Hi everyone,
The last weekend of winter is almost here and it will be a fun and busy one with all the Purim and St Patrick events happening in NYC!
This weekend you can learn about Irish traditions, foods, and celebrations at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, check out the Celebration of Ireland with Captain Jam and FunikiJam at the Brooklyn Central Public Library and watch the 39th Annual St Patrick’s Day Parade in Park Slope!
Also happening this weekend is the The Dirty Sock Funtime Band at The Jewish Museum, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt at Symphony Space, Girls in Science & Engineering Day at the Intrepid and James and the Giant Peach at BAM!
There are lots of Purim events on the calendar as well as more St Patrick’s events and 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!
Stay warm & have fun!
~ Deirdre (mom to O & C)
Friday March 14th
Free Trial: Hola, Musical Tots! at Lango (Boerum Hill)
Fri March 14th 1030-1115a. For ages 1-3y. Free. RSVP here.
Catchy Spanish songs combined with animated gestures and movements, children have fun while learning to sing and dance to Lango’s original songs. A variety of development friendly activities are used to encourage our little students to listen, move feel and touch.
Fruggie Organics Arts Crafts Classes at Play Kids (Prospect Lefferts Gardens)
Fridays from 11-1145am. Ages 12mo – 3yrs. $20 drop in.
All Fruggie Paints are Non-Toxic, Vegan, Gluten Free, Fruit Vegetable Plant Based Products that are Compostable. All Paintings will be framed at the end of each class ready for your “Home Gallery”. Experimenting with Fruggie Painting will help strengthen your child’s creative, fine motor, & social skills while stilmulating your child’s senses: touch, sight, smell, taste-Edible finger paints.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! at Brooklyn Children’s Museum (Crown Heights)
Fri March 14th 11:30 & 230p. For 5 and under. Free with paid admission.
You’re in luck this St. Patrick’s Day at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum! Learn about Irish traditions, foods, and celebrations. Create a lucky craft to take home.
Glow In The Dark Party: Bedtime Math 2 at POWERHOUSE on 8th (Park Slope)
Fri March 14th 330-430p. For ages 5+. Free,
Laura Overdeck makes math a fun part of kids’ everyday lives in this super sequel! In addition to reading some problems from the book, she’ll help kids build their own geometric creations with glowsticks and styrofoam balls! For more information, please call 718-801-8375. RSVP appreciated: RSVP@POWERHOUSEon8th.com
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Saturday March 15th
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt at Symphony Space (UWS)
Sat March 15th 11a & 2p. ADULTS $25, Members $21 KIDS $15, Members $13
Join our intrepid adventurers on their quest to find a bear, as they wade through the gigantic swishy-swashy grass, the splishy-splashy river and the thick oozy, squelchy mud! Adapted from the popular children’s book, this UK-based theatrical event mixes catchy songs, with interactive scenes and plenty of hands-on adventure.
Girls in Science & Engineering Day at Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum (Hell’s Kitchen, Midtown West)
Sat March 15th 11a-3p. Free with paid admission.
Join us in the Museum’s Exploreum Interactive Hall between 11:00am-3:00pm to participate in hands-on activities and demonstrations that let Museum visitors learn more about the awesome aspects of science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM). This event helps us honor the accomplishments of women and girls, while piquing interest in future engineers, scientists, designers and more. All are welcomed to discover and participate!
Captain Jam and FunikiJam-Celebration of Ireland! at Brooklyn Public Central Library (Prospect Heights)
Saturday March 15th 1-2p. Free.
Join Captain Jam and Funikijam on their Magical National Tour. This fun and musical show encourages children’s participation with award-winning musical exploration. Music is brought to life with rhythm, dance, singing, instrument play and stories.
Peace, Love And Cupcakes: The Musical at Vital Theatre Company (UWS)
Starts Sat March 15th and will be on Fridays and Saturdays at 7p through April 26th and additional shows during Spring Break. See website for details. Tickets $30. In PEACE, LOVE, AND CUPCAKES THE MUSICAL, Kylie Carson has a problem. She loves monster movies, zombie thrillers, and vampire sagas but her classmates at her new school avoid her like the Creature from the Black Lagoon! To sweeten up her image, Kylie starts a Cupcake Club. With the help of her new friends they begin spinning out tasty treats. But when Meredith, the most popular girl in school, tries to sabotage the big cupcake party, it may spell the end of the Cupcake Club.
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Sunday March 16th
39th Annual Brooklyn St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Park Slope)
Sunday March 16th 1p. All ages. Free.
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The Dirty Sock Funtime Band at The Jewish Museum (UES)
Sun March 16th 2p. For ages 3-8y. $18 Adults; $13 Children 2 and up. JM Family Member Prices: $15 Adults; $11 Children 2 and up.
Now a festive JM tradition, the funky Dirty Sock Funtime Band is back for riotous revelry during Purim. Enjoy carnival-like klezmer rock sounds while dancing in costume to ClownaHagila and many other party songs.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar and other Eric Carle Favourites at Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts (Flatbush)
Sun March 16th 2p. For ages 4+. Ticket: $7
The Little Caterpillar with the big appetite returns to Brooklyn! Featuring evocative music, stunning visual effects and innovative puppetry, this triple-bill from Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia brings to life three of Eric Carles most beloved tales: The Very Hungry Caterpillar; Little Cloud; and The Mixed-Up Chameleon.
James and the Giant Peach at BAM Rose Cinemas (Fort Greene)
Sun March 16th 2p. Run time 79 minutes. Rated G. General Admission $10, children 12 and under $7. Featuring a winning combination of live action and stop-motion animation, this rendition of Roald Dahl’s beloved fairy tale tells the story of little James Trotter, robbed of his parents at an early age and sent to live with his horrible aunts Spiker and Sponge. When a giant peach appears in the garden, James is swept along on a weird and wild adventure to find the friends he’s always wanted.
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All Weekend
Jacadi presents: Ernest & Celestine at The IFC Center (West Village)
Saturday, March 15th 12:50pm & Sunday, March 16th 2:40pm
Jacadi invites you and your family to a screening of Oscar® Nominee ERNEST & CELESTINE. $20 Family Pass admits four and includes a Jacadi gift bag containing Jacadi gift cards, ERNEST & CELESTINE coloring books and other special items (over $70 value). The screenings are followed by Q&A sessions with director Benjamin Renner. Buy tickets here.
20th Annual Bindlestiff Family Circus at Brooklyn Lyceum (Park Slope, Gowanus)
Sat & Sun March 15th & 16th. 3pFamily Matinees : $12 / 4 for $40
The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus returns to Brooklyn for its 20th Annual Winter Cabaret! Join New York’s preeminent variety arts performers and the legends the international circus stage for four unforgettable nights of unforgettable live entertainment. Nighttime shows are 18+; weekend matinees are perfect for the whole family. Evening tickets: $20 advance / $25 door / $10 discount for anyone in circus makeup (walk-up only).
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.
The Art of the Brick at Discovery Times Square (Hell’s Kitchen, Midtown West)
Now until May 11th. Sun-Tues 10a-7p, Wed & Thur 10a-8p, Fri & Sat 10a-9p. Tickets: $19.50/adult, $16.50 kids age 4-12y.
The returs of The Art of Brick!RT OF THE BRICK, and will feature a newly introduced gallery that showcases artist Nathan Sawaya’s In Pieces collection, a multimedia collaboration produced in tandem with award-winning photographer Dean West.
Sawaya’s original Art of the Brick exhibition is a critically acclaimed collection of intriguing and inspiring works of art made exclusively from one of the most recognizable toys in the world — LEGO® bricks. The Discovery Times Square exhibit will be the world’s biggest and most elaborate display of LEGO® art ever and will feature brand-new, never-before-seen pieces by Sawaya. Don’t miss the show named one of CNN’s Top 10 ‘Global Must-See Exhibitions.’
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.
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.
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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