Hi everyone
Hard to believe the last week of July is here. The summer is flying!
This week be sure to check out the last Kids Concert in Madison Square Park with Yes Indeed!, the last Art in July: Drop-In Art Workshop at the Jewish Museum and the last week of Princess Phooey at Tada! Youth Theater! Also this week enjoy NYC Honey Day at The High Line, Summer Reading Storytime at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Madison Urban Club for Kids (M.U.C.K) at Madison Square Park, SummerStage Kids: CityParks PuppetMobile Tales of Brier Rabbit at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, Movies in the Parks: A League of Their Own at Dyker Beach Park, $1 Movies at various NYC Regal Theaters, Kids’ Discovery Stations at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and SummerStage Kids: Vered and the Babes in Columbus Park.
That is just some of the events so check the calendar for all the Brooklyn & NYC events happening this week! Also remember to like us on Facebook for last minute news and event reminders.
Enjoy the last week of July!
~ Deirdre (mom to O & C)
Monday July 27th
Madison Urban Club for Kids (M.U.C.K) at Madison Square Park (Flatiron)
Monday July 27 10a-12n. Free. Participate in Madison Urban Club for Kids (M.U.C.K) program led by Gardener Steph for a lesson on horticulture and our environment. M.U.C.K. workshops are held the last Monday each month from June through September from 10am to 12pm in the Police Officer Moira Ann Smith Playground. Become an official member of M.U.C.K by coming to all four workshops with our newly created Club Card. Club Cards will be available and distributed on May 28 during the first Mad. Sq. Kids summer concert. Adult supervision is required. July 27th — SOILS! Soils are more than just dirt! Kids will learn about soil components and how they help the world grow. See website for future workshop information.
Art in July: Drop-In Art Workshop at the Jewish Museum (UWS)
Monday July 27th 1-4p. Last one! For ages 3 & up. Free with Museum Admission. Folded Paper Shape Drawing! Inspired by the contemporary artwork in the exhibition Repetition and Difference, explore shapes and materials in the studio to make a drawing using graphite and pastels on folded paper.
Coney Island Flicks on the Beach
Monday July 20th 8p and Mondays in July & August. Free. A giant 40-foot inflatable screen turns the beach at West 10th Street into an outdoor movie theater! Come on down and see great flicks, representing a mix of modern, classic, and indie movies. Get ready for a great lineup for the fifth annual Coney Island Flicks on the Beach presented by Alliance for Coney Island, Rooftop Films and NYC & Company! July 27th: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. See the website for future movie titles.
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Tuesday July 28th
Summer Reading Storytime at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Tuesdays 1030a-1130a until August 18th. Free. Location: Granite Terrace near Pier 3. Join us for stories, songs and lots of laughs in Brooklyn Bridge Park! We all know that storytime at Brooklyn Heights library is so much fun. How can we make it even better? By having it outside with a view of the Brooklyn Bridge, of course! We will be at Pier 3, just north of Ample Hills Creamery and the BBQ pits. In the case of bad weather/ rain, event may be cancelled.
SummerStage Kids: CityParks PuppetMobile Tales of Brier Rabbit at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park
Tuesday July 28th 1030-1130a. Free. The CityParks PuppetMobile’s original production, Tales of Brier Rabbit, follows the adventures of notorious trickster Brier Rabbit, who is once again up to no good. Deceiving and stealing from his fellow animal friends, Brier Rabbit thinks he’s much too clever to ever get caught. However, in this modern adaptation of the American folk tale, Brier Rabbit’s pals are on to his tricks, and set out to teach him a lesson he won’t soon forget!
SummerStage Kids: Vered and the Babes in Columbus Park (Chinatown)
Tuesday July 28th 1030-1130a. Free. It’s not hard to understand why songstress Vered is adored by NY parents. Her voice is lush, her songs funny and poignant, and her upbeat melodies and playful harmonies are reminiscent of a doo-wop band. Her album, Good Morning My Love, was a Gold Award Winner from both the Parents’ Choice Foundation and National Parenting Publications, and her recently released album, Hello My Baby, has already won the NAPPA Gold Award as well. Parents often say that Vered’s music is like a soundtrack to life with their little ones, adding melody and bounce to the ups and downs, joyful interactions, and daily routines. Her band, Vered and the Babes, brings a variety of instruments including pots and pans, french-horn and trumpet, and always have the kids and parents jumping and singing along. “With warmth enough to melt the polar ice cap, the love, understanding, and humor emerge… circumspect, insightful, and filled with joy”
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Wednesday July 29th
ARCHFORKIDS| Architecture for Children at the Brooklyn Public Library (Walt Whitman Library)
Wednesday July 29th 230-330p. Free. You have made friends with an alien who has crashed landed on Earth. The friendly alien needs a place to live. Your challenge is to design and build a home for this creature.
NYC Honey Day at The High Line
Wednesday July 29th 1-7p. Free. Location: 14th Street Passage. Taste your way through NYC’s first artisanal honey market. Friends of The High Line and the Brooklyn Grange Farm invite you to meet beekeepers from all five boroughs at this pop-up gathering of sustainable, hyper-local food producers. Get an up close and personal look at the inside of a beehive through a glass-paned demonstration hive. Sharpen your eyes to spot the queen bee, or catch a glimpse of the nuanced “waggle dance” that bees use to communicate the location of nectar hot spots. Learn which High Line plants these pollinators love to snack on.
Movies in the Parks: A League of Their Own at Dyker Beach Park
Wednesday July 29th 830p-1030p. Free. Join NYC Parks for free, family-friendly movies in our city’s parks! Penny Marshall directs this must-see, classic movie. A League of Their Own gives you a glimpse into the world of the All-American Girls’ Professional Baseball League, which started while men were away fighting during World War II. Starring Madonna, Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Rosie O’Donnell and Lori Petty. Rated PG. Please see the website for all the information on the event.
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Thursday July 30th
Kids Concerts in Madison Square Park (Flatiron)
Thursday July 30th at 1030a (lawn opens at 10a). Last one! Free. Mad. Sq. Kids Concert Series is a free interactive concert on the Farragut Lawn! Children can learn simple skills and the appreciation of music from an eclectic mix of today’s top children’s performing artists. Concerts are rain or shine. Rain location for concerts is held on the southern gravel. Adult supervision is required. July 30th – JazzReach presents Yes Indeed! Yes Indeed! is an engaging, interactive program designed to instill a greater appreciation, awareness and understanding of the great American BLUES tradition. With its roots in the work songs, spirituals, hymns, field hollers and chants of 19th century American south, the blues are the DNA of all indigenous American music.
Transportation Workshop with Selina Alko at the Central Brooklyn Public Library (Grand Army Plaza)
Thursday July 30th 230-330p. Free. Location: Youth Wing. Make your own 3-D train with author/illustrator Selina Alko. She will begin by reading her book, My Subway Ride and showing classic subway cars from the NYC Subway trains book. Kids will then have the opportunity to create their own trains out of cardboard boxes, recycled materials and paint.
Syfy Movies With a View: Clue at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Thursday July 30th 6p. Free. The evening begins with DJ Queen Majesty and the short film Wackatdoo, directed by Benj Arcand. Valet your bike for free with Transportation Alternatives when you arrive! Music starts at 6:00 pm, movie begins at sundown. Clue: Based on the popular board game, when Boddy turns up murdered, all his dinner guests are suspects and together they try to figure out who is the killer. Location: Harbor View lawn.
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Ongoing
Kids’ Discovery Stations at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (Crown Heights)
Tuesday-Friday 1015a-1230p until August 28th. This docent-led, drop-in program is for families with children of all ages as well as camp groups. Free with Garden admission. Get your hands dirty at kids’ discovery stations throughout the Garden. Investigate a mystery plant, hold a water plant and learn how it floats, or go on a pollinator hunt in the meadow! All programs are outdoors and canceled in inclement weather; for updates, call 718-623-7200, ext. 7801.
Princess Phooey at Tada! Youth Theater (Chelsea, Midtown West)
Tuesdays-Saturdays at various times until August 1st. See website for showtimes. Tickets: $20-$25 for adults, $10-$15 for children. An original musical performed by kids. Before Elsa and Anna and Sofia the 1st there was Princess Ermangarde! Join us for this musical fairy tale like no other with a rebellious princess, and a gaggle of kooky chambermaids and stable boys- and of course a handsome prince! Book & Lyrics by Lisa Diana Shapiro & Music by Eric Rockwell.
$1 Movies at NYC Regal Theaters (various locations)
Tuesdays & Wednesdays 10a until August 26th. Family fun movies playing on Tuesdays & Wednesdays for the summertime. Admission to these movies during the Summer Movie Express is only $1. Tickets must be purchased at the theater and all movies start at 10:00 am. A portion of the proceeds goes to the Will Rogers Institute. Search for a theater in your area to see where the Summer Movie Express is playing. NYC locations: Regal Atlas Park Stadium 8 in Glendale NY, UA Kaufman Astoria Cinemas 14 & RPX in Astoria NY, UA Sheepshead Bay Stadium 14 IMAX & RPX in Brooklyn and UA Staten Island Stadium 16 & RPX in Staten Island. Tuesday July 28th & Wednesday July 29th: Book of Life & Mr Peabody & Sherman
Theatreworks USA Presents: Skippyjon Jones Snow What (& the 7 Chihuahuas) at Lucille Lortel Theatre (West Village)
Monday-Fridays until August 7th 1030a & 1p but be sure to check the calendar for the exact dates/times and weekend dates/times.. See website for full schedule. Free. For ages 3-9y. This summer Theatreworks will present Skippyjon Jones Snow What (& the 7 Chihuahuas). Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the bravest Chihuahua of them all? Skippyjon Jones the Siamese cat who thinks he’s a Mexican Chihuahua of course! While his sisters listen to Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Skippy heads off for the REAL adventure awaiting him in his closet. There, as his alter ego Skippito Friskito, and with the help of his friends the Seven Chimichangos, Skippyjon must rescue the beautiful princess Nieve Qué (Snow What), battle the evil dragon and defeat the Bruja. A brand new musical based on the book by Judy Schachner, Skippyjon Jones Snow What is a twist on the classic fairytale Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. Geared for children in K-3rd Grade, this musical adaptation was written by Kevin Del Aguila with music by Eli Bolin. Since this is a free performance please read the details on how to get tickets and the rules here on the website.
“The collectivity project” for Kids on the High Line
Tuesdays & Thursdays now through September 4-6p. Free. Location: West 30th Street. Build, play, and dream about cities using LEGOs and your imagination. Led by a High Line Educator, these special programs just for families are part of Olafur Eliason’s The collectivity project.
Splash Pad at the LeFrak Center at Lakeside in Prospect Park
Mon-Sat: 10a-7p & Sun: 10a-6p. Free. Open Memorial Day through Labor Day, weather permitting. The Splash Pad, officially known as the Matilda Raffa Cuomo Water Playground, is the LeFrak Center’s free water play area for kids 12 and under. Open from Memorial Day to Labor Day, the water feature welcomed over 30,000 visitors last summer. Featuring 47 water spray jets and covering 16,000 square feet, Splash Pad is largest water play area in Prospect Park. In addition, the LeFrak Center offers roller skating, the Bluestone Café, and surrounding landscapes for picnicking and relaxation.
Art in the Park in Madison Square Park (Flatiron)
Mondays & Wednesdays 10a-2p until September 30th. No sessions on the last Monday of each month (7/27, 8/31 & 8/28). Free. The Mad. Sq. Park Teaching Artist can be found in the Moira Ann Smith Playground each Monday and Wednesday from June 1 – September 30 with free hands-on creative arts activities at 10am and 2pm. Children are encouraged to participate in free flowing art-based activities. Adult supervision is required.
Summer Art in the Park in Riverside Park (UWS)
Monday-Friday now until August 28th 10a-12n. Free. Location: Hippo Playground. For all ages. No registration required. This popular summertime favorite will return to Hippo Playground this summer. Please join us each weekday for this enriching art program. The class will take place at the picnic tables in the playground. In the event of rain, the program will be held in the park house.
Jeppe Hein: Please Touch the Art at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Open daily 6a-1a until April 17, 2016. Free. Visitors entering the park at Pier 1 will encounter Hein’s iconic water sculpture, Appearing Rooms installed on the Bridge View Lawn. Vertical jets of water will gradually appear forming seven-foot-tall “walls”, which moments later will disappear, enabling visitors to move to different “rooms”, all without touching a drop of water. Systematically, these “walls” appear and disappear through a timed cycle, enticing visitors to step onto the gridded platform and move from space to space within the sculpture. The cycle of changing walls may also be observed from outside the piece as a dynamic and perceptually engaging work of art. The second major component of the exhibition is a newly conceived, large-scale Mirror Labyrinth to be installed at the Pier 3 Greenway Terrace. The third body of work, Modified Social Benches, will be on view throughout the park,surprising visitors with each chance encounter. See website fore the full descriptions of the art.
Jack and the Beanstalk at Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre (Central Park)
Monday-Friday 1030a & 12n and also 230p on Wednesdays in July & August. See website for weekend showtimes. Tickets are $7/children and $10/adults. Based on the classic English fairytale, this fresh retelling of the Swedish Cottage original production takes Jack on an enchanting adventure up a magical beanstalk. In this starry new world, Jack encounters the notorious Giant, Milford, whose thieving ways have brought misfortune upon Jack and his mother. Determined to make life better for his family, Jack, with help from friends old and new, risks his life to take back what the Giant stole.
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