Hi everyone,
Exciting weekend coming up! It will be almost 50 degrees on Saturday! And don’t forget Daylight Savings begins this weekend. It will be so great to have longer evenings!
Tomorrow is Read Across America Day at Brooklyn Public Library branches! Branches will host a reading of “Whistle for Willie” by Brooklyn’s own Ezra Jack Keats and Park Slope library will have a whistling performance and Greenpoint will be visited by NY1’s Morning News Anchor Pat Kiernan. So make sure to check out the BPL calendar to see what is happening near you!
Also happening this weekend is a Suzi Shelton Band live performance at Brooklyn Free Space, the 33rd Annual Make Brooklyn Bloom at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, a BRIC House Party, Metrocards Get Metrocrafty at the NY Transit Museum and the 2014 New York International Children’s Film Festival is starting! And if you want to celebrate St Patrick’s Day early there is the Annual St. Patrick’s Open Day happening at the Irish Arts Center!
That is just some of the events happening this weekend 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!
Have a fun weekend!
~ Deirdre (mom to O & C)
Friday March 7th
Sing-along with Jason from the Jungle Gym Jam at Two Moon Art House and Cafe (Park Slope)
Fri March 7th 10-1045a. $10 per family.
Filling in for Miss Nina, Jason will perform his fun songs about sea lions, trains, the moon, ladybugs and more. Jason is the leader of the Jungle Gym Jam and the host of the Cool Rockin’ Daddy Video Show. Each family will have a chance to win a raffle prize package.
Read Across America Storytime at Brooklyn Public Library Greenpoint
Fri March 7th 11a-12n. Free
Help us celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Whistle for Willie at a special Read Across America storytime with our guest NY1’s Morning News Anchor Pat Kiernan.
Child’Space NYC Pre-Crawler I at Gumbo (Boerum Hill)
Friday March 7th 3–345pm. Trial class $15
For babies 5 weeks to 4 months. Please call to reserve: 718-855-7808. CHILD’SPACE NYC with Dan Rindler. In this gentle, joyful class, parents learn techniques of touch and movement to support rolling, reaching, including how to help babies become completely comfortable in tummy-time. These and many other movements are the building blocks for sitting, crawling and walking. Parents learn answers to their questions about their baby’s development and also notice other positive changes in their babies after learning Child’Space Method, such as reduction of colic, improved ability to self-soothe, improved sleep and easier feeding. Registration includes “Songs for Child’Space”, Dan’s original CD of songs used in class. Please bring a receiving blanket and favorite toy to class.
50th anniversary of Whistle For Willie by Ezra Jack Keats at Brooklyn Public Library Park Slope
Friday March 7th 4p. Free.
It’s the 50th anniversary of Whistle For Willie by Ezra Jack Keats, and to celebrate, Park Slope Library is hosting a special story time on Friday, March 7, complete with an arts and crafts activity, special guests, and a whistling performance! Other Brooklyn Public Library branches are also having events so be sure to check the BPL calendar!
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Saturday March 8th
33rd Annual Making Brooklyn Bloom at Brooklyn Botanic Garden (Crown Heights)
Sat March 8th 10a-4p. Free with garden admission. Children under 12 free.
Sowing Connections, Growing Gardeners. Gardens serve, teach, and inspire young and old alike! In honor of 100 years of BBG’s groundbreaking Children’s Garden, let’s celebrate the ways that gardens provide common ground for bringing generations together. See website for schedule.
The Suzi Shelton Band Live at Brooklyn Free Space (Park Slope)
Sat March 8th 11a-12n. $15 for adults, $10 for kids, under 2 free!
Brooklyn-based Suzi Shelton is a star in the NYC children’s music scene with her catchy, heartfelt lyrics and her hip, upbeat sound. She has just released her third recording, Tomboy In A Princess Dress and with awards from Parents’ Choice, the Children’s Music Web, iParenting Media, Kids First, and a Gold Award from National Parenting Publications, this kindie singer/songwriter is quickly gaining national acclaim. Shelton has been rocking parents and kids alike for over 10 years and now she is coming with her band to Brooklyn Free Space. We hope you can join us.
Carnegie Hall Family Concert: Regina Carter’s Reverse Thread at Zankel Hall (Midtown West)
Sat March 8th 1p. For ages 5-10y. Tickets $12-$18.
Award-winning jazz violinist Regina Carter takes you and your family on an exotic journey in this concert of soulful African folk tunes infused with contemporary flavor. Carter’s violin is joined by the accordion and kora (West African harp), creating sounds both old and new.
BRIC House Party Featuring Ralph McDaniels Video Music Box (Fort Greene)
Sat 2p-8p Free daytime activites. 8:00PM | Dance Party feat. Ralph McDaniels Video Music Box and special guests $10 Adv / $13 Door.
For some, it’s Eat Sleep Break Beat—life is all about the fundamentals of hip hop: break dance, DJ, graffiti art, and rap. Daytime activities include Protest Song Karaoke (a chance to sing your songs of protest) and screenings of street dance from YAK Films, followed by live dance performances throughout BRIC House. Hip hop pioneer Ralph McDaniels, creator of the groundbreaking public access TV show, Video Music Box, will be spinning the turntables and playing videos from back in the day, plus performances by Dres (Black Sheep), Crooklyn Dodgers’ Special Ed and more, and a celebration of Biggie Smalls to close out the night! See website for schedule.
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Sunday March 9th
Annual St. Patrick’s Open Day at the Irish Arts Center (Hell’s Kitchen, Midtown West)
Sunday, March 9th 12n–5pm. Free.
Get a head start on St. Patrick’s Day at the Irish Arts Center! To celebrate Ireland’s national holiday we throw open our doors and welcome everyone to explore and engage in a free day of Irish arts and culture. Spring forward and learn to play the tin whistle, speak Irish with our talented instructors, build an interactive map of Ireland, or enjoy some Irish hospitality with a cup of Barry’s tea with friends. See website for the more details.
Up & Up: The Dr. Mae C. Jemison Story at Urban Stages Theater (Chelsea, Midtown West)
Sunday March 9th at 130p. Tickets: $5/kids, $10/adulsts, $30 for a family of 5.
Pushed to follow conventional paths, Mae C. Jemison followed her ambition instead to become the first African American woman ever to travel to space. Come see how Mae stood up to those who doubted her and excelled in math and science to reach beyond the sky. Ages 7-15. Reservations recommended. Written by Antoinette Mullins ; Performed by Taryn Wisky.
Yellow Sneaker’s Purim Puppet Show at The Center for Jewish History (Flatiron)
Sunday, March 9th 2-4p. For families with children of all ages.
Yellow Sneaker Puppets will celebrate Purim in their family show Harry the Hamantaschen Tells the Whole Megillah…and then some! at the Center for Jewish History. Purim has never been so mysterious, as Harry the Hamantaschen, Private Eye, takes the audience through the Purim story, back in time to the city of Shushan. Kids will cheer (and boo!) as the story unfolds and Esther and Mordechai save the day (with a little help from a hamantaschen in a fedora). Stay after the show to share some hamantaschen with Harry and for a special Purim art project inspired by the YU Museum exhibition, Light & Shadows: The Story of Iranian Jews. Tickets are free of charge. RSVP to familyprograms@cjh.org stating names, number of people attending, and children’s ages.
Cirque Ziva at Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts (Flatbush)
Sun March 9th 3p. Single Ticket: $35
Performed by the internationally-celebrated Golden Dragon Acrobats, this fast-paced, technically-innovative performance showcases traditional Chinese acrobatics, dance and costumes, ancient and contemporary music and modern theatrical techniques. The renowned acrobats dazzle with amazing feats of athleticism, daring heart-stopping stunts and the grace of their centuries old art form.
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All Weekend
New York International Children’s Film Festival 2014
March 7-30, 2014 – Theaters throughout Manhattan at various times.
Tickets are now on sale for the 2014 edition of New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival! Join us for four weeks of beautiful, groundbreaking, thought-provoking film from around the world for ages 3-18! See website for schedule.
Metrocards Get Metrocrafty at the NY Transit Museum (Downtown Brooklyn)
Sat & Sun March 8th & 9th at 130p. For all ages. Free with paid admission.
As the MetroCard celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, we’ll explore some of the colorful and arftful designs that have been printed on the fronts and backs of special edition MetroCards over the years. You can then create your own one-of-a-kind MetroCard.
A Cow Named Cow at The Actors Fund Arts Center (Downtown Brooklyn)
Saturday at 3p on March 8th & Sunday at 12n on March 9th. Tickets: Adults – $15, Child – $12, Group Rate – $10 (for groups of 10 or more). A COW NAMED COW is a hilarious new children’s musical filled with hummable songs and catchy lyrics that teach us the importance of friends and family. When Cow is separated from his herd he meets both friend and foe and has to use teamwork to come up with a plan to stop a villain from taking over the world. This comedy is aimed to please both parents and children of all ages.
Cinderella at Galli’s Fairytale Theater (midtown west)
Saturday & Sundays until March 30th 2-245p. For ages 3+. $20 Adults, children $15
Cinderella is joined by a new stepmother and stepsister, but they turn out not to be as nice as she had hoped. When the Prince invites everyone to the ball, they tell her she has to stay home and clean, clean clean. With the help of friends, she makes it to the castle and dances until the clock strikes midnight. Cinderella could live happily ever after if a certain glass slipper fits her foot. You can purchase tickets here.
Iván Navarro Opening Weekend at Madison Square Park (Flatiron)
Now until 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.
You Make the Call: Learn to be an NFL Official at Children’s Museum of Manhattan (UWS)
Now until March 23rd. 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.
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.
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.
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.)
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