Hi everyone,
Hope those of you on midwinter break have been enjoying yourselves! Only 3 days left until our usual weekday schedule is back on track!
This weekend is going to be another fun one and dare I say it a little mild! If you haven’t gotten a chance to check out all the special events like February Break Discovery Week at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Engineer Some Fun at Brooklyn Children’s Museum or Hands on Transit at the New York Transit Museum and others that have been going on all week you still have time! Don’t forget to check out some performances that are ending this week also like The Frog Prince at Galli Theater and Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds at The New Victory Theater!
Also happening this weekend is The Okee Dokee Brothers at Symphony Space, a Free Workshop on Junior Robotics Engineering at Play Days & Parties, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Baileys all new show called LEGENDS at Barclays Center and BAMkids Film Festival at BAM Rose Cinemas!
That is only some of the events happening so check out the calendar for more events as well as sing-a-longs, drop in yoga & open play that are going on! Don’t forget if you have an event or a drop in class that you would like to have included on our calendar you can use the form on this link to submit it to us! Also you can like us on Facebook for last minute events and news!
Enjoy the weekend!
~ Deirdre (mom to O & C)
Friday February 21st
Iván Navarro Opening Weekend at Madison Square Park (Flatiron)
Opening Friday February 20th. Free.
Site-specific installation of three water towers references the experience of immigration through repeating neon reflections on mirrored walls inside the structures. Madison Square Park Conservancy’s Mad. Sq. Art announces a new sculptural installation for late winter 2014: This Land Is Your Land by Brooklyn-based Chilean artist Iván Navarro. The site-specific installation presents three water towers inside of which neon reflections repeat infinitely. The sculptures merge a staple of the New York skyline with the street-level landscape of the Park. The artist takes the exhibition’s title from the beloved 1940 Woody Guthrie folk song, which is both an American anthem and a vocal pull to the freedoms offered in this country for an immigrant population. The towers are elevated to a height above visitors’ heads, allowing them to walk underneath and look up into each sculpture to view the content within. The exhibition is on view daily from February 20 – April 13, 2014 in Madison Square Park.
Presidential Storytime at Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden (UES)
February 21, 10:30am. Especially for children 2 – 7. Free with Museum admission.
In honor of Presidents’ Day join us for our monthly storytime. Listen to funny stories about our presidents; search the Museum for items a president might have worn, and make a presidential finger puppet, complete with top hat. An optional brief tour of the period rooms will follow.
Playgroup at Caribou Baby (Greenpoint/Williamsburg)
Fridays 12:15 – 2:15pm. $5/family.
Bring your lil’ one to hang out and meet other babies while you get a chance to relax, sip some free hot tea, listen to some music, and connect with other parents and caregivers. This is an informal and unstructured playgroup for babies, newborn to 18 months, and a nice warm space to play when it’s cold outside. Purchase tickets here up to 1 hr before event.
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Saturday February 22nd
Free Workshop on Junior Robotics Engineering at Play Days & Parties (Bay Ridge)
Saturday, February 22nd 10-11 am. For children 4-6y. Free.
Bring your 4-6 year old and try one of our classes on Junior Robotics Engineering. Using LEGO® WeDo™ Robots, kids will learn to build a robot and learn how to program and operate their creations using a laptop computer. This workshop is a perfect mixture of fun and learning!
The Okee Dokee Brothers at Symphony Space (UWS)
Saturday, Feb. 22, 11am & 2pm. ADULTS $20, Members $17 KIDS $15, Members $13
On the heels of their recent GRAMMY award, this Minnesota duo return to Just Kidding with beautiful Americana-laced songs, filled with original tales of nature and the great outdoors. A musical camping expedition without leaving the city.
Gold Medal Authoer Visit at at The Scholastic Store (SOHO)
Sat Feb 22nd at 3p. Free.
Be ready to go for the GOLD at the Closing Ceremony of the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi with author Donna Freitas. She’ll read from her new book Gold Medal Winter, answer questions and sign all of her books! Plus, we’ll be making Olympic Torches and our own mini-ice skates!
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Sunday February 23rd
12th Annual Holiday Train Show at Grand Central Terminal (Midtown East)
LAST DAY! Sunday Feb 23rd 10a–6p.
Trains are trips. Trips are adventures. This year memorable characters from Maira Kalman’s Next Stop Grand Central will be watching our Lionel trains as they zip, zap and whizz through their journey from Grand Central to the North Pole!
Jumping Juniper Festival with Spellbound at BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange (Park Slope)
Sunday February 23rd. Performances start at 11a. Playspace is open from 11a-1p. $8, children under 2 are free.
Experience the exhilarating energy of Jumpin’ Juniper as she hosts an interactive hour of story, song, film, or dance. Immerse yourself in the excitement of high-quality live performances by celebrated guest artists. Juniper is a sprite! She comes from the forest and is turning 105 years old this year (that’s young in Juniper years). Juniper loves singing, dancing, exploring, reading and of course, jumping! She loves people and wants to learn from them and teach them everything she knows. She is determined, strong-willed and no-nonsense … okay … maybe a little nonsense. The hour-long performances start at 11:00 am. A well-equipped play room is available in conjunction with the performance. Children and caregivers are free to take a break and return to the show at any time. FEBRUARY 23
Mary Seidman and Dancers – KITH
Mil’s Trills at Peter Jay Sharp Building/BAMcafé (Fort Greene)
Sun Feb 23rd 12P and 230p (performance is 1 hr)
Part of BAMkids series BAMkids Film Festival 2014
Joined by a rotating cast of musical guests, classically trained pianist and vocalist Amelia Robinson guides parents and kids on a spirited rhythmic adventure through a world of instruments while dipping into genres like urban funk, blues, honky-tonk, and calypso.
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All Weekend
BAMkids Film Festival at BAM Rose Cinemas (Fort Greene)
Sat & Sun Feb 22nd & 23rd 10a-330p. Tickets: $7-13
Celebrate the 16th anniversary of this Brooklyn favorite with an all-star showcase of features, shorts, live performances, filmmaker Q&As, and more. This year’s lineup offers more than 70 movies from across the globe, including world, US, and New York premieres. Tickets sell out early, so be sure to buy in advance! See website for schedule.
Parachute Physics! at Brooklyn Children’s Museum (Crown Heights)
Sat & Sun February 22nd & 23rd 1:30pm. For Ages 4+. Free with paid admission.
For Black History Month, we’re celebrating the bravery of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, an all-African American team who helped defend the US against fire bombs in WWII. Design and build a parachute to help your own “Smoke Jumper” land accurately and safely on target!
Iván Navarro Opening Weekend at Madison Square Park (Flatiron)
Friday February 20 – Sunday April 13, 2014. Free.
Site-specific installation of three water towers references the experience of immigration through repeating neon reflections on mirrored walls inside the structures. Madison Square Park Conservancy’s Mad. Sq. Art announces a new sculptural installation for late winter 2014: This Land Is Your Land by Brooklyn-based Chilean artist Iván Navarro. The site-specific installation presents three water towers inside of which neon reflections repeat infinitely. The sculptures merge a staple of the New York skyline with the street-level landscape of the Park. The artist takes the exhibition’s title from the beloved 1940 Woody Guthrie folk song, which is both an American anthem and a vocal pull to the freedoms offered in this country for an immigrant population. The towers are elevated to a height above visitors’ heads, allowing them to walk underneath and look up into each sculpture to view the content within. The exhibition is on view daily until April 13, 2014 in Madison Square Park.
Ongoing various days / times until Sun Feb 23rd. See website for full details. For ages 4-18m. 40 minutes with no intermission. Full Price: $15 Member Price $10.50. Interactive dance/movement piece. Floor seating. We suggest a ratio of one caregiver to one child. Enter the welcoming and cozy environment of THIS [BABY] LIFE and discover something beautiful and surprising with your littlest ones. Softly and sweetly, this contemporary dance piece invites the very, very young audience to mirror, interact and react to simple choreography. Accompanied by gentle melodies and rhythms, this memorable performance explores each child’s capacity to participate in the exciting world around them.
Now until March 2nd various times – see website. Tickets $15
Behold the living legends! Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey brings the unbelievable to Children Of All Ages in an all-new show – Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents LEGENDS coming to Barclays Center. Experience unimaginable family fun, as amazing performers from around the globe perform awe-inspiring feats of daring, spectacles of strength and thrills of wonder to summon the mythical and mysterious creatures of the past: a unicorn, a Pegasus and a Woolly Mammoth.
Saturday, February 15 – Sunday February 23 Mon-Thu & Sat 10am-6pm, Fri 10am-8pm, Sun 11am-5pm. Free with museum admission. Ages 4 and up. Families explore, learn, and compete together in these presidential family programs. Can you find George Washington’s camp bed? Search for presidential clues on the whole-museum scavenger hunt. Create an election slogan to print onto your own election button. And take part in the family Abraham Lincoln quiz, with questions for children, teens, and adults. (Was he the first president to have a beard? What was the name of the theater where Lincoln was shot?). Prizes for participation and for winning. Ages 4 and up.
Presidential Scavenger Hunt, 10 am–6 pm, daily. Abraham Lincoln Family Quiz, 2 pm, daily. Vote for Me! Election Button Making, 1–3 pm, daily.
Sat Feb 15th-Sun Feb 23rd 10a-5p
With different themes, activities and partners each day, Intrepid Museum’s Kids Week is nine days of entertainment, education and excitement! Learn about 3D printing or robotics in hands-on workshops during our Science Meets Science Fiction Weekend, or get active with local New York sports teams over Sports and Games Weekend. Visit the Museum during the week to watch performances from Broadway’s best, or to see demonstrations with live animals from around the world. Kids Week activities, including raffles and special tour guide talks, are free with general admission. Additional activities such as Guided Tours and simulator rides require an additional fee. See website for details.
Thursday-Sunday 11a-6p. Tickets are $2. Children age 3 and younger and those under 42” tall may ride free if accompanied by a paying adult. Multiple Ticket Discount: 12 Tickets – $20.00.
Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds at The New Victory Theater (Times Square)
Fri Feb 7th- Sun Feb 23rd various times see website for details. Seats in the Balcony start at $14 ($9 with Member discount). 55 minutes with no intermission. Adventure Theatre MTC from Glen Echo, Maryland. Based on a story by Cedella Marley. Mama says “breathe easy,” but Ziggy’s afraid to leave the house. He’s too busy worrying about tropical storms, evil spirits and steering clear of that sneaky, hair-snatching Duppy! But with the help of Dr. Bird and his feathered friends, Ziggy’s reminded in soothing six-part harmony that “every little thing gonna be all right.” A jammin’ musical featuring the timeless music and lyrics of Bob Marley and based on the children’s book by his daughter Cedella, BOB MARLEY’S THREE LITTLE BIRDS shares the legendary reggae artist’s message of peace and love with a new generation of songbirds.
The Frog Prince at Galli Theater (Midtown West)
Now on Sat & Sun at 2p until Feb 23rd. For ages 3+. Tickets: Adults & Children (2-17 years) $20.
A princess learns to look beyond appearances when the man of her dreams turns out to be… a frog! Will she pucker up to the slimy toad, or let love hop away?
Cinderella by Puppet Works (Park Slope)
Saturdays & Sundays now until April 13th 1230p & 230p. For 3y+. Admission for a Child is $8, an Adult $9. No credit cards accepted. Reservations are suggested: 718-965-3391 (current day or advance reservations) or e-mail us: puppetworks@twcmetrobiz.com (NO same day e-mail reservations). Cinderella – Perrault’s godmother of all fairy tales adapted for Marionettes by Nicolas Coppola
The Little Prince: A New York Story at The Morgan Library And Museum (Midtown East)
Now through April 27, 2014. Tu-Th 1030a-5p, Fri 1030a-9p, Sat 10a-6p, Sun 11a-6p. Free with paid admission.
Readers throughout the world have embraced The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint–Exupéry’s tale of an interstellar traveler who comes to Earth in search of friendship and understanding. Saint–Exupéry wrote and illustrated the story in New York during World War II and it was first published here, in English and French. This exhibition of the original manuscript and watercolor drawings—the most comprehensive ever mounted—explores the American origins of a story that reminds us that what matters most can only be seen with the heart.
Angelina Ballerina The Musical at Vital Theatre Company (UWS)
Sat & Sun now until April 27th 11a & 330p. General tickets $39.50 & premium $59.50. Performances run 1 hour and are appropriate for children between 2 and 10 years old. In ANGELINA BALLERINA THE MUSICAL, Angelina and her friends, Alice, Gracie, AZ, Viki, and even their teacher, Ms. Mimi, are all aflutter because a special guest is coming to visit Camembert Academy! Angelina and her friends will perform all types of dance, including hip-hop, modern dance, the Irish jig and of course, ballet, and they are excited to show off their skills to their famous visitor. Angelina is the most excited of all, but will she get the starring moment she hopes for? Based on the CG-animated series, Angelina Ballerina The Next Steps on PBS KIDS®, ANGELINA BALLERINA THE MUSICAL is a family-friendly show that will have the entire audience dancing in the aisles.
Bessies’s Big Shot at Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre (Central Park)
Now until June 29th Tue- Fri 1030a & 12n and Sat & Sun 1p. Tickets: $7 children under 12y & $10 all others. For all ages.
Based on the famed PuppetMobile show of the same name, this popular production makes its Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre debut! Directed by Bruce Cannon and co-written by Douglas Strich, Alexander Bartenieff and Bruce Cannon, this version of the beloved show will feature several new puppets in addition to new and extended scenes. It’s a bird … it’s a plane … no … it’s Bessie the cow! CPF’s original production, Bessie’s Big Shot, follows Bessie the cow’s dream of joining the circus. Can she lift more than Ziegfried, the strongest man in the world? Fly on a trapeze high above the crowd? Train Munson the Monkey? This variety show cheers Bessie on as she attempts the impossible and searches for her special talents.
You Make the Call: Learn to be an NFL Official at Children’s Museum of Manhattan (UWS)
Now until February 28th. Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 10am – 7pm, Sunday 10am – 5pm. All ages. Included museum admission.
Get ready for Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium! The Children’s Museum of Manhattan and the National Football League have joined together to create an interactive experience at CMOM to celebrate this history-making event. Families will get a rare behind-the-scenes look at NFL officiating and the opportunity to train like an NFL Pro. Special daily and weekly programs and clinics—including NFL’s Play 60 obstacle course—will help families understand how developing better decision-making skills, including working together, planning, organizing and focusing on physical fitness leads to leadership and social success. NFL officials, executives, and current and former players will also stop by the museum through the exhibit’s run.
Mysteries of the Unseen World at the American Museum of Natural History (UWS)
Now until Monday, June 30, 2014. Free with Admission: Adults: $27 & children (2-12y): $16. Member tickets are $13.50 adults; $8.50 children. Free for Voyager-level Members and above. Mysteries of the Unseen World will transport audiences to places on this planet that they have never been before, to see things that are beyond their normal vision, yet literally right in front of their eyes. Mysteries of the Unseen World will be shown in 3D digital and 2D film. (See website for more details & showtimes.)
12th Annual Holiday Train Show at Grand Central Terminal (Midtown East)
Now until February 23rd. M–F: 8a–8p, Saturday and Sunday: 10a–6p. (Closed for Christmas and New Year’s Day) Extended holiday hours from November 18 to December 24: M–F: 8a–8p, Saturdays: 10a–8p, Sundays: 10a–7p.
Trains are trips. Trips are adventures. This year memorable characters from Maira Kalman’s Next Stop Grand Central will be watching our Lionel trains as they zip, zap and whizz through their journey from Grand Central to the North Pole!
For a full calendar of events please click here!