Picks of the Week: May 6-12

How gorgeous are all those blossoming trees out there? Mother’s Day weekend provides the perfect opportunity for the whole family to get out of the house and enjoy the abundance of events happening in NYC. Here’s what’s going on this week:

Friday, May 10-Sunday, May 12

“Sideways Stories from Wayside School”
The Celebration of Whimsy Theater
Various times
Louis Sachar’s celebrated Wayside School book series has been adapted for the stage in this production from The New Acting Company. The production follows Myron, Leslie, Dameon, Rhondi, and Bebe in their adventures on the 30thfloor of Wayside Elementary, a school whose classrooms have been accidentally built on top of one another. Tickets are $18 in advance and $20 (cash) at the door. Recommended for children ages 5 and up. No infants will be admitted.

“Fragile”
New Victory Theater
10:30am, 12:30pm & 2:30pm
The simple yet elegant puppetry in “Fragile,” a French puppet theater show with no dialogue, will have audience members ages 4 and up riveted to their seats. Set to an original score, “Fragile” tells the tale of a travel-bound puppet whose route is constantly blocked by obstacles that he must overcome in order to arrive at his destination. Tickets are $20. Running time is 40 minutes with no intermission.

Saturday, May 11

Kite Flight
Socrates Sculpture Park
11 am-2 pm
Let’s go fly a kite during Socrates Sculpture Park’s 11^th Annual Kite Flight! All ages are invited to construct, decorate, and then fly their resulting one-of-a-kind kite in the park. This year, artist Miguel Luciano will lead a workshop on Caribbean kite traditions. Event is free and will occur rain or shine. All kite materials will be provided.

Sunday, May 12

Milagros Day Worldwide Mother’s Day Walk
Park Row & Centre Street, Manhattan
10am-3pm
Milagros Day Worldwide, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting victims of domestic abuse, is hosting a Mother’s Day walk across the Brooklyn Bridge this coming Sunday. Immediately following, there will be a multicultural concert in Cadman Plaza Park for all ages. Registration is $10 per individual or $8 per group.

Brooklyn Robot Foundry - Virtual Classes

Brooklyn Robot Foundry offers super fun online robot-building classes for children 2-13 years old!&nbsp;&nbsp;Each week, students are introduced to new engineering concepts and components while building that day&rsquo;s robot in their own &ldquo;workshop&rdquo;.&nbsp;&nbsp;All classes maintain a very low student-to-teacher ratio, allowing for plenty of individualized instruction and socializing. The supplies are shipped in advance and classes are led by amazing instructors, taking all the pressure off parents.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Foundry&rsquo;s main focus however, is that kids have fun, get creative, and enjoy being part of this STEAM-loving community!&nbsp;

Athletic Association of Yorkville Youths

Serving the families and children of NYC for over 50 years with high-quality recreational activities that foster life-lessons which empower young people to succeed beyond sports. Our programs encourage positive attitudes and growth through teamwork and sportsmanship, attendance, fair play, respect, hard work, integrity and fun. Your child can participate in clinics and leagues in such sports as baseball, basketball, flag-football, lacrosse, soccer, hockey, wrestling, track, and tennis. We also offer weekly dodgeball tournaments, drama and musical theater workshops, and after school programs.

Instituto Cervantes

Children and teenagers learn to understand and express themselves in Spanish, while improving their communication skills through a dynamic immersion program taught by NATIVE TEACHERS that combines CLASSES, ARTISTIC WORKSHOPS and FUN ACTIVITIES! All of our high-qualified teachers are native Spanish speakers who adapt the structure of the class to the needs and levels of each group while conducting the classes entirely in Spanish. We offer both Spanish Summer Camps and Regular Courses for children along the year to foster language learning and multicultural understanding.