June 13th, was “Family Day” at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, where members could bring their families to experience specially hosted events at different booths in the plaza area of the Leonard H. Goldenson Theater in North Hollywood, California.  Two screenings of Pixar’s “UP”,  were also available to members who registered in advance.

My foster Mom, Virginia Montero is also a member of the TV Academy, so we attended this event together.  Both of us just loved the storyline of “UP” and we were discussing the film after seeing it.  What I found thought provoking is how Pixar has keenly come up with a way to use their amazing technology to create such compelling storylines, ripe with adventure and rich with the lessons we may learn throughout our lives.  The Pixar short “Partly Cloudy”, was a wonderful example of how those stories can also be told quickly and with humor.

A big thank you to Ms. Rocci Chatfield.  She’s produced so many of these fantastic Television Academy events, all of which bring members (and in this case their families) the opportunity to share some wonderful experiences together.

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