Hi everyone,
Hard to believe what nice weather we are having in November and when the weather cools down there are lots of indoor events to enjoy!
This weekend check out Canstruction: 23rd Annual NYC Competition at Brookfield Place, Mini Maker Faire at Barnes & Noble in Park Slope & dowtown Brooklyn, Spellbound Theater: Before We Grew at The Old Stone House, Target Free First Friday Nights at Children’s Museum of Manhattan, BAMkids: Sol y Canto, Pumpkin Smash at the Red Hook Community Farm, Frank Stella Family Day at the Whitney Museum of American Art, LC Kids Artists at the Atrium: The Okee Dokee Brothers, New Families New Traditions at The Museum of Jewish Heritage, 75th Anniversary Screening of Fantasia at Symphony Space and Concert: Ralph’s World at The Jewish Museum.
Also make sure to check out ongoing events like Paper Quilting at the Lefferts Historic House in Prospect Park, Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center, Subway Smarts: Work Trains Cars at the New York Transit Museum Fall 2015 Ready, Set, Kindergarten! at various Brooklyn Public Library branches, Wildlife Weekends at the Queens County Farm Museum, Beauty & the Beast at PuppetWorks and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The New Victory Theater.
There are lots more weekend events so check the calendar and see everything happening in Brooklyn & NYC! Also remember to like us on Facebook for last minute events and news!
Have a great weekend!
~ Deirdre (mom to O & C)
Friday November 6th
Canstruction: 23rd Annual NYC Competition at Brookfield Place (Battery Park)
Ongoing 10a-6p until Monday November 16th. Free. Location: 250 Vesey Street. Canstruction® is an extraordinary annual design competition and the most unique food charity in the world. Teams of architects, engineers, contractors, and the students they mentor compete to build large-scale structures made entirely from full cans of food. The imaginative sculptures are then on view to the public until they are dismantled and donated to City Harvest for distribution to those in need. Admission is free, but visitors are asked to bring a can of high quality food to the exhibition’s collection station.
Family Movies @ the Library: Inside Out at the Central Brooklyn Public Library
Friday November 6th 330-530p. Free. Location: Dweck Center. Rated PG. Duration: 102 minuts. Riley is a happy, hockey-loving 11-year-old Midwestern girl, but her world turns upside-down when she and her parents move to San Francisco. Riley’s emotions – led by Joy – try to guide her through this difficult, life-changing event. However, the stress of the move brings Sadness to the forefront. When Joy and Sadness are inadvertently swept into the far reaches of Riley’s mind, the only emotions left in Headquarters are Anger, Fear, and Disgust.
Target Free First Friday Nights at Children’s Museum of Manhattan (UWS)
Friday November 6th 5-8p. Free. On the first Friday of every month admission is free from 5 – 8pm, sponsored by Target.
Mini Maker Faire at Barnes & Noble (Park Slope)
Friday-Sunday November 6th-8th at various times. Free. Make Meet Collaborate! Barnes & Noble presents the first ever Mini Maker Faire in stores nationwide. There will be demonstrations of the latest products in 3D printing, robotics, coding, programming and more. Also you can Make & Collaborate space for these highly collaborative and interactive activities for a variety of ages. Featured materials included in the sessions: Ages 5+ – LEGO® BIONICLE®, Snap Circuits & Think fun Wheels & Gadgets Ages 8+ – littleBits Electronic Building Blocks & Cool Paper Machines Adults (13+) — LEGO® Architecture Studio and Extraordinaires Design Studio Pro. See the website for the full schedule of events. This event will also be happening at the Court Street Barnes & Noble and B&N stores all over NYC!
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Saturday November 7th
Frank Stella Family Day at the Whitney Museum of American Art (Meatpacking District)
Saturday November 7th 930–1030a: special early opening just for families! No registration is required—just drop in. Select activities are open until 3p. Free with M useum admission (Museum admission is free for members and children under 18). Bring your kids to celebrate the exhibition Frank Stella: A Retrospective. Inspired by the colorful shapes and huge scale of Stella’s work, we will collaborate with artist McKendree Key to build a mega-sized marble run. Learn about the work on view by participating in gallery tours, art making workshops, or by picking up a free Kids Activity Guide or Multimedia Guide.
Pumpkin Smash at the Red Hook Community Farm
Saturday November 7th 10a-2p. Free. Rain or shine! You smash them – and the NYC Compost Project hosted by Brooklyn Botanic Garden will turn them into compost for City parks and green spaces. Bring pumpkins, jack-o-lanterns and gourds to Pumpkin Smash 2015. Join us for refreshments, raffles and more!
BAMkids: Sol y Canto (Fort Greene)
Saturday November 7th 1030a & 2p. Tickets: $10. For ages 2-5y. This pan-Latin musical ensemble, led by veteran artist-educators Rosi and Brian Amador, presents bilingual concerts that are as instructive as they are engaging. Geared toward families working to build kids’ Spanish proficiency as well as those that speak mostly Spanish at home, Sol y Canto’s rollicking interactive fiestas invite young audiences to dance, sing, and learn to the beat.
LC Kids Artists at the Atrium: The Okee Dokee Brothers (UWS)
Saturday November 7th 11a. For ages 3-6y. Free. Runtime: 45 minutes. Location: David Rubenstein Atrium. Blending American folk music, witty lyrics, and stories of their thrilling outdoor adventures, Grammy Award-winning The Okee Dokee Brothers inspire children and their parents alike to head outdoors and experience nature in creative ways. Putting their passion for the outdoors at the heart of their unique style of Americana Folk, The Okee Dokee brothers have been named “two of family music’s best songwriters.”
LC Kids: The American Revolution at the Clark Studio Theater
Saturday November 7th at 1p. Tickets: $25. For ages 7 and up. Runtime 50 minutes. With loads of laughs and ingenious storytelling, this cheeky troupe from Chicago brings our country’s epic origin story to life using their bodies, voices, and (pantomimed) cannons. Seven actors recreate the entire American fight for independence—all in just 50 minutes.
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Sunday November 8th
Spellbound Theater: “Before We Grew” for children on the Autism Spectrum at The Old Stone House
Sunday November 8th and 15th at 930a & 1045a. Tickets: $30/Family. Performances for families with children on the Autism Spectrum (all ages welcome). Travel back in time with Spellbound Theatre. “Before We Grew” is a gentle and beautiful show that explores the Brooklyn of the past in a multi-sensory story that is designed to engage young children at a variety of developmental levels. “Before We Grew” was specifically designed for families with children on the Autism Spectrum and is engaging for all children 2-5 and special needs audiences of all ages. There are also performances for the general public Saturdays November 7th & 14th 930 & 1045a. See website for more information.
New Families New Traditions at The Museum of Jewish Heritage (Battery Park)
Sunday November 8th 1030a. Free. Playful programs about holidays and traditions for downtown Jewish and interfaith families with kids 0-4. Programs take place one Sunday per month and start at 10:30 A.M. Future dates are: December 13, January 24, February 21, March 13, April 10, and May 1. Join the musical group Yellow Sneaker and their puppet pals for programs that nurture family bonds and bridge connections to Jewish life and traditions. Every concert will focus on a different Jewish holiday or value including: caring for the environment, friendship, and love and kindness. Families, musicians, and puppets will sing and learn together as a welcoming community. Everyone is welcome. Yellow Sneaker features the Brooklyn-based performers and teaching artists Ora and Yoshie Fruchter.
The Family Sing-a-long with Emily Eagan at the Jalopy Theatre (Carroll Gardens/Red Hook)
Sunday November 8th show starts at 11a. Tickets: $5 kids, $10 adults, $25 family of four. Emily Eagen hosts all-ages sing-a-longs. Grown-ups who love to sing can come together and harmonize, while kids learn these songs and sing along. Families leave with songs they can keep singing together. Favorites from the Great American Songbook – old-time, gospel, country, and bluegrass songs, ranging from the soulful to the silly to the sentimental, songs that both kids and adults love, will be sung. Chairs will be set in a big circle, with the option to be in the center of the sound, or to sing from the sidelines. Special guest musicians will share songs and anchor the harmonies. Songbook with lyrics will be provided. You do not have to bring children to attend. Follow up with a delicious brunch at the Jalopy Tavern next door.
Concert: Ralph’s World at The Jewish Museum (UES)
Sunday November 8th 1130a-1230p. For ages 3-8y. Tickets: $18 Adults; $13 Children, JM Family Members: $15 Adults; $11 Children. Experience Ralph’s World, the mega-fun musical planet where kids rock out to the high-energy tunes of Grammy-nominated Ralph Covert. Chicago-based indie rocker Covert brings a McCartneyesque style mixed with folk, punk, and soulful flavors. Dive into the upbeat fun that has captivated fans for years.
75th Anniversary Screening of Fantasia at Symphony Space (UWS)
Sunday November 8th at 330p & 730p and Friday November 13th 7p. $18; $16 Seniors/Kids; $14 Members. Expected Run Time is 129 minutes. Throughout history, there have been but a handful of groundbreaking films where the soundtrack has become inextricably linked to the cinematic achievement of the film itself. There is perhaps no greater example of this marriage than Walt Disney’s 1940 masterpiece, Fantasia. Disney animators set pictures to Western classical music as Leopold Stokowski conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra. “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” features Mickey Mouse as an aspiring magician who oversteps his limits. “The Rite of Spring” tells the story of evolution, from single-celled animals to the death of the dinosaurs. “Dance of the Hours” is a comic ballet performed by ostriches, hippos, elephants, and alligators. “Night on Bald Mountain” and “Ave Maria” set the forces of darkness and light against each other as a devilish revel is interrupted by the coming of a new day.
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All Weekend
Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center
Ongoing until January 10th at various times. Tickets start at $25. For more information please see the website. Big Apple Circus returns to the Big Top at Lincoln Center for the company’s 38th season with the World Premiere of its all-new show, The Grand Tour! The Grand Tour transports audiences to the Roaring 1920s, the advent of the modern travel era, when the most adventuresome began to tour the world in ships, planes, trains, and automobiles. With every seat less than 50 feet from the stage, audiences will be awed by the world-class entertainers as they perform breathtaking acts from the four corners of the globe. Clowns, jugglers, acrobats, and aerialists from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America appear with ponies, puppies and more; the troupe sets off on their own whirlwind adventure, accompanied by the live, seven-piece Big Apple Circus Band at each of more than 100 performances.
Canstruction: 23rd Annual NYC Competition at Brookfield Place (Battery Park)
Ongoing 10a-6p until Monday November 16th. Free. Location: 250 Vesey Street. Canstruction® is an extraordinary annual design competition and the most unique food charity in the world. Teams of architects, engineers, contractors, and the students they mentor compete to build large-scale structures made entirely from full cans of food. The imaginative sculptures are then on view to the public until they are dismantled and donated to City Harvest for distribution to those in need. Admission is free, but visitors are asked to bring a can of high quality food to the exhibition’s collection station.
Mini Maker Faire at Barnes & Noble (Park Slope)
Friday-Sunday November 6th-8th at various times. Free. Make Meet Collaborate! Barnes & Noble presents the first ever Mini Maker Faire in stores nationwide. There will be demonstrations of the latest products in 3D printing, robotics, coding, programming and more. Also you can Make & Collaborate space for these highly collaborative and interactive activities for a variety of ages. Featured materials included in the sessions: Ages 5+ – LEGO® BIONICLE®, Snap Circuits & Think fun Wheels & Gadgets Ages 8+ – littleBits Electronic Building Blocks & Cool Paper Machines Adults (13+) — LEGO® Architecture Studio and Extraordinaires Design Studio Pro. See the website for the full schedule of events. This event will also be happening at the Court Street Barnes & Noble and B&N stores all over NYC!
Paper Quilting at the Lefferts Historic House in Prospect Park
Saturdays & Sundays until November 29th 1-3p. $3 suggested donation. The Prospect Park Alliance and the Brooklyn Quilters Guild present their annual show for display in the month of November. While you are here make your own paper quilt collage to take home or add it to our community patchwork.
Fall 2015 Ready, Set, Kindergarten! at various Brooklyn Public Library branches
Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays until November 22nd at various times. Free. See the flyer for more information on the 30 locations and times. In this special six session series, families will enjoy stories and activities designed to encourage the development of early learning skills. Exploring literacy, science, and math through music, stories, and play will help you and your child get ready for school!
Wildlife Weekends at the Queens County Farm Museum
Saturday-Sunday until November 15th 11a-4p. Admission: $9 per person. Free with Farm Membership. Have fun learning about interesting critters at this pay-one-price event! Admission includes Birds-of-Prey Show, Frogs, Bugs, & Animal Show, hayrides, pony rides (80 lb. rider limit), and animal feeding.
Subway Smarts: Work Trains Cars at the New York Transit Museum (Downtown Brooklyn)
Saturday-Sunday November 7th-8th 130-215pp. Free with admission. For ages 5+. What do a Long Island Rail Road Caboose, a locomotive engine and the “Money Train” all have in common?
Learn about the special role of the fleet of Work Train cars and meet the newest member of our Platform, the Pump Car!
The Little Orchestra Society: Mozart at The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College (UES)
Saturday November 7th 10a & 1130a & Sunday November 8th 1130a & 1p. Tickets: $15, $25 and $45. The Little Orchestra Society® (LOS New York) is pleased to launch its 2015-16 season with Mozart! Starting Small to Become Great, a brand new concert program presented as part of the LOS KIDS series. Focusing on Mozart, his music and his story, this performance will take the audience on an entertaining musical journey in an up-close and fun format with singers, video and young musicians performing with the acclaimed professional musicians of The Little Orchestra Society.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The New Victory Theater
Friday November 6th 7p, Saturday November 7th 2p & 7p and Sunday November 1st 12n & 5p. See website for additional showtimes. For ages 9+. Tickets start at $15. Performance time: 2 hours including one intermission. A lovers’ quarrel, a host of fairies, unrequited affection and that pixie Puck—such stuff is the merrymaking of Shakespeare’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM! In this spellbinding staging of Benjamin Britten’s ethereal opera, exhilarating orchestrations of marimbas, djembes and ululation resound with South Africa’s rich choral traditions when the commanding cast of the Isango Ensemble lifts up their voices to weave African folklore into Shakespeare’s most celebrated comedy. Madness, magic and music collide to mesmerizing effect in this deliciously romantic and enchanting evening.
Beauty & the Beast at PuppetWorks (Park Slope)
Saturday & Sundays ongoing until December 20th 1230p & 230p. For ages 4+. Admission for a Child is $9, an Adult $10. 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). Madame Gabrielle de Villeneuve’s French Fantasy with a “live” Beast. Adapted for Marionettes by Nicolas Coppola.
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