Date:	Activity:
05/14/08	Junior League of Pelham Christ Church Library This is a monthly, anonymous self-help support group that is run in an open forum, in which all participants can share, listen and comfort one another. Meetings are open to adult members of Westchester whose lives have been touched by the tragic loss of a baby due to pregnancy loss, still birth or in infancy. Meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month.
05/14/08	La Leche League of Yorktown Call for location and directions This will be the fourth in a series of four meetings open to all women interested in breastfeeding. Women are encouraged to bring their breastfeeding babies. Participants are welcome to use the free lending library, with books on childbirth, infant care, and family living. Books on these subjects will also be for sale at the meeting.
05/14/08	Metropolitan Opera Metropolitan Opera House, Amsterdam Ave. & 64th St. Tan Dun's rich pageant of ancient China returns, fresh from its sold-out premiere run. Plácido Domingo reprises his tour-de-force portrayal of the great but brutal leader who sacrifices personal happiness to unite a country, in a monumental production by revered filmmaker Zhang Yimou.
05/14/08	92nd Street Y Lexington Ave. & 92nd St. The mother-son duo of Miriam Fried and Jonathan Biss brings insight to major works for violin and piano.
05/14/08	St. Bartholomew's Church Park Ave. & 51st St. Hear the world premiere of this spatial composition for three choruses, handbells, two percussion ensembles, multiple pianos, various instrumental and vocal soloists, and two organists simultaneously playing the church's magnificent organ. The texts are taken from scripture verses and prayers that appear in various locations throughout the church. Featuring St. Bartholomew's Choir, St. Bart's Singers, St. Bartholomew's By & Girl Choristers, with WIlliam Trafka and Paolo Bordignon, organists. 7:30pm. Free.
05/14/08	Bear Mountain State Park Palisades Parkway or Route 9W North Featuring 50/50 raffle, prizes and giveaways, music, fun for the entire family. Weather permitting. Cancellations can be found at www.popyourhood.com.
05/14/08	Greenburgh Nature Center 99 Dromore Road Children and parents enjoy an hour of nature fun, which may include crafts, live animals, walks and stories. No pre-registration required.
05/14/08	Montclair Public Library 50 South Fullerton Avenue Basic Skills is a hands-on introduction to the basics of computers for the absolute beginner. Learn the basics about how a computer works and how to use it. Students attending this class do not need to know how to use a mouse and keyboard. Registration required.
05/14/08	Meadowlands Environmental Center 2 DeKorte Park Plaza Enjoy a cruise with staff from the NJ Meadowlands Commission and explore the Hackensack River and some of its tributaries. We'll talk about natural and man-made features and look for birds and other wildlife that inhabit these marshes.
05/14/08 through 05/15/08	Rockefeller Center's 620 Loft and Garden 620 Fifth Avenue Open house sponsored by the Canadian Tourism Commission--cutting-edge design, gourmet tastings and musical performances.
05/14/08	Reuben Gittelman Hebrew Day School 360 New Hempstead Road Students at RGHDS will hold a Mitzvah Walk on the grounds of the school. Monies raised from this event will support MAZON, a Jewish organization that provides food to the hungry in various countries throughout the world, regardless of faith or background; and FAMILIES OF SDEROT, who live under the daily threat of rockets fired from Gaza. Music provided by a DJ will set the mood as children from grades K-8 walk laps around the school grounds raising awareness and funds for these causes.
05/14/08 through 05/16/08	Art Brown International Pen Shop 2 W. 46 St. (5 Ave.) Speak to representatives from some of the world's leading pen manufacturers while viewing their newest products at the Arthur Brown & Bro. Inc. Annual Spring Pen Fair. There will be free appraisal of antique pens as well as pen repairs, free full-color pen catalogs, and show specials and discounts.
05/14/08	92nd Street Y Lexington Ave. & 92nd St. Carter Emmart, Visualization Director of Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History. Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin thinks so. NASA plans to go to the moon no later than 2020 and start a permanent base there by 2024. The reason seems simple?we need energy, and it's there! Hear more about the plans and who will go. Presented in conjunction with the New York Academy of Sciences. New York Academy of Sciences members pay $24. Please call 212.415.5500 for ticket information.
05/14/08 through 05/16/08	Metropolitan Pavillion 123 West 18th Street Spring 2008 sample and stock sale.
05/14/08	92nd Street Y Lexington Ave. & 92nd St. Spice up your palate ? and your love life ? as you explore the secret seductive history of a variety of foods and taste several aphrodisiac recipes. Renowned food historian and cookbook author FRANCINE SEGAN delves into the libidinous legends surrounding Spanish fly, ginseng and rhinoceros horns, as well as delicious oysters, chocolates, truffles and caviar.
05/14/08 through 05/18/08	DUMBO btw. the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges The 2008 New York Photo Festival will feature the future of contemporary photography with curated pavilions, satellite shows, a dynamic events calendar, and the New York Photo Awards.
05/14/08 through 05/17/08	World Financial Center Winter Garden Returning to the World Financial Center with Corporate Carnival, Women's Project presents feats of balance, strength and magic, while juggling hedge funds, unleashing the retail giantess, eating the glass ceiling, challenging the strongman to wrestle with Sarbanes-Oxley, and many more daredevil acts. Catch a glimpse of the carnies as they roam the corridors of the World Financial Center, interacting with the public in surprising ways. Don't miss the show's culmination on the Winter Garden's grand staircase where performers will spin extraordinary tales of corporate life.
05/14/08 through 05/21/08	Register Now! Multiple Oasis Day Camp has many open houses coming up in May. Come and see what we are all about.
05/15/08	Nyack Farmer's Market 119 Main Street Award-winning children's musician, Jeffrey Friedberg & the Bossy Frog Band, will perform music for children and families at the opening day 2008 of the Nyack Farmer's Market.
05/15/08	Carnegie Hall 154 W. 57th St. (7 Ave.) Bernard Haitink leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Peter Lieberson's Grammy Award-winning Neruda Songs with mezzo-soprano Kelley O'Connor as soloist. The program also includes Mahler's Symphony No. 1.
05/15/08	Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Fifth Ave. & 82nd St. Performing works by Schumann, Beethoven, and Kurtág.
05/15/08	Metropolitan Opera Metropolitan Opera House, Amsterdam Ave. & 64th St. For one of his final operas, Mozart examined political and romantic intrigue with a compelling return to the opera seria form. The radiant mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and the stylish tenor Ramon Vargas lead a superb ensemble of artists ideally suited to the challenges of this profound masterwork, led by Harry Bicket on the podium.
05/15/08	Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main Street Learn about Composting in the City and Indoor Worm Composting. Make garden "gold" out of leaves, kitchen scraps, garden trimmings, and weeds. See how making dark, rich, crumbly compost doesn't take much time, work, or space. Compost supplies on sale.
05/15/08	Abbott House 100 North Broadway Abbott House is inviting residents of Irvintgon and the surrounding communities to save a life by taking part in our annual Blood Drive.
05/15/08	Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School 4 West 93rd Street The New York University Child Study Center is hosting a two-part discussion about dyslexia and ADHD. Part one will be with Kinko's founder Paul Orfalea who will speak with students, parents, and educators about learning differences and succeeding despite his own struggles with these issues.
05/15/08	Cunningham Park Horace Harding Expressway, Grand Central Parkway The Big Apple Circus will dedicate a performance of "Celebrate!" to Outreach Project, with proceeds to benefit domestic violence counseling and training services and case management services, on Thursday, May 15, 2008, 6:30 p.m., at Cunningham Park in Queens. The audience will enjoy jaw-dropping stunts, first-class acrobats and jugglers, prancing horses and adorable poodles, surprising sideshows and much more from an international cast of characters, including Grandma, the circus' iconic clown. Individual ticket prices for seats range from $15- $40. Contact Marsha Radulov at 718-847-9233, ext. 310 or e-mail her at marsharadulov@opiny.org.
05/15/08	Tribeca Performing Arts Center 199 Chambers Street With Bobby Millitello, Michael Moore and Randy Jones.
05/15/08	Pop International Galleries 473 Broadway Pop International is proud to present Schiller's collection of photographs of "America In The 1960's". These bold and insightful images document perhaps one of the most tumultuous and exciting decades in our country's history. At the same time that they inform us visually, these pictures inform an ongoing national conversation that is as fresh now, as it was then.
05/15/08	92nd Street Y Lexington Ave. & 92nd St. First session of 3: Awaken to life! Discover a whole new way of living by delving into the hidden world of the self. Learn observation and watchfulness techniques to control your attention and listen to your intuition?the intelligence of the heart.
05/15/08	92nd Street Y Lexington Ave. & 92nd St. The author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Ghost Wars: The Secret History of CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001, Steve Coll discusses his most recent book, The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century. Coll talks to Leonard Lopate, host of WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show.
05/16/08	The Town Hall 123 W. 43rd St. (Broadway-Sixth Ave.) The living legend performs, with Amy Speace opening.
05/16/08	Beth Am Temple 60 East Madison Avenue Tot Shabbat is designed for toddlers through first graders and their parents who would benefit from a shorter, more musical Shabbat service.
05/16/08	American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th St. The American Museum of Natural History, in collaboration with MTV2, has launched SonicVision, a groundbreaking digitally animated alternative music show every Friday and Saturday night. SonicVision takes audiences in the Hayden Planetarium Space Theater on a mind-warping musical roller-coaster ride through fantastical dreamspace. With a mix by Moby and featuring tracks from Radiohead, U2, David Bowie, Coldplay, Queens of the Stone Age, Prodigy, The Flaming Lips, Fischerspooner, Spiritualized, Audioslave, Stereolab, Boards of Canada, David Byrne and Brian Eno, Goldfrapp, Zwan, White Zombie, and Moby, the music ignites this one-of-a-kind computer-generated musical and visual experience, which uses next-generation digital technology to illuminate the Planetarium's dome with a dazzling morphing of colorful visions.
05/16/08	Carnegie Hall 154 W. 57th St. (7 Ave.) Bernard Haitink leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Haydn's Symphony No. 101 and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 4.
05/16/08	Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Fifth Ave. & 82nd St. Performing works by Beethoven, Carter, and Copland.
05/16/08	Metropolitan Opera Metropolitan Opera House, Amsterdam Ave. & 64th St. Experience the "exceedingly yummy operatic cake" that was called "the operatic show of the season" by The Times of London when it opened at Covent Garden this past winter. Audiences were dazzled by Natalie Dessay's fearless coloratura and impeccable comic timing and by Juan Diego Flórez's remarkable musicality?complete with the famous high Cs. Dessay and Flórez are an "operatic coupling made in heaven" raved the Financial Times. Directed by Laurent Pelly, the production also boasts stage legend and four-time Tony Award winner Zoe Caldwell as the Duchess of Krakenthorp.
05/16/08	Palace Theatre 61 Atlantic Street One of the many advantages of being flat is that Flat Stanley can visit his friends by traveling in an envelope. Stanley is your ordinary, every day, run-of-the-mill ten-year-old: normal mom and dad, normal little brother and normal life. That's just the problem--for Stanley, life is too normal. He wants to travel the world, do something amazing, something no one's ever seen before. Careful what you wish for, Stanley!
05/16/08	Wolf Conservation Center P.O. Box 421 Enjoy visiting the wolves during their favorite hour--dusk. The evening begins with a wolf-related activity. Then, enjoy a sunset hike to howl with the wolves and weather appropriate treats! Bring flashlights. Information and registration are available by phone or at the website.
05/16/08 through 05/18/08	Antrim Playhouse 15 Spook Rock Road The thrilling classic musical version of Romeo and Juliet set on the steamy streets of New York City.
05/16/08 through 05/18/08	Pleasantville 107 Bedford Road Furniture, collectibles, equipment, appliances, books, comics, jewelry, toys, LPs, music, bric-a-brac, clothes and more will be available at this sale to benefit the Westchester Concert Singers. To donate tax-deductible items, call 914-941-2707.
05/16/08	Groove Performing Arts 157 Larchmont Avenue Dance your way back into shape with the best little partner of all...your baby! New parents can learn basic steps to popular Latin Dances while their baby, snuggled close in a carrier or wrap, shakes a maraca and grooves to the Salsa beat. Get a workout, a chance to socialize with other parents, and a great opportunity to bond with your baby. All levels of fitness and dance experience are welcome. Pay as you go or get a discount on 10 classes. Contact info@findgroove.com for more information.
05/16/08	Children's Museum of the Arts 182 Lafayette St. (Grand-Broome Sts.) CMA's teaching artists will create an underwater adventure featuring themed food, activities, and, of course, art projects! A great family event to benefit the Children's Museum of the Arts! Tickets are $75 for adults and $25 for children. For more information and tickets, contact Lori Feren at 212.274.0986 or lferen@cmany.org.
05/16/08	Temple Beth Torah 330 North Highland Avenue This is a family service for school age children and their families, which will include a Yom HaShoah Commemoration, Junior Choir and Open House Shabbat.
05/16/08	NYU School of Medicine 550 First Avenue Part two of the NYU lecture series on learning differnces will be with professor Frederick J. Morrison, Ph.D. He will present a scientific talk titled "Individualizing Student Instruction: Helping All Children Learn."
05/16/08 through 05/17/08	Zabar's 2254 Broadway Visit Zabar's Cheese Department every Friday and Saturday till May 17th to sample some extraordinary cheeses from France. Also find out onsite how to enter the "Springtime in Paris" Sweepstakes.
05/17/08	Center for the Arts, College of Staten Island 2800 Victory Boulevard On a quest to unflatten himself, "flat" Stanley mails himself (he's really flat) around the globe on a whirlwind musical journey where he meets new friends from different cultures.
05/17/08	Merkin Hall at Kaufman Center 129 W. 67th St. Composer and percussionist Lukas Ligeti fuses disparate elements (African polyrhythms, non-tempered tuning, pop melodies) to create an infectious cross-cultural sound. He is joined by the mesmerizing French composer and performer Colleen, who conjures a timeless musical world by filtering the minimalist qualities of early music through live electronics and found instruments, including her favored electric viola da gamba.
05/17/08	Metropolitan Opera Metropolitan Opera House, Amsterdam Ave. & 64th St. Verdi's longstanding affinity for Shakespeare is explored in director Adrian Noble's powerful new production of this gripping work, conducted by James Levine.
05/17/08 through 05/18/08	Bronx Zoo The Bronx Zoo Far-off places, exotic animals, live entertainment, and R & R. Pick up a Zooport to navigate through habitats recreating destinations that you can visit on a Royal Caribbean cruise, and enjoy various cultural performances.
05/17/08	Lifeplex Health Club @ the Sportorama Complex 18 College Road Don't let the kids spend another Saturday night in front of the TV when you can drop them off at LifePlex and let our trained staff entertain and condition them. Dinner is included with swimming, tennis, basketball, zip lines, virtual reality cybex games, rock wall climbing and more. Due to overwhelming popularity, enrollment is issued via ticket and will be limited. Register early. Walk-ins on the night will only be available if space permits.
05/17/08	Buehler Challenger and Science Center Route 17 to Paramus Road Visit the Buehler Challenger and Science Center for a fun morning of science experiments, simulated space missions, traveling museums and much more. Missions may be booked in advanced individually or with a group.
05/17/08	Passaic County Parks Department--Nature Center 675 Goffe Road Learn all about hiking and take a five-mile hike. Check or money order, payable to "The Passaic County Parks Department." Registration forms available on the website. Call for more information.
05/17/08	American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th St. The American Museum of Natural History, in collaboration with MTV2, has launched SonicVision, a groundbreaking digitally animated alternative music show every Friday and Saturday night. SonicVision takes audiences in the Hayden Planetarium Space Theater on a mind-warping musical roller-coaster ride through fantastical dreamspace. With a mix by Moby and featuring tracks from Radiohead, U2, David Bowie, Coldplay, Queens of the Stone Age, Prodigy, The Flaming Lips, Fischerspooner, Spiritualized, Audioslave, Stereolab, Boards of Canada, David Byrne and Brian Eno, Goldfrapp, Zwan, White Zombie, and Moby, the music ignites this one-of-a-kind computer-generated musical and visual experience, which uses next-generation digital technology to illuminate the Planetarium's dome with a dazzling morphing of colorful visions.
05/17/08	Brooklyn Public Library: Bay Ridge branch 7223 Ridge Blvd. Enjoy stories and songs and join the organization Reading is Fundamental (RIF) to earn free books. See librarian for details.
05/17/08 through 05/18/08	Bronx Zoo The Bronx Zoo Far-off places, exotic animals, live entertainment, and R & R. Pick up a Zooport to navigate through habitats recreating destinations that you can visit on a Royal Caribbean cruise, and enjoy various cultural performances.
05/17/08	Carnegie Hall 154 W. 57th St. (7 Ave.) Uchida returns for a chamber music program with pianist Llyr Williams, clarinetist Martin Frost, violinist Soovin Kim, and cellist Christian Poltera in Zankel Hall. The program includes Messiaen's Quatuor pour la fin du temps as well as works by Liszt and Bartok.
05/17/08	Harlem Stage Aaron Davis Hall, 150 Convent Ave. (135 St.) Akua Dixon and her swinging string quartet, play her originals and arrangements of jazz classics from the likes of Ellington, Monk, Mingus, Spirituals and Work Songs, with classics from the great American Song Book. This is the Fourth Hip Hop Blues Project Concert, featuring some of the hardest-working string students from the tri-state area, performing a new work "BEATZ". Free.
05/17/08	Metropolitan Opera Metropolitan Opera House, Amsterdam Ave. & 64th St. Tan Dun's rich pageant of ancient China returns, fresh from its sold-out premiere run. Plácido Domingo reprises his tour-de-force portrayal of the great but brutal leader who sacrifices personal happiness to unite a country, in a monumental production by revered filmmaker Zhang Yimou.
05/17/08	Blue Rock School 110 Demarest Mill Road, off Germonds Road Blue Rock School is pleased to announce this exciting opportunity to step inside a variety of uniquely renovated and restored homes in Upper Nyack. The tour will include a high Victorian being brought back to its former glory; a recently restored Cottage Style Victorian doubled in size through a historically correct addition and a lovingly restored early 19th century Colonial with a backyard retreat including a pool plus many other treasures. All proceeds benefit Blue Rock School--Where Every Child is an Honored Student.
05/17/08	Rochambeau Theater 228 Fisher Avenue From Ludwig Bemelman's Madeline series. Audiences can join the adventures of a young Parisian girl who, despite starting off on the wrong foot with a mischievous new neighbor, eventually learns that first impressions aren't everything.
05/17/08 through 05/18/08	New Jersey Children's Museum 599 Valley Health Plaza It's time to go way, way out into space at the New Jersey Children's Museum! Climb aboard the space shuttle ride. Step onto the space scale and find out how much you would weigh on the Moon and Mars! Come play the space computer games at our rocket center. Make an exciting space craft to take home and come listen to the out of this world stories during story time! Space videos and hand painting too!
05/17/08 through 05/18/08	New Jersey Children's Museum 599 Valley Health Plaza It's time to go way, way out into space! Climb aboard a space shuttle ride. Step onto a space scale and find out how much you would weigh on the Moon and Mars. Play space computer games at the rocket center. Make an exciting space craft to take home, and listen to some out-of-this-world stories during story time. Enjoy space videos and hand painting too!
05/17/08	Wolf Conservation Center P.O. Box 421 Learn about the mythology, biology and ecology of wolves in North America, and visit with the Ambassador wolves-Kaila, Apache, Lukas and Atka. This is the best program for first time visitors to the WCC.
05/17/08	Teatro SEA 107 Suffolk Street, Second Floor Teatro SEA presents The Dropouts or Los Desertores, the acclaimed rock/hip-hop bi-lingual musical about six high school students and their choice of staying in school or dropping out. Students will be moved by the character's stories, some of which end tragically. The show addresses the rewards of ?sticking it out? and the opportunities that come from continuing on to higher education.
05/17/08	Scholastic Book Store SoHo 557 Broadway With the election in full swing, Rosemary Wells gives us, Otto Runs for President. Otto wants to be president of Barkadelphia School, but is so scared because he is up against a popular girl and a star athlete. With Otto's big heart and great ideas, does he have what it takes to win the election? Come on down to The Scholastic Store and find out! After storytime, kids will take a fun "canine" quiz and make crafty campaign buttons of their very own!
05/17/08	DePew House 196 Blaisdell Road Join the area's premier antique dealers at the museum's inaugural exhibit. Who Was Here will be open for viewing, and a puppet play for the younger set will be staged on the beautiful grounds at 1 and 3pm.
05/17/08	So You... Sewing and Design University 642 Main Street Caps will be made for both youth and adult cancer patients who lost their hair due to treatment. So You... is always looking for fabric and supplies to use in their events. Anyone who has fabrics or trimmings or threads that they would like to donate should call 845-659-6722 or email vburns@optonline.net to make arrangements to drop them off.
05/17/08	Orangetown highway department Route 303 Each year the Orangetown Highway Department opens its doors to the public for a day of fun. Families can view and vote on the entries in the Keep Rockland Beautiful trash can painting contest and exhibit. For the kids, there will be trucks to climb on, horns for honking and more.
05/17/08	Suffern High School 49 Viola Road Spend an evening with former American Idol contestants! The concert will include performances by previous American Idols, along with local people who were picked from Open Auditions. The show benefits Good Samaritian Hospitial's Chemical Dependency unit. Ticket holders can also purchase backstage passes for $20 each, which include a post-concert meet and greet session. Former Idols participating so far are Asia'h Epperson, Gina Glocksen, Melissa Mcghee, Kevin Covais, Ayla Brown and Brenna Gethers. For ticket information, call Cathy Mikulak at 845-368-5249 or Wes Anderson at 845-368-5214 or email Catherine_Smith2@bshsi.org.
05/17/08	Palisades Intersate Park Ross Dock Recreation Area Bring the kids for a day of fishing contests with the Hudson River Fishermen's Association and a chance of catching Striped Bass, White Catfish, White Perch and Tommy Cod and maybe an award! There will also be clinics, boat rides, shad tastings, music, displays, food, and more. Fishing rods are available on loan for the event, bait is provided to all contestants.
05/17/08	Hudson Highlands Nature Museum's Wildlife Education Center 25 Boulevard Join Museum staff for feeding time at the Living Hudson Exhibit and then "Meet the Animal" of the week!
05/17/08	Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Outdoor Discovery Center 20 Kenridge Farm, Route 9W These Quests are a "nature adventure on the trails" and range from casual to challenging. Meet at the Quest Visitor's Center. The Museum's Quest Ranger will set visitors up and send them on their way.
05/17/08	Hudson Highlands Nature Museum's Outdoor Discovery Center 20 Kenridge Farm Drive, Route 9W Celebrate native plants by attending the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum's Fifth Annual Wildlife Sale. Arrive early for the best selection. Most plants will be in quart containers and will range in price from $5-$10.
05/17/08	Brooklyn Children's Museum On-The-Go at Arlington Library 203 Arlington Avenue at Warwick Street Children enjoy a story and song in Spanish and English! Special objects from the Museum's collection bring each story to life. Kids create their own craft to take home.
05/17/08	New York City Police Museum 100 Old Slip The Police Museum will host a Bike Safety Day in partnership with NYC Department of Transportation and the New York Chapter of the National Safe Kids Campaign. The day's activities include games and presentations on the rules of the road such as sign recognition and proper signaling. Certified technicians will be on hand to check the safety of children's bicycles, and to ensure their bikes and helmets fit properly. Children will then have the opportunity to test their new street skills on an outside obstacle course, monitored by bike safety instructors.
05/17/08	Scholastic Store 450 Central Park Avenue With the election in full swing, Rosemary Wells gives us "Otto Runs for President." Otto wants to be president of Barkadelphia School, but is scared because he is up against a popular girl and a star athlete. With Otto's big heart and great ideas, does he have what it takes to win the election? Head over to The Scholastic Store and find out! After storytime, kids can take a fun "canine" quiz and make crafty campaign buttons of their very own.
05/17/08	Fly Wheel Park Pre-registration includes a t-shirt (same-day registration includes t-shirts while supplies last). Pee-wee races are FREE (kids under 10) and children's t-shirts will be available for purchase at the fair. Check-in from 8:30-9am. After the walk, bring the whole family to the fair and enjoy food, drink, games, rides, a DJ, Irish dancers, and more. Sponsored by The Dennis P. McHugh Foundation. The walk and fair were established to honor Firefighter McHugh, FDNY. Registration available online.
05/17/08	Groove Performing Arts 157 Larchmont Avenue A rocking good time for kids and their grown-ups. Designed with busy families in mind; ideal for those who want to experience Music for Aardvarks in Westchester. No reservations or registration.
05/17/08	The Harlem Supper Club 454 West 128th Street Kids Dance Revolution (K.D.R.): The Harlem Supper Club is hosting today's disco experience for the whole family. One goal is for parents and children to have fun, dance, and meet other like-minded families. The second is to help combat the growing epidemic of childhood obesity by providing great exercise and a break from the playground routine. With music by DJ Howie, admission includes healthy snacks, contests, and much more. Purchase your tickets by 5/1 and have a chance to win a Baby Jamz musical toy.
05/17/08	Audubon Greenwich 613 Riversville Road An in-depth discussion of how particular birds are linked with particular habitats, how each species uses its habitat and how this ties in with Audubon's 'Important Bird Areas' and 'Audubon at Home' programs. Registration required.
05/17/08	Scholastic SoHo Store 557 Broadway Listen to this funny election-day tale by the legendary Rosemary Wells--perfect for kids with the election in full swing. Otto wants to be president of Barkadelphia School, but is so scared because he is up against a popular girl and a star athlete. With Otto's big heart and great ideas, does he have what it takes to win the election? Come on down to The Scholastic Store and find out! After storytime, kids can take a "canine" quiz and make their own campaign buttons.
05/17/08	Old Stone House JJ Byrne Park, 3rd Street The Eco Fair in conjunction with "It's My Park Day" at The Old Stone House. will hold day long activities, including urban bird watching, music, kids games and crafts, as well as a FreeMeet and Electronics Recycling.
05/17/08	BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange 421 Fifth Avenue Discover your inner clown and laugh at yourself! Back by popular demand, Josh Matthews will teach this fun and wacky workshop on physical characterization, comedic timing and skills such as "prop passing" and skits with partners and in groups.
05/17/08	Westmoreland Sanctuary 260 Chestnut Ridge Road This program will cover topics like migration, nesting behavior, and the importance of bird banding for wildlife conservation. Will be cancelled in the event of rain.
05/17/08	Kensico Dam Plaza Bronx River Parkway Book the family and make a date with your lounge chairs on the lawn for a full day of edgy music for kids and adults. Dance workshops, art workshops, sculpture 'in progress' throughout the day will inspire and satisfy the urge for expression. Presentations by local school groups will preview the next generation of creativity. The Plaza at Kensico will be filled with informational booths and health screenings all day long, along with action for the kids.
05/17/08 through 05/18/08	Kaye Playhouse-Hunter College East 68th Street off Lexington Avenue Peter and the Wolf will be presented as The Little Orchestra Society's latest LOLLI-POPS? concert. Enjoy Prokofiev's timeless classic brought to life with a child-friendly twist by Bang, Bow, Buzz and Toot.
05/17/08	Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Columbus Ave. btw. 62nd & 65th Sts. Come on down to Duke's place! The Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition is over and only the best are left. Join the top three high school jazz bands in the country and guest soloist Wynton Marsalis as they brag in brass, reeds and swing. Not to be outdone, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra takes to the stage in an all-Ellington set, just to remind these student musicians they've still got a ways to go.
05/17/08	Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main Street Did you ever do Storigami? That's family stories plus the ancient art of paper folding with renowned author Gay Merril Gross. Call to register.
05/17/08	USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Tryouts are on for an 8-week summer tennis scholarship for New York City kids. The program, sponsored by the City Parks Foundation's Reebok Urban Youth Tennis Academy, has 50 spots open. To qualify, applicants must demonstrate their serve, forehand, backhand, volley, and overhead, and will be evaluated by their age-appropriate ability.
05/17/08	Muscoot Farm Route 100 Spring is here and the Neotropical birds are migrating back. Look and listen to the birds, talk about migration and look for all the sign of spring there are in the farm's backlots and woods.
05/17/08	Long Island Children's Museum 11 Davis Avenue LICM is proud to welcome Anna Jack from the Big Apple Circus for an afternoon of unicycles, juggling, hula-hoops and poodles! Anna has been featured on the "Late Show with David Letterman" as and in circuses around the world! Continue the fun with The Big Apple Circus during their run at Eisenhower Park (May 31 - June 15) celebrating the 30th Anniversary of their show! Age: 3 and up. Fee: $3 with museum admission, $2 LICM members, $6 Theater only.
05/17/08	The Rock Club 130 Rhodes Street Experienced rock climbers and novices alike can come together for an afternoon of sporting fun for a worthy cause. Through pledges and sponsorships, individuals of all ages and fitness levels can participate in this "Climb-a-thon" to raise money that will be donated directly to the Greater New York City chapter of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation. Local businesses have generously donated prizes for the raffle and for the highest fundraisers. Call for information.
05/17/08	Long Island Children's Museum 11 Davis Avenue The LICM welcomes the Big Apple Circus' Anna Jack for an afternoon of unicycles, juggling, hula-hoops and poodles! Anna has been featured on the "Late Show with David Letterman" and in circuses around the world. Continue the fun with The Big Apple Circus during their run at Eisenhower Park (May 15-June 15).
05/17/08	The Skyscraper Museum 39 Battery Place Kids will listen to The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and learn about the structures of tall buildings. Using stacking blocks, kids will construct the sturdiest tower and recreate famous New York skyscrapers.
05/17/08 through 05/18/08	Prospect Park Prospect Park West at Flatbush Avenue Visit Lefferts Historic House and plant potatoes for the fall harvest.
05/17/08	Brooklyn Public Library: Central Branch 10 Grand Army Plaza The Bond Street Theatre presents Giant Steps. Join our friend Jackie as she learns to walk, discovers fire and language and outsmarts a hungry giant.
05/17/08	Brooklyn Public Library: Coney Island branch 1901 Mermaid Avenue The library offers homework help on the weekends to students in all subjects from a certified teacher. Registration required.
05/17/08	Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum in Brooklyn Fidler Wyckoff Park, 5816 Clarendon Road Join in the Dutch and African celebration of Pinkster at the Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum. Explore the history of the Dutch and African-Americans in New York City. Activities include a tour of the Wyckoff Farmhouse--the oldest house in NYC; a discussion with Dr. Sherrill Wilson about why African-Americans came to Brooklyn and created their own town, Weeksville; a children's African dance class; and African-American songs sung by The Ecumenical Choir of Bedford-Stuyvesant; Make a cornhusk doll or an herbal sachet and enjoy lunch made on an open hearth.
05/17/08	American Museum Of Natural History Central Park West at 79th St. It's opening day celebration of The Horse exhibit at The American Museum of Natural History. Ringmaster Alan Keeley will "sound the call" and open the festivities: Thumbelina, the world's smallest horse?17½ inches tall?will greet visitors. Farrier Walter Varcoe will demonstrate shoeing horses; members of the Equus Equestrian Sport Foundation will demonstrate horse grooming and mane and tail braiding. Children can "dress up" in equestrian clothing and a storyteller will weave horse tales. A vintage horse-drawn equine ambulance from the ASPCA will be on display, as well as a modern equine ambulance. The mounted police, who help ensure the park's safety, will patrol the area for the day.
05/17/08	Central Park Zoo Fifth Avenue at 64th Street Ring in the spring with all kinds of crawly critters! The Wildlife Theater Players will perform a show for your junior entomologist (or bug lover). After the program, touch and feel real animals.
05/17/08	Danbury Railway Museum 120 White Street Take a train and turntable ride in the railyard. Hear the true story of Owney, the Railway Post Office Dog, told by live storytellers. Visit the restored Railway Post Office Car and receive an Owney postcard. Train rides hourly, 10:30 - 4:30. $9 adults, $7 ages 3-12. Under 3, free.
05/17/08	New York City Police Museum 100 Old Slip The Police Museum will host a Bike Safety Day in partnership with NYC Department of Transportation and the New York Chapter of the National Safe Kids Campaign. The day's activities include games and presentations on the rules of the road such as sign recognition and proper signaling. Certified technicians will be on hand to check the safety of children's bicycles, and to ensure their bikes and helmets fit properly. Children will then have the opportunity to test their new street skills on an outside obstacle course, monitored by bike safety instructors.
05/17/08	Central Park 5th Ave. to Central Park West btw. 59th & 112th Sts. GALLOP offers therapeutic horseback riding to New Yorkers who have disabilities, including learning disabilities, autism, CP, MS, down syndrome and similar physical, cognitive and emotional disabilities. At this demonstration the riders will show their riding skills.
05/17/08	Center for the Arts 2800 Victory Blvd. Stanley Lambchop was your normal everyday kid until the night his bulletin board fell off his wall and flattened him. Join Stanley, the ultimate pen pal, as he gets mailed around the world in search of a solution to his unusual problem. This popular musical is followed by a meet-and-greet with the artists, free children's activities -- face painting, tattoos, coloring, arts and crafts, and much more.
05/17/08	Audubon Ballroom 3940 Broadway Featuring a special guest appearance by Whirling Dervish dancer, Mete Horzum.
05/17/08	AJ's Burgers 542 North Ave Grand Opening with Mayor Noam Bramson, New Rochelle Police Child Safety Day, Private ID made for children ages 2 - 12. Music from New Rochelle High School.
05/17/08	AJ's Burgers 542 North Ave Grand Opening with Mayor Noam Bramson, New Rochelle Police Child Safety Day, Private ID made for children ages 2-12. Music from New Rochelle High School.
05/17/08	Staten Island Zoo 614 Broadway The zoo is celebrating Armed Forces Day by accepting donations for soldiers in Iraq. Donations of toiletries, snacks, stationary, recreation/entertainment items and most important, letters of encouragement will be accepted. Please call the Zoo, or see the Zoo's website, for a complete list of supplies for soldiers.
05/17/08	Union Square 14th Street and Broadway Bring your dog and bicycle to the first annual Doggie Pedal Parade.
05/17/08 through 05/18/08	Greenwich Village Call for information A tour of sites associated with the history and personalities of the Village, from George Washington to Bob Dylan. Historical tops include the Washington Square Arch, Minetta Lane, Patchin Place, the Jefferson Courthouse Library and Grove Court. And what would make this tour even sweeter. Why, a sampling of desserts along the way, from Lilac chocolate to Italian saviodi.
05/17/08	Manhattan Call for information Missing Carrie & Co? Can't wait for the film to debut? Put on those Manolo Blahniks and come with a thirst for Cosmopolitans and nostalgia for the show. Trace their footsteps on a tour of sites associated with the program, with stops at several of their frequented bars.
05/18/08	Doubletree Hotel Tarrytown, NY The JPrisms PAIRS Marriage Enrichment Workshop provides an amazing opportunity for couples to come together to relax, learn, and bond with each other.
05/18/08	South Street Seaport Museum Peking at Pier 16 Spend a swashbuckling afternoon sailing on the Pioneer to learn how and why the privateers of the past used their maritime skills to gain wealth and domain on the high seas. Reservations required.
05/18/08	Lincoln Center 140 W. 65th Street The National Chorale performs Ludwig van Beethoven's spectacular choral symphony, Symphony #9, a musical testament to Man's faith and freedom highlighted by "Ode to Joy." With the 20th century French masterpiece, Francis Polenc's Gloria.
05/18/08	Carnegie Hall 154 W. 57th St. (7 Ave.) Valery Gergiev concludes his season-long Perspectives series conducting The MET Orchestra and bass Rene Pape in an all-Mussorgsky program.
05/18/08	Mohegan Sun Arena 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd. (Exit 79A off I-395) The Golden Boys consist of Frankie Avalon, Fabian, and Bobby Rydell, three of the most sought-after teen idols of the 1950s and '60s, whose stardom has endured with the help of their producer, Dick Fox. They have had tremendous success doing live concerts in which each member of The Golden Boys is highlighted and performs some of their biggest hits. Some of their hit songs include Fabian's "Turn Me Loose" and "Tiger," Frankie Avalon's "Venus" and "Bobby Sox To Stockings," and Bobby Rydell's "Volare" and "Wild One."
05/18/08	Stamford Museum & Nature Center 39 Scofieldtown Road Meet and greet the newest additions to the farm family at this annual spring family festival. Learn how to shear sheep, pick up a plant at the plant sale, or take a hayride around the blossoming grounds. There will be face painting and many activities for children.
05/18/08	Crabgrass Puppet Theatre Tribeca Performing Arts Center, 199 Chambers Street A side-splitting selection of famous folktales from Africa starring Anansi the Spider, whose appetite always overrules his intellect. Anansi loves to eat and hates to work, so he tries to trick other animals out of their food. But there's no free lunch for Anansi, because all of his schemes leave him hungrier than ever! Anansi is one of the classic trickster characters in world folklore. These comical African folktales are both entertaining and instructive; because he puts his own desires ahead of the needs of his community, Anansi often ends up exiled to the corner of the room.
05/18/08	The Highland Ballroom 431 West 16th Street Hayes Greenfield celebrates the release of a brand new collection of jazz-infused, green tunes. Artists from Music for a Green Planet will appear on-stage with Greenfield, including jazz legend Joe Lee Wilson, in from his home base in Paris for a rare U.S. appearance. Greenfield is a saxophonist, composer, educator, producer, filmmaker, and bandleader. He has been active on the New York City jazz scene since the late 1970s. He performs regularly and conducts Jazz-A-Ma-Tazz music workshops at schools, theaters, and festivals nationwide.
05/18/08	Queens County Farm Museum 73-50 Little Neck Parkway Celebrate the return of spring with a visit to the farm! Sheep shearing demonstrations, Dutch crafts and cultural exhibits and spring plant sale. Hayrides, historic house and greenhouse tours, food, pony rides and petting zoo.
05/18/08	Leonard M. Goldstein Performing Arts Center Kingsborough Community College 2001 Oriental Boulevard An all-female, multi-cultural dance and percussion group formed in 1981, Retumba has performed at Carnegie Hall (with Pete Seeger), the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Central Park's Summerstage, and Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher and Alice Tully halls, as well as at colleges and universities throughout the tri-state area. Retumba presents folkloric music and dance of Puerto Rico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Brazil, highlighting the links between Caribbean music and the musical traditions of both Africa and Europe. Recommended for all ages, running time is 90 minutes with intermission.
05/18/08	Action Racket Theatre 21 Clinton Street A fast-paced, participatory storytelling performance, combining story, song, poetry, and movement. Young audiences rehearse and perform magic spells and see stories and poetry come to life. A tour-de-force for the imagination, performed by Joanie Fritz Zosike and Lois Kagan Mingus
05/18/08	Rockland Film Festival 368 New Hempstead Road, #311 Rockland County will join the communities of Tribeca, NY and Park City, Utah as it hosts a world class film festival. Not only is this a family film festival, but the audience has a role in selecting the award-winning films. A VIP Ticket will enable a ticket holder to see all the films of the day, and individual tickets are also available. Visit the website for details and times.
05/18/08	Trailside Museum, Bear Mountain State Park Palisades Interstate Parkway, Exit 19 or Route 9W History buffs and interested visitors will delight in joining a knowledgeable Trailside Docent for a walking tour, recounting the Revolutionary War battle for Fort Clinton, one of the Twin Forts of the Popolopen. Tours will begin at Trailside's amphitheater.
05/18/08	Lower Hudson Valley Challenger Center 225 Route 59 Reserve a seat on the flight deck to fly to a comet. Many may have heard about comets named Halley, Hale-Bopp, or Shoemaker-Levy 9, and on this public mission visitors will learn about these mysterious objects made of rock, ice, and dust that are among the oldest, most primitive bodies in our Solar System. Attend a briefing session and then select tasks to perform on the mission like Navigation, Medical, Communication, and Life Support. Small teams of space adventurers will conduct research, perform scientific experiments, and even deploy a probe. Tasks are detailed enough to feel real and challenging, simple enough for kids to do, and fun! Participants will experience both Mission Control and the Spacecraft simulators. Have fun while learning the importance of working together to achieve a common goal. For reservations or more information, call or email Commander John at the Challenger Center.
05/18/08	Hudson Highlands Nature Museum's Wildlife Education Center 25 Boulevard Join Museum staff for feeding time at the Living Hudson Exhibit and then "Meet the Animal" of the week!
05/18/08	Clarkstown High School 151 Congers Road There will be something for everyone at this fair! Inflatable rides, a four-person, 25' rock climbing wall, a three-person bungee jumping trampoline, dunk tank, food, games, raffles, tattoo/air brush artist, vendors selling a variety of items and more. Visit the websites for more information. Rain date June 8.
05/18/08	Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Outdoor Discovery Center 20 Kenridge Farm, Route 9W These Quests are a "nature adventure on the trails" and range from casual to challenging. Meet at the Quest Visitor's Center. The Museum's Quest Ranger will set visitors up and send them on their way.
05/18/08	Tribeca Performing Arts Center 199 Chambers Street This famous folktale from Africa stars Anansi the Spider, who loves to eat and hates to work, so he tries to trick other animals out of their food. But there's no free lunch for Anansi, because all of his schemes leave him hungrier than ever! Anansi is one of the classic trickster characters in world folklore. These comical African folktales are both entertaining and instructive; because he puts his own desires ahead of the needs of his community, Anansi often ends up exiled to the corner of the room.
05/18/08	Brooklyn Children's Museum On-The-Go Emmons Avenue and East 27th Street On-The-Go travels to Sheepshead Bay for BayFest, a celebration of Brooklyn's waterfront. Visit the Museum's station to meet live animals and make a craft to take home. Event features live music, face painting, diving and sailing demonstrations, and culminates in a boat parade with free boat rides.
05/18/08	Bayfest Emmons Avenue and East 27th Street On-The-Go travels to Sheepshead Bay for BayFest, a celebration of Brooklyn's waterfront. Visit the Museum's station to meet live animals and make a craft to take home. This free event features live music, face painting, diving and sailing demonstrations, and culminates in a boat parade with free boat rides.
05/18/08	Franklin Avenue 300 Franklin Avenue This fundraiser for the Nutley High Hockey League Booster Club will have over 100 merchandise vendors, food, local merchants and restaurants, live entertainment, crafts, kiddie rides, climbing wall, pony rides and a petting zoo.
05/18/08	Rockland Community College Cultural Arts Theatre 145 College Road Jemima Puddle-duck is an absent-minded duck, who goes in search of a place to lay her eggs. When a handsome foxy-whiskered gentleman invites to lay her eggs in his shed, and then suggests that they have dinner together, she does not realize he is planning to have duck soup for dinner! An honest collie discovers her searching for the herbs for the dinner and finds out all about her story. With the help of two rowdy foxhound puppies they save the day.
05/18/08	Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Brooklyn College Campus Sofrito! is part theatre, part Latin big-band concert, and part dance party for the whole family. Listen to David Gonzalez's funny, funky and physical storytelling of fascinating folklore from Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Bronx. It's all accompanied by the music of Salsa and Mambo ensemble Larry Harlow and the Latin Legends Band.
05/18/08	Westchester County Center 198 Central Avenue Bicycle Sundays are back, and they're not just for bicyclists anymore! Joggers, walkers, strollers, bikes, scooters and skaters are all welcome to join the fun. With many points of entry and exit along the way, the Bronx River Parkway is closed to cars from the County Center south to Scarsdale Road in Yonkers, a round-trip of 13.1 miles. Participation is FREE. Visit the website for guidelines and more information.
05/18/08	Boscobel Restoration 1601 Route 9D Riverkeeper's largest and best family event, the Shad Fest marks the late spring run of the American shad, a fish that spends most of its life in the ocean, then returns to the freshwater where it was born to spawn. Tickets prices include gourmet fare, wine and beer from local wineries and breweries, children's arts and crafts, live entertainment on two stages, harnessed tree climbing, a falconry show, education about Riverkeeper's efforts to protect and restore the historic shad fishery and more. This is an all-inclusive event to enjoy with the family.
05/18/08	Riverside Park South Between 66th and 72nd Streets on the Hudson River The Swingset Mamas, singer/songwriters and 2008 Parents' Choice and iParenting Media Award-winners for their DVD, "Swing, Dance and Sing" will be rockin' at the Mamapalooza Outdoor Extravaganza. The day includes kids' activities, face-painting, food, crafts, and families dancing together. Rain or shine.
05/18/08	Doubletree Hotel 455 Broadway Road The JPrisms PAIRS Marriage Enrichment Workshop provides an amazing opportunity for couples to come together to relax, learn, and bond with each other and others, while they expand their horizons and synthesize innovative ideas into their marriage, home and family. Full day youth program included for parents that want to bring their children along. For more information call or email events@jprisms.com.
05/18/08	Tribeca Performing Arts Center -Borough of Manhattan Community College 199 Chambers Street Anansi, Spiderman of Africa. This side-splitting play will be presented by The Crabgrass Puppet Theatre. Enjoy a selection of these entertaining and instructive African folktales starring Anansi the Spider, whose appetite always overrules his intellect.
05/18/08	Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture 630 Bedford Road Get digging at Stone Barns! Anyone and everyone, children especially, can help contribute to the success of the farm and learn something in the process. The chores will be geared towards what's happening on the farm at the moment--that may mean collecting eggs from the hardworking Rhode Island Reds, feeding the Berkshire pigs or working the ground down at the greenhouse or in the fields.
05/18/08	Rosenthal JCC 600 Bear Ridge Road Enjoy a dunk tank, bungee races, carnival games and special rides just for toddlers. There will also be Israeli food and Israeli Drummer Norbert will perform from 12-2pm. Tickets are required for each activity and ride; number of tickets varies by activity. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $1 each or in advance for a discount.
05/18/08	Tribeca Performing Arts Center 199 Chambers Street A side-splitting selection of famous folktales from Africa starring Anansi the Spider, whose appetite always overrules his intellect. Anansi loves to eat and hates to work, so he tries to trick other animals out of their food. But there's no free lunch for Anansi, because all of his schemes leave him hungrier than ever! Anansi is one of the classic trickster characters in world folklore. These comical African folktales are both entertaining and instructive; because he puts his own desires ahead of the needs of his community, Anansi often ends up exiled to the corner of the room.
05/18/08	Westmoreland Sanctuary 260 Chestnut Ridge Road Enjoy a spring hike, get treated to singing birds and blooming flowers. There's plenty to see in the spring forest.
05/18/08	Queens County Farm 73-50 Little Neck Parkway Hayrides, pony rides and a petting zoo will thrill the kids at the Queens County Farm. Other activities include a historic house and greenhouse tour, sheep shearing demonstration, Dutch crafts and cultural exhibits, and a plant sale.
05/18/08	Belmont Park Hempstead Turnpike Walk for a cause! The Walk for St. Mary?s Kids and Family Fun Day is an opportunity to become an advocate for children with special healthcare needs and their families. Walk 1/2 mile or 3-mile event, have fun, and raise awareness and funds to support programs and services at St. Mary?s Healthcare System for Children. Under the Marquee there will be face painting, pony rides, inflatables, arts and crafts, entertainment, Backstretch tours, and more surprises
05/18/08	Muscoot Farm Route 100 Enjoy an afternoon of music, games and other farm activities.
05/18/08	Brooklyn Academy of Music - Howard Gilman Opera House BAM Presents DanceAfrica 2008: Bridge to Cultural Rejuvenation & Enlightenment sponsored by Morgan Stanley. Under the artistic direction of Chuck Davis, the 31st African and African Diaspora dance festival features Ceesay Kujabi and the Bachinab, Giwayen Mata, LaRocque Bey School of Dance Theatre, Inc., and the BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble. The Memorial Day Weekend tradition also includes the DanceAfrica bazaar, art exhibition, dance master classes, African films, outdoor performers, and live music in the BAMcaf?.
05/18/08	The Jewish Museum 1109 Fifth Avenue Action/Abstraction: Pollock, de Kooning, and American Art, from 1940-1976 is the focus of a fun-filled afternoon of art, music, and more. Enjoy the unique sounds of The Dream Jam Band, collaborate on a giant abstract work of art, and embark on a gallery hunt to discover great painters who changed the history of art.
05/18/08	Prospect Park- Audobon Center Prospect Park African music and magic at the Park. Come for a free music and storytelling event at the Audobon Center.
05/18/08	The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music 58 Seventh Avenue The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music presents its Music for Families Concert Series with the "Young Fish School of Drumming." Utilizing an assortment of drums, percussion and musical instruments from around the world, the Young Fish School of Drumming explores the musical landscape of the Americas, West and North Africa, the Middle East, India and Asia. www.BQCM.org
05/18/08	Brooklyn Academy of Music - Hillman Attic Studio 30 Lafayette Avenue Join a DanceAfrica Master Class or a DanceAfrica Workshop for Families. Get dancing together with your children. Master class for adults requires intermediate to advanced dance experience.
05/18/08	Central Park, The Peter Jay Sharp Children's Glade Central Park West and 106th Street For storytelling, music, dance, and theater workshops The Peter Jay Sharp Children's Glade is the perfect backdrop. Pack a picnic lunch, bring a blanket and listen to established and emerging performing artists.
05/18/08	Central Park Peter Jay Sharp Children's Glade West 106th Street entrance Listen to myths from the Yoruba African tribe and create a West African coral beading necklace with the Museum for African Art.
05/18/08	South Street Seaport Museum Peking at Pier 16 Learn seamanship skills such as knot tying, tossing a heaving line and raising sail on Working Harbor Day. Use your new knotting skills to create your own knot board to take home. Listen to a band on Pier 16, and take advantage of other discounts and activities available throughout the day.
05/18/08	Carnegie Hall-Zankel Hall 57th Street and 7th Avenue Children will compose their own short piece of music during the family concert, "Anyone Can Make Music." Children will learn about dynamics, rhythm, range, tempo, texture, and melody, with each theme illustrated musically.
05/18/08	Stamford Museum & Nature Center 39 Scofieldtown Road Join in on the annual spring family festival! Learn how to shear sheep, pick up a plant at the plant sale, or take a hayride around the blossoming grounds. There will be many activities for the children.
05/18/08	Saloon 1584 York Avenue 83rd & 84th) Upper East Siders will enjoy this costume rock concert for kids by Parenting Magazine's Favorite, Princess Katie & Racer Steve! Costumes optional. Tickets: www.babybitesnyc.com.
05/18/08	Staten Island Zoo 614 Broadway Spring is here and its time for the sheeps' wool to disappear! It is sheep shearing time again. Mr. Peter Sepe, a professional sheep shearer, will once again shear the wool from the zoo's flock. The Staten Island Hand spinners and Weavers will demonstrate how the wool is spun into yarn used to weave or knit scarves, hats and sweaters. Get your own "shear" while you're here from a professional stylist for $10! Bring the entire family and enjoy!
05/18/08	Church of St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Corner of Clinton and Montague Streets Two of NYC's finest musical organizations join forces for the last concert of the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra's 35th season.
05/18/08	Lincoln Square 60th St. at Broadway A walking tour throughout the entire Lincoln Square area, which extends from Columbus Circle at 58th Street to 70th Street; stretching up Columbus from 60th Street to 68th Street, including portions of Central Park West.
05/18/08	Lasdon Park, Arboretum & Veterans Memorial Route 35 Discover an easy and attractive way to put all that springtime rainfall to work before it goes into the storm drain, during a walking tour of the new rain garden. Lasdon horticulturist, Tolly Beck, will take visitors on a tour of the garden, which features many beautiful ornamental perennial plants and shrubs that are planted along a shallow, dry streambed. When it rains, water from the nearby Lasdon Memorial Garden runs off into the streambed where it collects and slowly seeps into the ground, providing needed water to the new plantings. The rain garden helps in "recycling" rainfall, renewing groundwater and reducing flooding and erosion.
05/18/08	South Street Seaport Pier 16 at the end of Fulton STreet The day long celebration will feature, as always, 90-minute Hidden Harbor Tour's of New York Harbor's exciting and vibrant working maritime waterfront from the Brooklyn Navy yard to the busy ship channel called Kill Van Kull between Staten Island and Bayonne, NJ. Riders will see close up giant container ship ports, shipyards, tugboat yards, dry docks and graving docks, automobile ship terminals, cruise ship docks & much more.
05/18/08 through 05/21/08	Jacob Javits Convention Center Eleventh Ave. btw. 34th &?39th Sts 1300 exhibitors and 15,000 stationery buyers gather to present the latest stationery products, from notes and cards to imprintables, party goods, scrapbooking materials, home office accessories, and more. Industry only
05/18/08	Hudson River Park Pier 84 Celebrate Bike Month with this day-long ride from Hudson River Park to Central Park and back.
05/19/08	Radio City Music Hall 1260 Sixth Ave. (50 St.) Academy Award-winners Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová perform their songs from the motion picture Once.
05/19/08	Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning 161-04 Jamaica Avenue Join the Monday Night Play Reading Series. If you want to perform, you'll get a chance to; if you just want to listen, there's no pressure to perform. Tonight, hear BFE by Julia Cho about a 14-year-old Asian American girl who struggles to cope with her dysfunctional family and being Asian.
05/19/08	Full Circle Family Care 1241 Mamaroneck Avenue Free nursing bra fittings and breast pump demonstrations by Rebbecca Rosen of The Breastchester, Inc. Breastfeeding moms can have a complimentary, professional nursing bra fitting as well as try fashionable nursing clothing.
05/19/08	Family Vision and Learning Center 1 Executive Blvd, Ste 105A Learn what all of these conditions have in common, about the neural pathway that controls them, and what can be done about them: ADD/ADHD, Auditory Processing Disorders, autism, dyslexia, dysphasia, dyspraxia, eye movement/eye tracking difficulties, learning and reading disabilities, PDD, spelling difficulties and more. Please RSVP.
05/19/08	Pleasantville High School 60 Romer Avenue Give and pint... get a gift! Pleasantville merchants (Jacob Burns Film Center, Iron Horse Grill, La Barberia and more) are providing gifts, coupons and raffle items for blood donors who participate in this all day blood drive. Summer is coming, and it is always marked by a drastic decline in blood donations and a greater need due to more road travel. Help boost supplies and avoid shortages. Call or email Angela.Usobiaga@verizon.net to volunteer or sign up. Walk-ins also welcome.
05/19/08	Greenburgh Nature Center 99 Dromore Road Look for signs of spring on the grounds and in the woods. Meet a museum animal each week and do a craft or nature game.
05/19/08	Brae Burn Country Club Henry G. Miller, Esq., attorney, actor, author, and playwright, will be presented with the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award. The Golf & Tennis Classic commences at 10:30am with registration and brunch, followed by a 12:30pm shotgun start for golfers and a round-robin tennis tournament at 1pm. Dinner event will begin at 5:30pm with a cocktail reception; dinner and awards are at 6pm. Entertainment by Conservatory students and a live auction and raffle round out the evening. There will be an online auction at mcw.cmarket.com from April 11 to May 14, 2008. Select items will be featured in a live auction during the awards dinner. For further information or to make a reservation, contact Christine Meyer by phone or at chris@musiced.org.
05/19/08	Montclair Public Library 50 South Fullerton Avenue The Youth Services Department hosts local homeschooling families once a month from September through May. These informal meetings are usually held on the 3rd of 4th Monday of each month in the Library's auditorium. Network, Share experiences, Meet other Homeschooling Families, Find out what is happening at the Library, Bring your favorite board game to share with friends old and new!
05/19/08	Player's Club 16 Gramercy Park South Performance of George Bernard Shaw's thrilling comedy.
05/19/08	92nd Street Y Lexington Ave. & 92nd St. Are you overwhelmed by all the advice out there about managing your finances? Learn valuable techniques for understanding goal-setting, cash flow, creating a net-worth statement and planning for emergencies and retirement.
05/19/08	92nd Street Y Lexington Ave. & 92nd St. Are you dissatisfied with your current job or career path but don't know how to get where you want to be? Sharon Good helps you learn how to uncover new career possibilities and take the first step toward finding a career that makes you happy.
05/19/08	Studio 450 450 W. 31st St. Conan O'Brien presents a silent and live auction. This year's event honors comedian Mike Birbiglia, arts supporters Anna Becker and Robin Epstein and actress/producer/animal activist Missy Hargraves.
05/20/08	Trinity Church 74 Trinity Pl. (Broadway at Wall St.) The Trinity Choir travels back to the time of Early Music and brings it to the present with their 2007-2008 season. Some of the most noble and sumptuously beautiful, heroic, and yet sensual music ever composed in France was in the form known as the Grand Motet -- a French genre developed at the beginning of the reign of Louis XIV which lasted until the end of the Ancien Regime. It was the main ornament of the king's Mass from Louis XIV up to Louis XVI, allowing a sort of dialogue between musicians, composers, courtiers and their king.
05/20/08	Groove Performing Arts 157 Larchmont Avenue Dance your way back into shape with the best little partner of all...your baby! New parents can learn basic steps to popular Latin Dances while their baby, snuggled close in a carrier or wrap, shakes a maraca and grooves to the Salsa beat. Get a workout, a chance to socialize with other parents, and a great opportunity to bond with your baby. All levels of fitness and dance experience are welcome. Pay as you go or get a discount on 10 classes. Contact info@findgroove.com for more information.
05/20/08	Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and the Performing Arts; 80 East Ridge Avenue The secrets of magic are scientifically revealed! This show uses mirrors, magnets, air, optical illusions, and mental confusions to educate and delight the audience, demonstrating the principles of light, sight, reflection, magnetism, memory, air pressure, and logic. Audience members will also learn tricks that they can learn to do themselves. Call the box office for tickets.
05/20/08	Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Columbus Ave. btw. 62nd & 65th Sts. They're the stuff of legend - the magical moments that stop the show and bring the audience to its feet. Multi-award-winning composer/conductor Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line, The Sting) has combed through the annals of Broadway history, combining the very best of these show-stopping moments into one very enchanted evening with the likes of Les Miserables, Carousel, My Fair Lady, A Chorus Line and much more. And who better to perform this night of showstoppers but a cast of show-stopping talent? Joining Marvin are Kristin Chenoweth (Wicked, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown, The West Wing), Raúl Esparza (The Homecoming, Company), and - of course - the New York Philharmonic.
05/20/08	Brooklyn Public Library: Clinton Hill branch 380 Washington Avenue Enjoy books, songs and rhymes with babies, birth to 18 months.
05/20/08	Brooklyn Public Library: Flatbush branch 22 Linden Blvd. Learn or perfect your knitting and crocheting skills. Materials provided.
05/20/08	Brooklyn Public Library: Paerdegat branch 850 59th Street Learn basic Spanish.
05/20/08	New-York Historical Society 2 W. 77th Street Richard Brookhiser and Richard Snow discuss the quality of George Washington's leadership.
05/20/08	92nd Street Y Lexington Ave. & 92nd St. Leading wine importer Neal Rosenthal, the author of a new memoir, Reflections of a Wine Merchant, shares his thoughts on the last 30 years of controversy and change in the world of wine. Rosenthal has worked closely with his growers for two and three generations. Enjoying a unique tasting of wines from family owned vineyards in France and Italy after the lecture.
05/20/08	92nd Street Y Lexington Ave. & 92nd St. In conjunction with his residency, Eddie Dominguez presents a lecture and slide show of his art. His work includes a number of high-profile public projects that emphasize the communal aspects of working in mosaic.
05/21/08	Great Hall at The Cooper Union 7 East 7th St. "Subway Moon", is a collection of stories inspired by the subway, and told through music, poems, and images. Roy Nathanson and the Jazz Passengers transport the listener through political paranoia, rare moments of reverie, envy, lust and all the other good stuff we experience in the subway. The production is sponsored by The New York Transit Museum (in honor of the MTA's 40th anniversary) in cooperation with The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
05/21/08	Bear Mountain State Park Palisades Parkway or Route 9W North Featuring 50/50 raffle, prizes and giveaways, music, fun for the entire family. Weather permitting. Cancellations can be found at www.popyourhood.com.
05/21/08	Greenburgh Nature Center 99 Dromore Road Children and parents enjoy an hour of nature fun, which may include crafts, live animals, walks and stories. No pre-registration required.
05/21/08	New York Public Library, 96th Street branch 112 East 96th Street Enjoy stories and films for young children.
05/21/08	New York Public Librar, Ottendorfer branch 135 Second Avenue A special storytime for toddlers and the adults in their lives. Board books, nursery rhymes and finger plays are used to introduce the pleasures of books.
05/21/08	Danbury Library 170 Main Street Ultimate Gamers is back! More games, more fun, more food! DDR, Guitar Hero, and much more!
05/21/08	Danbury Library 170 Main Street Take the next step. Learn new stitches & how to read a pattern! Knitting instructor Kathy Phillips will teach new stitches and how to read a pattern. Please bring one skein of Bernat Softee Chunky yarn and a pair of 9 inch, size 10 knitting needles in bamboo or plastic (not metal).
05/21/08	Great Neck Library 159 Bayview Avenue Together, moms and kids will create truly unique bear friends and "beary" wonderful memories. You will choose from a stuffable purse or animal with a color me tee-shirt. A wishing key and birth certificate are included. For kids 2-5.
05/21/08	Great Neck Library 159 Bayview Avenue Join the library for a chance to create a bear friend filled with a wishing key and love. Your Bud-e-Bear will have a birth certificate, stylish outfit and a sleeping sack. (45 minutes)
06/28/08 through 07/01/07	Joyce Soho 155 Mercer St. (Prince-Houston Sts.) A New York City-based contemporary dance company that fuses the extraordinary with the everyday. Emotion and power drive the company's aesthetic, while simultaneously maintaining the directors' most important quality, authenticity. Four performances only.
06/28/08 through 07/01/07	Joyce Soho 155 Mercer St. (Prince-Houston Sts.) A New York City-based contemporary dance company that fuses the extraordinary with the everyday. Emotion and power drive the company's aesthetic, while simultaneously maintaining the directors' most important quality, authenticity. Four performances only.
07/23/06 through 07/23/06	Beauty and the Beast Flatbush Avenue between Parkside Avenue and Cortelyou Road 11 blocks. There will be rides, too!