Hi everyone
Hope you are having a great long weekend with family and even though the schools are opening this week there are still lots of fun weekday events in NYC!
On Labor Day you can take the kids and enjoy the Back to School Bash 2015 at Habana Outpost and the New York Caribbean Carnival Parade. Lots of weekly fun events are happening this fall like Lavender Blues at SuperFrench Studio, Nature Exploration at the Audubon Center in Prospect Park, Little Feet Wise Heart Story Yoga at LARK, Yak Packers at The Rubin Museum of Art and a Sing-Along with Amy! at LuLu’s then & now! Also check out on-going events like City Stomp Free Trial Classes at various Brooklyn locations, extended hours at NYC beaches, Playtimes at Norman & Jules, Art in the Park in Madison Square Park and Play Space at LuLu’s then & now.
More and more indoor events are being added for the fall so check the calendar for all the free demos and weekday events in Brooklyn & NYC! Also remember to like us on Facebook for last minute news and event reminders.
Good luck to all the kids going back to school!
~ Deirdre (mom to O & C)
Monday September 7th
Back to School Bash 2015 at Habana Outpost (Fort Greene)
Monday September 7th 11a-2p. Free. Don’t miss Habana Works 8th Annual Back To School Bash @ Habana Outpost! The event is free and so are all of the giveaway goodies like notebooks, pencils, rulers, and much much more! We have amazing sponsors who have partnered with us during the event like NYk!ds club, and the Brooklyn Public Library and much more! We hope you can join us this year.
New York Caribbean Carnival Parade 2015 (Crown Heights)
Monday September 7th 11a-6p. Free. One the famed Eastern Parkway Cultural Row! A Caribbean cultural extravaganza known as NYC’s “Greates Show on Earth”, this colorful Parade of costumed revlers and millions of spectators enjoy music, camaraderie, fun, food and family as they “Jump-up” to the scintillating sounds of Soca, Reggae, Salso, Zouk, Kompa and Calypso!
Labor Day at Lefferts Historic House in Prospect Park
Monday September 7th 2-4p. $3 Suggested donation. Get out and get moving in the Lefferts yard! The whole family can participate in potato sack races, spoon races, stilts and other old-fashioned games.
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Tuesday September 8th
City Stomp Free Trial Class at STJME Lutheran Church (South Slope)
Tuesday September 8th 10a. Free. All trial classes are family classes for kids 6m to 4y old. You must RSVP for a trial class so know who to expect. Please send an email to RSVP to: info@citystompmusic.com. Please make sure to give us your full name and your child’s name so we can add you to the list. There are additional free trial classes also happening at other locations. See website for details.
Steel Band Quartet at the Flatbush Brooklyn Public Library
Tuesday September 8th 6-7p. Free. Don’t miss this special community concert featuring steel drum musician and composer, Mr. Achee and his steel band quartet outside the main entrance of Flatbush Library.
Movies Under the Stars: The Muppets Take Manhattan at the John Hancock Playground (Bedford Stuyvesant)
Tuesday September 8th 7-9p. Free. Come before 7 and pack a picnic. Join NYC Parks and the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment for movies under the stars! In The Muppets Take Manhattan, Jim Henson’s Muppets are Manhattanites yearning to get a production on Broadway. Luckily, Kermit the Frog has created a successful variety show, which he staged at fictional Danhurst College. His desperation for backers to get it on Broadway (and to win the heart of Miss Piggy), leads him to take a waitering job to support himself. At the restaurant, he meets the friendly Jennie (Juliana Donald), whose parent owns the business and who becomes a source of jealousy for Miss Piggy. Will the Muppets get the production on Broadway? Find out, while enjoying fun musical numbers in locations around NYC! Rated G.
For more fun Tuesday events click here!
Wednesday September 9th
Yak Packers at The Rubin Museum of Art (Chelsea)
Wednesdays 1030-1130a. For ages 2-4y. $15 includes class and museum admission for one adult and one child. Free to children under 1 year. The Yak Packers look at, touch, and explore Himalayan art inspired by the museum’s collection. Classes include play, storytelling, trips to the galleries, and art-making activities. Each week’s class runs on the same schedule with rotating themes throughout the year. Some themes include: lines, patterns, colors, flowers, and shapes. See full details and purchase tickets here.
Lavender Blues at SuperFrench Studio (Bedford Stuyvesant)
Wednesdays at 1230p. $12/drop-in. Babies only (0-12m)! Special 30 min infants only music class. A bit calmer and more intimate of a group! A lovely bonding experience for baby and you! All of our classes are drop in, so that you may pay as you go! Classes are also available in 10 pack bundles! See the website for additional drop in locations.
Little Feet Wise Heart Story Yoga at LARK (Flatbush/Prospect Park South)
Wednesdays 1-2p. For 2y+. Drop in class. $15/child and $10 siblings. Combing the creative poses of yoga with our favorite books on movement, yoga, nature and animals, this class will have kids moving, Om-ing, and jumping between being entranced by the written word. Heart warming stories on life, love, family and sharing are interspersed with ringing the bells, blowing the pinwheels and learning the art of savasana enriched by books, books, books!
For more fun Wednesday events click here!
Thursday September 10th
Sing-Along with Amy! at LuLu’s then & now (Park Slope/Gowanus)
Thursdays 1030-1115a and/or 1130a-1215p. For ages 2-5y. $15 includes playtime in space and an egg shaker! Lu Lu’s Then and Now has a really cool new playspace! Come sing and dance with Amy! You may have seen Amy on PBS kids Lomax the Hound of Music, Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls, or Amy’s own web series Meow Meow Music. Join us for Amy’s songs on guitar, ukulele, and percussive things all in a quirky, country-rock style!
Nature Exploration at the Audubon Center in Prospect Park
Thursdays (& Fridays) until October 30th 12n-4p. Free. Join the Prospect Park Alliance for nature education programs at the Prospect Park Audubon Center, the first urban Audubon Center in the nation. Discovery Pack 12–4P: The Prospect Park Alliance invites you to get inspired by nature with our new Discovery Packs, a ready-to-go kits filled with nature activities for families. Bird Nerds Game Hour 2p: Test your knowledge of birds in this fun, mildly competitive hour of puzzles, Bingo, card games, and more! Nature on the Go! 3p: An Alliance Naturalist will lead children and families to areas near the Audubon Center, where you can learn about the nature that is all around us and participate in a Citizen Science project. Animal Encounter 4p: Curious as to how “Snappy” the turtle got her name? Want to watch the snake gobble up a mouse? Join Alliance Naturalists in learning more about the animals in the Audubon Center’s collection and even assist in an actual feeding.
Opening Day 89th Annual Feast Of San Gennaro (Little Italy)
Thursday September 10th 5-930p. Free. Opening day schedule: 5-7p ~ Gene Roberts and His Band. 6-7p: Blessing of the Stands. Parish Priests from Shrine Church of the Most Precious Blood will walk through the streets of the Feast blessing all the restaurants, cafes, shops and vendors so that they will all have a successful Feast. 730-930p ~ Johnny Mandolin & Friends with Ernie Rossi. The 89th Annual Feast of San Gennaro will be held in Little Italy for 11 days from Thursday, September 10, through Sunday, September 20, 2015, on the streets of historic Little Italy, the lower Manhattan neighborhood which served as the first home in America for hundreds of thousands of Italian immigrants who came here seeking to improve their lives beginning in the early part of the 20th century. See the website for the daily schedule.
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Ongoing
City Stomp Free Trial Classes at various Brooklyn locations
Tuesday-Wednesday September 8th-9th various times. Free. All trial classes are family classes for kids 6m to 4y old. With the exception of a Drum Circle Class at STJME Lutheran Church (South Slope). You must RSVP for a trial class so know who to expect. Please send an email to RSVP to: info@citystompmusic.com. Please make sure to give us your full name and your child’s name so we can add you to the list. There are additional free trial classes also happening at other locations. See website for details.
Beach Season Extended (various NYC beaches)
Open daily until Sunday September 13th with lifeguards are on duty daily, from 10a-6p. This year, for the first time, beach season has been extended an additional week! Most city beaches are open for swimming with limited service. Check the service changes at your beach below to plan your trip. Cedar Grove and Wolfe’s Pond beaches close on Labor Day. Parks maintains 14 miles of beaches and all other beaches are open through Sunday, September 13. During beach season, lifeguards are on duty daily, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Swimming is prohibited when lifeguards are not on duty and in closed sections. Closed sections are marked with signs and/or red flags.
Play Space at LuLu’s then & now (Park Slope/Gowanus)
Daily (excluding holidays) from 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm. Please allow us time between 1pm and 2pm for maintenance. Rates: $12 per session (10am-1pm or 2pm to 5pm) for the first child and $6 for siblings. Or, purchase a 10-pack for $105. Admission to events at the Play Space is on first come first serve basis. Our Play Space is a beautiful room filled with innovative, stimulating, modern toys and a well curated library for your tot to explore, imagine and create with. Please review the rules here before coming to the Play Space.
Playtimes at Norman & Jules (Park Slope)
Mondays 930-530p & Tuesday-Fridays 930a-3p September & October. $12/first child, additional child $6. Package 10 for $108. Our backyard is intended for ages 6m to 5y. We do not offer drop-offs. Caregivers must be with their children at all times.
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.
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.
To see all the events click here for the calendar!