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Featuring family things to do in the 5 Boroughs of NYC - Affordable, free or low cost, parent and children get- togethers & much more. Just check here each week to find out what's fun in NY.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Fluttering Butterflies
10am Saturday
New York Hall of Science
47-01 111th Street
Flushing Meadow Corona Park
Preschool Family Adventures: What happens to caterpillars when they grow up? Explore the life cycle of a butterfly and make a pair of beautiful wings to wear.
Admission: $15 per session for one child & one adult, $8 per additional child or adult.
718-699-0005 www.nyscience.org

Bath Time Chemistry
3:15–4:15pm Friday
The New York Hall of Science
47-01 111th Street
Flushing Meadow Corona Park
Art and Science Fridays:
Mix up a batch of bath salts to help Mom relax this Mother's Day.
$3, $2 member
718-699-0005
www.nyscience.org

Music & Dance
2–4pm FRIDAY
Riverside Park South, Pier I
70th Street in Manhattan
Shout along, laugh out loud and rock out at our monthly afternoon dance and performance parties featuring rock 'n' roll, silly stunts and comic magic, and hula-hoop dancing with our favorite gyrating hoopsters: GrooveHoops! This month's features Imagination in Motion with Paul Rajeckas, Neil Intraub, David Weinstone and the Music for Aardvarks Band.
For more information, please visit www.nyc.gov/parks or call 311.

Franee the Clown
4PM Friday
496 Franklin Avenue
Bedford Library, B'klyn
During this onehour kids program, children will watch Franee the Clown be created right before their eyes!
718.623.0012

Fairy Tales
3:30PM Friday
Cortelyou Library
1305 Cortelyou Road, B'Klyn
Robin Bady entertains Tweens & Teenswith stories and song. FREE
718.693.7763

Magic of Amore
4PM Friday
Learn the secrets of magic tricks and wizardry! Music, illusions and full audience participation make this fun for the whole family. FREE
Kings Bay Library
3650 Nostrand Avenue, B'klyn
718.368.1709

Make Jewelry
4PM Friday
Bloomington Library
150 West 100th St. Manhattan
Get your bling on this spring by making your own jewelry from marbles! Jennifer Jacobs, jewelry designer extraordinaire, sells her own creations in showcases, exhibitions, major stores like Barneys and more! All materials will be provided. For ages 12-18. This program was generously funded through the Cultural After School Adventure Program by New York City Council Member Melissa Mark Viverito and The City of New York.
Phone Number: (212) 222-8030
Admission: Free
Website: www.nypl.org/calendar

Circus Tales
3:30PM Friday
Baychester Library
2049 Asch Loop N. Bronx
Storyteller Julie Pasqual combines folk tales with puppets, clown makeup and stilts. Recommended for children ages 6 to 12. This program was generously funded through the Cultural After School Adventure Program by New York City Council Member Larry B. Seabrook and The City of New York.
Phone Number: (718) 379-6700
Admission: Free
Website: www.nypl.org/calendar

The Friendly Creature
4PM Friday
Morningside Heights Library
2900 Broadway, Manhattan
Meet Gustafer Yellowgold, the friendly creature who comes to Earth from the sun, in this multimedia program launched from the imagination of illustrator/singer/songwriter Morgan Taylor. Recommended for ages 4 and older. This program was generously funded through the Cultural After School Adventure Program by New York City Council Member Inez E. Dickens and The City of New York.
Phone Number: (212) 864-2530
Admission Free
Website: www.nypl.org/calendar

MAKING THINGS GO
6pm–9pm Friday through – September 28
Staten Island Museum
75 Stuyvesant Place
Staten Island, NY
Bikes and other Human Powered Vehicles pedaling
60 mph! Learn how and why they do it.
A Free Museum Night Out

Saturday, May 10, 2008

International Migratory Bird Day
12–5pm Saturday
Prospect Park Audubon Center
Willink entrance
Join nature lovers throughout the world in welcoming the annual arrival of dozens of colorful migratory bird species. Enjoy tours, nature workshops, kid's games, exhibits, and more. Audubon Center. Free.
Directions: Enter the Park at Lincoln Road & Ocean Ave., Parkside & Ocean Aves., or Flatbush Ave. & Empire Blvd. (Willink entrance) and follow the directional signs. By train: Q, S, or B to Prospect Park Station. By bus: B-16, B-41, B-43 and B-48 will bring you close to the Park's Willink entrance. For further information, call the Audubon Center at (718) 287-3400 or visit www.prospectpark.org.

Emilio & the Enchanted Cow
SAT 1pm English & 3pm Spanish
Mainstage Theatre at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
31-10 Thomson Avenue at 31st. Street
Long Island City, New York 11101
Between going to a new school and living in a strange old house without his father, Emilio is trying to make sense of his parent's separation. Luckily, Emilio has a vivid imagination and a loyal friend named Cow to get him through the tough times. Marionetas de la Esquina have been entertaining worldwide puppet audiences since 1975. Performing in both English and Spanish, this Mexican troupe has helped to publicize and develop the art of puppetry in their native country. In 2006, company members and playwright Amaranta Leyva received the Mexican National Prize for Children's Theater for her play, "The Dress."
Friday, May 9, 2008, 10 am (English) & 11:30 am (Spanish) General Admission: $6
Saturday, May 10, 2008, 1 pm (English) & 3 pm (Spanish) General Admission: $12
718-482-5151 www.lagcc.cuny.edu

Bike Parade
11:30–4pm Saturday
Socrates Sculpture Park
32-01 Vernon Boulevard
Long Island City, New York
Socrates Sculpture Park will present the first annual LIC Bike Parade in partnership with Bike New York, Freestyle Arts Association, Friends of Queensbridge Park, Materials for the Arts, The Noguchi Museum, Partnerships for Parks, Recycle-A-Bicycle, and Transportation Alternatives (Queens Committee). This FREE family and community event will invite children of all ages to explore the creative and functional potential of adaptive reuse, by using repurposed materials to repair and decorate their bikes! Socrates Sculpture Park is delighted to launch this new collaboration and plans to institute the LIC Bike Parade as an annual community event. To learn more visit www.bikenewyork.org
Advance registration is not required, but space is limited. Please arrive early! All workshops are free and supplies will be provided. Paticipants are required to bring their own bicycles. The workshops will last approximately three hours and will be held – rain or shine- in the education area718-956-1819 ext. 12
www.bikenewyork.org

Learn to Ride a Bike
10am–1pm Saturday
Bayswater Park
Beach Channel Drive & B. 32nd Street
Queens Recreation staff will teach your child how to ride a bicycle. Bring helmets, kneepads, and a bike. Refreshments will be served.
718-318-4000
www.nycgovparks.org

Flowers for Mom
11am Saturday
Queens Botanical Garden
43-50 Main Street
Flushing, New York 11355
April showers bring May flowers! Join Betty Scott to create a beautiful fresh flower bouquet to give to Mom on her special day. $5 materials fee per bouquet.
718-886-3800
www.queensbotanical.org

Movie: The Wild
11AM Saturday
An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back. FREE
Central Library, Dweck Center
10 Grand Army Plaza, B'klyn718.230.2100

Catskill Puppet Theater
1PM Saturday
A puppet show with plenty of lively original music and audience participation. FREE
Central Library, Dweck Center
10 Grand Army Plaza, 718.230.2100

Children of Immigrants
4pm Saturday
Central Library
Grand Army Plaza, Bklyn
Inheriting the City: Come of Age
Scholar Philip Kasinitz explores the "second generation" of New York--immigrants or children of immigrants--as they remake the social, cultural and political landscape. FREE
718.230.2100

Big Daddy Z & the Greeks
2PM Saturday
Bronx Library Center
310 East Kingsbridge Road, Bronx
Get down with the Greeks! Talking Hands Theatre presents the myths of ancient Greece with a hip-hop flavor. Meet Big Daddy Z, the father of the Greek gods. Hand-sculpted rod puppets tell the myth of Persephone and the reason for seasons, Pandora's box and how evil first came into the world, and the adventures of Jason and Medea and the golden fleece. Recommended for ages 7 and older. This program was generously funded through the Cultural After School Adventure Program by New York City Council Member Joel Rivera and The City of New York.
Phone Number: (7182) 579-4244
Admission Free
Website: www.nypl.org/calendar

READ with Mudge
11AM Saturday
Children read aloud to a registered therapy dog and licensed handler. This program is designed to encourage a love of reading in a fun and warm environment. Recommended for ages 5 to 12. Preregistration is required.
Tottenville Library
7430 Amboy Road, Staten Island
Phone Number: (718) 984-0945
Admission Free
Website: www.nypl.org/calendar

Jackie and the Beanstalk
3pm Saturday
The Point
940 Garrison Avenue, Bronx The Point's Live From the Edge Theater presents a second encore presentation of this lovable children's play. Combining educational themes about asthma and environmental justice with aerial circus arts, stilt walkers and an endearing asthmatic cow named Blanca, Jackie and the Beanstalk has the power to engage and inform young audiences.
www.thepoint.org;
$10/person, $5/student or Hunts Point resident.

Free Saturdays at The Jewish Museum will continue for the foreseeable future. Saturday hours are from 11 am to 5:45 pm.
Saturday Sunday 11:00 am - 5:45 pm
The Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street
New York, NY 10128
Phone: 212.423.3200 http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/site/pages/onlinex.php?id=170

Introduction to Bird watching
12–1:30pm Saturday (Every)
Prospect Park Audubon Center
Lincoln Road & Ocean Ave B'klyn
Prospect Park has over 200 species of birds. Try
finding them all. Free.

Sunday, May 11, 2008

World's Fair Exhibition
1:00-4:30 pm Sunday
Queens Museum of Art New York City Building Flushing Meadows Corona Park Queens, NY
The Queens Museum of Art and MetLife Foundation
invite families of all ages to an exciting array of free dance, art and music workshops on the first Sunday of each month. Each event features an interactive gallery tour of the Museum's changing and permanent exhibitions. Families are welcome anytime between 1:00-4:30 pm and will enjoy discovering new ways of making and looking at art with their children. Refreshments will be served.
visit www.queensmuseum.org or call [718] 592-9700

Cinco de Mayo
10–6pm Sunday
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Come on out and celebrate the popular holiday of Cinco de Mayo in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. During this celebration dance away to live entertainment and music, play fun filled games, grab a bite to eat, or just come for fun the entire family will have!
For more information, please visit www.nyc.gov/parks or call 311.

family and pet fun
12–4pm Sunday
Inwood Hill Park Zone 3
218TH ST. Manhattan
Join us for a free day of family and pet fun as we celebrate our furry friends. Games, rides, crafts, pet adoption and microchip clinic (donation requested), animal demonstrations and more. Free giveaways.
For more information, please visit www.nyc.gov/parks or call 311.

Pets and Pals Party
12–4pm Sunday
Alley Pond Park
76th Avenue Lawn & Springfield Blvd.
Join us for a free day of family and pet fun. Games, rides, crafts, pet adoption, pet microchip clinic, animal demonstrations and more. Free giveaways.
Free
718-352-4793
www.nycgovparks.org

CONCERT: AUDRAROX
2pm Sunday
The Jewish Museum
Fifth Ave at 92nd NY
Families and kids 2 to 6 can boogie to the punky rock and roll of AudraRox, and sing along to original tunes about everyday adventures.
Tickets: $15 per adult; $10 per child; $12 adult Jewish Museum family member; $8 child family member
Phone: 212.423.3200

Early Bird Walk
8am Sunday
Prospect Park Audubon Center
Willink entrance
See some of the dazzling warblers, orioles, tanagers, and vireos that visit the Park before flying to northern breeding grounds. Led by the Brooklyn Bird Club. Audubon Center. Free.
Enter the Park at Lincoln Road & Ocean Ave., Parkside & Ocean Aves., or Flatbush Ave. & Empire Blvd. (Willink entrance) and follow the directional signs. By train: Q, S, or B to Prospect Park Station. By bus: B-16, B-41, B-43 and B-48 will bring you close to the Park's Willink entrance. For further information, call the Audubon Center at (718) 287-3400 or visit www.prospectpark.org.

Pedal Boats
12–6pm Sunday
Wollman Rink at Prospect
Park, Willink entrance
Get out on the water! Pedal boats may be rented from Wollman Rink Thursdays – Sundays and school holidays from 12 – 6 p.m. Rentals are $15 per hour plus a $10 refundable deposit.
Enter the Park at Lincoln Road & Ocean Ave., Parkside & Ocean Aves., or Flatbush Ave. & Empire Blvd. (Willink entrance) and follow the directional signs. By train: Q, S, or B to Prospect Park Station. By bus: B-16, B-41, B-43 and B-48 will bring you close to the Park's Willink entrance. For further information, visit www.prospectpark.org.

Library Kidsmobile
1–4pm Sunday
Prospect Park Children's Corner
Willink entrance
Check out books and enjoy fun, free programming! Free.
The Prospect Park Children's Corner is located inside the Park's Willink entrance, at the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and Empire Boulevard. By train: Q, S, or B run to Prospect Park Station. By bus: B-16, B-41, B-43 and B-48 will bring you close to The Children's Corner. Visit www.prospectpark.org for more information.

The Jewish holidays
1-4pm Sundays through June 8
The Jewish Museum
Fifth Ave at 92nd NY
Families & kids Ages 3 and up, can participate in a hands-on drop–in art workshop focusing on Jewish holidays, the Museum's collection, and special exhibitions and ticketed programs.
Free with Museum admission
Phone: 212.423.3200

STORYBOOK READINGS
1:30pm Sundays through June 8
The Jewish Museum
Fifth Ave at 92nd NY
Specially selected stories and Jewish tales told by a Museum educator with audience participation.
Ages 2 to 6
Free with Museum admission
Phone: 212.423.3200

DRAW AND DISCOVER
3:15 pm Sundays through June 8
Kids 5 to 12 can examine artworks and artifacts in Culture and Continuity: The Jewish Journey, The Jewish Museum's permanent exhibition,looking carefully at selected artworks and sketching what they see.
Free with Museum admission
Phone: 212.423.3200

PLAYGROUNDS TO PALACES
11am-5:45 pm SUNDAY ONLY Through June 15, 2009
The Jewish Museum
Fifth Ave at 92nd NY
CHILDREN'S EXHIBITION ARCHAEOLOGY ZONE: an engaging and thoroughly interactive experience, children become archaeologists as they search for clues about ancient and modern objects. Visitors can discover what happens after archaeologists unearth artifacts and bring them back to their labs for in-depth analysis. Children ages 3 through 10 magnify, sketch and weigh objects from the past and the present, piece togetherclay fragments, interpret symbols, and dress in costumes. By examining these artifacts and imagining how people used these objects in their daily lives, children learn how forms have changed and evolved over time, and how these objects relate to their own lives.
Phone: 212.423.3200

Sheep Shearing Weekend
11–4pm Saturday & Sunday
Queens Zoo
53-51 111th Street
Flushing, New York 11368
It's time for the zoo's sheep to get their annual haircuts. Watch as the wooly sheep go from shaggy to shorn while enjoying live music and games and activities.
718-271-1500
www.queenszoo.org Admission $6 /$2 Free to members of the Wildlife Conservation Society

Flax & Fleece Fest
1–4pm Saturday & Sunday
Lefferts Historic House
Prospect Park's Willink entrance
Visit the Zoo and watch sheep as they're sheared. Then head over to Lefferts Historic House to see how the sheared fleece becomes yarn. Help us wash, hang, card, and spin wool. Also, plant flax for the next harvest or join a weaving workshop. Free.
Lefferts Historic House is located at the Children's Corner, inside the Park's Willink entrance, at the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and Empire Boulevard. By train: Q, S, or B run to Prospect Park Station. By bus: B-16, B-41, B-43 and B-48 will bring you close to The Children's Corner.
Visit www.prospectpark.org for more information.

Film: Oil, Water
11am-5:45pm Saturday & Sunday Through June 22, 2008 The Jewish Museum
Fifth Ave at 92nd NY
The documentary film Oil, Water (2005) and the photograph Overlap (2004) by Mor Arkadir, winner of the 2005 Adi Prize for Jewish Expression in Art and Design, in the Museum's Barbara and E. Robert Goodkind Media Center. Both works explore the intersection between the artist's secular world and her mother's religious observance. Oil, Water is a 14-minute film depicting a 24-hour road trip in which mother and daughter confront generational differences, conflicting belief systems, and engine troubles.
Free Saturdays
Phone: 212.423.3200