Become a Baby Brigade Ambassador

The Parkway is looking for "Baby Brigade Ambassadors"!

The Parkway has had its doors open to babies and parents for a while now. Baby nights are on Mondays at 6.30pm and 7.00pm. It sounds like a really good idea to enable new parents to go to the movies with their babies and not be uncomfortable about their little ones crying or being restless. It does mean however that you have to be patient with babies other than your own!

According to the Parkway's website, attendance has been faltering so they are looking for "bored and motivated" parents to spread the word about the "Baby Brigade".

Maybe my parents could have used a few days like that when I was a baby. My mom loved going to the movies and so we went even when I was little. But once inside the theater, baby me would cry and throw my hands and feet around and she or my dad would have to go sit on the stairs with me or walk me around in the lobby! Unrelated to movie watching but still a glimpse into my growing years--on the autorickshaw ride home I would fall asleep peacefully only to awake at home and resume my activities wide-eyed and into the night!

Nationwide, Landmark Theatres have also introduced similar shows called "Rattle and Reel" in Boulder, Chicago, Detroit, St.Louis, San Francisco and even New York City. In Berkeley, Landmark's Shattuck Cinemas "Rattle and Reel" screening for caregivers and mothers happens every Thursday at 1.00pm.