goody bag full of Kelly’s favorite things and more. RSVP

In honor of Mother's Day and National Egg Month @Pickypalate is hosting a Twitter party sponsored by @TeflonBrand at 8 pm EST. Assorted prize packages: Teflon pans, skillets + $50 American Express Gift Card. #TeflonEggMonth RSVP

Don't miss the weekly @TheOnlineMom Twitter Party at 9 pm EST. This week's event #ASUSFamily chatting about creating memories with your PC. Chance to win ASUS ET2700 Series All-in-One Multi-Touch PC. Must RSVP & participate in party to be eligible to win.

Next @MomItForward #gno Twitter Party @GalloFamily is sponsoring. Join the fun at 9 pm EST to celebrate National #MoscatoDay Win a Gallo Gift Basket RSVP

Disney Junior Jake and the Never Land Pirates Twitter Party #MacKidTips at 9 pm EST. Hosted by @SupahMommy. Prizes. RSVP

The #MomsDayMoney Twitter Party gets underway at 9 pm EST. @GoGirlFinance hosts along with @EleanorBlayney and @CMcGarvey (both from Directions for Women). Prizes TBA. RSVP

Chat with @30secondmom at 9 pm EST about most memorable #MothersDay MoMents #30secondmom. To Win prizes RSVP


Thursday, May 10

Check out the 'Mom Knows Best' Twitter Party at 3 pm EST. Hosted by @clevergirlscoll and sponsored by Tout, The Honest Company, and Self Magazine. Prizes TBA; to participate use #ToutMoms + RSVP 

You're invited to @MomtoSprouts for the #OurJourney Twitter Party at 7 pm EST. Prizes: Amazon GCs and other goodies. RSVP

Zales Jewelers #MomsNiteOut #SuperMom Twitter Party at 8 pm EST. Hosted by @momsniteout. TEN (10) winners reive a $50 Zales Gift Certificate. RSVP

Want to win some big prizes? Then be at the @MomSpark #MomSalary Twitter Party at 8 pm EST. Prizes: $200 spa gift card, $100 spa GC and more. RSVP

It's the #FoodGloriousFood Fat-Free All Natural Whole Grain Organic Twitter Party hosted by @ourmomspot at 8 pm EST. Prizes: $10 + $20 Amazon Gift Cards and The America's Test Kitchen Healthy Family cookbook. RSVP

Join the #MomMonth Twitter Party sponsored by @PlumDistrict at 8:30 pm. Girl talk with lots of prizes. RSVP by Tweeting your Twitter handle 

Come to the #MomStorm Twitter Party at 9 pm EST to talk about safe summer travel with @DionoUSA along with hosts @MomStorm and @BusyMommyMedia. $1000 in prizes including Radian car seats, Monterey booster seats and other great things to win.  RSVP

Join the party! The #kmartoutdoor #cbias Twitter Party that @GlitterfulFelt @MonicaBenavidez and @LizLongcrier are hosting to be precise talking about outdoor makeovers at 9 pm EST.  Kmart Giftcard Prizes: TWO (2) $25, TWO (2) $50 and ONE (1) Grand Prize $100.  RSVP


Friday, May 11

Come to the #iLoveMyK9 Twitter Party dog chat at 1 pm EST hosted by @Wisconsinmommy and @Tsue1136. Prizes: THREE (3) $25 Walmart Gift Certificates and ONE (1) $100 Walmart GC. RSVP

Join the #theonlinemom #VZWBuzz @VerizonInsider for the weekly Twitter Party hosted by @theOnlineMom at 3 pm EST. Prizes: Chance to Win an LG VL600 4G USB Modem or a Verizon Gift Bag. To be eligible for prizes participate in the party and RSVP

Next Week

Monday, May 14

Come to the @BirchBox Twitter Party at 8 pm EST. Prize: Miss Dior. No RSVP just use hashtag #gossipgirl


Wednesday, May 16

Join @AppSmitten @tcreativeblogs and @kristincolvin for the #familyapps Twitter Party at 9 pm EST. Prizes: Pre-tweet event for a chance to win a $50 Amazon Gift Code, plus FOUR (4) $25 Amazon GCs will be given away during party. To participate also follow special guests @angela_wilson @DebraNipp @ToryJohnson @AmyHero and @MommyBlogExpert
and  RSVP


Thursday, May 17

Host @SocialMoms invites you to the #LGViper Twitter Party at 7 pm EST. RT before hand for a chance to win one of TEN (10) $20 Amazon GCs. Plus at-party opportunity to win one of TEN (10) $20 Amazon gift cards, two headphone sets ($70 value/each) and the Grand Prize: an LG Viper phone valued at $300. Follow @TechMama and @LGUSAMobile RSVP

Coming Soon 

Sunday, May 27

Bark or Meow if you'll be joining the Event Barkers #EBTweets Twitter Party hosted by DogTipper and AllThingsDogBlog at 8:30-10 pm EST. Prizes for cats and dogs plus special prizes you can win for rescues. Prizes TBA. Details
 


Tuesday, May 29

Twitter Party celebrating 529 Day hosted by @Saving4college at 2 pm EST. Prizes: Signed soft-cover copy Family Guide to College Savings written by @529Guru Joseph Hurley (5 winners) and grand prize $52.90 gift to your 529 plan (1 winner). RSVP


Tuesday, June 5

The @FortyliciousCA and @RandomHouseCA Twitter Party at 9 pm EST. Prizes: 10 copies of new book Shelter Details

About this Weekly Twitter Party List Compiled by MommyBlogExpert.com

Twitter Parties are listed free of charge in this weekly schedule. If you'd like to add an event to the Mommy Blog Expert Twitter Party Calendar email janis at janiselspas dot com with Twitter Party in the subject line including all the details and links in the body of your message.

Also available, for a nominal fee, to host, co-host or serve as a panelist for your own brand Twitter party. To inquire, please email janis@janiselspas.com for information with Consulting Query in the subject line.

FTC Disclosure: MommyBlogExpert does attend some Twitter parties as a Guest and also works as a host, co-host, and panelist on some. However, I did not receive any payment or other compensation associated with this post. See complete FTC Disclosure information that appears at the bottom of MommyBlogExpert's main page and at the bottom of every individual post on this blog, including this one.

Sid the Science Kid Backyard Campout Movie

Movies

Free Tickets, Giveaway details below

Saturdays and Sundays in May, beginning this weekend, Kidtoons family matinees program presents the children's family-friendly feature movie Sid the Science Kid Backyard Campout of PBS Kids fame and produced by the world-famous The Jim Henson Company screening at select local Kidtoons theaters nationwide.

Sid the Science Kid returns in a fun film, this time with his fellow characters Gerald and dear old Dad for an awesome backyard camp out adventure. Complete with pitching tents in the yard, a BBQ dinner followed by roasted marshmallows, songs around the campfire and of course -- star gazing in the nightime sky. Can't you practically smell that camp fire right now?

Your child is invited to come along on this imaginary trip to enjoy the simplicity and appreciation of nature that only a camping experience like this can inspire via Kidtoons' May Weekend Matinee.

Doesn't this look like something your child will love?

The news gets even better. To celebrate another month's quality family entertainment theater program Kidtoon Films is offering free tickets to Sid the Science Kid's Backyard Campout in select areas including Los Angeles and Orange County areas as well as in cities in Kansas and Missouri. There is a limit of one ticket per family. Kidtoons is also providing a set of two kid's DVDs for me to give away to one lucky Mommy Blog Expert reader.

FREE Kidtoons Tickets Available NOW

For theatrical showings in select areas

• Los Angeles and Orange County, California theaters 
• Also theaters in cities in Kansas and Missouri

Sid the Science Kid's Backyard Campout

Two DVDs Giveaway

Enter Below - Ends 5/29/12

 

The May Kidtoons Prize Package features

• Sid the Science Kid's Backyard Camp Out DVD

       And

• The WordWorld DVD

HOW TO ENTER

Just leave a comment(s) below this post. Contest ends May 29, 2012 at 12 midnite PST and is open to legal residents of the U.S. only. One winner will win the Sid the Science Kid's Backyard Camp and Word World DVDs, selected at random from all entries and will be notified via email.

Required (Mandatory) Entry

Simply leave a comment below this blogpost saying why you want to win this prize. Don't forget to include your email address, Facebook and/or Twitter contact info in the comment section so the winner can be contacted.

Optional Extra Entries 
Earn extra entries to win for doing one or more of the easy options listed below. Just be sure to return to MommyBlogExpert (MBE) to leave an additional comment after each individual extra action you do to confirm so we can record all your additional chances to win.

1. Follow @mommyblogexpert on Twitter

2. Like @mommyblogexpert on Facebook

***Bonus Entries***

You can earn even MORE chances to win each time you TWEET the message below, up to 3 times each day. Don't forget to return to leave a comment on this post with the direct link right after every Tweet you do so you'll receive an entry for each of your RTs.

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Sid the Science Guy Backyard Campout @KidtoonFilms Movie Review, Free Tix + GIVEAWAY Ends 5/29 #kids #family http://tinyurl.com/6vzt3pm

Mommy Blog Expert is excited to be one of the few blogs to be hosting Kidtoons family friendly monthly movie giveaways in connection with screenings for children in selected theaters across the U.S.

Each Kidtoons giveaway is unique, based on the monthly movie offering. But, they're always family friendly and wholesome for children, so don't miss out on entering the current giveaway as well as subscribing to MommyBlogExpert, so you'll be the first to know when next month's giveaway is announced.

About Kidtoon Films

Since 2004, Kidtoons, a division of Cinedigm Digital Cinema Group,  has been bringing popular children's brands and entertainment to cineplexes throughout America. The animated family film distributor's focus is on creating a friendly, affordable and interactive co-viewing environment that parents and kids can enjoy as a family together monthly. Each month's big screen program is designed for kids 3-8 and their moms and dads and they're always fun, memorable and one-of-a-kind experiences.

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FTC Disclosure: Kidtoon Films is providing the prizes and shipping for this giveaway and is offering free movie tickets in May in select geographic markets.  MommyBlogExpert did not receive any payment or other compensation associated with this post.  See complete FTC Disclosure information that appears at the bottom of MommyBlogExpert's main page and at the bottom of every individual post on this blog, including this one.

50 Classic Movies Boxed Set GIVEAWAY

Movies

Giveaway details below

60+ Hrs Old Fashioned Family Home Entertainment

As kids many of us grew up in the living room or den enjoying classic movies on television or cable with our parents and siblings. A Baby Boomer myself, I still can remember being mesmerized by Hollywood legends like Shirley Temple, John Wayne, Abbott & Costello, Charlton Heston, Elizabeth Taylor, Laurel & Hardy and lots of other world-class performers.

Big brother and I, Circa 1959

Unfortunately for today's youth, it's not as easy to find that same quality and quantity of old-fashioned morality, culture and virtue building in today's entertainment fare. Thankfully Mill Creek Entertainment has some new 12-piece boxed family-friendly DVD collections of 50 movies each that make it possible as well as affordable for children to have access to the same vintage features enjoyed by previous generations.

Each of the two Mill Creek movie sets reviewed in this post is centered around a unique historical period and theme. Timeless Family Classics includes a total run time of just under 63 hours while the The Nifty Fifties boasts slightly over 65 and a half hours of entertainment.  

What each historically important collection has in common with the other, though, is that it is comprised predominantly of black and white family friendly classic pictures with just a handful of color movies that largely predate the necessity of the modern day rating system.

Timeless Family Classics reaches in time all the way back to the early 1921 silent film The Kid starring Charlie Chaplin and includes some of the most beloved movies from Hollywood's Golden Age in every decade from the 1920s to the early 1970s. Just about every important big screen performer or famous duo is represented in these films from Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Carole Lombard and Gary Cooper to Bob Hope, John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, and Ginger Rogers to Laurel & Hardy and Abbott & Costello  The most modern movie in this set is Against A Crooked Sky from 1975 which is one of the few pictures in color in that collection.

In contrast, The Nifty Fifties focuses exclusively on the fabulous 1950s with films from every year between 1950 and 1958 -- a period when rock and roll music and television was taking the nation's popular culture by storm. Here you'll recognize the names that are synonymous with that time frame: Boris Karloff, Charlton Heston, Fred MacMurray, Gregory Peck, Lloyd Bridges, Eddie Albert, and Bing Crosby among the leading men. With films starring some of the best known actresses of the day, too, including Marilyn Monroe, The Hilton Sisters, Loretta Young, Angela Lansbury, Eva Gabor, the Dame herself, Elizabeth Taylor, and others. And, what would any 50s retrospective be without a Lassie film? In this case the world's most famous canine star appears  in The Painted Hills (1951) which is included in the set. 

Timeless Family Classics and The Nifty Fifties are priced at the unbelievably low price of just $29.98 MSRP each, not including shipping. As of the publication of this post these are available on the Cheap DVD Packs site for just $19.99 each + postage. A third collection of 50 classic movies called Dark Crimes, which I did not receive for review, is also available at the same price point. Use the discount code below to save even more. Also be sure to enter MBE's Mill Creek Entertainment giveaway below to win one of the boxed sets in this review. 

Mill Creek Entertainment is a home entertainment company curating extensive genre movie libraries that it manufactures as value boxed DVD sets.

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Save 25% more with Discount Code 50PACK25 

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Offer valid through May 31, 2012

50 Classic Movies

Mill Creek Boxed Set

GIVEAWAY

Ends 5/21/12

HOW TO ENTER

Just leave a comment(s) below this post to enter. Contest ends May 21, 2012 at 12 midnite PST and is open to legal residents of the U.S. only. One winner -- chosen at random from all entries received and notified via email -- will receive their choice of one of the Mill Creek Entertainment boxed 50-movie DVD sets pictured above. 

Required (Mandatory) Entry

Simply leave a comment below this blogpost saying which 50-movie DVD collection  you'd like if you win this great prize. Don't forget to include your email address, Facebook and/or Twitter contact info in the initial comment section so the winner can be contacted.

Optional Extra Entries 
Earn extra entries to win for doing one or more of the easy options listed below. Just be sure to return to MommyBlogExpert (MBE) to leave an additional comment after each individual extra action you do to confirm so we can record all your additional chances to win.

1. Follow @mommyblogexpert on Twitter

2. Like @mommyblogexpert on Facebook

4. Follow @MillCreekEnt on Twitter

5. Like Mill Creek Entertainment on Facebook

***Bonus Entries***

You can earn even MORE chances to win each time you TWEET the message below, up to 3 times each day. Don't forget to return to leave a comment on this post with the direct link right after every Tweet you do so you'll receive an entry for each of your RTs.

Tweet to copy & paste:

GIVEAWAY & Review - WIN 50 #family #classic #movies boxed DVD set, 60+ hrs runtime. Enter daily til 5/21 http://tinyurl.com/c5k9rhc

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FTC Disclosure: Mill Creek Entertainment provided the two 50-movie DVD sets reviewed in this post. The brand is also supplying the prize and handling shipping to the winner at the conclusion of the giveaway contest. This blog did not receive any payment or other compensation associated with this post. See complete FTC Disclosure information that appears at the bottom of MommyBlogExpert's main page and at the bottom of every individual post on this blog, including this one.

Twitter Party Calendar This Week With Prizes for Women & Moms April 29-May 6

Twitter Parties

Updated 5/4/12

This Twitter Party schedule lists family friendly parties for the week of April 29-May 6.  Be sure to keep check back because this schedule will be expanded and updated often all week so you don't miss all the fun and great prizes you can win. You'll also get a sneak peek at Twitter parties coming up in subsequent weeks. Be the first to know when next week's Mommy Blog Expert Twitter Party schedule goes live by following MBE on Twitter, Facebook and/or by subscribing to this blog.

THIS WEEK

Monday, April 30

Join the Weekly Mom Fun Live Chat Party at 4 pm EST/1 pm PST. All you have to do to participate for a chance to win prizes is go to 247moms.com at party time.

Join the @Mamavation 12th Mom Boot Camp Launch Twitter Party 8-10 pm EST. Prizes include Omron Pedometers (2 winners), Omron Body Fat Analysis Scales (2 winners), New Balance Tennis Shoes (2 winners) & other healthy lifestyle products. RSVP

Miss the Weekly Mom Fun Live Chat Party earlier today? Not to worry there's another show at 10 pm EST/7 pm PST. All you have to do to participate for a chance to win prizes is go to 247moms.com at party time.

Tuesday, May 1

You're invited to @EBay 's Mother's Day Twitter Party from 3-5 pm EST. Prizes #eBayMom! Details 

@MomCentral and @TogetherCounts invite you to the #TogetherCounts Twitter Party at 3 pm EST. Talking how to stay healthy & active with prizes including SIX (6) $50 Amazon gift codes during party plus TWO (2) $50 Amazon GCs for tweeting about the party in advance. RSVP

Come to the @MomItForward @aptguide #gno Twitter Party at 9 pm EST talking about moving. Prize: a $250 American Express Gift Card. #unlockAG RSVP

Wednesday, May 2

Another @Resourcefulmom Twitter Party alert: this one at 1 pm EST w/ special guest @FixItForgetIt. Prizes: a Hamilton Beach Programmable Stovetop Slow Cooker ($79.99/val), an All-Clad Slow Cooker ($150+ val) and TEN (10) Fix It & Forget It Vegetarian Cookbooks. #slowcookerveg RSVP

@MomCentral invites you to the #FAGEADay Twitter Party at 3 pm EST. 2 pre-party Tweeters and 6 party attendees will each win $25 in FAGE Total Greek Yogurt and a $25 American Express card. Be sure to follow @FAGEUSA and RSVP

Share the love at the Perfect Pet for Peyton Love+Compassion Twitter party at 7 pm EST Fab prizes. Follow @CleverGirlsColl and @DrGaryChapman and use hashtag #CGPeyton RSVP

Join the #DontSweatMoms Twitter Party at 7 pm EST to talk about ways to stress less and enjoy family more. Follow host @DontSweatMoms and @KristineCarlson . Prizes: FIVE (5) Don't Sweat Moms Gift Bags. RSVP

Don't miss the weekly @TheOnlineMom Family Friendly Tech Twitter Party at 9 pm EST. Prizes TBA. Must RSVP & participate in party to be eligible to win. 

Another @Leviton Twitter Party at 9 pm EST. Prizes: Home Depot Gift Cards. #Renu RSVP

Get in on the fun talking about entertaining with sponsor @Fritolay and @MomItForward for #gno Twitter Party at 9 pm EST. One winner will receive a Cinco De Mayo Party in a Box valued at $250 #TostitosCincoFiesta RSVP

Don't miss the @BlogRConnection #FamilyGetaway launch Twitter Party at 9 pm EST.  $3500 in prizes. RSVP 

Be at the #GreenVision Twitter Party at 9 pm EST for green talk and prizes. Hosts @_greenMandy and @MultiTestingMom. Details


Thursday, May 3

Attend the #Deliver2Mom Twitter Party with @youngmommy at 1 pm EST. Sponsor @UPS. Prizes every 15 mins, incl UPS gift cards, Heidi's Heavenly Cookies, and more. RSVP Miss this party? You're in luck, there’s another party tonight (see below).

Join Habitat for Humanity 's Twitter Party 2-3:30 pm EST. Party moderated by @Sloane; prizes sponsored by @Lowes. Follow @Habitat_org w/ #WomenBuild hashtag to participate. RSVP

The @UPS #Deliver2Mom Twitter Party repeats at 8 pm EST this time with @LisaSamples. Sponsor @UPS. Prizes every 15 mins, incl UPS gift cards, Heidi's Heavenly Cookies, and more. RSVP

Join the #MomInspired Twitter Party with Huggies at 9 pm EST. Hosted by @_Workingmother_. Grand Prize is an iPad plus lots more prizes. Be sure to follow the host and @Huggies and also RSVP


Friday, May 4

Join the #theonlinemom #VZWBuzz @VerizonInsider for their weekly Twitter Party hosted by @theOnlineMom at 3 pm EST. Chatting about tech gifts for Mother's Day. Prizes: Purple Droid Razr phone and a Verizon Swag Bag.  To be eligible to win participate in the party and RSVP

The fun awaits you at the #CostumesforHalloween Twitter Party at 9 pm EST. Hosts @MomBlogSociety and @pamelamaynard along with sponsor @Costumediscount. FOUR (4) winners get costume of their choice up to $35. RSVP 

Next Week

Monday, May 7

Attend the @MomsandBrands Taste America Twitter Party at 7 pm EST. Use #momsandbrands hashtag during party. To be eligible to win prizes RSVP


Tuesday, May 8

Join the #FPBabyGear Twitter Party at 7 pm EST with prizes from sponsor Fisher-Price. Be sure to follow @crissy, @GoGrahamGo, @momof2monkies, @mommyJenna, @jollymom to participate. Prizes: TEN (10) $50 American Express Gift Cards. RSVP


Thursday, May 10

Come to the #MomStorm Twitter Party at 9 pm EST to talk about safe summer travel with @DionoUSA along with hosts @MomStorm and @BusyMommyMedia. $1000 in prizes including Radian car seats, Monterey booster seats and other great things to win.  RSVP


Thursday, May 17

Host @SocialMoms invites you to the #LGViper Twitter Party at 7 pm EST. RT before hand for a chance to win one of TEN (10) $20 Amazon GCs. Plus at-party opportunity to win one of TEN (10) $20 Amazon gift cards, two headphone sets ($70 value/each) and the Grand Prize: an LG Viper phone valued at $300. Follow @TechMama and @LGUSAMobile RSVP

Coming Soon 

Tuesday, June 5

The @FortyliciousCA and @RandomHouseCA Twitter Party at 9 pm EST. Prizes: 10 copies of new book Shelter Details

About this Weekly Twitter Party List Compiled by MommyBlogExpert.com

Twitter Parties are listed free of charge in this weekly schedule. If you'd like to add an event to the Mommy Blog Expert Twitter Party Calendar email janis at janiselspas dot com with Twitter Party in the subject line including all the details and links in the body of your message.

Also available, for a nominal fee, to host, co-host or serve as a panelist for your own brand Twitter party. To inquire, please email janis@janiselspas.com for information with Consulting Query in the subject line.

FTC Disclosure: MommyBlogExpert does attend some Twitter parties as a Guest and also works as a host, co-host, and panelist on some. However, I did not receive any payment or other compensation associated with this post. See complete FTC Disclosure information that appears at the bottom of MommyBlogExpert's main page and at the bottom of every individual post on this blog, including this one.

Lincoln Center 4-Pak Jazz Ticket GIVEAWAY May 6th Essentially Ellington Festival Concert & Awards

Music

Giveaway details below

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As a music-loving family, I can't imagine a more awesome jazz music concert opportunity than this. Here's your chance to grab a family pack of four highly sought-after tickets to Jazz at Lincoln Center's Final Concert and Awards Ceremony. Scheduled to take place at the prestigious Avery Fisher Hall on the evening of May 6, this is the crowning jewel event of next weekend's 17th Annual Essentially Ellington EE Competition and Festival in New York City.

Essentially Ellington, Image from Jazz at Lincoln Center

Since 1995 the Jazz at Lincoln Center Essentially Ellington Competition and Festival program has inspired countless numbers of young people. With 1,700 student bands participating for the current 2011-12 school year, the program which is mentored by professionals and top music educators is regarded by many as the super bowl of high school jazz band competitions. 

This year's culmination event runs from May 4-6, bringing together the 15 best high school jazz ensembles from across America.  The three top bands in the competition perform with classical and jazz musician Wynton Marsalis and the 15-piece Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra at the festival's finale on Sunday evening, honoring the young finalist bands as well as outstanding soloists and sections.

Here's my own music-loving family, DH w/ our 4 kids

In celebration of the late great Duke Ellington -- and for the first time this year also honoring the music of Dizzy Gillespie -- and their collective, profound influences on the jazz genre, young competitors partake in workshops, jam sessions and more while mentored by professional jazz artists over the course of the three-day event.

Tickets to the festival's public competition portions on Saturday, May 5 from 2:30-6:30 pm and on Sunday, May 6 from 10-11:30 am and 1-3 pm are free, available on a first-come basis. Tickets to the final concert and awards ceremony on Sunday, May 6 at 7:30 pm are $20 and $25 and are available by calling CenterCharge 212-721-6500 or by visiting jalc.org.

Jazz at Lincoln Center - Essentially Ellington

Final Concert & Awards

Sunday, May 6, 7:30 pm

4 Ticket Package GIVEAWAY, $80-$100 value

HOW TO ENTER

Just leave a comment(s) below this post saying why you'd like to win. Contest ends May 3, 2012 at 12 midnite PST and is open to legal residents of the U.S. only. One winner will be selected at random from all entries and notified via email. Prize is four tickets valued at a total of $80-$100 to Jazz at Lincoln Center's Essentially Ellington performance and awards ceremony on Sunday, May 6 at 7:30 pm at Avery Fisher Hall.

Avery Fisher Hall, Image from Lincoln Center

Required (Mandatory) Entry

Simply leave a comment below this blogpost saying why  you'd like to win this great prize. Don't forget to include your email address, Facebook and/or Twitter contact info in the initial comment section so the winner can be contacted.

Optional Extra Entries 
Earn extra entries to win for doing one or more of the easy options listed below. Just be sure to return to MommyBlogExpert (MBE) to leave an additional comment after each individual extra action you do to confirm so we can record all your additional chances to win.

1. Follow MBE on Twitter

2. Like MBE on Facebook

3. Subscribe to MommyBlogExpert

4. Follow Essentially Ellington on Twitter
5. Follow Lincoln Center on Twitter
6. Like Essentially Ellington on Facebook

7. Like Jazz at Lincoln Center on Facebook

***Bonus Entries***

You can earn even MORE chances to win each time you TWEET the message below, up to 3 times each day. Don't forget to return to leave a comment on this post with the direct link right after every Tweet you do so you'll receive an entry for each of your RTs.

Tweet:

Ticket GIVEAWAY @LincolnCenter Essentially Ellington Jazz Concert & Awards May 6, 7:30 p #jazz #music #NY http://tinyurl.com/7n7kf6o

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Thanks to Online-Sweepstakes.com for including this contest in their directory of current giveaways.

FTC Disclosure: Jazz at Lincoln Center's Essentially Ellington is supplying the pair of tickets being given away to the winner at the conclusion of this MBE contest. This blog did not receive any payment or other compensation associated with this post. See complete FTC Disclosure information that appears at the bottom of MommyBlogExpert's main page and at the bottom of every individual post on this blog, including this one.