Picks Of The Week: April 25-May 1

Looking for some activity inspiration for the week ahead? Just check out our “Picks of the Week” blog, in which our listings editor Sandy Krulwich picks her favorite family events for each day of the week, whether it’s a workshop, special story time for kids, or a musical performance. See this week’s picks after the jump. —

Monday, April 25
The Loving Story at AMC Loews Village 7
66 Third Avenue

Screening times vary

Take teens to this Tribeca Film Fest documentary, centered on The Loving family—an interracial brood living in 1960’s Virginia.

Tuesday, April 26

Spring Break Discovery Week at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

900 Washington Avenue
1 pm – 3 pm

Keep up the Earth Day mentality with a celebration of Brooklyn’s best wildflowers in the Discovery Garden. Drop-in; no registration required.

Wednesday, April 27

School Admissions 101: Everything New & Expectant Parents Need To Know

1316 Madison Avenue at 93rd Street

6 pm – 8 pm

This New York Family seminar, led by one of the city’s premiere school admissions consultants—Roxana Reid of Smart City Kids—will give new and expectant parents a thorough glance of what’s ahead. Specifically, Reid will review nursery school admissions as well as private/public school processes.

Thursday, April 28

Toto Puppet Workshop at CMOM

212 West 83rd Street

10 am & 1:30 pm

Bring your little one (ages 4 and under) to make a fuzzy, furry Toto puppet. Free with museum admission.

Friday, April 29

Chamber Magic at Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
301 Park Avenue

7 pm, 9 pm

Steve Cohen, coyly praised as the “Millionaires’ Magician”, entertains with an intimate evening of parlor magic. Let us know if you learn how to make an invisibility cloak. (Just another item on our bucket list!)

Saturday, April 30

Pinkalicious, the Musical

248 West 60th Street (Manhattan Movement & Arts Center)

11am

Pinkalicious just can’t stop eating pink cupcakes (who can blame her?), and she ends up at the doctor’s office with a whopping case of pinkatitus!

Sunday, May 01

Under the Microscope at NY Hall of Science

47-01 111th Street (Queens)

Noon-5pm

Learn how different animals capture (and chow down) on their prey, using hand-held and video microscopes. Free with museum admission.

British Swim School - Long Island

The premier learn-to-swim provider for people of all ages, offering programs for children ages 3-months through adults.&nbsp; British Swim School uses gentle teaching methods and a survival-first approach to help people of all experience levels become safer, stronger swimmers. British Swim School&rsquo;s safe, fun, and effective instructional program has made it the preferred choice for parents and students for over 40 years. Come see the British Swim School difference!

British Swim School - Manhattan

Asphalt Green

Asphalt Green&rsquo;s high-quality sports programs start at 4 months old. Two beautiful facilities in vibrant Manhattan neighborhoods provide the optimal space for children to learn the fundamentals, play for leisure, or compete at the highest level. As the leading sports and fitness facility in Manhattan, Asphalt Green&rsquo;s never-before- seen training methods focus on improving your mental and physical game. Whether participating in swim, soccer, flag football, martial arts, basketball, baseball, tennis, or volleyball, coaches instill values that set athletes up for success in life and bring out their full potential in sports.