Make Friends With Cinderella
March 1-30
[Ages 3 & Up]
The Galli Theater presents the timeless fairytale “Cinderella.” Introduce your little ones to all the characters and songs you remember. Like all Galli Theater performances, this play is interactive. Children will have the chance to help guide the characters along.
From $20; Weekends 2pm. 347 West 36th Street, 212-731-0668, gallitheaterny.com
Now You See Me…
March 6 to August
[All Ages]
The Intrepid Museum is staging an exhibit all about camouflage. Why are squirrels gray and why do some bugs look like sticks? Get the answers to these questions and more, and also discover how camouflage has been adapted from the natural world into our culture.
Children 3-6, $12; Children 7-17, $19; Adults, $24; 10am-5pm. One Intrepid Square, 12th Avenue & 46th Street, 212-245-0072, intrepidmuseum.org
Get Jazzy
March 8
[Ages 8 months-7 years]
The WeBop Jazz Academy, an early-childhood jazz education program affiliated with Lincoln Center, is hosting a jazz party. Get up close and personal with all the jazz band instruments and watch them come to life as you sing, dance, and play right along with them on the bandstand.
$20; 1pm & 3 pm. Broadway at 60th street, 212-721-6500, academy.jalc.org
Journey To Africa
March 8
[All Ages]
Escape the wintry weather and come see the jazz violinist Regina Carter and various other jazz musicians at Carnegie Hall. Their African folk tunes will take you away on an unforgettable soulful journey. Pre-concert activities will be held an hour before the performance.
From $12; 1pm. 57th Street at 7th Avenue, 212-247-7800, carnegiehall.org
Sweet vs. Sour
March 15 to April 27
[Ages 6-12]
The book Peace, Love & Cupcakes by Sheryl Berk and her 11-year-old daughter, Carrie Berk, has been turned into a musical at the Vital Theatre. Come and see if Meredith, the most popular girl in school, will sabotage Kylie Carson’s cupcake club. Or can Kylie and her friends save the day and, most importantly, save the cupcakes?
$30; 7pm. 2162 Broadway, 212-579-0528, vitaltheatre.org
Bear Hunt!
March 15
[All Ages]
Adapted from the popular children’s book of the same name, “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt” is an interactive play at Symphony Space that takes kids along on a hands-on adventure to find a bear. The grass is swishy-swashy, the river is splishy-splashy, and the music is said to be quite catchy!
Children, $15, Adult, $25; 11am & 2pm. 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, 212-864-5400, symphonyspace.org
Ready The Puppets!
March 15
[Ages 3 & Up]
The Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia is putting on a puppet show based on Leo Lionni’s exquisite Caldecott Honor books at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center. Featured are such characters as Swimmy the ingenious fish, Fredrick the poetic mouse, and an inchworm who can measure absolutely anything. You may even be inspired to create your own puppet show.
$25; 1:30pm. 199 Chambers Street, 212-220-1459, tribecapac.org
A Little Birdy Told Me
March 21 to May 26
[All ages]
Audubon’s “Aviary: Parts Unknown” is the second showing in a three-part series of exhibitions at the New-York Historical Society. “Parts Unknown” showcases preparatory watercolors by the artist John James Audubon for his print edition of The Birds of America. Bird calls and songs, as well as video footage of the featured birds, will be presented along with each illustration to give attendees a better idea of what Audubon experienced during his extensive field observations.
Children 4 and under, free; Children 5-13, $6; Adults, $18; various hours. 170 Central Park West at 77th Street, 212-873-3400, nyhistory.org
Acrobatics Abound
March 21-23 & 28-30
[Ages 7 & Up]
Australia’s new contemporary circus company, Casus, is coming to the Big Apple to bring you acrobatics like you’ve never seen them before at New Victory Theater in a show called “Knee Deep.” Their impressive strength and amazing aerial feats will have you inching closer and closer to the edge of your seat.
From $14; various times and dates. 209 West 42nd Street, 646-223-3010, newvictory.org
The Fab Four
March 30
[Ages 6 & Up]
San Francisco’s Cypress String Quartet appears at the 92Y for the first time this month. Expect a concert full of surprises thanks to the group’s habit of mixing classic quartet works with music by contemporary composers.
From $18; 3pm. 1395 Lexington Avenue, 212-415-5500, 92Y.org
