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            <title>Disney Live! Three Classic Fairy Tales Giveaway Times 2!</title>
            <link>http://www.masonmetu.com/index/disney-live-three-classic-fairy-tales-giveaway-times-2-</link>
            <description>&lt;div style=&quot;TEXT-ALIGN: center&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.disney.go.com/disneylive/&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Disney Live! Three Classic Fairy Tales&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font&gt;Giveaway Times 2!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.disney.go.com/disneylive/&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;yui-img&quot; src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/DisneySnowWhiteDSCN4060%20%28250x214%29.jpg&quot; height=&quot;172&quot; width=&quot;211&quot;&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; 
&lt;div style=&quot;TEXT-ALIGN: left&quot;&gt;I'm so excited to be able to offer our MasonMetu readers a chance to win a family four pack to see &lt;i&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.disney.go.com/disneylive/&quot;&gt;Disney Live! Three Classic Fairy Tales&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; at the Dayton Nutter Center on Feb. 17.&amp;nbsp; I previously posted about the fun we had at the Cincinnati show and am thrilled that we have 2 family four packs to giveaway thanks to our friends at Feld Entertainment. There will be two show times - 3:30pm &amp;amp; 6pm. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The giveaway is open to residents of Greater Cincinnati and Dayton. You must be 18 years or older to enter. MasonMetu will select the names of the winner on Tues. Feb. 7. You will have 24 hours to respond or we'll have to pick a new winner.&amp;nbsp; Winners will be notified via email so please make sure you are a newsletter subscriber so that we can get in touch with you. Tickets will be available at will call and photo identification will be needed to pick up the tickets. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mandatory entry:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt; 
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&lt;li&gt;Join the &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://masonmetu.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=2394ee1c772a5506b945e9ba4&amp;amp;id=523acf492e&quot;&gt;MasonMetu newsletter &lt;/a&gt;(emails are never shared and you get a free weekly e-newsletter of family-friendly fun). Current subscribers, just leave me a comment on the blog or on MasonMetu's &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/MasonMetu&quot;&gt;Facebook page&lt;/a&gt; about who your favorite dwarf is (mine is Sleepy). &lt;i&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;COLOR: #ff007f&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Note:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt; To leave a comment, you'll need to click on the title of the blog post then re-scroll until you see the Disqus comment box. You must be 18 years or older to enter and be a resident of Greater Cincinnati/Greater Columbus. Some of the tickets will be available at will call and others will be mailed.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Extra Entries&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
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&lt;li&gt;Head over to our &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/MasonMetu&quot;&gt;Facebook Fan page &lt;/a&gt;and leave a comment about your favorite Disney princess and you'll get 3 bonus entries.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Post a tweet that @KGoecke from MasonMetu is having a giveaway to see &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.disney.go.com/disneylive/&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Disney Live! Three Classic Fairy Tales&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/a&gt;at the Dayton Nutter Center. &lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Refer a friend to MasonMetu and if they join the newsletter, you'll get 5 bonus entries. You'll need to let me know you did this (&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;mailto:masonmetu@gmail.com&quot;&gt;email MasonMetu&lt;/a&gt;)&amp;nbsp;and if your friend's email shows up on our newsletter list, you'll get the extra entries. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.disney.go.com/disneylive/&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;yui-img&quot; src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/DisneydwarfsDSCN4065%20%28250x161%29.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.disney.go.com/disneylive/&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Even if you don't win tickets, you can still get a discount on tickets.&amp;nbsp; Use code &lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: rgb(0,0,255)&quot; class=&quot;yui-tag-span yui-tag&quot; tag=&quot;span&quot;&gt;MOM4&lt;/span&gt; to receive $4 off regularly $24 and $17 seating. Code &lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: rgb(0,0,255)&quot; class=&quot;yui-tag-span yui-tag&quot; tag=&quot;span&quot;&gt;MOM4&lt;/span&gt; can be redeemed through the Nutter Center Box Office, online at ticketmaster.com, or by phone 1-800-745-3000.**Disclaimer: Offer Valid Jan. 30-Feb. 17. Offer subject to ticket availability. Excludes premium seating. No double discounts. Additional fees may apply.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Note: I am a Feld Family Ambassador, and in exchange for my time and efforts in attending shows and reporting my opinion within this blog, as well as keeping you advised of the latest discount offers, Feld Entertainment has provided me with complimentary tickets to Feld shows and opportunities to attend private Feld pre-Show events. That being said, the opinions expressed in this blog are always 100% mine.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:37:41 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Disney Live! Three Classic Fairy Tales is coming to Dayton on Feb. 17!</title>
            <link>http://www.masonmetu.com/index/disney-live-three-classic-fairy-tales-is-coming-to-dayton-on-feb-17-</link>
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&lt;P style=&quot;TEXT-ALIGN: left&quot;&gt;This past Sunday, we celebrated my youngest daughter's 7th birthday but the day was even more special since we also got to attend &lt;A title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.disney.go.com/disneylive/&quot;&gt;&lt;I&gt;&lt;FONT&gt;Disney Live! Three Classic Fairy Tales &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;FONT&gt;at US Bank Arena. Watching my girls enjoy some of the classic tales that I enjoyed as a child was heartwarming.&amp;nbsp; Having some of our favorite Disney characters open the show was so exciting.&amp;nbsp; Goofy, Mickey,&amp;nbsp; Minnie &amp;amp; Donald have a way of lifting your spirits.&amp;nbsp; We were ready for the show. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt; 
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&lt;P style=&quot;TEXT-ALIGN: left&quot; align=center&gt;&lt;BR&gt;My favorite part of the show began with &lt;I&gt;Snow White&lt;/I&gt;. Seeing the Seven Dwarfs just makes me smile and when they launch into a full on musical number of &quot;Hi.....Ho....it's off to work we go&quot;, nostalgia takes over.&amp;nbsp; The Dwarfs energy is infectious and you could tell the audience really loved them.&amp;nbsp; When the evil queen, disguised as the old lady, hands Snow White the ruby red apple, we all wanted to shout out, &quot;don't bite it&quot;. Alas, she does but luckily her prince finds her and she is awakened by the kiss of her one true love.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;IMG class=yui-img src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/DisneyPrincessDSCN4077%20(250x226).jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Next, we were invited into Cinderella's home.&amp;nbsp; Here those scheming step sisters and Cinderella's diabolical step mother tried their best to keep Cinderella from the ball. Thanks to the adorable mice and her fairy god mother, Cinderella made it to the ball and she was breathtaking.&amp;nbsp; Dancing with her prince, she had found her true love only to have to leave the ball at the stroke of midnight.&amp;nbsp; Running from the ball she looses her glass slipper.&amp;nbsp; Will the prince ever find her again?&amp;nbsp; Maybe we'll leave the end of this to the imagination. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;IMG class=yui-img src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/DisneyBelleDSCN4102%20(220x250).jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Our third fairy tale was voted the best one by my girls.&amp;nbsp; The loved seeing &lt;I&gt;Beauty &amp;amp; the Beast&lt;/I&gt; brought to life. The actor who played Gaston was perfect.&amp;nbsp; The song and dance numbers were over the top entertaining. Belle was beautiful, the Beast was beastly but in the end, true love, once again, prevailed.&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Even though &lt;A title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.disney.go.com/disneylive/&quot;&gt;&lt;I&gt;Disney Live! Three Classic Fairy Tales&lt;/I&gt; &lt;/A&gt;was only in Cincinnati for one day, you are in luck if you want to see the show since it will be at the Nutter Center in Dayton on Feb. 17 (3:30pm or 6:00pm).&amp;nbsp; You can even get discount tickets to see the show on Jan. 30.&amp;nbsp; &lt;I&gt;Here are the details: Use code &lt;FONT style=&quot;COLOR: #8000ff&quot;&gt;&lt;B&gt;MOM4 &lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;to receive $4 off regularly $24 and $17 seating. Code &lt;FONT style=&quot;COLOR: #8000ff&quot;&gt;&lt;B&gt;MOM4 &lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;can be redeemed through the Nutter Center Box Office, online at ticketmaster.com, or by phone 1-800-745-3000.**Disclaimer: Offer Valid Jan. 30-Feb. 17. Offer subject to ticket availability. Excludes premium seating. No double discounts. Additional fees may apply.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/I&gt;You can also stay tuned since MasonMetu will be having a giveaway to see the Dayton show.&amp;nbsp; We'll have 2 sets of a family four pack of tickets.&amp;nbsp; Look for giveaway details the first week in February. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;I&gt;Note: I am a Feld Family Ambassador, and in exchange for my time and efforts in attending shows and reporting my opinion within this blog, as well as keeping you advised of the latest discount offers, Feld Entertainment has provided me with complimentary tickets to Feld shows and opportunities to attend private Feld pre-Show events. That being said, the opinions expressed in this blog are always 100% mine.&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:31:31 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>I'm getting excited.....you might be too!</title>
            <link>http://www.masonmetu.com/index/i-m-getting-excited-you-might-be-too-</link>
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&lt;div style=&quot;TEXT-ALIGN: left&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.ringling.com/ContentPage.aspx?id=45141&amp;amp;section=45125&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;We've got to enjoy fun under the &quot;Big Top&quot; for the past few years. Each year the show gets better and better.&amp;nbsp; US Bank Arena will be hosting &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.ringling.com/ContentPage.aspx?id=45141&amp;amp;section=45125&quot;&gt;Ringling Bros. Barnum &amp;amp; Bailey Circus Fully Charged &lt;/a&gt;the week of March 7-11. We'll have (2) sets of a family four pack of tickets to giveaway so stay tuned.&amp;nbsp; But in the meantime, you can &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.ringling.com/TourSchedule.aspx?action=details&amp;amp;engagementId=104385&quot;&gt;get tickets &lt;/a&gt;for as little as &lt;b&gt;$10/person&lt;/b&gt;. Just enter code word &lt;b&gt;BAILEY&lt;/b&gt; when you buy tickets online at&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.ticketmaster.com/Ringling-Bros-and-Barnum-Bailey-Fully-Charged-tickets/artist/1507334?tm_link=edp_Artist_Name&quot;&gt;Ticket Master&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Details! Offer Valid toward regularly-priced tickets in seating, excludes Circus Celebrity, Front Row and VIP Seats. Offer subject to ticket availability. Not Valid on Weekday Pricing Performances (Wed-Thursday). &lt;b&gt;Offer valid on $20 Price Level Only&lt;/b&gt;. (Service charges and handling fees may apply. Valid on up to four discounted tickets. Not be used in conjunction with any other discount, premium or rebate offer.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt; 
&lt;div style=&quot;TEXT-ALIGN: center&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.ringling.com/TourSchedule.aspx?action=findshow&amp;amp;zip=45040&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;yui-img&quot; src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/Ringlingfully-charged.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; 
&lt;div style=&quot;TEXT-ALIGN: left&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Note:&lt;/b&gt; I am a Feld Family Ambassador, and in exchange for my time and efforts in attending shows and reporting my opinion within this blog, as well as keeping you advised of the latest discount offers, Feld Entertainment has provided me with complimentary tickets to Feld shows and opportunities to attend private Feld pre-Show events. That being said, the opinions expressed in this blog are always 100% mine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:42:58 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>January Giveaway Bonanza! AAA Great Vacations Expo, Disney Live! &amp; Nuclear Cowboyz</title>
            <link>http://www.masonmetu.com/index/january-giveaway-bonanza-</link>
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&lt;div style=&quot;TEXT-ALIGN: left&quot; align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;We are bringing in 2012 with a bang and have some great giveaways just perfect for family fun.&amp;nbsp; We've got all the details on the giveaways in MasonMetu news (above) but you can also get additional entries to win by leaving a comment on the blog.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt; 
&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;Giveaway 1 &lt;i style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 0, 0);&quot; class=&quot;yui-tag-span yui-tag&quot;&gt;Now CLOSED (you can still enter for Nuclear Cowboyz) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;:&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.aaagreatvacations.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;font&gt;AAA Great Adventures Expo &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;- held in Columbus, Ohio on Jan. 20-22. We have (2) sets of 2 packs of tickets (kids 16 and under are free). &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;WIDTH: 172px; HEIGHT: 279px&quot; class=&quot;yui-img&quot; src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/mom%20and%20kids%20at%20expo%20%28234x350%29.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.aaagreatvacations.com/&quot;&gt;AAA Great Vacations Expo &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;COLOR: rgb(0,0,255)&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;TEXT-ALIGN: center&quot; align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font&gt;Giveaway 2 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 0, 0);&quot; class=&quot;yui-tag-span yui-tag&quot;&gt;Now CLOSED &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 0, 0);&quot; class=&quot;yui-tag-span yui-tag&quot;&gt;(you can still enter for Nuclear Cowboyz)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font&gt;: &lt;/font&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.disney.go.com/disneylive/&quot;&gt;&lt;font&gt;Disney Live!&amp;nbsp;Three Classic Fairy Tales &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font&gt;- US Bank Arena - Jan. 22 (Noon &amp;amp; 3pm).&amp;nbsp; We have (2) sets of family four packs to give away. Winners selected Wed. Jan. 11.&amp;nbsp; &lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)&quot; class=&quot;yui-tag-span yui-tag&quot; tag=&quot;span&quot;&gt;Special Ticket Rate:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)&quot; class=&quot;yui-tag-span yui-tag&quot; tag=&quot;span&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;$15 flat ticket – Use code MOM15 to redeem online. Disclaimer:*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;font&gt;*Offer Valid toward regularly-priced tickets, not valid on seating in Front Row and VIP Seats. Offer subject to ticket availability. Service charges and handling fees may apply. Valid on up to four discounted tickets. Not be used in conjunction with any other discount, premium or rebate offer.**&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.aaagreatvacations.com/&quot;&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.disney.go.com/disneylive/&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 178px&quot; class=&quot;yui-img&quot; src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/FELDDL4PR_ThreePrincess_0320_1892%20%28350x233%29%20-%20Copy.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.disney.go.com/disneylive/&quot;&gt;Disney Live - 3 Classic Fairy Tales&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;COLOR: rgb(0,0,255)&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font&gt;Giveaway 3: &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 0, 0);&quot; tag=&quot;span&quot; class=&quot;yui-tag-span yui-tag&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Now Closed:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.nuclearcowboyz.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;font&gt;Nuclear Cowboyz &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font&gt;- US Bank Arena - Jan 27-28. We have (2) sets of family four packs to give to a lucky subscriber. Winner selected Wed. Jan. 18.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.nuclearcowboyz.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;WIDTH: 325px&quot; class=&quot;yui-img&quot; src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/NuclearCowboyz_logoSM.jpeg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;font&gt;Mandatory entry:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; 
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&lt;li&gt;Join the &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://masonmetu.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=2394ee1c772a5506b945e9ba4&amp;amp;id=523acf492e&quot;&gt;MasonMetu newsletter &lt;/a&gt;(emails are never shared and you get a free weekly e-newsletter of family-friendly fun). Current subscribers, just leave me a comment about which giveaway you'd like to see and you'll get entered that way. &lt;i&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;COLOR: #ff007f&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Note:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt; To leave a comment, you'll need to click on the title of the blog post then re-scroll until you see the Disqus comment box. You must be 18 years or older to enter and be a resident of Greater Cincinnati/Greater Columbus. Some of the tickets will be available at will call and others will be mailed. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Extra Entries:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
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&lt;li&gt;Head over to our &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/MasonMetu&quot;&gt;Facebook Fan page &lt;/a&gt;and leave a comment about which show you'd like to see - you'll get 3 entries if you post on our&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/MasonMetu&quot;&gt;Facebook page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Post a tweet that @KGoecke from MasonMetu is having a January Giveaway Bonanza and include the show you'd like to see.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Refer a friend to MasonMetu and if they join the newsletter, you'll get 5 bonus entries. You'll need to let me know you did this (&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;mailto:masonmetu@gmail.com&quot;&gt;email MasonMetu&lt;/a&gt;)&amp;nbsp;and if your friend's email shows up on our newsetter list, you'll get the extra entries. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;More chances to win:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;Enter to win tickets on my friends' blogs:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Kate at the &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://thelittlethingsjournal.blogspot.com/2012/01/disney-live-three-fairy-tales-giveaway.html&quot;&gt;Little Things Blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Karen at &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://littleworldafterall.com/2012/01/04/win-tickets-to-disney-live/&quot;&gt;Little World After All&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Michelle at &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://imlivingthegoodlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/disney-live-presents-three-classic_06.html&quot;&gt;I'm Living the Good Life&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Amy Q at &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://in-a-galaxy.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;In a Galaxy Far Far Away&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;font-size: 12px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12px&quot;&gt;Disclaimer: I am a Feld Family Ambassador, and in exchange for my time and efforts in attending shows and reporting my opinion within this blog, as well as keeping you advised of the latest discount offers, Feld Entertainment has provided me with complimentary tickets to Feld shows and opportunities to attend private Feld pre-Show events. Even though I receive these benefits, I always give an opinion that is 100% mine. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12px&quot;&gt;I have also received tickets to attend the AAA Great Vacations Expo in exchange for promoting the event on MasonMetu but we are not able to attend the event so I will be donating these tickets as well. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: yui-tmp&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:10:33 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Enjoy the Arts - Student Membership Giveaway!</title>
            <link>http://www.masonmetu.com/index/enjoy-the-arts-student-membership-giveaway-</link>
            <description>&lt;div style=&quot;TEXT-ALIGN: center&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;https://enjoythearts.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;yui-img&quot; src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/enjoythearts.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;Cincinnati has so many great opportunities for people of all ages to enjoy the arts.&amp;nbsp; Lucky for us there is an organization called &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;https://enjoythearts.org/&quot;&gt;&quot;Enjoy the Arts&quot;&lt;/a&gt; that makes it even easier and more affordable for you and your family to attend some of the local art venues.&amp;nbsp; They have graciously offered to give away one Orange-Student membership to one of our parents to enjoy with one of their kids (open to full-time students from preschool through graduate school).&amp;nbsp; The student membership is normally $35 and has some amazing benefits:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; 
&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Over $500 in one-time-use vouchers redeemable for 2 free tickets at arts partner organizations. Sample vouchers include:&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
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&lt;li&gt;Two free tickets to a Cincinnati Ballet performance&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Two free All Museum Passes at Cincinnati Museum Center&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Two free tickets to a Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati performance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Additional discounts at arts partner organizations for multiple use throughout the year, including:&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Two half price tickets, week of show, to performing arts organizations, such as Cincinnati Symphony &amp;amp;&amp;nbsp; Pops Orchestras and Playhouse in the Park&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Priority access to Broadway Across America tickets&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;$3 off admission to Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Unlimited arts experiences shared with a parent, grandparent, or other adult family member throughout the year!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;https://enjoythearts.org/membership&quot;&gt;Enjoy the Arts&lt;/a&gt; memberships are perfect holiday gifts for children. So this holiday season, think about giving a gift that will continue to enrich the lives of kids throughout the year.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;To enter our Enjoy the Arts giveaway, you must be 18 years and older and be a resident of Greater Cincinnati. Winners will be selected using radom.org and will have 24 hours to respond if they are selected as the winner.&amp;nbsp; You can enter multiple times if you do one of the following (make sure you leave a comment for each entry - to get the Disqus comment box to appear, click on the title link of the blog post, &quot;Enjoy the Arts - Student Membership Giveaway&quot; then scroll down until you see the comment box at the end of the post).  You can enter until Sunday Dec. 11 at 5pm. Good luck!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; 
&lt;ol&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Join the &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://masonmetu.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=2394ee1c772a5506b945e9ba4&amp;amp;id=523acf492e&quot;&gt;MasonMetu newsletter &lt;/a&gt;to get the latest updates on all the upcoming family fun - emails are never shared (current subscribers just let me know you are already a member). &lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Post on &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/MasonMetu?ref=ts&quot;&gt;MasonMetu's Facebook fan page &lt;/a&gt;on why you'd like to win an Enjoy the Arts membership. (We'd love for you to &quot;like&quot; us while you stop by too). &lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Leave a comment on your family's favorite art venue in Cincinnati. &lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Post on &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/#%21/enjoythearts&quot;&gt;EnjoyTheArts Twitter page &lt;/a&gt;that @kgoecke is having a student membership giveaway on the MasonMetu blog. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;</description>
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            <title>MVP Memories - Capturing the Moment!</title>
            <link>http://www.masonmetu.com/index/mvp-memories-capturing-the-moment-</link>
            <description>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;yui-img&quot; src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/MVPALOYO_13x19_Grace.JPG&quot; style=&quot;width: 114px; height: 168px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 112px; height: 165px;&quot; class=&quot;yui-img&quot; src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/MVP_Memories/MVPSportsThemedWallGraphicfeatureprod7.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.mvpmemories.com/&quot;&gt;Photo Courtesy MVP Memories&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.mvpmemories.com/&quot;&gt;Sport Themed Wall Graphic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;I don't know about you but I have been on digital picture overload.&amp;nbsp; Since we are now full force into the digital age of technology I not only take digital pictures on my camera but I also take them on my cell phone and on my I-pad.&amp;nbsp; With all the pictures I take, I am finding it harder to actually keep up with them all. But there are some memories that I really want to preserve and that's why I'm excited to share with you &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.mvpmemories.com/&quot;&gt;MVP Memories&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Here you can easily upload a digital picture and choose from an assortment of wall graphics, trading cards, posters and life sized cut outs.&amp;nbsp; Most of the focus is sports realated so if you want to capture your child scoring that winning goal, deflecting a tackle, or enjoying their love for their sport, then MVP Memories can help you out. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Since my girls recently finished their &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://familyfriendlycincinnati.com/2011/11/16/clifton-performance-theatre-other-ludlow-avenue-finds/&quot;&gt;first musical theatre production&lt;/a&gt;, I thought this would be a great way to always remember their performance and the hard work they put into it.&amp;nbsp; Even though MVP Memories focuses more on sport themes they did have a &quot;Cameo Appearance&quot; theme that worked great for my photo. I just went to the site, selected &quot;Shop Now&quot;, selected &quot;Sports Theme Wall Graphic&quot;, then followed the instructions to upload my picture. I was then able to customize the wall graphic with names and dates.&amp;nbsp; You can also click on a preview of what the finished product is going to look like. After placing my order (24x36 wall graphic for $59.99), it took less than a week for the finished product to be safely shipped to my house. I'd love it if they opened up more variations on the &quot;Cameo Appearance&quot; theme - maybe by having additional color schemes or templates to choose from.&amp;nbsp; But, if you are looking for sport themes, they've got plenty of great options. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 128px; height: 205px;&quot; class=&quot;yui-img&quot; src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/MVP_Memories/MVPbox.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 166px; height: 223px;&quot; class=&quot;yui-img&quot; src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/MVP_Memories/MVPoutofbox.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Box for shipping and the unrolled wall graphic.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;yui-img&quot; src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/MVP_Memories/MVPonwallDSCN2933%20%28188x250%29.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: yui-tmp;&quot; align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 255);&quot;&gt;The wall graphic on display (yes I am a bit off center).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: yui-tmp;&quot; align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;My girls got a kick out of opening the box and unrolling their larger than life wall graphic of themselves.&amp;nbsp; Installation was very easy too, although, I would suggest having a second person on hand to help you since the wall graphics are large and have an adhesive backing.&amp;nbsp; Of course, being me, I did not follow those instructions and placed the wall graphic on the wall myself.&amp;nbsp; I know Triple M (Mike the Maintenance Man) might tell me my eye ball measurements are not quite centered but the good thing is that since the graphic is repositionable, we can fix that if we're feeling motivated. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 142px; height: 174px;&quot; class=&quot;yui-img&quot; src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/MVP_Memories/MVPfolder_icon_389480_wallgraphic.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.mvpmemories.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Custom Cut Wall Graphic &lt;br&gt;Photo courtesy of MVP Memories&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;MVP Memories really has some great products to help your child shine and they are offering free shipping through November 27, 2011. They may offer other promotional deals throughout the year so check out their &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.mvpmemories.com/&quot;&gt;website &lt;/a&gt;or visit them on &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.mvpmemories.com/promotions/&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; for more information. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Disclaimer:&amp;nbsp; MVP Memories graciously gave me a free 24x36 wall graphic ($59.99) in exhange for sharing their website and our experience with you.&amp;nbsp; I'm so glad they touced base with me and helped preserve a wonderful memory for our family. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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            <title>Cincinnati Museum Center - Rocky Mountain Express Giveaway!</title>
            <link>http://www.masonmetu.com/index/cincinnati-museum-center-rocky-mountain-express-giveaway-</link>
            <description>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.cincymuseum.org/omnimax/&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;WIDTH: 325px&quot; class=&quot;yui-img&quot; src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/RME2.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.cincymuseum.org/omnimax/&quot;&gt;Photo courtesy of Cincinnati Museum Center&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chugg-a-chugg-choo-choo!&amp;nbsp; The trains have arrived at &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.cincymuseum.org/&quot;&gt;Cincinnati Museum Center&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Tis the season to get in the holiday spirit and Cincinnati Museum Center is the place to do it.&amp;nbsp; We enjoy visting &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.cincymuseum.org/dukeenergyholidaytrains&quot;&gt;Holiday Junction &lt;/a&gt;every year and this year the exhibit has been expanded with the addition of the trains from the Duke Energy Train display that used to be housed in the Duke Energy Building in downtown Cincinnati.&amp;nbsp; Although I was a bit saddened to see the trains leave, it made me feel better knowing that the amazaing folks at Cincinnati Museum Center will now be the caretakers of the trains.&amp;nbsp; If you visit our &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/museums.php&quot;&gt;Museum Page&lt;/a&gt;, you'll see why Cincinnati Museum Center is my all time favorite museum in Cincinnati.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.cincymuseum.org/omnimax/&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;yui-img&quot; src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/HolidayJunctionDSCN2665.JPG&quot; style=&quot;width: 202px; height: 269px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;TEXT-ALIGN: left&quot; align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Before you head over to see Holiday Junction take some time to walk thorugh the &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.cincymuseum.org/historymuseum&quot;&gt;&lt;font&gt;Cincinnati History Museum &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font&gt;- this museum has some wonderful exhibits your entire family will enjoy. For your first stop visit the miniature replica of Cincinnati in the early to&amp;nbsp;mid 1900's&amp;nbsp;in &lt;/font&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.cincymuseum.org/history/motion&quot;&gt;&lt;font&gt;&quot;Cincinnati in Motion&quot;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;- the details in this exhibit will amaze you. Try to find some Cincinnati landmarks such as Music Hall, Findlay Market, &amp;amp; Mt. Adams. As you head further into the museum, stop by the full size trolley that you can actually climb aboard.&amp;nbsp; Then stop by the &lt;/font&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.cincymuseum.org/history/war&quot;&gt;&lt;font&gt;Cincinnati Goes to War &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font&gt;exhibit and you will learn so much about local Cincinnatian's and how they were involved in World War II. Then visit the&amp;nbsp;historic replicas of Cincinnati in the 1800's and 1900's.&amp;nbsp;Your kids will love seeing&amp;nbsp;the larger than life steam boat that they can climb aboard. There are also&amp;nbsp;people dressed in period pieces just waiting to share their knowledge of the time period.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.cincymuseum.org/omnimax/&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 214px; height: 205px;&quot; class=&quot;yui-img&quot; src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/HolidayJunctionDSCN2727.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Kids can ride the &quot;Cincinnatian&quot;&amp;nbsp;train - first ride free for members, $1 for non-members. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;TEXT-ALIGN: left&quot; align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/i&gt;After visiting the Cincinnati Museum and Holiday Junction save some time to see &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.cincymuseum.org/omnimax/rockymountain&quot;&gt;Rocky Mountain Express at the Omnimax&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; I had a chance to see a sneak peek of this breathtaking movie and learning about how North American's first transcontinental railroad was built is awe inspiring.&amp;nbsp; The scenery is gorgeous but what is even more engaging is how much time, physical labor, and sacrifice (even death)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;the workers put in to make the Canadain Pacific Railway (CPR)&amp;nbsp;a reality.&amp;nbsp; Did I mention this&amp;nbsp; railway was built in &lt;b&gt;1885&lt;/b&gt;?&amp;nbsp; Wow! Although I throughly enjoyed the movie,&amp;nbsp;preschoolers may not stay quite as engaged and I think school age kids from 4th or 5th grade would probably enjoy the movie better than their younger counterparts. Check out the video in MasonMetu news to see a snippet from the movie as steam engine 2816 travels along the CPR. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Cincinnati Museum Center had graciously given&amp;nbsp;MasonMetu a family four pack of tickets to giveaway to see Rocky Mountain Express. To enter our giveaway you must be a resident of Greater Cincinnati and be at least 18 years or older.&amp;nbsp; You can enter more than once but you will need to&lt;b&gt; leave a comment in the Disqus comment box&lt;/b&gt; to be added to the entries (if you do not see the comment box, click on the title of the blog post&amp;nbsp; then re-scroll to see the blog post, the comment box should now be visible).&amp;nbsp;We will select on Monday, Nov. 21. &amp;nbsp;To enter, please do the following:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mandatory:&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Join the &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://masonmetu.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=2394ee1c772a5506b945e9ba4&amp;amp;id=523acf492e&quot;&gt;MasonMetu newsletter&lt;/a&gt; and leave a comment that you did (if you are a current subscriber just leave a comment that you are already a subscriber).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Extra entries:&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Visit &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.cincymuseum.org/dukeenergyholidaytrains&quot;&gt;Cincinnati Museum Center's &lt;/a&gt;website and tell when Santa arrives for their annual tree lighting.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Tell me the name of the elf who is in the &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://youtu.be/ZYLdZQ2RrEI&quot;&gt;Holiday Junction videos&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Head over to &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/MasonMetu?ref=ts&quot;&gt;MasonMetu's facebook fan page &lt;/a&gt;and leave a comment on why you'd like to see the Omnimax show or Holiday Junction (we'd love for you to &quot;like&quot; us too). &lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt; 
&lt;div align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;Head to &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/cincymuseum&quot;&gt;Cincinnati Museum Center's facebook page &lt;/a&gt;and leave a comment that you entered MasonMetu's Rocky Mountain Express Omnimax giveaway.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Disclaimer:&amp;nbsp; I was&amp;nbsp;asked to attend the press release for&amp;nbsp;Holiday Junction and was able to see the&amp;nbsp;train display before it opened.&amp;nbsp; Plus I was also given a sneak peek movie screening of Rocky Mountain Express. Thanks&amp;nbsp;to CMC for a great day. &lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
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            <title>Disney on Ice - Great fun for the family!</title>
            <link>http://www.masonmetu.com/index/disney-on-ice-great-fun-for-the-family-</link>
            <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://disney.go.com/disneyonice/&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 191px; height: 142px;&quot; class=&quot;yui-img&quot; src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/FeldMickeyMinnieMmagicalJourneyLogo.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;Thanks to Feld Entertainment for putting on another great &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://disney.go.com/disneyonice/&quot;&gt;&lt;font&gt;Disney on Ice show&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font&gt;. On Friday, we got to see &lt;/font&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.ticketmaster.com/venueartist/180631/877083?&amp;amp;camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_drivngrevenue&quot;&gt;&lt;font&gt;Mickey &amp;amp; Minnie's Magical Journey at the US Bank Arena.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font&gt;The show was so entertaining and it was great to watch my girls' expressions when they saw some of their favorite Disney characters come alive. Opening the show were some of my favorites: Mickey &amp;amp; Minnie and Donald &amp;amp; Daisy, oh, and we can't forget Goofy. We got to see some amazing skaters (don't know how they manage to skate so effortlessly when they are all dressed up in full costume but they manage to do it with a welcoming smile).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;yui-img&quot; src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/DisneyDSCN2511%20%28113x150%29.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Pre-show.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;We were entertained with acts from The Lion King, Lilo &amp;amp; Stitch, &amp;amp; The Little Mermaid but I think our favorite part of the show was after intermission when Peter Pan &lt;span style=&quot;TEXT-DECORATION: line-through&quot;&gt;skated&lt;/span&gt; flew into view.&amp;nbsp; All of our favortie characters were there - Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Nana the dog, Wendy, Michael, John, Captain Hook and his trusty sidekick. Seeing the crocodile go after Captain Hook was hysterical and the huge pirate ship was amazing to see.&amp;nbsp; We thoroughly enjoyed seeing Disney on Ice and would definitely recommend this show for your family.&amp;nbsp; You will find yourself singing along to those memorable Disney tunes and then you may also find yourself being told, &quot;Mom, your're embarrassing me&quot; when you do sing. But how can you not sing to &quot;Hakuna Matata, what a wonderful phrase....Hakuna Matata ain't no passing craze&quot;&quot;?????&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Here are some pictures from our night with Disney......thanks again to Feld Entertainment for the memories. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;yui-img&quot; src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/DisneyDSCN2541%20%28150x139%29.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;yui-img&quot; src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/DisneyDSCN2579%20%28150x96%29.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;yui-img&quot; src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/DisneyDSCN2576%20%28150x103%29.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;yui-img&quot; src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/DisneyDSCN2564%20%28150x98%29.jpg&quot;&gt; 
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&lt;p style=&quot;TEXT-ALIGN: left&quot; align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Note:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/i&gt;We bought one snow cone in a souvenir cup&amp;nbsp;to share - they are pricey at $15.&amp;nbsp; So, if you go to a show, just be prepared that the &quot;extras&quot; do tend to get a bit expensive - prices range from $10-$15 for lemonade in a souvenir cup, popcorn, cotton candy with a souvenir hat, etc.&amp;nbsp; You are allowed to bring in bottled water but that's it. I just couldn't justify spending $30 on snow cones even after getting free tickets - I think it's just the frugal part of me. But I was so appreciative of Feld for providing my family with tickets as well as providing giveaway tickets for our readers for their show in Dayton as well as Cincinnati. &lt;i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;i&gt; 
&lt;p style=&quot;TEXT-ALIGN: left&quot; align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Disclaimer:&lt;/b&gt; I am a Feld Family Ambassador, and in exchange for my time and efforts in attending shows and reporting my opinion within this blog, as well as keeping you advised of the latest discount offers, Feld Entertainment has provided me with complimentary tickets to Feld shows and opportunities to attend private Feld pre-Show events. Even though I receive these benefits, I always give an opinion that is 100% mine.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;</description>
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            <link>http://www.masonmetu.com/index/disney-on-ice-mickey-minnie-s-magical-journey-giveaway-times-2-</link>
            <description>&lt;div style=&quot;TEXT-ALIGN: center&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;WIDTH: 194px; HEIGHT: 194px&quot; class=&quot;yui-img&quot; src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/disney-on-ice-logo.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: rgb(0,0,191)&quot; class=&quot;yui-tag-span yui-tag&quot; tag=&quot;span&quot;&gt;I am getting excited because Disney on Ice: Mickey &amp;amp; Minnie's Magical Journey will be here soon.&amp;nbsp; We got the opportunity to see the Disney Princesses last year and my girls were enthralled. Lucky for us, Feld Entertainment has given MasonMetu 2 family four packs of tickets to share.&amp;nbsp; The show will be at &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.ticketmaster.com/Wright-State-University-Nutter-Center-tickets-Dayton/venue/180344&quot;&gt;The Ervin J. Nutter Center &lt;/a&gt;in Dayton from Oct. 20-23 and at &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.ticketmaster.com/venueartist/180631/877083?&amp;amp;camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_drivngrevenue&quot;&gt;US Bank Arena &lt;/a&gt;in Cincinnati from Oct. 27-30. Our giveaway is valid for the &lt;b&gt;Friday night show&lt;/b&gt; at each venue (Oct. 21 for Dayton and Oct. 28 for Cincinnati). &lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: rgb(0,0,191)&quot; class=&quot;yui-tag-span yui-tag&quot; tag=&quot;span&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;Now even if you don't win our ticket giveaway, you still have a chance to get some great savings on the show.&amp;nbsp; If you use code word MAGIC when booking your tickets, you will get tickets for only $10. Note: **Offer Valid toward regularly-priced tickets in seating, excludes Rinkside and VIP Seats. Offer subject to ticket availability. Not Valid on Opening Night Performance. Service charges and handling fees may apply ($4.25). Valid on up to four discounted tickets. Not be used in conjunction with any other discount, premium or rebate offer.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt; 
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.ticketmaster.com/Wright-State-University-Nutter-Center-tickets-Dayton/venue/180344&quot;&gt;Click here to book tickets for The Nutter Center.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.ticketmaster.com/venueartist/180631/877083?&amp;amp;camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_drivngrevenue&quot;&gt;Click here to book tickets for the US Bank Arena.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;COLOR: rgb(0,0,191)&quot; class=&quot;yui-tag-span yui-tag&quot; tag=&quot;span&quot;&gt;You can also purchase a great family deal for the &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.ticketmaster.com/venueartist/180631/877083?&amp;amp;camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_drivngrevenue&quot;&gt;US Bank Arena show only&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 191);&quot; class=&quot;yui-tag-span yui-tag&quot; tag=&quot;span&quot;&gt;For only $99 You will get 4 tickets to any Disney On Ice performance, 4 small popcorns, 4- 16 oz. lemonades and 4 lollipops You can purchase tickets by &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.ticketmaster.com/venueartist/180631/877083%20&quot;&gt;clicking this link&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; (Offer&amp;nbsp;not valid on Front Row or VIP seats; no double discounts; minimum of 4 tickets per order and is only valid for shows at US Bank Arena - Oct. 27-30). &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;yui-img&quot; src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/DisneyonIcePumbaD21_9999_020%20%28250x166%29.jpg&quot;&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 191);&quot;&gt;To enter our Disney on Ice Giveaway, you must be 18 years and older and a resident of Greater Cincinnati or Greater Dayton. The winner will be notified via email so please make sure that you make a comment in the Disqus comment box. If you do not see the comment box at the bottom of the post, then you will need to click on the title of the post and re-scroll to the bottom of the page. The winner will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be selected.&amp;nbsp; You can enter until Midnight on Thursday, Oct. 13 and the winner will be notified on Friday, Oct. 14.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mandatory:&lt;/font&gt; 
&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 191);&quot; tag=&quot;span&quot; class=&quot;yui-tag-span yui-tag&quot;&gt;Join the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://masonmetu.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=2394ee1c772a5506b945e9ba4&amp;amp;id=523acf492e&quot;&gt;MasonMetu newsletter &lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 255);&quot; tag=&quot;span&quot; class=&quot;yui-tag-span yui-tag&quot;&gt;and leave a comment on your favorite Disney character and why. If you are a current subscriber just leave a comment on your favorite Disney character and why.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-family: yui-tmp;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 191);&quot; tag=&quot;span&quot; class=&quot;yui-tag-span yui-tag&quot;&gt;Optional entries (you can&amp;nbsp;up to three times&amp;nbsp;if you do one of the following and then leave a comment telling me what you did:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 191);&quot; tag=&quot;span&quot; class=&quot;yui-tag-span yui-tag&quot;&gt; 
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&lt;li&gt;Visit our &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/MasonMetu?ref=ts&quot;&gt;Facebook Fan page &lt;/a&gt;and share your favorite Disney character and why.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Visit the &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://disney.go.com/disneyonice/&quot;&gt;Disney on Ice website &lt;/a&gt;and leave a comment on the name of another show that Feld Entertainment produces. &lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Tweet that &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://twitter.com/#%21/kgoecke&quot;&gt;@kgoecke &lt;/a&gt;is having a Disney on Ice giveaway times 2!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: #0000bf&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Disclaimer:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;I am a Feld Family Ambassador, and in exchange for my time and efforts in attending shows and reporting my opinion within this blog, as well as keeping you advised of the latest discount offers, Feld Entertainment has provided me with complimentary tickets to Feld shows and opportunities to attend private Feld pre-Show events. Even though I receive these benefits, I always give an opinion that is 100% mine. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;i&gt; 
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            <description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;width: 199px; height: 179px;&quot; class=&quot;yui-img&quot; src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/teamtatas.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;WIDTH: 325px&quot; class=&quot;yui-img&quot; src=&quot;http://www.masonmetu.com/resources/TeamTatasDSCF6023-1.JPG&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Please welcome a guest post from Janice Middleton, a breast cancer survivor and co-founder of &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://teamtatas.wordpress.com/about/&quot;&gt;Cincinnati Team Ta-Tas&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The 2011 &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.komencincinnati.org/site/PageServer&quot;&gt;Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure &lt;/a&gt;is over but the dedicated members of Team Ta-Tas are still working hard to raise money this year.&amp;nbsp; We strive toraise awareness that breast cancer can strike at any age and we are all working hard for a cure with the dream that our children can grow up in a world without breast cancer.&amp;nbsp; This year we had almost 170 registered team members and we have raised over $26,000.&amp;nbsp; We are the number one team in the friends and family division here in Cincinnati.&amp;nbsp; Fundraising here in Cincinnati for Susan G. Komen for the Cure continues through October 31st.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;On October 15th &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://teamtatas.wordpress.com/&quot;&gt;Team Ta-Tas &lt;/a&gt;will break out our best pink shoes, jewelry, hats and anything else we can find and host the 3rd Annual Team Ta-Tas Bunco for Boobies.&amp;nbsp; If you haven’t had the chance to play&amp;nbsp; bunco, it can be described by some as “the perfect game for women”.&amp;nbsp; We get to enjoy great food and drink, talk non-stop, laugh and play games all at the same time.&amp;nbsp; Bunco is a very easy dice game that is played by many women in neighborhood or community groups all over the world.&amp;nbsp; In 2008 Team Ta-Tas board member, Maria Harmon, suggested that our team host a bunco fundraiser for our neighbors in Strawberry Hill because we already had an established group that played monthly.&amp;nbsp; That first year we had over 30 players and this year we expect to have over 70!&amp;nbsp; We quickly outgrew our clubhouse in Strawberry Hill and now we host the event at the lovely Foster’s Point clubhouse in Maineville.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;At the event we will have a wonderful selection of appetizers and beverages.&amp;nbsp; There will be raffle prizes, silent auction items and “boobie prizes”!&amp;nbsp; The player with the most “buncos” that night will also win the $100 top cash prize.&amp;nbsp; For the second year we will also be hosting a “Gold Party” starting at 6pm…..you can bring in your old, broken unwanted gold and silver and get paid top dollar!&amp;nbsp; Brian Barnes from Party of Gold will be joining us again this year.&amp;nbsp; It’s a fun night to hang out with your girlfriends and have many chances to win some great prizes all while raising money to support Susan G. Komen for the Cure Cincinnati.&amp;nbsp; You can have fun and support a great cause! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We want to thank our local businesses that have offered their support to us this year.&amp;nbsp; An event like this cannot happen without their generosity! Here are just a few of our sponsors that have donated some wonderful prizes:&amp;nbsp; Gentle Breeze Hot Air Balloon Rides, Little Gym of Mason, Lazer Kraze, KAO Brands, The Children’s Theater, Girlybeads by Carmen, Wild Bird Store of Mason, Sharon Nursery, Go Bananas Comedy Club, Playhouse in the Park, and Q102.&amp;nbsp; There are many, many more but we don’t want to give away all of our surprises that we have in store for the night.&amp;nbsp; The event will sell out so please check out the invitation or visit our &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://teamtatas.wordpress.com/2011/10/&quot;&gt;team blog &lt;/a&gt;for more information and send in your rsvp soon!&amp;nbsp; Come out and have fun and join us in our fight to put an end to breast cancer!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Thank you to MasonMetu for helping us spread the word on our many fun events that we host throughout the year in support of &lt;a class=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.komencincinnati.org/site/PageServer&quot;&gt;Susan G. Komen for the Cure Cincinnati&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; We know that there are many breast cancer organizations to choose from and WE choose Komen!&amp;nbsp; We appreciate that 75% of every dollar we raise stays right here in Cincinnati.&amp;nbsp; It is used to provide screening and education.&amp;nbsp; It is also used in support programs for breast cancer patients and their families.&amp;nbsp; There is some exciting advances being made in research right here in Cincinnati thanks to Komen.&amp;nbsp; The remaining money is used on a national level to support larger research initiatives.&amp;nbsp; Susan G. Komen for the Cure WILL help us put an end to this disease!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Go Team Ta-Tas!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
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