Mother’s Day is next Sunday, May 13th (as if you haven’t been counting the days!) and so we have some great events to celebrate your fabulous motherhood. Not all of them happen just on Mother’s day- some occur this weekend and all next week just so you can start celebrating early!
Saturday, May 5th from 3pm — 6pm and Sunday, May 6th from 10am — 6pm
Mother’s Day Silhouette Event at ArtsCetera Studio
Second-generation Silhouette Artist Andrea Peitsch returns to ArtsCetera to create the ultimate one-of-a-kind gift for the moms in your life. A five-minute sitting yields a custom, heirloom quality, hand-cut silhouette that will become a family treasure. You may book one portrait sitting for you or your child(ren), or a double sitting for you and the kid(s). When you book a double sitting, bring in a photo of grand or great grandmother and Andrea will create an intergenerational keepsake. The 3rd silhouette is discounted. Please note: Reservations are highly encouraged.
Details: 212 Smith Street, Brooklyn. All are welcomed. Cost: begin at $35. Contact: 718.643.6817. Visit the website for more information.
Tuesday, May 8, 7pm, Free
Get Nailed! Mom’s Party with Babeland, Polish Bar BK and A Child Grows in Brooklyn
We are doing a great party to celebrate moms next week- and hope that you will join us! Here’s the scoop! Need a break from the stroller coaster ride of parenting? Babeland and A Child Grows in Brooklyn blog, have teamed up to bring you an unforgettable moms’ night out. Get sex tips, complimentary mini-manicures and makeup touch-ups from Polish Bar of Brooklyn, raffle prizes, and complimentary Babeland Bubbly and snacks by Peeled Snacks. Best of all, everyone goes home with a Babeland gift bag filled with items to hide from the kids!
Details: Babeland Brooklyn, 462 Bergen Street RSVP: On Meetup (you don’t have to join our group to RSVP, but it’s where we can manage RSVPs). We can only take so many moms because of the space limitation- so please RSVP as soon as you can! Non-walking babies are welcome (sorry, can’t have the kids messing with the wrong types of toys!)
Tuesday, May 8th: 4:30 – 5:30 pm
MOMS Club Carnival
MOMS Club of Park Slope is celebrating in advance of Mother’s Day with an indoor mini-carnival. They have ticketed activities such as face painting, carnival games, Mother’s Day card-making, cupcake decorating, and a dance party. Come check it out–it’s also a great chance to meet members if you’ve been curious about joining.
Details: St Matthew Emmanueal Lutheran Church 283 Prospect Avenue between 5th & 6th aves. Please RSVP so they can plan.
Wednesday, May 9th: 2- 4 pm
Free Dr. Hauschka Workshop
Enjoy an afternoon of Holistic skin care and mini-facials. Esthetician and Educator Linda Stasiak comes to Area Yoga & Spa to share her expertise on skin with Radiant You Workshop. Discover the power of your skin’s natural processes to transform skin to lasting radiant state. Experience the Radiant You Cleansing Method that transforms skin in three short steps. Learn how to care for common skin conditions, including mature, oily, sensitive and dry skin.
All participants receive free product samples, as well as a gift with any Dr. Hauschka purchase!
Details: Area Spa 389 Court St between 1st & 2nd Pl. Please RSVP online or call 718-624-3157 asap as they are limited to 25 participants.
Friday May 11th: 3- 6 pm
Free Dr. Hauschka Makeup and skin care consultation
Moms can enjoy getting a free makeup application to go out on the town that night! You can also get a skin care consultation to find out the best way to care for your skin.
Details: Area Emporium and Spa 281 Smith Street 718.624.3157 Schedule your Appointment via telephone.
Saturday, May 12: 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Make your own Mother’s Day cards at Bowne & Co., the South Street Seaport Museum’s old-fashioned printing shop. Master printer Robert Warner will provide materials to make beautiful die-cut and letterpress cards featuring hearts, flowers and more. Customers can buy the cards they make, as well as pre-made cards. Great for kids and adults alike!
Details: Bowne & Co. Stationers — 211 Water St. South Street Seaport, Manhattan
Sunday, May 13: 11 am- 1:30 pm
Mother’s Day Brunch and Tour
Treat mom to a delicious brunch, informative guided tour, and shopping experience at the Brooklyn Museum. Brunch will be served in the Rubin Pavilion at 11 a.m., followed by a 12:30 p.m. specially curated and guided tour in the galleries. You may select from among the following tours: Extraordinary Women, Mummy Dearest, The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago, Power and Beauty in Ancient Egypt.
Details: The $55 fee per person ($43 for Members) includes brunch, admission to the Museum and to a guided tour, and a discount coupon for their new and expanded Museum Shop. Visit the Museum’s Visitor Center or museumtix.com to purchase tickets and choose your tour. Members, please contact grouptours@brooklynmuseum.org to learn how you can receive your discount. There are no senior, student, or child discounts. Please note there is a $3 fee for online sales.
Sunday, May 13: 11 am
Mil’s Trils Ukulele Mom Ensemble
In celebration of moms and music, interactive performance group Mil’s Trills will be live on stage this Mother’s Day with the “Ukulele Mom-semble,” a group of local moms who will accompany the Mil’s Trills Band to perform original lullabies written for and inspired by their children. Guests will be invited to join in and jam to a tune of their own. Members of the “Ukulele Mom-semble” are all graduates from Mil’s Trills band’s co-founder Amelia Robinson’s four-week workshop, which was developed by popular demand from local moms in the Mil’s Trills community. Robinson designed the workshop with mom in mind, providing a safe space for the women to experiment with their innermost thoughts using the ukulele as their guide. Moms who attend for the first time should expect to have a ukulele in their hands by the end of the show, leaving the event with a few chords and a new tune to hum home to. Just like the moms performing on the stage this year, new moms who attend have the chance to join a workshop, learn how to play, write their own lullaby and ultimately perform live at next year’s event in front of their child and family. A Mil’s Trills event is the perfect place to start practicing.
Details: 92YTribeca at 200 Hudson St. To purchase tickets, visit: http://www.92y.org/Tribeca/Event/BYOK–Mil.
Sunday, May 13: 10 am
Mother’s Day Walk
Spend Mother’s Day honoring women and celebrating the accomplishments of those who have survived Domestic Violence and are making a difference in the world. Walk over the Brooklyn Bridge and enjoy a mini concert at the beautiful, historic Cadman Plaza Park. Surprise Musical Guests To Be Announced Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz Confirmed to Open Ceremony
10AM Meeting at Park Row and Centre Street, Manhattan
11AM Walking Across the Brooklyn Bridge in Silence
12 to 2PM Reception/Mini Concert at Cadman Plaza Park
Details: Payment required – Walk/Concert REGISTER AT http://mothersdaywalk.eventbrite.com/
Sunday, May 13: 12 pm (family show)
Bayou n’ Brooklyn Music Festival
This annual three-day festivity showcases the musical prowess of Louisiana with the aim of preserving its traditional music form. That means you will hear great dance hall band favorites, you can try out fiddle workshops or just dance, dance, dance! This year’s Brooklyn Music Festival features the dance hall band favorites, Cajun French Music Association Awards winner and Cajun Hall of Fame Jesse Lege and his Bayou Brew, and Forest Huval, one of the world’s rising star heads to Brooklyn for his debut performance accompanied by multi instrumentalist and Grammy Award nominee Al Berard. The Happy Mother’s Day celebration family dance combines both Cajun music and kids on a Sunday afternoon.
Details: Jalopy Theatre and School of Music: Between Hamilton & Woodhull, Brooklyn, New York 11231 USA (718) 395-3214. Jalopy’s located close to the BQE, on the border between areas of Carroll Gardens and Red Hook http://www.jalopy.biz/