City Parks Foundation is proud to announce the 2015 launch of SummerStage Kids, New York City’s unique, interactive family festival presenting more than 90 performing arts events at 34 locations citywide. This free festival will run from June 26th to August 14th in the Bronx, exposing audiences to the local, national and international world of arts and culture, through a diverse collection of engaging artists unparalleled by any other festival
NYC Department of Education Partnerships with the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York Aquarium, Queens Zoo and Staten Island Zoo Elementary School Wild Zoo Academy Camp at the Queens Zoo Open to students entering Grades 1 and 2 Monday, August 10 – Monday, August 14, 2015 Camp begins at 9:00 AM and ends at 3:00 PM every day Campers will go on a wild adventure! They will explore
FRI, MAY 15 NIGHT LIGHTS AT WAVE HILL Wave Hill’s 50th anniversary festivities reach a crescendo this spring with Night Lights at Wave Hill, a month-long celebration, when, for the first time in Wave Hill’s history, visitors will be invited to attend in the evening to enjoy the garden landscape at a time of day and during a season when it is normally closed to the public. Take in
City Parks Foundation offers free sports programs during the summer; including golf, tennis, and track and field. Registration opens in late May. Check out cityparksfoundation.org for more information and to register.
COMING SPRING 2015: TALES OF BRIER RABBIT Tales of Brier Rabbit follows the adventures of notorious trickster Brier Rabbit, who is once again up to no good. Deceiving and stealing from his fellow animal friends, Brier Rabbit thinks he’s much too clever to ever get caught. However, in this modern adaptation of the American folk tale, Brier Rabbit’s pals are on to his tricks, and set out to teach him
SAT, APRIL 18 FAMILY ART PROJECT: CONNECT THE AQUATIC DOTS Make your own image of Wave Hill’s Aquatic Garden—the site of this spring’s 50th-anniversary art installation. Then let visiting artist Melissa Brown take you through some simple steps to help connect the dots from your image to create a group animation project, on view through the month of May. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon. A
It’s back! Have you seen the new Guitar Hero Live? Get ready to rock! Check out the trailor below: Yesterday fans of Guitar Hero had a chance to celebrate at the Best Buy Theatre with Pete Wentz, Gerard Way and Vanessa Hudgens. Fans have one more chance to check out the new game at Best Buy in Union Square on April 18th: April 18, 2015: Best Buy Store, Union Square, New
BRONX, NY March 18 – April 5, 2015 149th Street & Exterior Street For more information, visit universoulcircus.com
Last week we had the chance to check out Sesame Street Live! Make a New Friend at the Theater at MSG. With two toddlers in tow, we headed for Madison Square Garden and into the theater we went. Sesame Street Live! shows are always great when it comes to the little ones, they are great at keeping them engaged and into the show. However, the atmosphere is always super family friendly and
Last week Elmo and Cookie Monster made a visit to the Bronx! The famous Sesame Street duo visited Jackson Family Center along with Sports Illustrated model Damaris Lewis. Their visit was a fun day to teach children the importance of making new friends by making Valentine’s Day cards in celebration of Sesame Street Live “Make a New Friend,” coming to the Theater at Madison Square Garden February 19 – March 1.
Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) today announced the launch of the New York State Senate’s 5th Annual Earth Day Poster Contest to celebrate and honor Earth Day. Kindergarten through sixth grade students from across the Bronx and Westchester are encouraged to participate in this statewide competition. Senator Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) said: “By adopting simple, everyday ‘green’ habits we can work to preserve our environment and keep it clean, healthy and safe for future generations.
Saturday, Feb. 7 from 12pm-2pm at ALL Toys“R”Us stores!* Use your superpower strength to build and catapult jellyfish with the Mega Bloks SpongeBob SquarePants Jellyfish Launcher! You can even take it home along with a FREE Mega Bloks SpongeBob SquarePants figure! Visit toysrus.com for more info.
