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Family Hannukah Celebrations in New York City
by Holly on 12/01/11 | 1 Comment(s)
New York City is buzzing during the holiday time, and the celebration of Hannukah is no exception. Whether it be a massive candle lighting with hundreds of other New Yorkers or Family Day at the Jewish Museum with art and music, you and your children will have many opportunities to celebrate and learn and celebrate [...]
Dan Zanes and Friends Special Christmas NYC Show
by Holly on 11/27/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Brooklyn parents have an affinity for Dan Zanes- we have seen him up close at benefits, house parties and Halloween parades and also as just one of many fans at major concert houses. He’s celebrating the release of his new holiday EP, ‘Christmas in Concord’ (available 11/29 on itunes) at City Winery in NYC on December [...]
A Family Weekend in Mystic, Connecticut
by Holly on 11/03/11 | 5 Comment(s)
A weekend in Mystic can be quite satisfying for every member of your family…from history to boats to pizza to whales to local artisans. During the summer, you can visits its beaches; in the fall, you have fall foliage. It just might be time to start planning a trip to Mystic. Just a 2-1/2 to [...]
Apple and Pumpkin Picking at Outhouse Orchards in North Salem
by Holly on 9/25/11 | 1 Comment(s)
Just over an hour from the city lies the ultimate apple picking experience. Outhouse Orchards is family-operated and happens to be open all year. But a visit to the orchard in the autumn is very special. I had heard about Outhouse for years and been curious about it but stayed away due to stories about [...]
A Day Out with the Kids in Philadelphia
by Holly on 8/09/11 | 3 Comment(s)
Just a few short hours from Brooklyn lies one of the country’s great cities, Philadelphia. Philly is a simple weekend trip any time of the year and summer is no exception. There is so much to do within the city limits, and it’s an extremely stroller-friendly, walkable town. Everything is accessible and it’s relatively inexpensive [...]
Free Summer Sunday: The Perfect Antidote to the Dog Days of Summer
by Holly on 8/02/11 | 0 Comment(s)
On Sunday, August 7, Heart of Brooklyn (HOB) will host Free Summer Sunday, a day of free admission and special programs throughout its cultural campus. For the first time, all six Heart of Brooklyn cultural institutions (Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Public Library, Prospect Park and Prospect Park Zoo) will be open to the public free of charge. A celebration of the partnership’s first decade, Free Summer Sunday showcases special exhibitions, games, contests and prizes, all at no-cost to visitors, making the Heart of Brooklyn the place to be.
Date Night: The Scene @ Tavern on the Green
by Holly on 6/23/11 | 1 Comment(s)
NYC Parks and the Central Park Conservancy recently launched “The Scene @ Tavern on the Green,” regular programming through September on the 7,000-square-foot outdoor terrace that is open to the public daily. The terrace, which faces into the park and provides stunning views of the Sheep Meadow, is home to four specialty food vendors: Ladle of Love, Pera Turkish Tacos, Rickshaw Dumpling Truck and Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream.
A Day Out in Larchmont, Westchester
by Holly on 6/21/11 | 3 Comment(s)
Longing to get out of Brooklyn for half a day but wondering where to go? Larchmont is a suburb right outside NYC in Westchester County. Located on the Long Island Sound side, it’s a hop, skip and a jump from the city. Larchmont is unlike many other suburbs – it’s got the Long Island Sound, [...]
A Victorian-Style Family Holiday Just a Few Hours Away
by Holly on 6/16/11 | 1 Comment(s)
Cape May is a very special seaside town tucked away in Southern New Jersey. It has history; it has entertainment; it has the seaside. You and your kids can ride bikes or a surrey and explore the Victorian homes, take a horse-drawn carriage, climb to the to of a light house, shop in the town’s center or just lie by the pool. Kids can play miniature golf, look for diamonds at Sunset Beach, search for seashells, go dolphin watching, play in an arcade, have frozen custard at a stand or just sit back and take in the cool breeze of the Atlantic Ocean.
Where you find some Brooklynites on the weekends
by Holly on 6/13/11 | 3 Comment(s)
Ever wonder where everyone goes when Brooklyn empties out on the summer weekends? I can tell you where they are. Nestled inside the mountainous Catskills region of New York lies a small town called Lake Huntington. It’s near the town of Bethel and is about five miles from the Delaware River, not far from the [...]
A Day Out in Ocean Grove, New Jersey
by Holly on 6/10/11 | 1 Comment(s)
Looking for a Victorian-inspired sea-side experience on the Jersey Shore? Last weekend we spent the afternoon at Ocean Grove, located at the center of the Shore next to Asbury Park. The town is unique in it’s Victorian architecture that lines the streets of town and can be admired from the boardwalk. The tree-lined streets are [...]
A Day Out in a Hip Hamlet Called Phoenicia
by Holly on 6/08/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Just two short hours away from Booklyn by car lies the lovely town of Phoenicia, located in the Catskills. It’s a quaint village about 20 minutes from Woodstock. Eclectic and full of artistic types, it’s pretty laid back and is very escapist, and certainly makes for a perfect weekend trip. On our recent trip there, [...]
Bong! Try out any instrument for free at Kaufman
by Holly on 6/07/11 | 2 Comment(s)
Kaufman Center’s Lucy Moses School (129 W. 67th St., NYC), New York’s largest community arts school, opens its doors to the public on Wednesday, June 16, 2010, for its second annual Discovery Day. At this FREE event, children ages four and up can try out a wide range of instruments under the guidance of Lucy Moses School’s dedicated and experienced faculty members.
Montreal: A European City Just a Short Ride from Brooklyn
by Holly on 5/31/11 | 2 Comment(s)
If you’d like to take your kids to Europe this summer but are freaked out by the new airfare hikes or the current exchange rate of the Euro, or you’re worried about taking such a long flight with youngsters, why not think about spending some time in Montreal? A trip to Montreal is certainly easier – you can either drive there in seven-eight hours or take a short 60-minute flight from a NYC airport. In addition, you can introduce your kids to everything that you love about France without actually taking them there.
Brooklynite behind Music For Aardvarks plays Highline
by Holly on 4/08/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Brooklyn’s own children’s musician David Weinstone, whose music videos are seen daily on Nickelodeon’s Nick Jr. channel, is ready to party with fans and The Music For Aardvarks Band in celebration of the release of the 16th Music for Aardvarks album, All I Want! The band will perform MFA favorites “Taxi,” “Girl Power,” “Move Your [...]
Maira’s World of Storybooks at the Jewish Museum
by Holly on 3/30/11 | 1 Comment(s)
The Jewish Museum will present Maira’s World of Storybooks on Sunday, April 3 at 2:00 pm. Families can meet artist, illustrator and author Maira Kalman at a special reading from some of her whimsical children’s books. Illustrations from Kalman’s works such as What Pete Ate From A to Z and 13 Words will be projected for all to see while she [...]
Jazz for Young People: What is the Big Band Era?
by Holly on 3/24/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s popular family concert series presents its final concert of the 2010-11 season with Jazz for Young People: “What is the Big Band Era?” with host Ted Nash and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Even 75 years after the big band era, scholars and fans – not to mention dancers – [...]
Hello Ballet! Short performances for your kids
by Holly on 3/20/11 | 0 Comment(s)
If you have yet to introduce your children to ballet, now is your opportunity. With youngsters, the performance needs to be interactive and relatively short. The New York Theatre Ballet is known for its one-hour adaptations of classics treasured by children and parents alike. Their upcoming performance of Exquisite Little Ballets will be performed on [...]
Deadwood for Kids: Boom Town
by Holly on 3/20/11 | 0 Comment(s)
Cirque Mechanics’ Boom Town will have its New York premiere at the New Victory Theater from April 8th through April 24th. In Boom Town, acrobats climb up swaying poles, fly high and fast on revolving cranes, jump on moving ore carts and balance on towers of whiskey jugs. Inspired by Chaplin’s Gold Rush, HBO’s “Deadwood” [...]
Family Opera Concert: Where the Wild Things Are
by Holly on 3/09/11 | 1 Comment(s)
Have you been dying to introduce your child to the opera but unsure of which one to start with? Here is your opportunity, for so many reasons: it’s made for children, so it’s not long, and it’s based on the beloved children’s book by Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are, a story your children [...]
Hanukkah Events in New York 2010
by Holly on 11/28/10 | 3 Comment(s)
There is no better city in the U.S. than New York City in which to have the quintessential Hanukkah experience.
Jazz for Young People Series at Jazz at Lincoln Center
by Holly on 11/10/10 | 5 Comment(s)
The Annual Jazz for Young People series at Lincoln Center kicks off on Saturday, November 20th.
Dumbo Arts Festival- open studios, yoga, water balloons and yes..art!
by Holly on 9/21/10 | 1 Comment(s)
One of my favorite festivals of the year, The DUMBO Arts Festival, an arts extravaganza featuring more than 500 local and international artists, is running this weekend and will include lots of family activities. Acrobuffos: Waterbombs! (a water balloon gladiator show), Yogi Bean (family yoga), Makedo (an innovative system for creating objects from recycled materials) [...]
The classic Little Red Lighthouse Festival – this weekend
by Holly on 9/20/10 | 0 Comment(s)
A favorite amongst NYC families for many years, the Little Red Lighthouse Festival celebrates the historic lighthouse located along the Hudson River, as well as all of the beauty and benefits our city’s great outdoors provides. Held from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday September 25th, this event will feature a variety of eco-inspired [...]
A Daytrip to the Jacob Burns Film Center
by Holly on 8/11/10 | 0 Comment(s)
When I lived in Manhattan, I practically lived at the movies. I ran to see “Belle De Jour” at the Film Forum. I loved seeing Fellini’s “8-1/2″ on the big screen at the Paris. I went to see every Woody Allen film I could see at the Angelica Film Center in Soho. Just a few [...]
