Big Bird (fictional animal)

Santa, Frosty, clowns and a magician will appear Saturday afternoon at a children's Christmas party at the Yelduz Shrine Center, 802 S. Main St. Big Bird from “Sesame Street” will also visit the party, which begins at 1 p.m. Treats will be provided...

One of the oldest children's programs in history, “Sesame Street,” is still popular with kids. Parents who grew up watching the Count, Big Bird and Cookie Monster now watch the show with their kids. Now they can visit Sesame Street with their kids in...

Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch may soon be unemployed. President Barack Obama’s fiscal 2012 budget includes $451 million for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which oversees PBS and National Public Radio. Congressional Republicans want to...

Who says that just because you love television you can't beef up your lexicon? The folks at Dictionary.com have found a few TV shows they say might actually improve your vocabulary. Here's the list: 1. “Glee�: Musicals may take center......

Yesterday in a commentary piece I wrote about the firing on Juan Williams by NPR, I said that comments posted here to my first report on the news of his dismissal convinced me that this story was bigger than one analyst's contract being terminated. This...

Sometime within the past three months, my daughter decided that she hates any and all personal grooming her parents try to force upon her. Bathtime? She screams bloody murder. Diaper changes? That's when she first used the word ‘no.' Hairstyling?...

Holiday Festival of Lights, 6-9 p.m., Wylie Park. Fallout Art and Music Night, 6:30 p.m., Red Rooster Coffee House, 202 S. Main St. Bingo, 7 p.m., Moose Family Center, 410 Ninth Ave. S.W. Northern State University concert, featuring NSU Collegiate...

“Christmas on Sesame Street” is the title of this year's Yelduz Shrine Children's Christmas Party, which runs Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Yelduz Shrine Center, 802 S. Main St. Big Bird, Elmo and Cookie Monster will be joined by clowns, Frosty and...

Elmo, Abby Cadabby and friends are coming to town as part of  Sesame Street Live's 1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends. This imagination-inspired musical will make a stop at the UCF Arena from Thursday, Sept. 30, through Sunday, Oct. 3. Tickets for al...

Mr. Hooper was OK. The little documentaries with kids narrating stories about barges, bumble bees and bottling plants were sometimes interesting. And the crudely drawn animated spots with singing, talking and counting numbers and letters, one of which...